November 22

Now new guidelines are being issued to doctors in a bid to cut down the supply. Counsellors working with Bolton Community Drug Team have seen an increase in the last 12 months in the number of youngsters addicted to benzodiazepenes which are available on prescription only. Now, though, a black market has been identified, and doctors throughout Bolton are being warned that on the streets such drugs have a high market value.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 22, 1977

PRIME Minister Jim Callaghan today congratulated the Bolton Evening News for its "Good Neighbours" campaign, where readers nominate those who live nearby who do good turns. "I have always believed that good neighbours can give help to those with difficulties out of all proportion to the effort involved," he wrote. "No matter how flexible or sympathetic are the statutory services, there will always be a need for the kindness and personal help that only good neighbours can provide."

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 22, 1952

BRITISH women immigrants sang "There'll Always be an England" while men fought with police at a hostel in Melbourne, Australia, as Commonwealth Peace Officers moved in to evict a family of occupants who had not paid charges to the management. Children, women and men immigrants formed a three-rank "human wall" and as police officers thrust their way through the crowd they did so to a chorus of shouts of "Nazis". One immigrant shouted: "We beat the world's biggest dictator. We can take you on to."

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 22, 1902

WHERE advancement in the work of re-building Trinity-st. Station is now most noticeable is in the erection of the new booking-hall and parcels office, etc., which, when completed, will face Trinity-st. bridge.

The parcels office portion is well in hand, and a considerable amount of the spacious building has been slated. This work is being pushed forward before a spell of bad weather sets in.

Other building operations are also receiving special attention, as sever frost may be expected at no distant date, considerably interfering with the brick layers and stone masons.

The brickwork of one of the hoists for the conveyance of luggage from the parcels office to the platforms is almost complete. The subway is almost complete and has now been flagged.

The bay on the Manchester departure platform has undergone a change, and shortly a connection with the main line will be made. For this purpose the old clock tower buildings, which have for so long been a familiar figure, are now being demolished, the greater portion having already disappeared.

On the opposite platform progress has been made, the iron pillar foundations, upon which will rest the new booking offices, etc., are almost complete, and other work is being pushed on.