In The Bury Times this week in 1974

BREAD: The bakers' strike was biting in Bury. Staff at Hames' Shop on Princess Parade were told to stay at home because there was no bread to sell. Other bakers in Bury had to lay-off staff because the situation was that bad.

RAIDER: A 74-year-old Bury woman chatted to a masked raider who tricked his way into her home and stole £12. The pensioner chatted to the man about why he was stealing from old women and locked him in her front room. She told him that she would not stand for any of his nonsense.

POLISHER: A Whitefield metal polisher was fined £100 by Bury magistrates for punching an Asian bus driver while his bus was still moving. He was also ordered to pay £10 costs and £3.95 doctor's fees.

RAILWAY: Bury Council was being advised not to guarantee support for the campaign to get the Bury-Rawtenstall railway line re-opened to passenger traffic until the financial situation was known. The passenger route was axed in 1972. DEATH: Mr Sam Lord, of Walshaw, who had been a member of Bury Council died. He had been a member of the council for 36 years and was chairman of the finance committee for a quarter of a century.

LANDSCAPING: Land formerly used as allotments at the rear of Callender Street, Ramsbottom, was the subject of a £3,770 landscaping scheme by the Metro District Authority.

TELEVISION: Greater Manchester planning committee gave permission to the Independent Broadcasting Authority to erect a television tower at Pike Farm, Walmersley.

HEALTH: Bury Community Health Council was inviting people to send in their views about night and weekend cover provided by local doctors.

FLOWER: Four members of the Ramsbottom Horticultural and Allotment Society won a prize in the Southport Flower Show - one of the biggest shows in the country.

LIFT: A Bury father was campaigning to get a lift installed at Seedfield Secondary School to enable his 11-year-old son, who had spina bifida, to attend lessons. The Department of Education and Science told him that it was a matter for the local authority.

POLITICS: Unsworth Ward Conservative Party chose Phil Goldman as their candidate for the metropolitan district elections in May.

XMAS: With the festive season looming, the Co-op took out a two-page advert tempting customers with festive foods and gifts.

FOOTBALL: A football fan from Bury, who was involved in a fight with two youths in Blackpool, was sent to Borstal for disciplinary training after he admitted a breach of the peace.

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