HERE’S a few stories from the Barnsley Chronicle’s archives as they were reported back in 1962.

A PRETTY dancer had her act stopped by police at the Alhambra Hotel when it was discovered that the hotel’s licence did not include dancing.

Lorraine Grey, 28, was wearing a silver and blue costume to perform a Spanish gypsy dance.

And after the audience had called for an encore the police stepped in.

“No more,” they told the 40-year-old manager Don Roberts.

Lorraine, who had performed the same number before HM The Queen Mother at the

Royal Albert Hall, said: “I was amazed. I just could not understand what was happening.

“It’s not as if my act was obscene. It’s just the opposite - good, clean entertainment.”

And Mr Roberts told the Chronicle: “I have seen the police about the matter, and everything has been settled up.

“I am licensed for music and singing, but not for dancing, and that was just what Miss Grey was doing.”

TEENAGE drinking is on the increase - and a warning that stronger punishments would be inflicted by the magistrates on youths found in pubs has been given by Thomas Burrows, chairman of the Staincross Division Licensing Bench.

Mr Burrows said 94 young people had been convicted during the past year for

drinking whilst under age, which was almost double the previous year’s total.

“The underage drinking is increasing very rapidly and is almost 100 per cent up on the previous year.

“We are not now restricted to the £1 maximum fine with the introduction of the 1961 Licensing Act.

“It has given us more powers, and we will use them,” he warned.

THOSE calling for seatbelts to be fitted to all fire engines across the country are way behind the times according to Barnsley’s chief fire officer Mr F R Hall - Barnsley’s fire engines have had seatbelts for the last nine months.

Mr Hall decided to fit the belts in his appliances after the Ministry of Transport gave

official approval to the belts.

“Our fire engines and ambulances need to go fast, and often have to pull up sharply,” he said.

“The crews were always subject to injury in circumstances like that, so I decided to fit the belts.

“Now, one of the first things my men do when answering a call is to strap themselves in.”

A ROULETTE casino is to open at Barnsley’s Globe cinema despite protests from religious bodies that it will harm young people by introducing them to gambling.

Manager Gilbert Fothergill is so confident that it will not be the social evil they predict, that he is inviting the objectors to the opening night.

The cinema is being completely redecorated at a cost of £2,000 and will become a fully-equipped entertainment centre, with a roulette table from the world-famous firm of Ciro, of Paris, among the attractions.

ERNEST Charlesworth, of Worsbrough Road, Birdwell, has shared a prize of a fortnight’s holiday for a couple and their family offered at a bingo session run by Wombwell Sporting Association.

The joint winner was a Mrs Marriott, of Rawmarsh.

They have decided to split the prize and take a week’s holiday each. Mr and Mrs

Charlesworth and their eight-year-old daughter will have a week at Blackpool while Mrs Marriott and her husband will fly to Jersey.