On 21st September 1893, John Matthews, a cart driver, struck Charles Cook, a child who ran into the road from behind a van. Witnesses noted the cart was moving normally, and the court later found Matthews and his employer not liable for the incident in March 1893. Charles Cook’s injuries were reported to authorities.
Take 4 or 5 enthusiastic young teachers, add the Blantyre Community Centre Playgroup kids and what do you get? Instant theatre. The youth teachers pictured here at Blantyre’s Playgroup in December 1977 were employed under a government Job Creation Scheme called “Springboard Lanark,” a theatre group which toured Strathclyde putting on shows and bringing smiles […]
In July 1977, as the subject of Glasgow Road redevelopment was on the minds of all traders, some business people decided to speak out against plans which threatened their companies. One such person was Jim Botterill, the Chairperson of the Blantyre Traders’ Association. The Association was objecting strongly to plans outlined in the Traffic Management […]
In May 1977, Strathclyde Regional Council came up against a public outcry that roads in Blantyre were only being done up because a royal visit of the Queen Mother was due. After years of neglect, council workers were spotted nearly every day in April and May out in various Blantyre streets, prompting residents to complain […]
Though this photo of the North side of Glasgow Road is from 1981, this next story is from a little earlier in 1977. With the redevelopment of Glasgow Road about to commence, in February 1977, arising issues with parking started to manifest. As older buildings were knocked down, indiscriminate, random parking started to happen. Behind […]
What news was hitting the Blantyre headlines this week, 44 years ago? Here’s some roundup news snippets of what was going on in March 1980. At Morris Crescent, residents were complaining about dampness in their council homes. The problem ironically being it had only started after the council’s fitout and modernisation programme had taken place […]
Now here’s a dramatic local story which you wouldn’t see these days, but certainly made the Blantyre headlines back in June 1896! Hopefully you haven’t heard of this before. The Hamilton Advertiser took great delight in telling readers of a sensational story which took place at Glasgow Road, Blantyre on Thursday 11th June 1896. That […]