Carnoustie's a nice wee town - Co-op, drycleaners, couple of opticians, millions of hairdressers and beauty salons, takeaways, dentists, two newsagents, a nice art shop, lovely florist, pet shop, butchers, two bakers and others. It has three primary schools and a secondary school, leisure centre, lovely library. (So not that small really). What it lacks is petrol. Apparently there used to be two filling stations, now there are none. I shop there during the week; we all use the library. But I know if I need fuel, I go to Barnhill, which is the other way from Carnoustie from our road end, and go past Tesco in Monifieth, so go there for shopping.
The local Community Council think that a filling station si a good thing and seem prepared to invite in one of the big supermarkets to run it. If they do, it will be the death of the High Street. I think Applecross has a community filling station - that woudl be a better option for here.