From the Evening News, September 14, 1904: MRS Williams, who has died at Bristol, was known for a remarkable appetitite.

She once seized a box of dominoes and swallowed no fewer than 28 pieces. On another occasion she consumed one and a half pounds of gravel and later swallowed 13 iron screws. None of these things apparently harmed her, for she lived to a good old age.

AS soon as a site can be found, a novel addition to London's religious architecture will be made by the erection of a magnificent mosque to accommodate the 2,000 Mohammedans estimated to reside in London.

ACCORDING to Prof Mason, anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, fair-haired girls are rapidly vanishing. In six centuries, he says, there will be no blondes.

BLACKPOOL will celebrate its newly-acquired honour as a county borough on Saturday, the 1st October. A statue of the late Queen Victoria is to be unveiled in the town hall.

From the Evening News, September 14, 1954: THE first day of no segregation in public schools - ordered by the Supreme Court last May - was marked by parades of white students and strikes in some American states yesterday. In White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, about 300 of the 440 enrolled white students paraded through the streets carrying banners reading "No negroes wanted in our schools."

THE Bolton referees who played their opposite numbers in Manchester arrived back at the YMCA defeated by three goals to nil. A tired, limping band of men crawled up the steps in Deansgate for the solace of a cup of tea.

Our correspondent was told that it was a "somewhat dirty game" under the control of "one of the worst referees ever." Poetic justice?

From the Evening News, September 14, 1979: BOLTON'S new NHS trusts spent more than £20,000 on new logos, stationery and signs, it was claimed today. Labour is accusing the Government of wasting cash on promotional material that could have been spent on operations.

A NEW drive will be launched next week to find more families to foster or adopt children. Greater Manchester Adoption and Fostering Consortium, which includes Bolton Social Services, is hoping to persuade more people to take on the job. While there is no shortage of families wanting to adopt babies, there are currently 26 school-age children in the county looking for permanent homes.

From the Evening News, September 14, 1979: BRITAIN'S spiralling inflation rate hit its highest point for two years in August - up to 15.8 per cent from 15.6 per cent in July. Most of this month's rise was due to higher motoring costs and the price of household fuels, but plunging prices for fresh fruit and vegetables helped to curb the climb.

COUNCILLORS have hit out at the government-ordered axing of £3 million from Bolton's housing programme.

The cuts - part of the Government's policy of public expenditure reductions - were attacked at a meeting of Bolton's Housing Committee. Labour councillor Brian Iddon said "immeasurable suffering" was being caused because not enough new council houses were being built in the town.