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IT is always interesting to read about stories and events which have taken place in the history of our town. If you have old photographs or a news item from the past which you think would interest our readers, then contact Radcliffe reporter Gaynor Clark on 0161 762 6453 or email gclarke@burytimes.co.uk

Mayor led way with lighting testMayor led way with lighting test
10:22am Thu 24 Jan 08
LANCASHIRE County Police teamed up with the County and Radcliffe Road Safety Committees to hold lighting tests in the town.

Pigeons on parade at pubPigeons on parade at pub
12:46pm Wed 9 Jan 08
A RANGE of beautiful birds were on display at the Radcliffe and District Homing Society's annual show.

50 YEARS AGO: From the Radcliffe Times of January 10, 1958
5:48pm Tuesday 8th January 2008
Amateur snappers considered setting up a photographic society in the town.

A glimpse of Sedgley Park in the 1960sA glimpse of Sedgley Park in the 1960s
2:11pm Thu 3 Jan 08
THIS week we feature a set of photographs from a 1960s postcard depicting Sedgley Park.

50 YEARS AGO: From the Radcliffe Times of Januray 3, 1958
7:47am Thursday 3rd January 2008
Radcliffe Council was getting ready to start building an "old folks colony" on the Wilton housing estate.

50 YEARS AGO: Iron Curtain mother meets son’s family for the first time50 YEARS AGO: Iron Curtain mother meets son’s family for the first time
7:41am Thu 3 Jan 08
A GRANDMOTHER travelled from behind the Iron Curtain to spend the festive season with her family in Radcliffe.

50 YEARS AGO: From our files of December 20, 1957
12:23pm Wednesday 19th December 2007
Six people were taken to hospital after a van hit a stone wall in Ainsworth Road.

50 YEARS AGO: Surprise party for senior citizens50 YEARS AGO: Surprise party for senior citizens
12:20pm Wed 19 Dec 07
CHRISTMAS brought a pleasant surprise for the 170 members of the Radcliffe branch of the National Federation of Old Age Pensions' Association.

From the Radcliffe Times of December 13, 1957
4:14pm Thursday 13th December 2007
Two young brothers were badly burned when they tried to light a fire with a small can of petrol.

50 Years Ago: Foot and Mouth found at four farms
8:17am Thursday 13th December 2007
THE foot and mouth disease prevalent in the farming area around Bolton struck in Radcliffe.

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