Councillor Swinburne is pictured here in December 1980 with some senior citizens of High Blantyre. James Swinburne, who by then was not only a Councillor but had achieve the lofty position of Provost, showed the residents he was not afraid to “muck in”. He helped bring some Christmas cheer to around 130 elderly people in […]
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Naming Clydeview Shopping Centre, 1980
In October 1980, Blantyre had a problem. With a new shopping centre on Glasgow Road taking shape, nobody had any real idea what to call it! The matter was left to councillors to decide, but this also proved problematic with several suggestions put forward and none able to be agreed upon. The name had to […]