It was my ambition to own a city centre jewellers,

Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm.

For all may have, If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.

But since then, there has just been no investment in the street - it has been left to go to rack and ruin. Rose Street has become a poor sister. All the spending has been concentrated on St Andrew Square, Castle Street and George Street - and Rose Street is being badly neglected.

The problem is finding the fault. Over the years, damage builds up. When this happens we use specialist monitoring equipment to find the fault. It will take two or three days to receive and analysis the data.

I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"