Shortly after 10pm on the evening of Saturday 26th May 1894, two Blantyre men John McLay and John Davitt were apprehended by 2 police officers and High Blantyre residents were having ‘none of it!” Constables Annand and Jack had arrested the two men rather heavy handedly and in front of a small group of people. […]
Thanks to Helen Williams for sending me this photo. Pictured are members of Blantyre Round Table. I was hoping some people could perhaps tell me the date (even just the year?), although I suspect it’s the 1980s. The seven men were flying from Glasgow to Malawi with a £70,000 cargo of charity goods. Their cargo […]