From the Evening News, April 28, 1903: THE honour of having made the first public through trip from Bolton to Liverpool by electric car is claimed by members of the Smithills Bowling Green Club, who on Saturday, to the number of 50, including a few commercial friends, started from Bolton at 1.15 in two special cars provided by the Corporation.

Upon reaching Four Lane Ends they were met by a special car of the South Lancashire Tramways, Ltd., and on this they travelled to Atherton Generating Station for lunch, then a clear run was made into the city of Liverpool, the South Lancashire Tramways Co. having received permission to run over the Corporation lines.

In Liverpool they were entertained to dinner. The return journey was performed by rail, a special saloon being provided by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.

From the Evening News, April 29, 1993

BOLTON is now a front runner in the race out of recession - with unemployment below the national average for the first time in at least 10 years. Latest figures show 10.5 per cent of the borough's working population on the dole, compared to 10.6 nationally. Nationally, unemployment stands at about three million, with city analysts predicting it will peak at 3.3 million early next year.

THOUSANDS of Bolton homes, offices and shops were left without power today after a massive electricity failure at a sub-station. Seven thousand Norweb customers in Farnworth, Great Lever, Kearsley and Walkden were without essential supplies while engineers battled to repair the fault.

From the Evening News, April 29, 1978

STOLEN skateboards are becoming such a hot property that they are being repainted and serial numbers removed before going back on the streets.

With some boards worth more than £50, several have disappeared in the area, and some have turned up again looking different.

A POULTRY farmer today called on fox hunters to double their efforts in the Holcombe area. Mr Bill Rawsthorne claims that a fox population boom is threatening his chickens and geese, and says that the only solution is for the Holcombe Hunt to ride through the area more often.

From the Evening News, April 28, 1953

SIR,- In Friday's "Things I See - And Hear", P.McC. stated that in January, 1887, Halliwell Rovers defeated Sheffield Wednesday 16-0, Walsall 11-0, and Padiham 9-0.

The results are right, but the team was called Halliwell at that time and not Halliwell Rovers. The Halliwell Rovers club took the ground at Bennetts Lane after Halliwell disbanded.

I watched all the three matches, and when they played Sheffield Wednesday the ground was covered by a thick layer of snow, and the Halliwell goalkeeper, Oliver Fairclough, who was quite a comedian, was yards out of his goal on many occasions in the second half, making fresh figures of the score in the snow with his feet. Yours,

Mr B. Booth, 44, Slaidburn-ave., Breightmet.