THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

The series of meetings held at 33 South Tay Street, Dundee, in connection with the weekend conference for East of Scotland YWCA secretaries, workers and friends proved very interesting, and the reports and discussions were the means of eliciting fresh and valuable information for the carrying on of the various activities of the movement. Lecturer Mrs R. B. Stewart delivered a helpful address in which she said that there was a need to renew our physical as well as our spiritual life.

50 years ago

Perth Town Council expect to receive the Scottish Secretary’s blessing for their parking meter system within the next week or so. Such is their confidence that there will be no objection, that they have already installed meters. A council official said: “We have had to take a chance on this. If the system is to move smoothly into operation we had to have the machines on hand for use as soon as the go-ahead is received.” The system is unique in Scotland in that one machine serves a number of bays.

25 years ago

Bill Clinton was heading for a landslide victory this morning in the US presidential election. The 46-year-old Arkansas governor stormed to a series of victories over George Bush early today to become the first Democrat in the White House since the departure of Jimmy Carter in 1980. Democrat Clinton had amassed 254 votes in the electoral college to Bush’s 64. The winning target is 270. The election has drawn the crowds to the polling stations as huge numbers made their choice.

One year ago

One of the biggest expansions in Perth’s history got under way as crews started work on a major new road. The £35 million A9/A85 junction will unlock development land for thousands of homes at Bertha Park, to the north of the city. The project is also slated to generate hundreds of jobs and deliver a £500 million boost to the local economy. Perth and Kinross Council – which is spearheading the scheme – says the new road will help cut congestion and alleviate air quality issues in the centre.