Sections of a century-old beech tree that came crashing down onto Manor Park’s putting green are lowered onto a lorry in the spring of 1950.
The Chronicle said it took a dozen strong Glossop Council workmen, yards of strong cable and plenty of grit and determination to remove the remains of the tree that left a crater six-feet in diameter.
The height of the beech, which stood near the pavilion, was not given, but was believed to have fallen over-night when no one was putting!
Mongrel mum Kelly putting her paws up
Lovable mongrel Kelly preferred horsepower to paw power as she hitched a ride in a pony and trap with her owner Eileen Pearson.
Shock revelation
The powerful headline over a Glossop Chronicle front page story that revealed how up to 5,500 people could face mass evacuation from a deadly cloud of chlorine gas.
From the Chronicle files - 19th June 2025
Smiling for the Glossop Chronicle photographer 39 years ago were (from left) Lynn Matthews, Wendy Marshall, Diane Bradbury and Karen Cameron.
Soap star Barbara’s clean getaway
Market trader Barbara Vaughan made out a cheque to a wholesaler - and without thinking wrote the number ‘707’ in the amount box.
Tom Jones in Hyde? It’s Not Unusual...
The year 1965 was the ‘breakthrough’ year for Tom Jones - the swivel-hipped singer from the Welsh valleys whose smash hit ‘It’s Not Unusual’ kick-started a massively successful showbusiness career still going strong 60 years on.
