From the Evening News, September 22, 1904: BISHOP Hamilton Baynes spoke in Nottingham in connection with the National Autumn Conference of the Band of Hope Union.

Describing the scene in the city at about eleven o'clock on Saturday nights, he doubted if there were many places in the country where so much reckless riotism could be seen as when the public houses belched forth their contents, and prominent amongst these were numbers of young girls. One heard girls' voices, shouting in most discordant tones, after spending the evening in the public house. (Shame). As time went on he realised more and more that the critical time for young people was when they left the bands of hope and he appealed to all church workers, therefore, to counteract the desire to walk the streets by starting young men's institutes and evening homes for girls

From the Evening News, September 22, 1954: READER'S LETTER. Sir, Once again I should like to raise the question - when are the powers-that-be going to prevent shopkeepers from selling fireworks weeks before November 5? Only last night some young hooligans placed a "banger" on my aged mother's doorstep. I am no spoil-sport, but why allow these youths to be able to purchase these nerve-shattering "bangers" to the annoyance of older people? Rodney.

MOTORISTS have only eight days now to have red rear reflectors fitted to their vehicles. From October 1 the law will require two reflectors to be carried. Bolton garage owners and service department chiefs are expecting a last-minute rush.

From the Evening News, September 22, 1979: BOLTON'S Wilkinson old people's hospital - recently labelled "downright dangerous" by an expert - is to close. The Area Health Authority's general administrator (policy), Mr Roy Holman, said the transfer of the 29 patients to other hospitals would begin in the week beginning Oct 1. The hospital was originally a small mansion given to the town by Mr Thomas Wilkinson.

FIFTEEN members of the Jubilee Social Club in Bolton - all confined to wheelchairs - will be taking part in a sponsored wheelchair ride from Horwich to the centre of Bolton next Saturday. The event has been organised by Gordon Shields of Wardle Street, Bolton and Ken Wignall of Withins Drive. Money raised will go to the Mayor's Children's Christmas Toys and Amenity Fund.

From the Evening News, September 22, 1994: WAR veteran Captain Bill Harris and table tennis boss George Yates were presented with Bolton civic medals for their outstanding contribution to the community. Essex-born Captain Harris, who spent three years as a Japanese prisoner of war, was a founder member of the Bolton and District Far East Prisoners of War Association. Mr Yates received national and international honours in the table tennis world and was match secretary of the Bolton league for 43 years before retiring through ill-health in June.

COUNCILLORS voted against a bid by council leader Bob Howarth and deputy Guy Harkin for a complete ban on smoking in the town hall. But they backed an amendment put forward by Labour councillor Cliff Morris to allow smoking in certain designated areas. Cllr Howarth was disappointed there was no total ban, but thought it was a step forward that people would no longer be able to smoke at their desks or during committee meetings.