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.
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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Dana summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 14 - 20 JULY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the retirement of the St Helens Town Hall Keeper, Dana opens Rumbelows new electrical superstore in Church Street, the new phenomenon of wellie throwing comes to the St Helens Show, the redevelopment of the Westfield Street area, there's news about Pilkington's proposed float glass plant at Greengate and Marks and Spencer cause trouble for Northgate on the Parr Industrial Estate.
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Pilkington head office summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 7 - 13 JULY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Thatto Heath topless sunbathing row, the Pilkington workers protest over plans to close their Ravenhead TV glassware plant, the fight for equal pay at a gas appliance factory in Parr, an update on the Rainford murder investigation, Suttons win their battle with the council over a helicopter pad and the double death trap for children caused by a hole in a Rainhill Hospital wall.
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St Helens Reporter Snoopy Club summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 30 JUNE - 6 JULY 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Rainford search for clues to a shocking killing in Birmingham, the shock closure of Pilkington's television glassware works in Ravenhead, Womblemania arrives at Mill House School, the Reporter's war of words and pedantic point scoring with a St Helens councillor, the Snoopy Club promotes secret messages, the Vulcan Gala Day and the big pay bonanza for St Helens Town Hall bosses.
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Summerland summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 23 - 29 JUNE 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include concern that the new Tontine Market in St Helens could be wiped out by fire, the lengthening dole queue in St Helens, the golfers that were accused of injuring children on the Rainford recreation field, Austen Brothers Circus comes to Parr, a profile of a successful St Helens-born playwright and Ravenhead residents complain about proposals to create a refuse tip behind their homes.
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Sutton Parish St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 16 - 22 JUNE 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include St Helens Council's plans to buy a complete village, the bravery of a Billinge bobby, a councillor calls the St Helens Reporter the most irresponsible newspaper in the country, St Helens Council is forced to reduce the number of 100% mortgages granted to homebuyers, the admission charge at Saints ground is set to rise and the Rainhill Rose Queen and Sutton Parish Gala both take place.
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Tom O'Connor St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 9 - 15 JUNE 1975

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the Thatto Heath newsagent's impact-absorbing glass fibre bales that were being tested at the Dutch Grand Prix, the festival of joy in Queens Park, there's more concern over the Holiday Moss tip in Rainford, the baby nurse who had brought 10,000 children into the world and the sackings that took place at Grange Park Golf Club after all their greenkeeping staff decided to go on strike for a day.
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