FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 18 - 24 AUGUST 1975
This week's many 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 woman from Keswick Road who wrongly thought she was 100 and criticism of a white line scheme to boost awareness of the dangers of playgrounds.
We begin on the 18th when at a meeting the St Helens Leisure and Recreation Committee gave the green light to a scheme designed to turn three local eyesores into attractive landscapes. These were the canal at Pocket Nook, the Leyland Green Colliery spoil heap in Garswood and the disused railway line in Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor. Each area would be cleaned up and extensively landscaped with grass, trees and bushes. The plans had now to go to the Department of the Environment for their approval.
On the 19th train driver Bob Philips had a narrow escape from death as he drove his Trans-Pennine train out of St Helens Junction station. A brick suddenly crashed through his cab window and knocked the driver out. Fortunately, there was another driver on the train who was able to take over.
The missile had been dropped from the iron bridge at the end of Leach Lane, with similar attacks having taken place over the previous few days along the same stretch of line. Later in the week Mr Philips was still in Whiston Hospital with severe head injuries, although his condition was described as satisfactory.
On the 20th there was another incident where a vehicle became wedged under a bridge. It happened when Kenneth Kay was on his way to Rainford with a laden lorry after picking up waste building material from a site in Windlehurst. But he took the wrong way out of town and jammed his vehicle under the low concrete bridge at Islands Brow. Both Mr Kay and his 6-year-old son, who'd been with him in the cab, had to be taken to Providence Hospital for treatment.
There were more dismal unemployment figures released this week that showed that the number of jobless in St Helens had risen from 4,617 in July to 5,597. That was a percentage increase of 1.7 and meant that nearly one worker in ten was out of a job.
School leavers and students had boosted the number claiming unemployment benefit but Anthony Hughes, the Deputy Manager of St Helens Employment Service Agency, said he believed the situation was not going to improve any time soon: "I don't think there's going to be any drop in unemployment in the St. Helens area for quite some time."
Mary Binnington had been planning to celebrate her 100th birthday on the 21st with a champagne gathering with friends. But after dusting down their old family Bible at their Keswick Road home, she and her 82-year-old brother Albert made a surprising discovery. Albert explained to the St Helens Reporter what occurred:
"We were going to celebrate in proper style with champagne corks popping and some friends calling and a birthday cake. Then we happened to get down the old family Bible put on top of the wardrobe upstairs – and it says at the back that Mary was born on August 21, 1876." The year was confirmed by checking Miss Binnington's birth certificate and so the get-together had been put on hold for 12 months.
Silcocks Holiday Fun Fair – as it was styled – began at Carr Mill on the 21st for 5 days, including Sunday, which was most unusual. Their advert also claimed that the fair was being held "on the East Lancs. Road". What with all those cars and lorries zipping past?
The rate of inflation in 1975 was 24% and although price rises in shops tended to be somewhat stealthily applied, that was not the case with bus fares. Their increases were much more likely to be noticed and grumbled about by bus passengers. The St Helens Reporter on the 22nd described how the third fare rise of the year was about to be implemented which would "clobber bus users" once again.
And they were mainly hikes of 50%, which meant the present adult fare of 4p for journeys up to 1½ miles would increase to 6p. Passengers travelling between 1½ and 3 miles that were currently paying 8p would now have to fork out 12p. And the 12p fare for journeys between 3 and 6 miles would rise to 18p.
There was some good news for children, however, with their minimum 3p fare being frozen. The increases would start in November and be the final rise of 1975. But already the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive was seeking permission for another round of increases to take effect from April 1976.
"Holidays over? Were you left sat down? Surprise all your friends and make sure that you can dance this Christmas Party." That was the introduction to an advert in the Reporter from the Court School of Dancing of Prescot Road. They were promoting their new 12-week beginners course for adults that taught the waltz, quick step, cha cha, square tango etc. Enrolment cost £1 with a 55p fee for each class. 'The Court' had opened its doors in 1969 and was part of a chain of dance schools run by Courtenay Castle.
The Reporter described a proposed safety initiative that was designed to reduce accidents in St Helens' playgrounds. Derek Jameson, the District Public Safety Officer, had designed a scheme in which white lines would be painted around potentially dangerous equipment such as slides, swings and roundabouts. The intention of the lines was to remind children and their parents that care was needed when using them.
