THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Seaman Robert Thomson, son of the late Mr Alexander Thomson, fisherman, Cellardyke, has died in Plymouth Hospital of influenza. Seaman Thomson, who was only home on leave a fortnight ago, and who was a recorder in the Admiralty service when war broke out at once joined up as a seaman in an auxiliary cruiser. He was 35 years of age and leaves a widow and one child. A brother of the deceased, Lance-Corporal John Thomson died of wounds on June 9 this year.

50 years ago

One woman died and 27 other people were injured in Glasgow when a lorry loaded with bricks careered down a steep street in the city centre, raced across busy Sauchiehall Street and crashed inside a shop. Mrs Margaret Fisher (50) died despite heroic efforts by doctors and nurses to save her. The main road carried heavy traffic and the pavements were lined with lunchtime shopppers. The lorry driver was trapped in the cabin and was given a blood transfusion before being moved.

25 years ago

Two airmen based at RAF Leuchars ejected to safety yesterday as their Tornado jet crashed only a short distance from a busy main road. The pilot and navigator, from 43 Squadron, were flying near Barnbard Castle, on the border with County Durham and Yorkshire, when the incident occurred. Both men were virtually unharmed in the incident but were taken for medical checks. The Tornado had encountered difficulties during a routine trainng sortie.

One year ago

Local A Kirkcaldy mum believes stringent measures should be put in place to stop the spread of deer in urban areas after her young daughter caught Lyme disease from a tick bite. Lara Smith, 31, has called on authorities to curb the growing deer population as doctors confirmed her five-yearold had been struck down with the rare infection earlier this month. With deer increasingly venturing into towns and villages, Mrs Smith has warned people to be on the lookout for the warning signs.