TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Friday January 13, 1995

Jean and Jaeger make it 40

Jaeger’s Jean McKinven has obviously found a job that suits.

For as Jaeger this week celebrated its 40th anniversary in the town, Jean was the only member from the original intake to still be with the company.

Andrew Douglas Limited, a Borders manufacturer of Harris Tweed jackets, brought new skills to the town in 1995, and it is unlikely that many people realised at the time how business would blossom.

Jean McKinven joined straight from school in the week it opened, and still goes to work in the factory, developed from the Andrew Douglas enterprise.

‘The 40 years have flown by in a flash,’ she said this week.

‘Things have certainly changed as it was all done by hand in the early days.’

Congratulating Jean on her 40 years, Jaeger general manager Harry Rea said: ‘Jean reminds us that out of small acorns sometimes great oak trees truly grow.’

Town’s lottery woe continues

A late rush of lottery mania in Campbeltown forced Woolworths to turn several disgruntled punters away on Saturday.

And the Courier has more bad news for lottery hopefuls – it may be another month before Victoria Wine and the Co-op are online.

With a jackpot of £10 million up for grabs, there was no shortage of townsfolk eager to snap up tickets at the weekend.

But the size of the queue in the Main Street store – the only outlet in the town with a working terminal – forced staff to turn potential buyers away, as the store’s closing time neared.

A spokesperson for Woolworths explained why people were turned away.

‘There were already 70 people in the queue and there were more waiting outside. We must apologise to them but we have to make sure that the store can run smoothly.

‘This weekend, however, the doors will not be shut until 5.30pm, but everyone who is inside by then will get their tickets.’

This week’s estimated jackpot is £17 million.