Take a stroll down Memory Lane with Gordon Cook for a look into the past

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Dec 2024, 13:30 GMT

This aerial view of Arbroath, before Morrisons, Lidl and the Abbeygate, etc., were built, shows the dual-carriageway, which was constructed to make roads safer. Now, it is being ripped out at an enormous cost (£14m is what Google tells me). People are asking if it would be better to spend this money on feeding hungry children or providing accommodation for the homeless. (Don't get me started or I might spontaneously combust.)

This aerial view of Arbroath, before Morrisons, Lidl and the Abbeygate, etc., were built, shows the dual-carriageway, which was constructed to make roads safer. Now, it is being ripped out at an enormous cost (£14m is what Google tells me). People are asking if it would be better to spend this money on feeding hungry children or providing accommodation for the homeless. (Don't get me started or I might spontaneously combust.)

Another chance to see photographs from our archives and what was making the news in Angus back in the day