Don’t blame me for the title, this was reporters choice of words in the Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly News in May 1908, reminding their readers of the old adage, “Better meddle wi’ the devil, than the bairns o’ Blantyre” in relation to a break in. It was said that in the first week of […]
In early 1914, work began at the Auchentibber Quoiting Green to enhance the grounds. Little did all the workers know that War was around the corner. The intention was to build a pavilion to be used as a tea room. The Scottish Referee Newspaper in June 1914 said the following : “A Beauty Spot – […]