From the Evening News, July 28, 1904: ON a charge of using threatening language to his wife, by saying he would cut her throat with a pocket knife, Robert Wilkinson, Forge Street, was this morning bound over by the Borough Justices.

Complainant stated they had only been married 10 months and her husband was continually drunk. The Justices considered complainant was too sharp-tongued and thought this had had something to do with the bother.

WITH characteristic generosity and a desire to brighten the lives of the working classes, Col Hesketh has instituted a series of band recitals in his mill yard at Astley Bridge, a bandstand having been erected. The Bolton Military Band gave a recital on Wednesday evening to a large and appreciative audience.

THERE was excitement at Astley Bridge on Tuesday morning when it was found that a horse belonging to Mr J. Howarth, grocer and corn dealer of Blackburn Road, had been found shot dead in a field off Seymour Road.

From the Evening News, July 28, 1954: WHEN Cllr Liles, vice-chairman, asked at yesterday's meeting of Bolton Libraries, Museums and Art Gallery Committee about rowdyism in the aquarium at lunch time, Mr E. Hendy, Curator, said that such things did occur. To deal with them there was an attendant.

ATTENDANCES at recent meetings of the Bolton Trades Council have been badly affected, as have those of many other local organisations, by the increasing number of television sets in the town. At the Council's next meeting, however, on Wednesday, August 18, it is expected that a large audience will be attracted by a talk which will be given by Mr K. Davies, Bolton's Chief Welfare Officer. The subject of Mr Davies's talk will be the facilities for old people in Bolton.

From the Evening News, July 28, 1979: MORE than £17,000 will have to be spent on repairs at the four-year-old Horwich Leisure Centre - to put right a section of the roof which is leaking badly. The news was met with groans from members of Bolton Parks and Recreation Committee. Cllr Tom Greenhalgh, vice-chairman, said: "In 1974 Horwich handed over a set of buildings to Bolton and we have been spending money on them ever since."

PUPILS at St Anne's RC School, Harwood, have said goodbye to three familiar faces. At a special Mass at the school, farewells were said to the headmaster Mr John Hoban, teacher Mr George Liddell and the school chaplain, Father Patrick Bourke. Mr Hoban, head of the school for 13 years and a teacher since St Anne's opened in 1958, is leaving as a result of Roman Catholic schools reorganisation which will make St Anne's part of Thornleigh Salesian College in September.

From the Evening News, July 28, 1994: NORTH West Water has been ordered by the industry's watchdog to keep a firm check on price rises over the next 10 years. Water watchdogs Ofwat have limited the water bill rises in the region to 2.5 per cent above the rate of inflation for the first five years.

A MISSION of mercy is set to leave for Bosnia next week. Horwich milkwoman Barbara Gore collected dozens of boxes of food and toiletries in the town for a convoy to the war-torn former Yugoslavia.