“Ghost” at Tydd. Mysterious rappings on cottage door. This is an age rather too sceptical to accept stories of ghosts, even when the authentication seems to be most reliable, so the happenings at a cottage
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St Just in Penwith, Cornwall (1869)
A Ghost! A Ghost!! In this year of grace 1869 the usually quiet little town of St Just was disturbed from its wonted equanimity, a few days since – by a rumour to the effect
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George the ghost exposed – he is David, 14. One of the world’s most publicised ghosts was unmasked last week. For 18 months George, as he was known to his fans, has haunted a stone
Continue ReadingAberdeen (1978)
Weird goings-on in typewriter showroom. Things that go bump in the night are nothing compared with the ghostly goings-on at an Aberdeen office equipment firm’s showrooms. Staff and workers at Typewriter Services and Equipment showroom
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Riddle of haunted bedroom in new block of council flats. Bishop acts to stop ghost in a dressing gown. A parish priest has been told by his bishop to try to exorcise a poltergeist which
Continue ReadingLouth, Lincolnshire (1994)
Ghostly goings-on in the market hall. By Peter Craig. Grimsby ghostbuster Robin Furman has been called in to probe strange goings-on in Louth’s Old Market Hall. Objects have been seen to fly through the air,
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Forging a ghostly link. Blacksmith Terry Martin and his wife Julie are wondering if the New Year will see them forge a closer link with their very own ghost. For Terry – one of the
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Strange goings-on at town shop. ‘Mystery lady’ sends books flying off shelves. Spooked! The ‘shadowy lady’ keeps shop assistant Esther Freeman (left) and floor manager Mandi Denysson on their toes. Photo by Darren Cresswell. Ghostly
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Ghostbuster cleric’s warning. By Joe Hartley. After performing an exorcism at a Weston Estate home, a ghostbusting cleric has warned of the dangers of the occult. And he has offered to bless the terraced home
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Ghostly goings-on at Meltham factory. A spook with a sense of mischief is keeping workers company on the night shift at a Meltham firm, it is claimed. Several employees of Hygiene Products UK claim to
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