Reflections from the Ross-shire Journal – a dip into our old files 100, 50 and 25 years ago
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Pressure to upgrade roads
From the edition of October 4, 1996
An urgent plea to upgrade a west coast road has triggered an application from Highland Council for Objective One support.
Backing the application for the A832 Glen Docharty road improvements, Wester Ross Joint Community Councils have made a submission to Highland Council supported by a report from Mackay Consultants on the case for completing the improvement of the road system.
Local councillors Roy MacIntyre and Norman Cameron are giving strong support to the campaign to upgrade to modern double standard the A832 Achnasheen/Gairloch and the A890 Achnasheen/Lochcarron routes.
Cllr MacIntyre doubted whether any other countries in Western Europe had so-called 'A class' roads which are single carriageway.
Action was needed if improvements to schools, housing and leisure facilities in the area were to be realised, he said. The traffic situation was described as "chaotic".
Dingwall turns the tables
From the edition of October 8, 1971
The tables were turned on Wednesday evening at the Dingwall Academy playing fields when the senior football teams from Dingwall and Invergordon met in the first round of the Scottish Schools' Cup competition.
Dingwall won their way through comfortably to the next round against an Invergordon team which failed to show the fire and endeavour of their meeting the previous Thursday.
This is the first time Ross-shire schools have taken part in this competition and dingwall should do well in coming rounds. Stewart Patience shot Dingwall into a half-time lead. Tommy Tulloch scored the second with a great shot from 25 yards which struck the upright and rebounded into the goal. Billy Murray slammed home the third from a goalmouth scrimmage.
The sum of £523.62 was raised by the sponsored walk completed by 65 Plockton High pupils in aid of the blind.
Notes from Easter Ross
From the edition of September 30, 1921
Tain Town Council have again granted a donation of £3 3s to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Mr Edward Matheson Fraser, Mayfield, Tain, has been appointed resident medical officer at Leith Hospital.
The farmers of Rarichie and Balaphail, Nigg, have been taken on another lease by their tenants, Messrs Grant and Adams.
Most of the corn in Easter Ross and especially in Nigg is now in the stackyards which are quite as bulky as they used to be in previous years.
The governor of the Easter Ross Union Poorhouse begs to acknowledge with thanks the handsome gifts of rabbits from Sir Robert Brooke of Midfearn and from Mr J.G. Duff, beinn Aluium, Tain.
n An appeal from Lord Weardale on behalf of the starving children in Russia was read at the Tain Town Council meeting. A fund was started there and then, all the members present subscribing.
