Ghost with a stoop. Family of five terrorised. Hasty retreat. Mistaken for a burglar! A family of five have been driven from their home at Cheadle, near Manchester, by the strange behaviour of a ghost,
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Rochdale, Greater Manchester (1958)
Hallowe’en ghost turns family out. Finally the ghost of Cumberland Avenue has driven a family out of its home. For last night – Hallowe’en – was the worst in its three-week campaign of terror. And
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Mad monk is driving us out. Exclusive by Claire Stephenson. A family claim they are being driven out of their home – by the ghost of a mad monk. They say the terrifying apparition has
Continue ReadingLevenshulme, Manchester (1933)
Home wrecked by “ghost” Society to hold inquiry. The story of a Manchester man who was almost ruined by a ghost, which wrecked his home, terrified the occupants, and caused material damage amounting to £200
Continue ReadingCadishead, Greater Manchester (1991)
999! There’s a ghost in our ambulance. Spook back at old haunt. By Gordon Hughes. White-faced ambulancemen are ringing alarm bells… because they are being spooked by the ghost of an old comrade. They say
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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,
Continue ReadingManchester (1929)
Haunted House. Weird experience of tenants. Cats vanish in thin air. Stories of weird happenings in a Manchester house were told to a “Press and Journal” representative last night. Amazing happenings which the tenants allege
Continue ReadingManchester (1902)
A Moss Side Ghost. It is widely reported in Moss Side that a house in Edward-street has of late been visited by ghosts and although incredulous at first, a large number of persons who live
Continue ReadingSale, Manchester (1875)
A Substantial Ghost Story. A story, which three weeks ago would have delighted the editor of the Spiritualist, and given his followers unbounded faith in spiritualistic phenomena, reaches us from Sale, but owing to the
Continue ReadingHulme, Manchester (1963)
Strange Noises Keeping Street Awake. An entire Manchester street has protested about strange noises coming from one of the houses. The residents complain that the sounds are preventing them from sleeping at night. There was
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