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.
Sherdley Park, St Helens 1970s summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 19 - 25 OCTOBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the chemical waste dumping in Burtonhead Road that had put three men in hospital, Cowley Boys celebrate achieving high A-level pass rates, the St Helens Chamber of Trade call for town centre hawkers to be refused licences, why a large shopping unit in the centre of the Tontine Arcade was not in demand, a claim that a Hands Off Providence Hospital campaign was telling lies and why the Derbyshire Hill facelift would never be repeated.
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Rainhill Hospital St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 12 - 18 OCTOBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the concerns over staff shortages in St Helens hospitals, the plans to extend the Sankey Valley Linear Park from Havannah Lane in Parr to Newton's Common Road, the hooligans causing trouble for elderly residents in Parr, why bread sales in St Helens were expected to decline, the campaign against Scott Clinic at Rainhill and the St Helens mayor says sorry for calling cleaning ladies a rabble.
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Hotties Fishing St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 5 - 11 OCTOBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the fire at the old Rothery Radio depot on the corner of Lowe Street and North John Street, Sutton Manor Colliery is threatened with a shut down because of an NCB drivers' strike, a claim that Eccleston parents are apathetic, the plan to preserve the historic features of the Sankey Canal and a new coal seam is identified at Sutton Manor revealing the presence of millions of tons of coal.
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Mormons St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 28 SEPT - 4 OCT 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the public meeting that was called to save the closure-threatened Providence Hospital, Argos comes to St Helens with the opening of a store in LaGrange Arcade, the campaign against car theft in St Helens, the staggering cost of vandalism in the town, the new car park that was planned for St Helens and the drop in attendees at Boundary Road and Parr Baths despite the hot summer weather.
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Providence Hospital, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 21 - 27 SEPTEMBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the campaign to save Providence Hospital after plans were announced to cut funding, the Morris dancing row in Rainford, the possibility of a referendum on adding fluoride to the water supply, the emergency drought order, the likely end of half-day closing, the Boundary Road ban on women entering a snooker room and the St Helens Civic Society aim to shame owners of eyesore sites.
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Helena House St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 14 - 20 SEPTEMBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the controversial decision to add fluoride to the water supply, St Helens Hospital's Accident & Emergency Unit gets a night-time reprieve from closure, the rowdy Saturday nights at a Blackbrook Darby and Joan Club, the St Helens Newspaper goes compact, the decision to close Haydock Cottage Hospital is confirmed and the St Helens Civic Society decide to clean up the dirty town.
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Rainford Hall, Crank summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 7 - 13 SEPTEMBER 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include a denial that psychiatric killers would be coming to Rainhill Hospital, a description of a magpie's reign of terror in Rivington Road, Dr Who comes to Preedy's in St Mary's Arcade, the new secret refuge for battered wives, a claim that campaign groups were deterring investment in the town and why the Westfield Street redevelopment meant there was no hope for Hope Street.
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Rainhill Hospital summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 31 AUG - 6 SEPT 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the rat-infested house in Owen Street, the opening at Rainhill Hospital of a special psychiatric ward for criminals, the new industrial relics in St Helens Museum, the houses in Leicester Street in Thatto Heath set to be demolished, the drought-affected Pilkingtons Recreation Club Open Weekend and why the town's new holiday home in Abergele was already in danger of closing.
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Bold Colliery summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 24 - 30 AUGUST 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the declining chimney sweep business in St Helens, the safety fears over the opening of a new secure unit for criminals at Rainhill Hospital, the opportunity to become a member of the 900 Club at Bold Colliery's Centenary Open Day, the water restrictions being imposed, the end of the controversial Atlas Street Market and the man who built his own car out of aluminium and spare parts.
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Mormons summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 17 - 23 AUGUST 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's many stories include the skateboard bans in St Helens shops, the Beecham's women's victory under the Equal Pay Act, the heatwave's increase in beer sales, St Helens Council campaigns to stamp out child battering, the two new cafes planned for Taylor Park and Sherdley Park, the Clock Face Road grid gutter thieves and the danger to children from drowning and disease who bathed in the canal or old clay pits.
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Bull and Dog roundabout, St Helens summary

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 10 - 16 AUGUST 1976

written by: Stephen Wainwright
This week's stories include the Atlas Street market court battle, the Francoise discotheque in Waterloo Street's Beach Party Night, the fall-out from Leathers Chemicals that damaged cars in Lancots Lane, the oil painting that went missing from the St Helens Show, the dangerous Sutton roundabout, the heatwave strike and the inquest is held on the little girl that tragically drowned in the Hotties in St Helens Canal.
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