From our archives
12:40pm Tuesday 9th March 2010 in News
10 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News
March 9, 2000
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly is expecting her third child — and it’s all carefully planned.
She will be having her baby in August . . . during the parliamentary recess.
Since being elected in May 1997, Mrs Kelly has given birth to a son Eamonn, now nearly three, and a daughter Sinead, now 10 months.
She said: “I am absolutely delighted. The baby was expected and planned, unlike Tony and Cherie Blair’s.”
Mrs Kelly said: “This will not prevent me representing Bolton West. It gives me a real understanding of the needs and problems of families.”
25 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News
March 9, 1985
A SHOP OWNER reckons it’s curtains for her business if a spate of vandalism and theft is not halted. The raiders have cost Mrs Pauline Smith at “Curtain Corner” in Water Street, Radcliffe more than £1,000 during the last week.
Bricks were hurled through her window and fancy goods on display were stolen on Sunday.
Mrs Smith, whose 22-years-old daughter Gillian lives on the premises, replaced the window and frame but the mindless vandals struck again on Thursday.
50 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News
March 9, 1960
Little Lever earned most of the praise when Bolton and District Hospital Saturday Council counted its contributions for 1959 at last night’s meeting.
While most districts produced less contributions, Little Lever increased its total by £112 to £1,300.
Mr. J. N. Briscoe, speaking in the council’s Silverwell-st. Offices revealed that Bolton’s contributions had fallen by £9 to £23,635, Farnworth’s by £318 to £3,822, and Leigh and Atherton’s by £89 to £2,041, but that Westhoughton’s contributions had increased by £40 to £982, while Horwich’s remained at £1.615.
100 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News
March 9, 1910
THAT the series of lectures by Mr. G. H. Archibald has captured public interest was demonstrated by the greatly increased numbers which gathered in the St. George’s-rd. Congregational Church. At five o’clock, the lecturer addressed a fine audience, including several hundreds of day school teachers, who had hurried from all parts of the town. His subject was “Nurture through the emotions,” that a child should be encouraged to live out fully every stage in his development.
