THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Montrose Fishing Company Ltd is to start a fish market at Montrose. Application was made for power to erect a market at the deep water berth, and the Harbour Board, on the recommendation of the committee yesterday resolved to give a site at the fish quay. The market is to be erected within the next five years and the company agreed to make it over to the harbour if desired under 21 years on valuation. Provost Thomson said the market would be an advantage to the community.

50 years ago

Thirty-five St Johnstone supporters all set for Hampden Park and the semi-final between St Johnstone and Motherwell last night, left from St John Street, Perth, in a private hire bus for the big game. Singing “We’re On Our Way to Hampden, We Shall Not Be Moved” proved so right. The bus broke down half a mile from the starting point and could not be moved and the demand in Perth was so great that not another bus or taxi or car could be hired. The disappointed fans were forced to stay at home.

25 years ago

Just two days after Tony Blair unveiled his “New Labour” vision of socialism, the party yesterday voted for old Labour sentiment, splitting down the middle over the future of Clause IV – which their leader pledged to revise. By the narrowest possible margin – less than a 1% majority – the Blackpool party conference approved a composite motion reaffirming Labour’s commitment to Clause IV of their constitution, dealing with the redistribution of wealth and public ownership.

One year ago

An operation will be carried out to sweep an Angus beauty spot following the discovery of live ammunition. An underwater metal detector will be used at Keptie Pond in Arbroath to ease safety fears and discover if anything else is lurking beneath the surface. A cache of up to 50 rounds of ammunition was recovered from the pond just days ago. The rounds appeared to be 5.56mm Nato standard type used in the SA80, the standard issue service rifle used by the British armed forces since 1987.