THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

A deputation from Dundee Police Force waited on Mr Churchill about police superannuation. They drew the right hon. gentleman’s attention to the great inequality existing between the English and Scottish police as regards superannuation, and specially to the fact that the Select Committee to which the Bill of 1901 had been referred with the Chief Constables giving evidence “that there should not be too great a difference in the attractions provided by the English police service.”

50 years ago

Questions were asked in the Commons as to whether it was possible for the whole of Scotland to follow the “praiseworthy unilateral action” of Stornoway to scrap British Standard Time and go back to GMT. Home Secretary Mr Callaghan replied that the legislation did not provide for that at the moment. He said the fair amount of correspondence he was receiving calling on him to stick to BST showed the wisdom of having a long experimental period so that people could make up their minds.

25 years ago

High winds and drifting snow closed several roads in Grampian area last night, as well as curtailing activities for some skiers. Nearly 1,000 people were taken off the exposed slopes at the Cairngorm ski centre yesterday afternoon. The move was described as a precautionary measure due to 100mph winds howling round the area. Also affected was the Lecht ski centre but everyone, as at Cairngorm, was taken off safely. Worst hit were roads on high ground in Grampian Region.