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.
Yetties summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 29 SEPT - 5 OCT 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the closure of a naughty knickers shop in St Mary's Market, the new bus shelter in Kiln Lane that was blamed for causing accidents, the small garages that were caught in a petrol price-cutting war, how vandals and Dutch Elm disease were leading to a tree planting campaign, the Sefton Arms' Christmas dinners and the opening of the Wharton Day Unit to free up bed space at St Helens Hospital.
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Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 22 - 28 SEPTEMBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the coach operator who blacklisted Saints rugby league ground, the council support for Project Trident, there's criticism of the St Helens Show not having British cars in its Motor Show, the dilemma over Charlie Chuckles and Polly Pigtails, the police parking blitz on Saints fans and the family who were rushed to hospital after they had accidentally drunk half a bottle of pest killer.
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Dubliners summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 15 - 21 SEPTEMBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Billinge man who blamed chest medicine for his indecent assault of a child, the axing of the Pilkington Gala, the delayed creation of a top management college, the recession finally catches up with Rockware Glass, the Vicar of Sutton supports the ordination of women priests, a campaign to save Carr Mill Dam and Saints appoint a commercial manager to tackle their runaway losses.
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Little Pig, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 8 - 14 SEPTEMBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the high level of teenage unemployment in St Helens, the head-lice checks that were being made on St Helens' school kids, the faulty radiogram that was lost by Loyd's of Ormskirk Street, the Headingley-style attack on a Sutton Manor bowling green, the bed and breakfast at the Nelson that only cost £3.20 plus VAT and councillors complain about a proposed temporary tip at Parr.
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Capitol Cinema St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 1 - 7 SEPTEMBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the radio station for patients in St Helens Hospital, the damage done to a new Sutton sewer through acid corrosion, the Capitol cinema's matinees, a call to end Thursday half-day closing, why women had taken over an old men's hut, the safety measures at a lethal Prescot Road bend and Leathers plans to install a 200-foot chimney are approved in spite of the plant being ordered to close.
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Rockware Glass St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 25 - 31 AUGUST 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the Carr Mill boy who climbed a tree searching for conkers and fell 40 feet, the young Pilkingtons workers who got stranded at Blackpool, the storm over a proposed social club for Town Hall staff, the lay preacher who was angry over grass being mowed on a Sunday, the swan that was cut to pieces by a speedboat on Carr Mill Dam and why Arab countries could be coming to Rockware's rescue.
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Rainhill Hospital summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 18 - 24 AUGUST 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the brick that was thrown through a train window that knocked out the driver, there's another rise in unemployment in St Helens, the third increase in bus fares in 1975 is announced, the scheme designed to turn three eyesores into attractive landscapes, the Keswick Road woman who wrongly thought she was 100 and there's criticism of a proposed white line safety scheme for playgrounds.
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Prince of Wales pub, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 11 - 17 AUGUST 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the drastic cuts that were expected to be made in council spending, the record number of unemployed young people in St Helens, another serious accident takes place on the dangerous Boardmans Lane bend, tipping is set to resume at the Holiday Moss tip, the Sandon Street pensioner that was living in squalor and the lucky Pilkingtons' workers second big win on Vernons football pools.
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Plaza, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 4 - 10 AUGUST 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the plans to create the Chain Lane Community Centre, British Sidac announces 200 job cuts after poor sales, the Sutton Mill Dam death trap for youngsters, a Nutgrove man recalls what life was like on the dole in the 1930s, a violent storm hits St Helens, the Plaza in Duke Street seeks to reinvent itself and Hepworths and Modelle bring more style to St Helens with their new shops.
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Greenalls St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 28 JULY - 3 AUGUST 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the Rugby Union row at Moss Lane over the sacking of Ray French in which 16 players had quit, Greenall's announce the closure date of their St Helens brewery, the Eccleston woman who lost nearly 30 stone in weight, there's concern over the dangers of the Sutton Mill Dam, Leathers' gesture of faith in the future of their Sutton plant and three derelict land reclamation projects are announced.
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Chalon Way car park, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 21 - 27 JULY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the backbreaking suit of armour at the St Helens Show, why Fredericks ice cream vans were boycotting the Show, the Ravenhead Action Committee campaign against their glassware plant's closure, TV comic Stevie Faye entertains kids at the YMCA, the golfers that were causing a nuisance in Eccleston and the public inquiry into the council's plans to demolish 251 homes in Thatto Heath.
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