But there was some opposition from parents who themselves were campaigning for better safety measures in playgrounds. Their spokesperson was Rosemary Hamburger who had formed the pressure group after her 2-year-old son Daniel fell on a slide and fractured his skull. She said she could not possibly see how white lines would reduce accidents in playgrounds:
"The scheme would be a complete waste of time and money. They would do better to look into more practical ways of making playgrounds safe, such as building embankments alongside slides, or replacing concrete surfaces with synthetic material." But Councillor Pat Ashton was very enthusiastic, saying: "I think it is marvellous. It will bring home to people that a playground can be a dangerous place."
In 1972 most of the high walls surrounding Rainhill Hospital (pictured above) had been removed to give the patients more freedom. However, the Reporter said children had been entering the grounds and annoying patients and, as a result, St Helens Police were now giving the hospital special attention. William Stirrup of Rainhill Hospital said: "Our hospital managers have enough worries without running hoodlums off hospital property."
And a spokesman for St Helens police said: "Special priority has been given to the ground because of its open aspect. In one sense, pulling the walls down was a really nice thing to do, but in another it invites kids to enter the ground."
The Reporter also revealed that an 8-foot high fence topped by barbed wire was to be built around a Rainford railway line because of fears that children could be killed. The stretch of track ran near the Springfield housing estate where residents had been worried for years about the danger from the track. Now, after numerous complaints, St Helens Council had agreed to spend £1,200 on a "trespass-proof" fence, with British Rail contributing to the cost.
And finally, on the 23rd the historic firm of Gallies closed down. The wine seller dated back to 1860 when they were initially located within the first St Helens Town Hall in New Market Place. There they had a special licence from Queen Victoria to deliver the mail to Prescot and back, along with spirits.
Jack Martindale, the firm's co-owner, said he was sorry to be leaving, but explained: "Selling up was our only alternative, since there is no one to carry on the business. My two sons have their own professions, and I feel I need a rest."
St Helens Reporter courtesy St Helens Archive Service at Eccleston Library
Next Week's stories will include the Carr Mill boy in search of conkers who fell 40 feet, the storm over a proposed social club for Town Hall staff, the lay preacher angry over grass being mowed on a Sunday and the swan cut to pieces on Carr Mill Dam.
We begin on the 18th when at a meeting the St Helens Leisure and Recreation Committee gave the green light to a scheme designed to turn three local eyesores into attractive landscapes. These were the canal at Pocket Nook, the Leyland Green Colliery spoil heap in Garswood and the disused railway line in Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor. Each area would be cleaned up and extensively landscaped with grass, trees and bushes. The plans had now to go to the Department of the Environment for their approval.
On the 19th train driver Bob Philips had a narrow escape from death as he drove his Trans-Pennine train out of St Helens Junction station. A brick suddenly crashed through his cab window and knocked the driver out. Fortunately, there was another driver on the train who was able to take over.
The missile had been dropped from the iron bridge at the end of Leach Lane, with similar attacks having taken place over the previous few days along the same stretch of line. Later in the week Mr Philips was still in Whiston Hospital with severe head injuries, although his condition was described as satisfactory.
On the 20th there was another incident where a vehicle became wedged under a bridge. It happened when Kenneth Kay was on his way to Rainford with a laden lorry after picking up waste building material from a site in Windlehurst. But he took the wrong way out of town and jammed his vehicle under the low concrete bridge at Islands Brow. Both Mr Kay and his 6-year-old son, who'd been with him in the cab, had to be taken to Providence Hospital for treatment.
There were more dismal unemployment figures released this week that showed that the number of jobless in St Helens had risen from 4,617 in July to 5,597. That was a percentage increase of 1.7 and meant that nearly one worker in ten was out of a job.
School leavers and students had boosted the number claiming unemployment benefit but Anthony Hughes, the Deputy Manager of St Helens Employment Service Agency, said he believed the situation was not going to improve any time soon: "I don't think there's going to be any drop in unemployment in the St. Helens area for quite some time."
