‘Get us out of our home’. ‘Haunted’ wife’s desperate plea to local council. A young housewife terrified of being alone in her home because she fears it is haunted has appealed to the council to
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Sherborne, Dorset (1980s)
Ghost stories to take into retirement. Mysterious circles etched on the floor of a Sherborne cottage are just one of the memories builder Harold Wisdom will take into his second retirement. Mr Wisdom was gutting
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Spooky happenings torment family. Council officials are investigating claims of an Amityville-style haunting at a semi-detached house. Father-of-two Michael Banks and his wife Mandy, say they have been tormented by ghostly goings-on at their council
Continue ReadingLichfield, Staffordshire (1980)
Wails of the unexpected… from the Lingwood family who know all about things that go bump in the night! Ugh! Aaargh! The Lingwood household from Lichfield hasn’t a ghost of a chance of forgetting Hallowe’en
Continue ReadingChester, Cheshire (1983)
Rash of spooks. A pair of friendly poltergeists have inhabited two newly renovated historic Chester buildings – the cellar at Abbey Green Scene in Northgate Street and La Belle Femme in Lower Bridge Street. Steve
Continue ReadingGrantham, Lincolnshire (1985)
Charlie the singing ghost is playing havoc with landlady Harriet Weller. He changes her calendar dates, pinches ornaments and sends her cooker controls haywire. He even tacked lodger Jack Flood’s trousers to the ceiling. Now
Continue ReadingNewthorpe, Nottinghamshire (1985)
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
Continue ReadingMacclesfield, Cheshire (1988)
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
Continue ReadingGedling, Nottinghamshire (1987)
Ghostly riddle haunts Joseph. ‘Help me’ appeal on the house that goes bump in the night. A Council is ready to investigate ghostly goings-on at a Nottinghamshire man’s home. He says that over recent weeks:
Continue ReadingGloucester (1988)
Shop staff spooked by spirit. ‘Ghostbusters’ called in to put a stop to pesky poltergeist. By Beverley Hawes. Staff at a West shop are calling in a priest to exorcise a mischievous poltergeist responsible for
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