10 YEARS AGO

BOLTON magistrates this afternoon jailed a poll tax defaulter for the first time. Mark Brown, aged 22, was sentenced to 14 days in prison. The court heard that Mr Brown owed £211.29, including £12.50 bailiff's costs. Angry anti-poll tax protesters are planning a campaign to get Mr Brown freed. They say he was living on just £15 a week social security benefit, and should not have been jailed.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, February 4, 1977

CATCHING stray dogs should be a piece of cake for one of Salford's new dog wardens Mr Egbert Heuker - he once lassoed a crocodile. Dutchman Mr Heuker has just moved to Little Lever from America, where he worked as a dog catcher in Los Angeles. He said: "One day I was called to a local college where a crocodile had been found in a pond. I had to call in some help and we eventually roped and caged it."

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, February 5, 1952

SIR,- I feel I must complain of the decline in the standards of BBC variety. The comics have perfected an obnoxious brand of coarse humour whilst all pseudo-tenors are welcomed as the latest thing in entertainment. Let us set up higher standards in this sphere, and only hope artists can be found to live up to them.

W.J. Robinson, Myrtle Cottage, Top-o'th'-Carrs,, Radcliffe.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, February 5, 1902

THE War Office has issued the following from Lord Kitchener:- Pretoria, February 3rd., Noon. Reports from columns since 27th January, including all separately reported, are 29 Boers killed, six wounded, 142 prisoners, 48 surrendered; also 84 rifles, 2270 rounds, small arm ammunition, 260 horses, 33 wagons, 3,250 cattle captured. In Cape Colony, in the Craddock district, a supply train was held up and partly burned on February 1st. Columns are being strengthened in this area.

10 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

February 4, 1992

BOLTON magistrates this afternoon jailed a poll tax defaulter for the first time. Mark Brown, aged 22, was sentenced to 14 days in prison. The court heard that Mr Brown owed £211.29, including £12.50 bailiff's costs. Angry anti-poll tax protesters are planning a campaign to get Mr Brown freed. They say he was living on just £15 a week social security benefit, and should not have been jailed.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

February 4, 1977

CATCHING stray dogs should be a piece of cake for one of Salford's new dog wardens Mr Egbert Heuker - he once lassoed a crocodile. Dutchman Mr Heuker has just moved to Little Lever from America, where he worked as a dog catcher in Los Angeles. He said: "One day I was called to a local college where a crocodile had been found in a pond. I had to call in some help and we eventually roped and caged it."

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

February 5, 1952

SIR,- I feel I must complain of the decline in the standards of BBC variety. The comics have perfected an obnoxious brand of coarse humour whilst all pseudo-tenors are welcomed as the latest thing in entertainment. Let us set up higher standards in this sphere, and only hope artists can be found to live up to them.

W.J. Robinson, Myrtle Cottage, Top-o'th'-Carrs,, Radcliffe.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

February 5, 1902

THE War Office has issued the following from Lord Kitchener:- Pretoria, February 3rd., Noon. Reports from columns since 27th January, including all separately reported, are 29 Boers killed, six wounded, 142 prisoners, 48 surrendered; also 84 rifles, 2270 rounds, small arm ammunition, 260 horses, 33 wagons, 3,250 cattle captured. In Cape Colony, in the Craddock district, a supply train was held up and partly burned on February 1st. Columns are being strengthened in this area.