The arrival of coalmasters who sunk pits in 8 different places in Blantyre brought a huge population surge with workers coming from all over for the plentiful coal mining jobs. To the east of Glasgow Road at the boundary of Burnbank industries like Robertson’s of Springwell and the Greenfield Foundry offered plenty […]
In July 1978, Blantyre boy Scott McCluskey was shaping up to be the next “Lester Piggot”. The eleven year old was on holiday at Butlins when this picture was taken in Ayr. It was there that he romped home to Victory in the Butlins Donkey Derby. Scott of 55 Station Road took part in […]
On Monday 5th June 1978, just a day before the Public Inquiry into the redevelopment of Glasgow Road, the three remaining objectors withdrew their objections, meaning for the first time , the scheme was completely unblocked. The dramatic u turn came about just one day before proceedings had been due to start, which would […]
At the end of May 1978, the enquiry set up to address final objections to the Glasgow Road redevelopment was avoided at the last minute. In an 11th hour decision, the Co-operative decided not to object to the ASDA store plans being proposed for Blantyre, bringing sighs of relief to Hamilton District Council. The Co-op […]
In the last week of March 1978, plans for the multi million pound redevelopment of Glasgow Road suffered a major setback, when rather than just a few individuals with complaint, a local business also made complaint, setting up a course of events which would cause huge delays. The Co-operative Society, on the basis they had […]
At the end of January 1978 work converting the former St Joseph’s Primary Annexe was completed and Blantyre’s latest nursery school got off the ground. The school was opened at the end of February 1978 by Councillor Malcolm Waugh and was split into 2 parts. The ground floor was for 60 children aged between […]
In 1978, it was agreed in March that some money would be put into the 1978/1979 Council budget to at least let the long awaited Blantyre Sports Centre get started. The budget for that year had just £126,000 set aside to get the work started. The latest council estimate for the whole building at that […]