Ghost in good spirits. A vicar whose home is haunted by a fun-loving ghost called Fred says the friendly phantom can drop in for a visit any time he likes. The Rev. Brian Butterworth ,46,
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Woolton, Liverpool (1974)
The ghost walks in Quarry Street. Ambulancemen tell of terror in training room. Story by Steve Oldfield. Pictures by Eddie Barford. Ambulancemen, who reckoned they had seen it all, are having to face up to
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Waiting for a ghost. By Chris Oxley. All last night, I sat up waiting to meet the ghost of Penny Lane. But he didn’t keep the appointment. With floorboards for a bed and a plank
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Bogeyman scares a family. A chilling series of strange coincidences… By Mark Thomas. The bogeyman in two-years-old Bobby Higgins’ bedroom is a bit different from the ones most toddlers live with – for he has
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The ghostly stranger at no. 54. Couple tell of terror which drove them out. A terrified young Liverpool couple say they have been driven out of their new home by a ghost. When water pipes
Continue ReadingEnfield, London (1977)
The house of strange happenings. By George Fallows and Douglas Bence. A family is living in fear of strange goings-on that are driving them from their home. For two weeks, they have been terrorised by
Continue ReadingLichfield, Staffordshire (1975)
The strange story of a haunted flat. A terrified mother tells of two weird years with a ghost. Mrs Rose Begley, who did not wish to be identified by a photograph, opens the door of
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Family flee the talking ghost. By Douglas Slight. A young family have been driven from their home by a “talking ghost” which, they say, switches lights on and off, turns door knobs and steals clothes.
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A sporting spook lands double. There was no way Liverpool could see themselves losing yesterday’s Cup Final. Victory was predicted by a Soccer-crazy ghost. Weeks ago the sporting spook which haunts a council house in
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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