Mary Binnington had been planning to celebrate her 100th birthday on the 21st with a champagne gathering with friends. But after dusting down their old family Bible at their Keswick Road home, she and her 82-year-old brother Albert made a surprising discovery. Albert explained to the St Helens Reporter what occurred:
"We were going to celebrate in proper style with champagne corks popping and some friends calling and a birthday cake. Then we happened to get down the old family Bible put on top of the wardrobe upstairs – and it says at the back that Mary was born on August 21, 1876." The year was confirmed by checking Miss Binnington's birth certificate and so the get-together had been put on hold for 12 months.
Silcocks Holiday Fun Fair – as it was styled – began at Carr Mill on the 21st for 5 days, including Sunday, which was most unusual. Their advert also claimed that the fair was being held "on the East Lancs. Road". What with all those cars and lorries zipping past?
The rate of inflation in 1975 was 24% and although price rises in shops tended to be somewhat stealthily applied, that was not the case with bus fares. Their increases were much more likely to be noticed and grumbled about by bus passengers. The St Helens Reporter on the 22nd described how the third fare rise of the year was about to be implemented which would "clobber bus users" once again.
And they were mainly hikes of 50%, which meant the present adult fare of 4p for journeys up to 1½ miles would increase to 6p. Passengers travelling between 1½ and 3 miles that were currently paying 8p would now have to fork out 12p. And the 12p fare for journeys between 3 and 6 miles would rise to 18p.
There was some good news for children, however, with their minimum 3p fare being frozen. The increases would start in November and be the final rise of 1975. But already the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive was seeking permission for another round of increases to take effect from April 1976.
"Holidays over? Were you left sat down? Surprise all your friends and make sure that you can dance this Christmas Party." That was the introduction to an advert in the Reporter from the Court School of Dancing of Prescot Road. They were promoting their new 12-week beginners course for adults that taught the waltz, quick step, cha cha, square tango etc. Enrolment cost £1 with a 55p fee for each class. 'The Court' had opened its doors in 1969 and was part of a chain of dance schools run by Courtenay Castle.
The Reporter described a proposed safety initiative that was designed to reduce accidents in St Helens' playgrounds. Derek Jameson, the District Public Safety Officer, had designed a scheme in which white lines would be painted around potentially dangerous equipment such as slides, swings and roundabouts. The intention of the lines was to remind children and their parents that care was needed when using them.
But there was some opposition from parents who themselves were campaigning for better safety measures in playgrounds. Their spokesperson was Rosemary Hamburger who had formed the pressure group after her 2-year-old son Daniel fell on a slide and fractured his skull. She said she could not possibly see how white lines would reduce accidents in playgrounds:
"The scheme would be a complete waste of time and money. They would do better to look into more practical ways of making playgrounds safe, such as building embankments alongside slides, or replacing concrete surfaces with synthetic material." But Councillor Pat Ashton was very enthusiastic, saying: "I think it is marvellous. It will bring home to people that a playground can be a dangerous place."
And a spokesman for St Helens police said: "Special priority has been given to the ground because of its open aspect. In one sense, pulling the walls down was a really nice thing to do, but in another it invites kids to enter the ground."
The Reporter also revealed that an 8-foot high fence topped by barbed wire was to be built around a Rainford railway line because of fears that children could be killed. The stretch of track ran near the Springfield housing estate where residents had been worried for years about the danger from the track. Now, after numerous complaints, St Helens Council had agreed to spend £1,200 on a "trespass-proof" fence, with British Rail contributing to the cost.
And finally, on the 23rd the historic firm of Gallies closed down. The wine seller dated back to 1860 when they were initially located within the first St Helens Town Hall in New Market Place. There they had a special licence from Queen Victoria to deliver the mail to Prescot and back, along with spirits.
Jack Martindale, the firm's co-owner, said he was sorry to be leaving, but explained: "Selling up was our only alternative, since there is no one to carry on the business. My two sons have their own professions, and I feel I need a rest."
St Helens Reporter courtesy St Helens Archive Service at Eccleston Library
Next Week's stories will include the Carr Mill boy in search of conkers who fell 40 feet, the storm over a proposed social club for Town Hall staff, the lay preacher angry over grass being mowed on a Sunday and the swan cut to pieces on Carr Mill Dam.
This week's many 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 woman from Keswick Road who wrongly thought she was 100 and criticism of a white line scheme to boost awareness of the dangers of playgrounds.
