From the archive
50 YEARS AGO Struggled with Shepshed accent
A 23-years-old American girl, arrived in Shepshed, and said that although she was working in a busy shop, she was finding life in the town like a rest cure, although she was struggling to understand the accent.
Miss Anne Earnhart, a student, had come to England fro the hustle and bustle of San Diego and said: “Life here is very different to what I am used to.”
She was staying in Hall Croft, only a short distance from the shop of Daniel Blood and Son where she was working a for a few weeks.
But she had met one snag: “If people speak in a broad Shepshed accent I cannot tell what they say.
“However all are very patient with me.”
Alfred Palmer retires
MR ALFRED Palmer, aged 65 of Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley, retired after completing 31 years with Newbold and Burton, a Sileby ladies shoe firm.
He was presented wit a cheque from the directors and a travelling case and reclining chair from his fellow employees ad warmly thanked for his excellent services over the years.
Rainfall floods new Belton Road
TREMENDOUS rainfall of well over two inches overnight produced widespread flooding in Loughborough and district.
A large sheet of flooding covered the new Belton Road, between Derby Road and Meadow Lane.
Alongside the road allotments and fields were badly flooded and one pedestrian told the Echo that such an occurrence had never happened before the road was built two to three years previously.
Belly dancer at Nandinis restaurant
MISS Suena a belly dancer of “international reputation” was set to present her first performance in the Midlands at Nandinis Restaurant in Bedford Square, Loughborough.
The Echo advert said that tickets were two guineas, including a buffet of exceptional variety: “Wine and dance up to 2am with charming and attractive Miss Suena.”
25 YEARS AGO Car found floating in canal
DAIRY workers, clocking on at 2am, found a car floating in the canal beside Empress Road, Loughborough.
The fire brigade was alerted, but as there was no-one in the car, the matter was handed over to the police.
A police spokesman said: “The J registration Vauxhall Nova turned out to be stolen.
“As it was floating in a very narrow section of the canal, the break down truck was unable to reach t and we had to notify British Waterways staff to recover it by boat.” The car’s radio and spare wheel were missing.
Tiles sucked off house roof by jet
AIRPORT experts were carrying out checks to discover how damage was caused to house in Kegworth when tiles were sucked off the roof after a jet came to land.
Emergency repair work was needed after the incident at Raymond Higson’s house in Thomas Road after the aircraft made its approach to East Midland’s Airport.
Mr Higson told the Echo: “I was watching TV when I heard a loud bang.”
He added: “Pilots seem to use my chimney as a beacon to line themselves up to land. If they get any lower there will be tyre marks on the roof.”