St Helens History This Week

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ST HELENS 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in the Lancashire town in the 1970s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
This page is a series of weekly articles that describe llfe in St Helens in Lancashire in the 1970s and which are updated every Sunday morning.
Rockware Glass summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 21 - 27 APRIL 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the panic buying frenzy in St Helens stores to beat Denis Healey's hike in VAT, a worshipper's handbag is stolen from a church pew while kneeling at the altar, why a trade union was praising Rockware Glass, soccer stars Ian Callaghan and Derek Dougan come to town, the graveyard desecration that was taking place in Eccleston, St Helens magistrates shut down Derbyshire Hill Labour Club and the baby delivered by ambulancemen outside Whiston Hospital.
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St Helens Town Hall summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 14 - 20 APRIL 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the grim redundancy toll at Pilkingtons worsens with more redundancies expected at Ravenhead, the choking mist that emanated from Leathers and sent two women running for cover, the elderly woman of Napier Street who woke up to find mice running round her bed, a report on Crank's new recreation centre and the St Helens councillors that were accused of living it up on the rates.
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Haydock Male Voice Choir summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 7 - 13 APRIL 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the fire in a St Helens clay pit visible from 10 miles away, the deep-sea diving chambers being made in Bold, the measures to improve the poor state of Beth Avenue, the new clothing factory to be built in Parr, the campaign to get hearing aid batteries available from health clinics, a wedding feature is in the Reporter and Haydock Male Voice Choir upsets the touchy St Helens Council.
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Knowsley Safari bus summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 31 MARCH - 6 APRIL 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include an update on the land reclamation site in Jackson Street, why the Common Market was stopping St Helens from installing new road signs, there's a cautious thumbs up for male midwives, hopes rise over an agreement to resolve the Rainhill Hospital dispute, the Blott Brothers expand the Tony Sampson store and the explosion on a building site that was caused by the lighting of a cigar.
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St Nicholas Church, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 24 - 30 MARCH 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Barclays Bank robbery, a vow to stop building big council estates in St Helens after the failed experiments of Beth Avenue and Four Acre, why government ministers were investigating the redundancy crisis at Pilks, the Sherdley Park Golf Shop, the musical chairs at the town's two cinemas and the donation of an electric wheelchair that offered much more freedom for a little Whiston girl.
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Robins Lane, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 17 - 23 MARCH 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the peacock slaughter in Sutton, the treasure that a boy found in a Rainhill gutter, the closure of a St Helens tea factory leads to 130 job losses, the pushback against the Leathers closure decision begins, the second stage of the Victoria Square one-way system kicks in and the elderly folk living on the Four Acre estate that were too frightened to leave their homes at night through mobs of youths.
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Leathers, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 10 - 16 MARCH 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include a tour of the red brick and concrete jungle of Beth Avenue, St Helens Council votes to close down Leathers Chemicals of Lancots Lane, the kind-hearted Triplex workers undertake their kidney machine installation, the pioneering child fostering scheme that used advertising, the successes of the Rockware charity committee and the rumour that Oxley's was to be replaced by a nightclub.
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Beth Avenue, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 3 - 9 MARCH 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include a public meeting hears the human misery, loneliness and anger of Beth Avenue residents, the postman that was robbed of his mail bag in Eccleston, the rebel Thatto Heath landlord throws in the towel, the many complaints from the stallholders in the new Tontine Market, the 126th St Helens Catholic Charity Ball takes place and the first community centre in St Helens opens in Chester Lane.
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Kimmicks St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 24 FEB - 2 MARCH 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include Pilkington's shock announcement of job losses, the schemes to reclaim derelict land, the digger vandalism in Merton Bank, the unhappy residents of two St Helens housing estates, Olympic gold medallist Mary Peters comes to St Helens, a TV comic storms off the stage at Moss Lane and the extraordinary court case involving Greenall Whitley and the landlord of the Alexandra Hotel.
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Victoria Square, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 17 - 23 FEBRRUARY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the new one-way system that was introduced in Victoria Square, the lorry at the new Tontine Market that got stuck in a drain, Rainford's new mobile surgery, a new headmistress for Cowley Girls School, there's a celebration of 75 years of glassmaking at Pocket Nook and the proposed £2 million Higher Parr Street scheme to rid the town of congestion is delayed through lack of cash.
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Millican and Nesbitt summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 10 - 16 FEBRRUARY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include Nevin's fine for misleading customers in their pricing, the mice-chasing Parr boy who was trapped in mud, the big rises in rates bills that were on the cards, a campaign against deadly weapons in drugs cabinets, the St Helens Treasurer blows his top over choosy council tenants and there's more help for the kidney sufferer who was set to have a dialysis machine delivered by helicopter.
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