Join us as we take a trip down memory lane to reminisce about what was happening ten years ago.


Gerard Butler and Mel Gibson (Image: Newsquest)

We have delved into the Barrhead News and Gazette archives to pick out some stories from around a decade ago.

Here are some photographs from our editions which were published on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

Do you remember these stories or spot any familiar faces?

1. Tardis joy for family of Dr Who fanatics


(Image: Newsquest)A family of Doctor Who fanatics couldn’t believe their luck when a full size Tardis was delivered to their house by a close family friend. The friend had made it in his workshop.

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2. Campus cop aims to be class act at St Luke’s


(Image: Newsquest)A new campus cop took up the reigns at St Luke’s High School. PC Michael Goldie, 42, replaced PC Gordon Sweeney as the Springfield Road school’s campus cop.

3. Barrhead could hold key to Aston Martin puzzle


(Image: Newsquest)Eighty years after it was built, a rare classic car turned up in Canada after its former Barrhead owner sold it on. One of just 100 ever made, the Aston Martin International was once owned by a doctor living in Arthurlie Avenue in the 30s. In 2014, the man who took the car to his heart and completely restored the £160,000 machine in the 50s and 60s attempted to track down its former owner — a Barrhead doctor known only as R.S. Macrae.

4. Amputee mum wins support of A-list stars


(Image: Newsquest)A host of Hollywood stars, including Gerard Butler and Mel Gibson backed a Renfrewshire mum’s charity. Quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton, from Lochwinnoch, set up Finding Your Feet after pneumonia almost took her life the previous summer. Corinne and her brother Davy decided to ask celebrities for their hand or foot prints so they could raise awareness of the charity and ultimately auction them to raise money for the cause. Stars including Mel Gibson, Gerard Butler, Vinnie Jones, Robert Carlyle and Gary Lewis, pledged their support by providing their handprints.

5. Long-awaited store opens in Linwood


(Image: Newsquest)After a seven-year wait, Linwood’s multi-million pound Tesco development was finally unveiled. Bright and breezy shoppers poured through the doors of the 40,000 sq ft supermarket before it started trading at 8am.

6. It’s double delight as ‘ten’ twins take a bow


(Image: Newsquest)Teachers were forced to a double-take when 10 sets of twins turn up for their first day at primary school. The new primary ones were sporting some mischievous grins at five different schools in the Renfrewshire area.