THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Some questions for public men – what is to be done with the Stannergate Air Station and with the splendid hut village at Craigie? How much longer will Dundee Town Council (which is supposed to represent the public interests) tolerate the catch-penny system of the Dundee and Broughty Ferry Tramways Company of charging 2d from Broughty to Barnhill and 2d from Broughty to West Ferry? Years ago there was a direct passenger steamer service between Dundee and Tayport. Will this service be revived?

50 years ago

Two days of near incessant rain have caused widespread flooding throughout the north-east and yesterday thousands of acres of farmland were under water. River levels were well up and several had burst their banks. One of the worst hit areas was Feughside, where there was widespread flooding. The Feugh had spilled over its banks, flooding many areas – a resident said that parts of the area looked like the Lake District. The Dee flooded on to the Deeside golf course at Bieldside and some fairways were under water.

25 years ago

David Ward of Newtyle was interrupted while watching Noel’s House Party on television when the phone rang – and to his surprise Noel Edmonds was on the other end of the line! Noel had picked David’s number from a list of viewers who had sent in their names hoping to take part in the competition in which an audience member catches money in a windswept cubicle for the viewer on the phone. David chose pesetas to put in the cubicle – though in the excitement he couldn’t remember which country they were from!

One year ago

Angus opposition councillors have walked away from a group being set up to tweak the area’s parking charges scheme after failing in a bid to force an immediate suspension of the controversial system. The SNP group has said it will not participate in the member officer body being set up to look at possible changes including cash or voucher payments because it does not believe the plans go far enough. In a rancorous meeting, opposition calls for a review of the scheme and an annual permit cut were ruled incompetent.