The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
THE ARCHIVES
100 years ago
Mrs David Smith, High Street, Alyth, has received the following letter from her husband, who is lying in hospital wounded: “A comrade and I came through the city of Ypres after a day’s bombardment by the enemy’s 17-inch guns and the sight we saw we will never ever forget. The city is levelled to the ground; its fine cathedral has only the bare walls left and the streets were littered with the bodies of men and horses, broken wagons and motor cars; it was a city of the dead.”
50 years ago
Weeks of waiting for hundreds of Dundee pop fans ended last night when the Rolling Stones package show hit the Caird Hall. The night of nights really began about four o’clock in the afternoon when over 100 fans encamped themselves in the City Square, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Richmond group. A fantastic reception greeted the hottest property in showbiz when they took the stage. A barrage of screams shook the rafters and small missiles were hurled – a gonk landing at the feet of Bill Wyman.
25 years ago
The Royal Mail announced plans for 2p increases in the price of first and second class stamps yesterday. The rises will come into effect in September. Current prices are 20p for first class and 15p for second. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “Like every other business, we need extra revenue to pay for cost increases, which in our case includes a record investment to further boost service reliability for our customers. The price rises are in line with the rate of inflation, running at just below 10%.”
One year ago
A Dundee six-year-old got an unexpected surprise after he applied for the job of Celtic manager. Aiden Headridge wrote to his beloved club putting himself forward for the Parkhead hotseat, following the departure of Neil Lennon. Neither Aiden, nor his mother Lynne, had expected Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell to send a reply to his application, informing the wouldbe boss that the situation had been filled. “We have appointed Ronny Deila as the new football manager,” the letter stated.