After ten years in existence, Radcliffe Youth Club, known as the "New Club" was to close, due to membership falling from 400 to just 60.

Gordon Rainford, of 131 Stand Lane, Radcliffe, was due back from the jungles of Malaysia where he had been training guard dogs and overseeing gun emplacements in a campaign against terrorists.

Textile firm John C Hamer told Radcliffe Council that it could not fill in a mill lodge thought to pose a danger to young children because it still needed the water for dyeing operations.

For the second year in succession, it was announced that Radcliffe Drama League Festival was not to take place, due to a decline in local amateur dramatics activity.

At the Odeon, Edward G Robinson was appearing in The Girl In Room 17, while over at the Picturedrome, Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer were starring in Lili.

A top batting display by Radcliffe professional cricketer Cecil Pepper was an outstanding feature of his club's match against Heywood, which finished as a rain-ruined draw.