A REQUEST was made for a public inquiry into the removal of mothers and babies from Springfield Maternity Hospital, Blackburn, by Lancashire Local Medical Committee.
A letter was sent to the Minister of Health drawing his attention to the closure of Springfield and the "manner in which this was carried out".
A Burnley miner with sore gums took out his false teeth while working underground and accidentally put them onto a conveyor belt while shovelling coal.
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