From the Bolton Evening News, August 24, 1903: THE death of the Marquis of Salisbury, four times Prime Minister of Great Britain, took place at his Hatfield seat on Saturday night.

The actual time of the distinguished statesman's death was ten minutes past nine. The end was very peaceful.

The noble lord suffered no discomfort, and resigned life as if passing merely into a deeper slumber. The Prime Minister was at the bedside of his kinsman, and all the family at present in this country stood near.

The end had been so long delayed that those present almost thought that Lord Salisbury was going to fight through another night; therefore, the much expected dreaded announcement came with somewhat as a surprise.

Soon, the tolling of the bell made it known that all was, indeed, over.

From the Evening News, August 25, 1993

THE European Court of Human Rights has dashed a battling community's last hopes of forcing householders Barratt off the green fields of Birtenshaw.

The Strasbourg court has said it will not interfere in the English Appeal Court's decision to allow Barratt to carry on building 277 homes on 35 acres of Birtenshaw Farm land at Bradshaw. The Stand for the Land campaign had been raging for more than a decade, since Barratt's first moves to build on the land which the whole community was protected by a 60 year old covenant.

From the Evening News, August 25, 1978

BOLTON East MP Mr David Young has called for a voluntary early retirement scheme to give elderly couples more time together. Mr Young said that he felt Britain should introduce a scheme similar to that in Germany which allows men to retire at 60. He said: "Couples have far too little time together after retirement. Men tend to die round the age of 65, but if the retirement age was brought down on a voluntary basis, it would mean that people would have time to themselves. Anyone who wished to carry on working would be able to do so."

From the Evening News, August 25, 1953

IF housewives would sweep the roadway in front of their houses, Bolton would be a cleaner and tidier town, suggest Counc. Stanley Hawksworth, vice-chairman of Bolton Cleansing and Sewage Committee.

If people on Wigan-rd. were a little more careful and used the litter bins, there would be fewer fish and chip papers, sheets of newspaper, toffee wrappings and bus tickets in front gardens.

If people were a little more thoughtful and didn't thrown litter about the streets, there would be no need for the Corporation to spend money on an anti-litter campaign; and the rates might not be so high, he said.