The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
THE ARCHIVES
100 years ago
A proposal to amalgamate two parish churches in Dundee – Rosebank and Chapelshade – is apparently against the grain of many members of the Chapelshade congregation. Ample evidence of the attitude of the Chapelshade congregation towards the proposal was forthcoming at a largely-attended meeting held in the church last night, when the Rev Stephen Forsyth, minister of the church, explained the situation as it stands at present. He said he felt it was an opportunity which should not be missed.
50 years ago
America’s three moon men flew into London yesterday on their world trip and admitted: “We’re tired.” They cancelled television appearances. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and “Buzz” Aldrin were told by their special physician, Dr William Carpenter, that they were developing laryngitis and should put off their interviews for both ITV and BBC. They were hustled from Heathrow Airport – with their wives – to fill a dizzy round of engagements as part of their 38-day tour.
25 years ago
The former Timex plant in Harrison Road, Dundee, which has lain empty since the company terminated is operations in the city last year at the end of a long dispute, is to be reborn as a furniture factory with the bonus of a jobs boost. In a surprise announcement, the industrial unit’s owners, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, revealed it had been sold to contract furniture manufacturers Joinery & Timber Creations (65) Ltd. The company are presently based in a converted mill in Benvie Road. Sixty jobs are expected to be created.
One year ago
A planning row has cost the Perthshire economy millions of pounds of investment, a top hotelier has claimed. Crieff Hydro Hotel boss Stephen Leckie – who also owns hotels in Peebles, Glencoe, Ballachulish and Yorkshire – has said an ongoing disagreement with Perth and Kinross Council has forced him to invest elsewhere. Mr Leckie’s plans for a £100 million expansion to the Crieff Hydro complex – which would have included an additional 200 holiday lodges – have been turned down three times in five years.