We begin on the 18th when at a meeting the St Helens Leisure and Recreation Committee gave the green light to a scheme designed to turn three local eyesores into attractive landscapes.
These were the canal at Pocket Nook, the Leyland Green Colliery spoil heap in Garswood and the disused railway line in Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor.
Each area would be cleaned up and extensively landscaped with grass, trees and bushes. The plans had now to go to the Department of the Environment for their approval.
On the 19th train driver Bob Philips had a narrow escape from death as he drove his Trans-Pennine train out of St Helens Junction station.
A brick suddenly crashed through his cab window and knocked the driver out. Fortunately, there was another driver on the train who was able to take over.
The missile had been dropped from the iron bridge at the end of Leach Lane, with similar attacks having taken place over the previous few days along the same stretch of line.
Later in the week Mr Philips was still in Whiston Hospital with severe head injuries, although his condition was described as satisfactory.
On the 20th there was another incident where a vehicle became wedged under a bridge.
It happened when Kenneth Kay was on his way to Rainford with a laden lorry after picking up waste building material from a site in Windlehurst.
But he took the wrong way out of town and jammed his vehicle under the low concrete bridge at Islands Brow.
Both Mr Kay and his 6-year-old son, who'd been with him in the cab, had to be taken to Providence Hospital for treatment.
There were more dismal unemployment figures released this week that showed that the number of jobless in St Helens had risen from 4,617 in July to 5,597.
That was a percentage increase of 1.7 and meant that nearly one worker in ten was out of a job.
School leavers and students had boosted the number claiming unemployment benefit but Anthony Hughes, the Deputy Manager of St Helens Employment Service Agency, said he believed the situation was not going to improve any time soon:
"I don't think there's going to be any drop in unemployment in the St. Helens area for quite some time."
Mary Binnington had been planning to celebrate her 100th birthday on the 21st with a champagne gathering with friends.
But after dusting down their old family Bible at their Keswick Road home, she and her 82-year-old brother Albert made a surprising discovery. Albert explained to the St Helens Reporter what occurred:
"We were going to celebrate in proper style with champagne corks popping and some friends calling and a birthday cake.
"Then we happened to get down the old family Bible put on top of the wardrobe upstairs – and it says at the back that Mary was born on August 21, 1876."
The year was confirmed by checking Miss Binnington's birth certificate and so the get-together had been put on hold for 12 months.
Silcocks Holiday Fun Fair – as it was styled – began at Carr Mill on the 21st for 5 days, including Sunday, which was most unusual.
Their advert also claimed that the fair was being held "on the East Lancs. Road". What with all those cars and lorries zipping past?
The rate of inflation in 1975 was 24% and although price rises in shops tended to be somewhat stealthily applied, that was not the case with bus fares.
Their increases were much more likely to be noticed and grumbled about by bus passengers.
The St Helens Reporter on the 22nd described how the third fare rise of the year was about to be implemented which would "clobber bus users" once again.
And they were mainly hikes of 50%, which meant the present adult fare of 4p for journeys up to 1½ miles would increase to 6p.
Passengers travelling between 1½ and 3 miles that were currently paying 8p would now have to fork out 12p.
And the 12p fare for journeys between 3 and 6 miles would rise to 18p. There was some good news for children, however, with their minimum 3p fare being frozen.
The increases would start in November and be the final rise of 1975.
But already the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive was seeking permission for another round of increases to take effect from April 1976.
"Holidays over? Were you left sat down? Surprise all your friends and make sure that you can dance this Christmas Party."
That was the introduction to an advert in the Reporter from the Court School of Dancing of Prescot Road.
They were promoting their new 12-week beginners course for adults that taught the waltz, quick step, cha cha, square tango etc. Enrolment cost £1 with a 55p fee for each class.
'The Court' had opened its doors in 1969 and was part of a chain of dance schools run by Courtenay Castle.
The Reporter described a proposed safety initiative that was designed to reduce accidents in St Helens' playgrounds.
Derek Jameson, the District Public Safety Officer, had designed a scheme in which white lines would be painted around potentially dangerous equipment such as slides, swings and roundabouts.
The intention of the lines was to remind children and their parents that care was needed when using them.
But there was some opposition from parents who themselves were campaigning for better safety measures in playgrounds.
