From the Evening News, April 20, 1903: ACCORDING to the statement of P.C. Pye, made before the Borough Justices this morning, Henry Robinson, cycle manufacturer, Bath-st., rode a motor tricycle down Knowsley-st. at a speed of between ten and twelve miles an hour.

The vehicle had a basket seat in front, in which Mrs Robinson was seated, and the constable said he only escaped being knocked down by jumping out of the way of the tricycle. As he passed, defendant turned round and smiled.

Defendant's estimate of the speed was totally different. He stated he was not going more than six miles an hour, and submitted that it was impossible to get up to the speed named by the constable on a two-horse power machine such as he was riding in so short a distance.

Again, his wife was of nervous disposition, and he dare not travel fast when she was riding with him. The Magistrates dismissed the case.

From the Evening News, April 20, 1993

POLICE threw out a staggering 18 fans from a cup final at Burnden Park last night between two non-league teams. It is the largest number at any match at the ground in the last four seasons.

And a Bolton landlord, Mr John Butterworth, of the Waggon & Horses on Manchester Road, was injured when he was hit with a pint pot when violence erupted in his pub after the match. The game attracted 1,500 fans to the Lancashire ATS Challenge Cup Final between Southport and Chorley.

From the Evening News, April 21, 1978

BOLTON East Labour MP David Young today lashed out at the amount of soft porn on sale in the town. He said much of it was available at family newsagents. He was speaking after the successful passing through the Commons of a new Bill to outlaw child pornography.

NORTH Bolton is "dangerously isolated" now that the ambulance station has been moved to Farnworth. That was the opinion of Bolton Council last night, as it officially expressed its concern at the "inadequate cover" for the northern part of the town. The decision will renew pressure for a sub-station to serve northern Bolton.

From the Evening News April 21, 1953

KITCHEN waste "pirates" are taking £500 worth of foodstuffs every year from Bolton's pig bins, the Cleansing and Sewage Committee was told yesterday. Even without this thieving, Bolton is not producing enough kitchen waste to meet the demand of poultry-keepers and pig-keepers.

Mr C.E. Scowcroft, Cleansing Superintendent estimates that if people save their kitchen waste and put it in one or another of Bolton's 1,000 pig bins, instead of burning it or putting it into the dustbins, the collections would be 10 times as heavy as they are now.