The History of Policing in Lanarkshire
CONSTABLE JOHN JAMES HILLIS DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE – 1861 to 1867 LANARKSHIRE CONSTABULARY – 1867 to 1907 John James Hillis was born in the Parish of Ardtrea, Stewartstown in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1842....
BRAVERY AWARD CAMPAIGN As many of you are aware, we have been campaigning for the official recognition of Constable George Taylor, murdered on the 30th of November 1976 and Detective Sergeant William Ross Hunt,...
BRAVERY AWARDS Last night (Tuesday the 3rd of October 2023), representatives of the Taylor and Hunt families attended the First Ministers Brave@Heart Awards in the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle. The event is held...
As the season for open days draws to a close I would like to take this opportunity to highlight our involvement at events we have supported throughout the year. Thankfully, 2022 saw the return...
LANARKSHIRE POLICE CHRONICLES Our Chair, George Barnsley, has written a book, The Lanarkshire Police Chronicles, which is a compilation of short stories about policing and those that policed the Lanarkshire area. The book will...
On the 8th of July 2021 we received the news that our application to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator was successful. This is great news for the Society and hopefully this will...