Their spokesperson was Rosemary Hamburger who had formed the pressure group after her 2-year-old son Daniel fell on a slide and fractured his skull.
She said she could not possibly see how white lines would reduce accidents in playgrounds:
"The scheme would be a complete waste of time and money. They would do better to look into more practical ways of making playgrounds safe, such as building embankments alongside slides, or replacing concrete surfaces with synthetic material."
But Councillor Pat Ashton was very enthusiastic, saying: "I think it is marvellous. It will bring home to people that a playground can be a dangerous place."
In 1972 most of the high walls surrounding Rainhill Hospital (pictured above) had been removed to give the patients more freedom.
However, the Reporter said children had been entering the grounds and annoying patients and, as a result, St Helens Police were now giving the hospital special attention.
William Stirrup of Rainhill Hospital said: "Our hospital managers have enough worries without running hoodlums off hospital property."
And a spokesman for St Helens police said: "Special priority has been given to the ground because of its open aspect. In one sense, pulling the walls down was a really nice thing to do, but in another it invites kids to enter the ground."
The Reporter also revealed that an 8-foot high fence topped by barbed wire was to be built around a Rainford railway line because of fears that children could be killed.
The stretch of track ran near the Springfield housing estate where residents had been worried for years about the danger from the track.
Now, after numerous complaints, St Helens Council had agreed to spend £1,200 on a "trespass-proof" fence, with British Rail contributing to the cost.
And finally, on the 23rd the historic firm of Gallies closed down. The wine seller dated back to 1860 when they were initially located within the first St Helens Town Hall in New Market Place.
There they had a special licence from Queen Victoria to deliver the mail to Prescot and back, along with spirits.
Jack Martindale, the firm's co-owner, said he was sorry to be leaving, but explained:
"Selling up was our only alternative, since there is no one to carry on the business. My two sons have their own professions, and I feel I need a rest."
St Helens Reporter courtesy St Helens Archive Service at Eccleston Library
Next Week's stories will include the Carr Mill boy in search of conkers who fell 40 feet, the storm over a proposed social club for Town Hall staff, the lay preacher angry over grass being mowed on a Sunday and the swan cut to pieces on Carr Mill Dam.
We begin on the 18th when at a meeting the St Helens Leisure and Recreation Committee gave the green light to a scheme designed to turn three local eyesores into attractive landscapes.
These were the canal at Pocket Nook, the Leyland Green Colliery spoil heap in Garswood and the disused railway line in Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor.
Each area would be cleaned up and extensively landscaped with grass, trees and bushes. The plans had now to go to the Department of the Environment for their approval.
On the 19th train driver Bob Philips had a narrow escape from death as he drove his Trans-Pennine train out of St Helens Junction station.
A brick suddenly crashed through his cab window and knocked the driver out. Fortunately, there was another driver on the train who was able to take over.
The missile had been dropped from the iron bridge at the end of Leach Lane, with similar attacks having taken place over the previous few days along the same stretch of line.
Later in the week Mr Philips was still in Whiston Hospital with severe head injuries, although his condition was described as satisfactory.
On the 20th there was another incident where a vehicle became wedged under a bridge.
It happened when Kenneth Kay was on his way to Rainford with a laden lorry after picking up waste building material from a site in Windlehurst.
But he took the wrong way out of town and jammed his vehicle under the low concrete bridge at Islands Brow.
Both Mr Kay and his 6-year-old son, who'd been with him in the cab, had to be taken to Providence Hospital for treatment.
There were more dismal unemployment figures released this week that showed that the number of jobless in St Helens had risen from 4,617 in July to 5,597.
That was a percentage increase of 1.7 and meant that nearly one worker in ten was out of a job.
School leavers and students had boosted the number claiming unemployment benefit but Anthony Hughes, the Deputy Manager of St Helens Employment Service Agency, said he believed the situation was not going to improve any time soon:
"I don't think there's going to be any drop in unemployment in the St. Helens area for quite some time."
Mary Binnington had been planning to celebrate her 100th birthday on the 21st with a champagne gathering with friends.
But after dusting down their old family Bible at their Keswick Road home, she and her 82-year-old brother Albert made a surprising discovery. Albert explained to the St Helens Reporter what occurred:
"We were going to celebrate in proper style with champagne corks popping and some friends calling and a birthday cake.
