From the Bury Times, July 30, 1974

GYPSIES: Bury Council vowed to stop travellers from camping in the town- and to provide a second permanent site to complement the existing £38,500 site at Fernhill.

DEATHS: Health bosses were set to look into the deaths from chest trouble of nine elderly psychiatric patients within three months of their transfer from Fairfield Hospital to Rossendale.

HOUSES: Bury was poised to borrow £1,630,000 to build 200 council houses in Hollins Lane. Meanwhile, housing director Mr F. Hilson criticised area housing staff, especially at the Prestwich office. He blamed mistakes on staff inexperience.

RATES: Household rates soared by more than 40 per cent after the new Metropolitan Borough was formed from six authorities. And in a full-page article, the BT called on the council to explain the increase in its "Link" free newspaper: It would certainly be more beneficial than some of the stuff that goes in now. said the writer TRAPPED: A Norweb inspector was imprisoned after he entered a Tottington house to check that the electricity was still cut off . It had been disconnected through non-payment, but the householder demanded to be reconnected. The official was allowed one phone call - and promptly called the cops.

ANIMALS: Bleakholt animal sanctuary's summer fete, opened by Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix, drew 2,000 visitors and raised £650 towards running costs.

WILD: Residents in the Gigg Lane and Alfred Street area complained that speeding traffic was a danger to children But Bury's police chief Frank Tomlinson dismissed the claims, citing radar speed checks. He said children aged from four to 15 were running wild in Alfred Street, out of parental control.

BOMBS: After a bomb at London Airport, two hoax calls to the police alleged there were bombs planted at the Town Hall and Bury General.

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