It was a gloomy start for families in 1980 when in January that year many well known Blantyre companies announced redundancies. As a new decade started, several Blantyre firms consolidated their troubles. On 7th January, an astonishing 170 jobs were lost at Blantyre Engineering. Receivers were to be called in and it was expected that all […]
It was a gloomy start for families in 1980 when in January that year many well known Blantyre companies announced redundancies. As a new decade started, several Blantyre firms consolidated their troubles. On 7th January, an astonishing 170 jobs were lost at Blantyre Engineering. Receivers were to be called in and it was expected that […]
Top Apprentice Steven Fletcher is pictured here in June 1979. He’s being presented with the City of Guilds London Institute medal by Bothwell MP, James Hamilton. Steven was just 21 in this photo. The Blantyre lad lived at John Street, not far from his place of employment. It was quite an accolade too, as […]