Re: Looking Back - Herald files
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:55 pm
From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on the 9 May 2007
100 YEARS AGO Friday May 9, 1907
THE members of Saltcoats YMCA, meeting in the Christian Institute on Tuesday, honoured their president, Mr AJ Ritchie, by presenting him with a drawing room clock and vases to match. They presented two gold rings to Mrs Ritchie.
MR William Love jun, son of Mr Love, painter, Saltcoats, has been appointed organist of the Congregational Church, Parkhead, Glasgow. There were 69 applicants
CAPTAIN Murphy, Ardrossan, has been successful in obtaining an extra master's ticket at a recent examination and Mr Fred Papple, Saltcouts, passed his final master's certificate.
THE Northern District Committee of Ayr County Council have unanimously resolved to extend the Stevenston Lighting District by including an area at Ardoch Crescent and Dynamite Road.
A CHAUFFEUR was fined £3 at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court for driving a motor car at a speed of 20 miles per hour at Seamill, where the speed limit was limited to 10 miles per hour. He was timed by local constables with a stop watch.
AT the opening of Ardrossan Bowling Green last Saturday the Vice-President's team (William McQueen, Lambert, J Hamilton, William Davidson, A Tait) had a majority of three shots over the President's team (Dr John Allan, Barclay, Ex-Baillie Miller, William Frew and T Guthrie,
50 YEARS AGO Friday May 10, 1957
THERE was some excitement in Ardrossan last weekend when a suspected unexploded bomb was discovered among rocks in the sea near the Shell refinery. At low tide on Saturday morning a local man, James Kelly of 9 Dock Road, saw the bomb in the water and notified the harbour authorities, who in turn, contacted the police.
The police then got in touch with the Royal Navy Armaments Depot at Beith, with a request to send experts to deal with the bomb. When one official arrived, he had a look at the bomb and told the police it appeared to be dangerous. Owing to its proximity to the refinery it was thought advisable that the bomb should be removed. The object was blown up by the Scottish Bomb Command disposal team and found to be an empty bomb case and not in the least dangerous
ARDROSSAN Police Station has been almost completely renovated, and the improvements carried out make it one of the best police stations in and around this area. It has now a private room for conducting interviews.
TUESDAY was polling day in the Ardrossan Municipal Elections which took place all over Scotland. In Ardrossan, Labour, who previously only had one seat in the Town Council, gained another from the Independents. There were six candidates for three seats and throughout the day the polling stations were fairly quiet but became busier in the evening. When the results were announced it was found that Mr William Currie (Labour), who has served on the Council for 12 years, hand topped the poll. followed by another retiring member, Mr D Alcroft (Independent). The remaining successful candidate was a newcomer, Mr James McIntosh (Labour), who polled 16 votes more than the other retiring Independent member, Mr JR Douglas.
MR Gilbert McKenzie, who resides in Stevenston, has resigned the managership of Greenock Morton and will, when he returns from a coaching engagement in South Africa, act as a manager to an Irish club.
THERE was marked apathy in the Municipal Election at Stevenson on Tuesday, the voting percentage being only 30.9-a drop of almost 14 per cent compared with the election last year., Labour gained two seats and control in the Council
25 YEARS AGO Friday May 7, 1982
AS the sands of time ran out for the 900 jobs at Ayrshire Marine Constructors Yard, Hunterston, angry words are being said in the House of Commons.
They are coming from Central Ayrshire MP David Lambie, who blames Government policy for starving Scotland's oil-related construction yards of orders. Nine hundred AMC workers were put on 90 days redundancy notice 12 days ago because there is no now new order to replace the one nearing completion at the yard. Mr Lambic says the high taxation policy is bleeding the oil companies dry. He lobbied to get the oil companies a reprieve in order to secure work for the AMC yard and others in order to secure work for the AMC yard and others in Scotland.
In a stirring speech, Mr Lambie said: "The multi-national oil companies, who supported the election of the Tory Government, have been shattered by the policies carried out by the Government in the last three years. With the oil companies holding back on billions of pounds worth of North Sea development - no to say taking up the battle of taxation-I believe that we are heading for a period of prolonged period of nervous indecision."
TOURISM on Arran has been given a huge boost with the announcement that the Government will subsidise a new custom built ferry.
The benefits of a boat built specifically for the Ardrossan to Arran ran are countless, many islanders believe. Mr Jim Maluch, chairman of the Artan Tourist Organisation, commented: The new boat could bring back some of the weekend trade which has declined in recent years.
The modern, purpose-built boat which will serve the island in summer and winter - instead of the present system which has two boats - will be more comfortable. "People have become more used to pleasant travelling conditions," said Mr Maluch. "So there is no reason why Arran should not have a pleasant ferry." It is also hoped that the service will be more efficient and that with modem equipment, diversions to Gourock in bad weather could be avoided. The boat service would be ideal. Mr Maluch believes, if Road Equivalent Tariff were introduced. "We hope the capital cost of the new boat will not be born by the people of Arran.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original
100 YEARS AGO Friday May 9, 1907
THE members of Saltcoats YMCA, meeting in the Christian Institute on Tuesday, honoured their president, Mr AJ Ritchie, by presenting him with a drawing room clock and vases to match. They presented two gold rings to Mrs Ritchie.
