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50 Years Ago: From the Radcliffe Times of May 15, 1959 (From Bury Times)
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50 Years Ago: From the Radcliffe Times of May 15, 1959
2:47pm Thursday 14th May 2009
More than 1,000 birds were destroyed after an outbreak of fowl pest at a farm in Radcliffe.
St Thomas’ Mothers Union celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Nine people were fined for failing to buy television and radio licences.
Firefighters tackled a blaze at the council’s tip in Belmont Road.
Organisers made final preparations for the annual Whit Walk.
Three members of a Radcliffe family were injured in a car crash in Thornton.
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