"Then we happened to get down the old family Bible put on top of the wardrobe upstairs – and it says at the back that Mary was born on August 21, 1876."
The year was confirmed by checking Miss Binnington's birth certificate and so the get-together had been put on hold for 12 months.
Silcocks Holiday Fun Fair – as it was styled – began at Carr Mill on the 21st for 5 days, including Sunday, which was most unusual.
Their advert also claimed that the fair was being held "on the East Lancs. Road". What with all those cars and lorries zipping past?
The rate of inflation in 1975 was 24% and although price rises in shops tended to be somewhat stealthily applied, that was not the case with bus fares.
Their increases were much more likely to be noticed and grumbled about by bus passengers.
The St Helens Reporter on the 22nd described how the third fare rise of the year was about to be implemented which would "clobber bus users" once again.
And they were mainly hikes of 50%, which meant the present adult fare of 4p for journeys up to 1½ miles would increase to 6p.
Passengers travelling between 1½ and 3 miles that were currently paying 8p would now have to fork out 12p.
And the 12p fare for journeys between 3 and 6 miles would rise to 18p. There was some good news for children, however, with their minimum 3p fare being frozen.
The increases would start in November and be the final rise of 1975.
But already the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive was seeking permission for another round of increases to take effect from April 1976.
"Holidays over? Were you left sat down? Surprise all your friends and make sure that you can dance this Christmas Party."
That was the introduction to an advert in the Reporter from the Court School of Dancing of Prescot Road.
They were promoting their new 12-week beginners course for adults that taught the waltz, quick step, cha cha, square tango etc. Enrolment cost £1 with a 55p fee for each class.
'The Court' had opened its doors in 1969 and was part of a chain of dance schools run by Courtenay Castle.
The Reporter described a proposed safety initiative that was designed to reduce accidents in St Helens' playgrounds.
Derek Jameson, the District Public Safety Officer, had designed a scheme in which white lines would be painted around potentially dangerous equipment such as slides, swings and roundabouts.
The intention of the lines was to remind children and their parents that care was needed when using them.
But there was some opposition from parents who themselves were campaigning for better safety measures in playgrounds.
Their spokesperson was Rosemary Hamburger who had formed the pressure group after her 2-year-old son Daniel fell on a slide and fractured his skull.
She said she could not possibly see how white lines would reduce accidents in playgrounds:
"The scheme would be a complete waste of time and money. They would do better to look into more practical ways of making playgrounds safe, such as building embankments alongside slides, or replacing concrete surfaces with synthetic material."
But Councillor Pat Ashton was very enthusiastic, saying: "I think it is marvellous. It will bring home to people that a playground can be a dangerous place."
However, the Reporter said children had been entering the grounds and annoying patients and, as a result, St Helens Police were now giving the hospital special attention.
William Stirrup of Rainhill Hospital said: "Our hospital managers have enough worries without running hoodlums off hospital property."
And a spokesman for St Helens police said: "Special priority has been given to the ground because of its open aspect. In one sense, pulling the walls down was a really nice thing to do, but in another it invites kids to enter the ground."
The Reporter also revealed that an 8-foot high fence topped by barbed wire was to be built around a Rainford railway line because of fears that children could be killed.
The stretch of track ran near the Springfield housing estate where residents had been worried for years about the danger from the track.
Now, after numerous complaints, St Helens Council had agreed to spend £1,200 on a "trespass-proof" fence, with British Rail contributing to the cost.
And finally, on the 23rd the historic firm of Gallies closed down. The wine seller dated back to 1860 when they were initially located within the first St Helens Town Hall in New Market Place.
There they had a special licence from Queen Victoria to deliver the mail to Prescot and back, along with spirits.
Jack Martindale, the firm's co-owner, said he was sorry to be leaving, but explained:
"Selling up was our only alternative, since there is no one to carry on the business. My two sons have their own professions, and I feel I need a rest."
St Helens Reporter courtesy St Helens Archive Service at Eccleston Library
Next Week's stories will include the Carr Mill boy in search of conkers who fell 40 feet, the storm over a proposed social club for Town Hall staff, the lay preacher angry over grass being mowed on a Sunday and the swan cut to pieces on Carr Mill Dam.