From the Evening News, November 8, 1992 - EVEN children are feeling the recessionary squeeze as hard-up parents give them less pocket money, according to a survey.

The average weekly amount received by teenagers fell to £4 this year, compared to £4.20 last year. More than 4,000 12 to 16-year-old members of the Halifax Building Society Quest Club filled in questionnaires in the annual survey. About a third of teenagers surveyed had part-time jobs with average weekly earnings of £13.10, an increase of 3 per cent on last year.

The most popular items to spend money on were going out (52pc girls and 35pc boys), clothes (49pc and 22pc) and books or magazines (43pc and 30pc).

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 8, 1977

CAPT. Mark Phillips will not be given a title and Princess Anne will not be created a Duchess or given a title in her own right, Buckingham Palace made clear today. This means that the Princess's child, due in a few days' time, will be known simply as Master or Miss Phillips.

VETERAN comic Ted Ray died early today, aged 71.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 8, 1952

A CHARMING old lady yesterday asked a member of the younger generation how she had fared in Thursday night's gale. "It was a bit grim being blown along Manchester-rd." the reply came, in the tone people use for a brave under-estimation.

"My coalhouse was blown apart," remarked the 72-years-old lady. The 22-year-old was concerned to hear this, knowing that the old lady lived alone, and asked if she could arrange to have it fixed.

"Oh, good gracious, no, my dear," said the old lady. "I'm going to build another one. I'm just off now to buy some 3 inch nails."

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 8, 1902

NO one can visit the show in the Albert Hall, promoted by the Bolton Horticultural and Chrysanthemum Society and opened today, without experiencing a feeling of charmed delight at the magnificent spectacle presented by the wealth and variety of colour.

And when it is remembered that with few exceptions the foliage plants and blooms are Bolton produce, there is an added sense of satisfaction.

It is true that in the main they have been grown under glass, but even with this protection the climatic conditions are not conducive to perfect culture But in spite of the fact the enthusiasm of the chief exhibitors - prominent lady and gentlemen residents of the town - and the skill of their gardeners has resulted in a display not surpassed for excellence by any provincial show.