25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, February 13, 1976

TICKETS changed hands for up to £4 outside Burnden Park before the start of this afternoon's Bolton-Newcastle Cup clash, treble the official price. Meanwhile, the Wanderers announced that more than 3,000 unsold Railway Embankment tickets were to be returned by Newcastle. But despite the huge demand for tickets, Wanderers' officials decided not to upset crowd segregation plans by putting the tickets on sale. The result of the match was a 3-3 draw, with a headed goal by centre half Paul Jones just six minutes from the end earning the Wanderers a replay at St James's Park on Wednesday.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, February 14, 1951

ALTHOUGH restaurant and hotel proprietors in many parts of the country are disappointed about the High Court ruling that tips are not wages and that minimum wages must be paid regardless of tips, managers and proprietors in Bolton are unconcerned.

Whereas waiters and waitresses elsewhere are jubilant, those in Bolton could hardly care less. The reason? In few, if any, local hotels and restaurants do waiters and waitresses pool their tips. The "tronc" system, under which tips are pooled and divided at the end of the week, seems to have been abandoned, even in those establishments where it was formerly operated, and staffs have long received minimum wages regardless of what their tips might be.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, February 14, 1876

SIR,- I wish to ask your readers two questions regarding the water supply in the higher part of Egerton.

1. Can anyone give a trustworthy analysis in the water from the spout near the graveyard of the Congregational Chapel, and of that near the Globe Inn. I have reason to believe that both are impure, especially the first, for which those who live near Longworth-lane are charged 1s a year. These are two of the main sources of water supply for this part of the village.

2. I have been told that a sum of money was given as compensation for the withdrawal of water from the higher part of the village, when the Bolton Corporation began their tunnel through the hill from here to Entwistle. If this is true, may I ask what benefit has come through this compensation to those from whom the former natural supply is now withdrawn? Or, has an effort been made by those who received the money to supply the loss? I am, sir, yours truly, Aqua Pura

25 YEARS AGO

TICKETS changed hands for up to £4 outside Burnden Park before the start of this afternoon's Bolton-Newcastle Cup clash, treble the official price. Meanwhile, the Wanderers announced that more than 3,000 unsold Railway Embankment tickets were to be returned by Newcastle. But despite the huge demand for tickets, Wanderers' officials decided not to upset crowd segregation plans by putting the tickets on sale. The result of the match was a 3-3 draw, with a headed goal by centre half Paul Jones just six minutes from the end earning the Wanderers a replay at St James's Park on Wednesday.

50 YEARS AGO

ALTHOUGH restaurant and hotel proprietors in many parts of the country are disappointed about the High Court ruling that tips are not wages and that minimum wages must be paid regardless of tips, managers and proprietors in Bolton are unconcerned.

Whereas waiters and waitresses elsewhere are jubilant, those in Bolton could hardly care less. The reason? In few, if any, local hotels and restaurants do waiters and waitresses pool their tips. The "tronc" system, under which tips are pooled and divided at the end of the week, seems to have been abandoned, even in those establishments where it was formerly operated, and staffs have long received minimum wages regardless of what their tips might be.

125 YEARS AGO

SIR,- I wish to ask your readers two questions regarding the water supply in the higher part of Egerton. 1. Can anyone give a trustworthy analysis in the water from the spout near the graveyard of the Congregational Chapel, and of that near the Globe Inn. I have reason to believe that both are impure, especially the first, for which those who live near Longworth-lane are charged 1s a year. These are two of the main sources of water supply for this part of the village.

2. I have been told that a sum of money was given as compensation for the withdrawal of water from the higher part of the village, when the Bolton Corporation began their tunnel through the hill from here to Entwistle. If this is true, may I ask what benefit has come through this compensation to those from whom the former natural supply is now withdrawn? Or, has an effort been made by those who received the money to supply the loss? I am, sir, yours truly, Aqua Pura