IT was the talk of the steamie in 1991, when abandoned shopping trolleys in Drumchapel caused chaos on pavements and roads.

Glasgow District Council had a plan, however – according to our report – it was going to bring in legislation to “seize dumped trolleys and charge supermarkets for their return.”

This was on the back of a report that found 200 abandoned trolleys lying in a burn.

“Runaways have become a major litter hazard of the 90s, mysteriously travelling miles from their supermarket homes,” we complained. “But their days are numbered…”

Here is a little burst of springtime for you from the Glasgow Times archives this week.

Glasgow Times: Snowdrops at Bothwell Castle, 1953

Who doesn’t love snowdrops?

The hardy little flowers are starting to make their appearance, so it felt like a good time to dig out this lovely shot of spring blooming at Bothwell Castle, a medieval monument on the outskirts of the city.

Bothwell suffered several sieges during the Wars of Independence, most significantly Hammer of the Scots Edward I’s great siege of 1301, and it was later owned by the Black Douglases. After their downfall in 1455, the Crown seized the castle and it is now managed by Historic Scotland.

Interesting fact about Bothwell Castle’s gardens - the exotic sand leek, also known as Spanish garlic , grows here, probably a relic of the castle garden. Introduced from the Continent, it was probably first brought to Britain by the Romans and was grown at Bothwell possibly for medicinal purposes: it was used in an eye salve in medieval times.

Glasgow Times: A little boy watches Alice Maclay's magic show at the Athenaeum, 1950.

Elsewhere in our magnificent archives, this little boy was lost in the magic of theatre back in 1950, when Alice Maclay’s Magic Theatre was in town at the Athenaeum.

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Alice was a rare female magician, who toured with her own magic show and children’s theatre productions. She was also known as Alice in Conjureland, but there is not much information on her out there – can any Times Past reader help?

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