Ginny Spencer was the landlady of the New Old Inn, a recently-built Newton & Ridley house in 1975. Ginny ran the watering hole with her daughters, Tracey and Kim. In October 1975, the New Old Inn was host to many of the Rovers regulars when a fire at the Mark Brittain Warehouse caused Coronation Street to be evacuated. A refuge was set up at Bessie Street School, but naturally the residents' instinct was to seek out the nearest boozer and set up camp. Ginny learned of the fire from Minnie Caldwell, who along with her faithful pussy Bobby was the first person to arrive. Like everyone else, Minnie had been caught unaware by the evacuation and had nothing for Bobby. Ginny sent Tracey to get the remains of a pint of milk from the fridge to pour into a saucer for the feline.