Residents were shocked, frightened and alarmed to discover the body of a man in bushes on Station Road on Sunday 5th March 1978. Rumours spread fast of suspicions of foul play when the body of 51 year old Thomas Hilary was discovered on waste ground near the Village Bar. An injury to the man’s […]
A boy aged 6 was run down and killed when he ran out into the road at the labour exchange, where scores of people had been standing on Friday 27th January 1933. He had been running from Victoria Street on his way to school when the van accidentally ran him over, trapping him between the […]
Saturday 22nd June 1935 was a hot, warm Summer’s day in Blantyre and also a day where small crowds had gathered near the Lido , at Bothwell Bridge. Whilst a growing rising threat brewed in Europe, this Summer celebration was a commemoration service to mark the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. The service took place in the field […]