Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history The Bolton Evening News wrote in April 1977 that “every week the 470 workers turn 6,000 hairy, smelly hides into high-grade leathers for every purpose under the sun. Their products go to the ends of the earth for conversion into shoes, fashion wear, handbags, hats, brief cases, schoolbags.” Within less than five years, Walkers’ Tannery had closed and those workers – my dad amongst them – were redundant. Everyone brought up in Bolton prior to the 1980s will remember it for one thing – the smell. Curing leather was a very noxious business and if you worked in the limeyard – the biggest in the UK after it was modernised during the war - the smell would never leave you.
A few Auburn council members arenât sure they want the city to embark on building a disc golf course along with a few other recreational opportunities.
A first reading to accept a $25,000 grant from the Department of Local Government under the Land Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 was tabled by a motion from councilman Mike Rogers who wanted more time to review it. His motion was seconded by councilman Claude Tisdale.
Rogers explained he wasnât sure he wanted to pay for a portion of the project when the city had debt to pay. City clerk Becka Cox explained the debt the city had was water and sewer and was separate. Rogers said he knew that and it was still debt.
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1/1 Business fire safety officer Keith Jenkins is retiring from Mid and West Wales Fire Service after almost 42 years. I have worked for MAWWFRS man and boy , he said. I started at the age of 16 as an apprentice mechanic with Dyfed County Fire Brigade, then joined the part-time duty system in 1983 as a retained fireman. I was on duty for the Pointsman ship fire - getting caught in the third explosion, with two other colleagues FF Rex Evans (whole-time) who broke his collarbone and leading fireman Brian Tytler (part-time) who had 20 per cent burns to his hands and face. I was so lucky just to get my helmet blown off and slight burns to my tunic.