From the Evening News, July 22, 1904: ON the recommendation of Mr F. Lomax, hon representive for this district, the Royal Humane Society have awarded their highest testimonial.

Inscribed on vellum, to Richard Yates of Bolton for having, at great personal risk, rescued a fellow workman named William Sumner from drowning in a deep pit at Euxton a few days ago. Both men were with a gang of men from the L and Y Permanent Way Department, Breightmet Street, who were repairing the lines and during the dinner hour Sumner went for a swim in the pit, 20 feet deep. He was seized with cramp and Yates, seeing his difficulties, dived in the water. He was seized by Sumner and both men went under several times. Yates, although only a moderate swimmer, bravely held on and getting near the bank, two of the workmen joined hands and by this means the men were assisted to the bank. Sumner was unconscious and artificial respiration was resorted to with success. The testimonial will be signed, amongst others, by the Prince of Wales.

From the Evening News, July 22, 1954: BOLTON Education Authority is one of eight areas in England and Wales where grammar school places form less than 20 per cent of the total secondary school places and in which no new premises for grammar schools are being built at present. Miss Florence Horsbrugh, Minister of Education, said this in a written Parliamentary reply.

IT is a fact, according to the licensee of a Bolton hotel, that men are drinking less draught and more bottled beer. Once men had their particular seats and their particular drinks, mostly draught, night after night. But now the casual, younger customer asks infrequently for a mild or a bitter, preferring bottled beer.

From the Evening News, July 21, 1979: BOLTON could lose 300 jobs in a double body blow. About 160 workers are to fight the shock closure of Rivington Carpets International on the Raikes Lane industrial estate. And 140 leather workers at William Walker and Sons of Weston Street are under threat now that their controlling group, British Tanners Products, has gone into receivership.

HUNDREDS of top athletes from 26 countries converged on Bolton for the 12th world veteran road running championships. The 900 taking part in this afternoon's 10-kilometre race were aged between 40 and 87. Among the first to appear on the course were members of the Bolton Harriers squad led by the hotly-tipped favourite -- 41-year-old Mike Freary.

From the Evening News, July 22, 1994: SUMMERTIME social drinkers are being targeted in a hard-hitting campaign by Greater Manchester Police and Courage brewery. A wrecked car from a drink-drive motoring accident is on display to visitors to the M62 Birch Service Station as they turn into the car park.

FORTY children from St James' School, Farnworth, and 20 from Masefield County Primary, Little Lever, were treated to a day out watching Lancashire County Cricket Club's match against Middlesex. The trip was courtesy of a new scheme run by Nynex, the Bolton-based cable communications company which sponsors Lancashire.