Old Ledbury in the 50s 60s and 70s

Ledbury Stories and News

Stories and News

All Newspaper Cuttings have been taken from old Ledbury Reporter newspapers, photos are credited to the owners
If no picture is shown and a word or date is underlined click it to reveal the full Newspaper write up
 
February 1964
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Priors Court ghost may be millers daughter - Mr Sidney COOKE Wellington Heath
 
April 1961
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Need Ledbury Die? - Mrs D RADFORD Oatleys Crescent and Mrs J PRITCHARD Oatleys Terrace Ledbury
 
1st Motorbike in Ledbury
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Believed to be Bert HOBBY one of the first in the area to have a motorbike
he was nick-named Put-Put because of the noise the bike made
Photo Janet HOBBY
 
1946 Heavy Snow
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Photos Elizabeth BRACE

Ledbury Reporter

[Ledbury Reporter] The Reporter now has Archive photographs for the years 2005 - 2009 which you can view and order. Select a year then make sure Ledbury is the keyword entered before pressing GO. I have spent many an hour in the Ledbury Library looking through the old Reporters which are on microfiche. Support this great local paper.

Alzheimers Society

[Alzheimers Society] The leading UK care and research charity for people with this disease and other dementias, their families and carers. When mum was first diagnosed this site was a great help.

Ancestry

[Ancestry] Discover your family history and build a family tree with the world's largest genealogy website. This is where I have my Family Tree stored.