An extract from newspapers with some news from November 1967. Five year old John Allan of Camelon Crescent was knocked down by a car near his home on the first Sunday of November 1967. He was taken to Hairmyres Hospital with bruises to his head, hand and knee but thankfully his injuries were not too […]
Jumping next to the first week of November 1967, here’s a roundup of some of the stories that made the Blantyre newspapers. A good little snapshot of what was happening that week, some 53 years ago. Keeping Out Traffic Steps were taken to ensure School Lane at High Blantyre was as traffic free as possible. […]
A new feature for the page. A little roundup of what was happening in a particular week in Blantyre. These will appear randomly time to time, picking different weeks, months and years. Hope you find this feature interesting. The following news snippets are from the Friday, 20th January 1967. Jailed after Bus Rumpus “A […]
Today, I have some more Blantyre “modern” weddings from 1967. Three couples all with Blantyre connections. As you may be aware, I’m creating a large archive of Blantyre Wedding photos on Blantyre Project main website, so these posts may become frequent in the short term. Feel free to comment if you recognise these people. Mr Daniel Crawford and Miss […]