A new feature for the page. A little roundup of what was happening in a particular week in Blantyre. These will appear randomly time to time, picking different weeks, months and years. Hope you find this feature interesting. The following news snippets are from the Friday, 20th January 1967. Jailed after Bus Rumpus “A […]
Thank you to Mrs Lees who left me this wonderful framed painting at my door last year. The gift was sincerely appreciated. I’ve now scanned and digitised the painting which was made by ink and water colour. (not photoshopped!) The artist is none other than Blantyre’s talented H.T Rankine who painted this scene in 1990. […]