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 St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (18th - 24th February 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the shame of a St Helens' bobby, a strike at BICC in Prescot, the residents of Woodville Street fear being "shaken to pieces" by Rockware Glass, there's a gas outage in Blackbrook, Pilks' announce expansion plans, the death of Kenneth Horne and communal TV is planned for council tenants in Berrys Lane and Pendlebury Street.
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Plaza St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (11th - 17th February 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's sixteen stories include the end of the Greenall's beer strike, an MP protests over child killer Mary Bell being held in Newton-le-Willows, a bomb scare at the Plaza in Duke Street, a new dancing school in Prescot Road, prime minister Harold Wilson writes about Eccleston's new library and the fury of the ladies of the Victoria Park bowls team.
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Pilkingtons

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (4th - 10th February 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories including a shocking case of gang rape on a 14-year-old girl, the father who gave his son the most severe thrashing of his life, a strike at Greenall Whitley, the Reporter's feature on the new Rivington Comprehensive, Prescot Council controversially donates cash to Radio Merseyside and a noble ufologist lectures in the Theatre Royal.
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Triplex St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (28th Jan. - 3rd Feb. 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the house where five slept in a bed, a claim that the Corporation was killing off the residents of Princess Avenue, a married couple are wanted at Windle island, a Thatto Heath toy collection for under-privileged children, Crank School prepares for decimalisation and a call for a new old people's hut for Gaskell Park.
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Beth Avenue St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (21st - 27th January 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's 20 stories include plans for a "mini-Manhattan" town centre skyline, proposals for the Beth Avenue estate in Sutton, Rainford's railway rubbish, a scheme to modernise 5,000 council homes, good news for the town's bin men, a robbery of an elderly Newton shopkeeper, a new hostel for the Sally Army and a new baby clinic for Rainford.
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Frankie Howerd

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (14th - 20th January 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include Grange Park Labour Club's court case, an Eccleston bus compromise, a puppet spectacular at the Theatre Royal, the Mayor's Christmas Party Fund is explained, parking meters for St Helens are criticised, the St Helens AA restock part of the canal and two people are in the money after winning 'spot the ball' competitions.
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Sidac St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (7th - 13th January 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's twenty-two stories include the damp state of many St Helens homes, the demise of dawn queuing in the New Year sales, the Plaza Theatre Club is in court, Sidac buy a computer costing £1 million in today's money, a Prescot butcher's assistant is mugged, more car parking places and a Dentons Green man wins the Echo's 'Place the Ball' contest.
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Sherdley Park Houses St Helens

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (31st Dec. 1968 - 6th Jan. 1969)

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include a 15-year-old in moral danger, the New Year dances in St Helens, good news for residents of Laffak Road, how you could buy a new house in Sutton for £175, the creation of the Duckeries park in Parr, the dawn of sheltered housing in St Helens and a claim that Rainford's hard water had boosted the number of new-born males.
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