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.
Woolworths, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 11 - 17 MAY 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include Helena House's dividend offer days, the smashed windows of Ellison's coaches taking Saints supporters to away games, a new plastic recovery works in Burtonhead Road is opened, a cash crisis threatens NHS services in St Helens, fire causes considerable damage to the HQ of the St John Ambulance Brigade, Emlyn Hughes makes a presentation at the Rael Brook shirt factory in Rainhill and an appeal for volunteers to keep hospital patients company.
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Boots, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 4 - 10 MAY 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the conclusion of the Radio Caroline Roadshow trial, Boots new store opens its doors, Fossett's Circus comes to Parr, the expansion of one-man bus operations in St Helens is halted, 300 female employees of Beecham's open an equal pay claim, 50 youngsters receive their Duke of Edinburgh awards and 25,000 Saints fans go to Wembley but the team's homecoming celebration is marred.
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Pilkington Head Office summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 27 APRIL - 3 MAY 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the campaign of terror against Alex Murphy's mother's home in Thatto Heath, the green light is given for the major Parr Street / Higher Parr Street road scheme, Pilks agree a land swap with UGB, the St Helens May Day demonstration takes place, the row between the Labour and Communist candidates in the Parr council election and the launch of the Pilkington Glass’ 150th anniversary celebrations.
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Capitol Cinema, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 20 - 26 APRIL 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the St Helens Reporter's remarkable £6 package deal for Saints supporters at Wembley, the dangerous walk to school for Eccleston children, the first visitors to the town's Sunray home in Abergele, the demolition of the historic Congregational Church in St Helens town centre, the Dubliners return to St Helens and the Railway Hotel in Moss Bank gets a new image and a new name.
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All Saints Church, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 13 - 19 APRIL 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the storm of protest over proposals to close St Helens Hospital's accident and emergency unit at night, the controversial sacking of the bar staff at Windle Labour Club, the Sutton choirboys planning to fundraise by sitting in bins for three hours, the proposed closure of Haydock Cottage Hospital and Haresfinch parents form an action group demanding road safety measures at schools.
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British Sidac, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 6 - 12 APRIL 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the huge cuts that were planned for Moss Bank and Rainhill buses, a woman joining the board of Lennon's is made into a big news story in the Reporter, there's criticism of the lack of road signs in Eccleston, the Reporter's Miss St Helens contest takes place, concern that 500 youngsters were now on the dole in St Helens and British Sidac go into the red but there's hope for the future of Todd Steels.
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Marshalls Cross Bridge, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 30 MARCH - 5 APRIL 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the suspected arson at Crosby Spring Interiors factory in Parr, dismay over planned rent rises in St Mary's Market, there's a big rise in council rates arrears, the historic Marshalls Cross railway bridge is saved, the controversial proposal to close St Helens Hospital's A& E department at night and the Higher Parr Street major road improvement scheme is brought to a stand-still by a strike.
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St Nicholas Church snow St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 23 - 29 MARCH 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the campaign of violence and destruction that was taking place at St Nicholas Church in Sutton, the rise in car parking charges in St Helens, a decision is finally made on the proposed Elephant Lane redevelopment scheme, the objections to proposed traffic restrictions in St Helens and the family who planned to sell their house because of rowdyism from patrons of the Geraldo Club.
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Savoy Cinema St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 16 - 22 MARCH 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the woman who jumped onto a car bonnet to try and prevent robbers from getting away, the fake bomb that was found in Rainford, why it had to be socialism or soccer for MP Leslie Spriggs, the demolition of the troublesome Queen's Park toilets, Todd Steels of St Helens go into receivership and the woman who was celebrating 25 years of being the Savoy's guiding light.
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Lennons supermarket, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 9 - 15 MARCH 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the dog packs that were spreading terror in Sutton, Terence Lennon's Rolls Royce Carmargue has a smash, there's criticism of pirate taxis that were operating in St Helens, the gay men that were causing a nuisance in Queen's Park, the boy who was nearly scalped at Silcock's fair on Parr Stocks Road and proposals to lower the age of consent for sex are given short shrift by St Helens folk.
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Co-op, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 2 - 8 MARCH 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the troublesome travellers in Rainhill that burnt a court order in a public show of defiance, the stopping of The Court's disco for teenagers, the St Helens Civic Society claim lack of support, the burglary at the Lord Nelson in Parr Stocks Road, the theft of a prized telescope from Clock Face and Eccleston Parish Council complain about developers who were chopping down trees in the village.
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