10 years ago from the Evening News March 3, 1995:Nynex CableComms today launched phone wars against BT by promising massive savings for telephone users.

The cable operator claimed that the average Nynex residential customer would save 25 per cent on BT's standard prices.

A new report claims far too many Britons are overweight and urgently need to alter their lifestyles to avoid the risk of heart disease.

The Health Survey for England 1993 shows that only one-in-10 adults are free from all of the four main risk factors - smoking, raised blood pressure, high blood fat levels and lack of exercise.

25 years ago from the Evening News March 3, 1980

EXECUTIVES of Beloit Walmsley are now hoping for an early restart of production at the firm's Bolton works after 18 weeks of closure because of strike action.

It is a reversal of the decision on February 12, when the American-owned company announced it was abandoning the Bolton factory, sacking the 320 men on strike and making others redundant.

BOLTON motorcycle builders Cotton declared war on the Japanese today after their new 250cc machine was a winner at the weekend.

The bike - one of the first production batch of 10 - beat a 35-strong field of Yamaha riders at Mallory Park in Leicestershire.

50 years ago from the Evening News March 3, 1955

THE next Mayor of Bolton is to be Cllr Stanley Entwistle, leader of the town council Conservative group.

Cllr Entwistle, a native of Bolton who was educated at St Mark's and the County Grammar School, has represented the Deane-cum-Lostock ward on Bolton Town Council continuously for more than 14 years.

THE Suffragan Bishop of Middleton, the Rt Rev Frank Woods, has refused to accept £300 from the Manchester University students' union because he disapproves of the contents of "Rag Rag" - the magazine published each year in connection with the students' Shrove Tuesday charity "Rag".

Mr J. K. Mills, president of the University Union, said today that when he saw the Bishop earlier this year he was told that he had not been satisfied with the contents of Rag Rag for as long as he could remember and that the Manchester Diocesan Moral Welfare Council, of which he is chairman, did not wish to benefit from the fund.

100 years ago from the Evening News March 3, 1905

A London journalist has summed up the divergencies of the eight teams concerned in the current cup ties in this way: Aston Villa - Clever without much dash or abandon. Fulham - Tough and wiry and obstinate without much cleverness. Preston North End - Pushful and dashing, but uncertain. Sheffield Wednesday - Smart in combination and machine-like. Bolton Wanderers - The "Hotspurs" of soccer going to the battle with joyful delight. Newcastle United - Stocky, stubborn and fond of organised movements. Everton - Skillful in attack, determined in defence.

Southampton - Bright and resourceful: good defence without the sledge hammer.