MR William Love jun, son of Mr Love, painter, Saltcoats, has been appointed organist of the Congregational Church, Parkhead, Glasgow. There were 69 applicants
CAPTAIN Murphy, Ardrossan, has been successful in obtaining an extra master's ticket at a recent examination and Mr Fred Papple, Saltcouts, passed his final master's certificate.
THE Northern District Committee of Ayr County Council have unanimously resolved to extend the Stevenston Lighting District by including an area at Ardoch Crescent and Dynamite Road.
A CHAUFFEUR was fined £3 at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court for driving a motor car at a speed of 20 miles per hour at Seamill, where the speed limit was limited to 10 miles per hour. He was timed by local constables with a stop watch.
AT the opening of Ardrossan Bowling Green last Saturday the Vice-President's team (William McQueen, Lambert, J Hamilton, William Davidson, A Tait) had a majority of three shots over the President's team (Dr John Allan, Barclay, Ex-Baillie Miller, William Frew and T Guthrie,
50 YEARS AGO Friday May 10, 1957
THERE was some excitement in Ardrossan last weekend when a suspected unexploded bomb was discovered among rocks in the sea near the Shell refinery. At low tide on Saturday morning a local man, James Kelly of 9 Dock Road, saw the bomb in the water and notified the harbour authorities, who in turn, contacted the police.
The police then got in touch with the Royal Navy Armaments Depot at Beith, with a request to send experts to deal with the bomb. When one official arrived, he had a look at the bomb and told the police it appeared to be dangerous. Owing to its proximity to the refinery it was thought advisable that the bomb should be removed. The object was blown up by the Scottish Bomb Command disposal team and found to be an empty bomb case and not in the least dangerous
ARDROSSAN Police Station has been almost completely renovated, and the improvements carried out make it one of the best police stations in and around this area. It has now a private room for conducting interviews.
TUESDAY was polling day in the Ardrossan Municipal Elections which took place all over Scotland. In Ardrossan, Labour, who previously only had one seat in the Town Council, gained another from the Independents. There were six candidates for three seats and throughout the day the polling stations were fairly quiet but became busier in the evening. When the results were announced it was found that Mr William Currie (Labour), who has served on the Council for 12 years, hand topped the poll. followed by another retiring member, Mr D Alcroft (Independent). The remaining successful candidate was a newcomer, Mr James McIntosh (Labour), who polled 16 votes more than the other retiring Independent member, Mr JR Douglas.
MR Gilbert McKenzie, who resides in Stevenston, has resigned the managership of Greenock Morton and will, when he returns from a coaching engagement in South Africa, act as a manager to an Irish club.
THERE was marked apathy in the Municipal Election at Stevenson on Tuesday, the voting percentage being only 30.9-a drop of almost 14 per cent compared with the election last year., Labour gained two seats and control in the Council
25 YEARS AGO Friday May 7, 1982
AS the sands of time ran out for the 900 jobs at Ayrshire Marine Constructors Yard, Hunterston, angry words are being said in the House of Commons.
They are coming from Central Ayrshire MP David Lambie, who blames Government policy for starving Scotland's oil-related construction yards of orders. Nine hundred AMC workers were put on 90 days redundancy notice 12 days ago because there is no now new order to replace the one nearing completion at the yard. Mr Lambic says the high taxation policy is bleeding the oil companies dry. He lobbied to get the oil companies a reprieve in order to secure work for the AMC yard and others in order to secure work for the AMC yard and others in Scotland.
In a stirring speech, Mr Lambie said: "The multi-national oil companies, who supported the election of the Tory Government, have been shattered by the policies carried out by the Government in the last three years. With the oil companies holding back on billions of pounds worth of North Sea development - no to say taking up the battle of taxation-I believe that we are heading for a period of prolonged period of nervous indecision."
TOURISM on Arran has been given a huge boost with the announcement that the Government will subsidise a new custom built ferry.
The benefits of a boat built specifically for the Ardrossan to Arran ran are countless, many islanders believe. Mr Jim Maluch, chairman of the Artan Tourist Organisation, commented: The new boat could bring back some of the weekend trade which has declined in recent years.
The modern, purpose-built boat which will serve the island in summer and winter - instead of the present system which has two boats - will be more comfortable. "People have become more used to pleasant travelling conditions," said Mr Maluch. "So there is no reason why Arran should not have a pleasant ferry." It is also hoped that the service will be more efficient and that with modem equipment, diversions to Gourock in bad weather could be avoided. The boat service would be ideal. Mr Maluch believes, if Road Equivalent Tariff were introduced. "We hope the capital cost of the new boat will not be born by the people of Arran.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original