THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

The Rothes Estate sale has been followed by an interesting gathering in the Rothes Arms Hotel, when the Right Hon. the Earl of Rothes was entertained to dinner by the tenantry and presented with handsome tokens of respect and esteem for himself and the Countess, on the occasion of their leaving the district and taking up their residence in England. The couple have spared neither trouble nor expense in seeing to the well-being of their tenants and the comfort of all those connected with the estate.

50 years ago

Thousands of shoppers “invaded” the Dundee store of C&A Modes within minutes of Lord Provost Alex. Mackenzie declaring it open. The Lord Provost made the point that the store would save thousands of Dundee husbands from a holiday weekend pilgrimage to C&A Modes in other Scottish cities. Mr Alexander Brown, store manager, was “delighted” at the end of the first day’s trading. “The response has been marvellous,” he said, “and nearly everyone seems to be buying.”

25 years ago

A Tayside charity which has pioneered the establishment of conductive education courses to help disabled youngsters is facing a serious cash crisis which threatens to scupper a long-awaited visit to the region by Hungarian experts. The Tayside Conductive Education Group needs to raise £7,000 in the next month or it will be forced to cancel a trip to Dundee by conductors from the Moira Institute in Hungary. The group had been hoping for a cash injection from BBC’s Children in Need.

One year ago

Safety fears forced the closure of part of Perth city centre as Storm Ali swept across Tayside, leaving chaos in its wake. Road blocks were erected at either end of Mill Street amid concerns about “dangerous buildings”. Similar concerns closed parts of Princes Street and a section of playground at Perth High School was cordoned off due to concerns about the roof. Several roads were also blocked by falling trees. Elsewhere, two people died in Ireland and more than 70,000 Scottish homes were left without power.