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.
Tower College, Rainhill summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 20 - 26 OCTOBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the teenage firebugs causing havoc in Haresfinch Park, the hypocritical prosecution of Ena Shaw of Duke Street, the St Helens hospital doctors that were refusing to treat most non-urgent cases, the increasing crime in St Helens, the new type of fashion merchandising devised by Rainford Metals and a Rainhill headmaster attacks the permissive society and soft treatment of criminals.
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Lennons supermarket, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 13 - 19 OCTOBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include Wayne Fontana's row with Saints' Knowsley Cabaret Bar, the plans to create a women's refuge in St Helens, the retirement of the controversial Dean of St Helens, the many female crane drivers in Bold, Snoopy introduces his Reporter readers to recycling, the woman who won £50 worth of groceries from Lennon's and criticism of the bus services in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens and Rainford.
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Snoopy Club summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 6 - 12 OCTOBER 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the staggering cost of vandalism in St Helens, the pony that got trapped inside an Eccleston swimming pool, disappointment for workers at the Ravenhead TV glassware plant and a factory in Sutton, the demolition of Rainhill's eyesore, the huge number of stolen cars in St Helens and the residents of a Newton retirement home that lived in terror when youngsters went on the rampage.
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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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