Following a recent statutory 10-year inspection of Glenfranka Reservoir by an independent Panel Engineer, a requirement has been issued to comply with Measures in the Interest of Safety (MIOS) under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act. In line with the requirements mandated under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act as outlined in the inspection...

Leadhills Miners’ Library honoured the memory of Sgt George Stevenson, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot whose Hawker Hurricane crashed near Leadhills during a training flight in July 1941, by returning the plane’s salvaged propeller blade to his home town.  Stevenson, originally from Kilwinning in Ayrshire, emigrated to Canada with...