From the Evening News, April 4, 1903: AN extraordinary shooting affair occurred yesterday afternoon in a lodging house, mostly occupied by foreign visitors to London, situated in the most densely-populated quarter of Whitechapel.

A man, said to be an Englishman, engaged a bed at the house. Yesterday afternoon he was sitting in the kitchen with a number of inoffensive German fellow-lodgers, when, as alleged, without provocation or warning, he drew a revolver from the coat pocket and began firing indiscriminately.

Having emptied the weapon, the man rushed out of the house, and was captured after an exciting chase by a policeman.

The man appeared in court today charged with attempting to murder the four men above-mentioned. On being informed how many men were injured, prisoner said: "Oh, I hope not seriously." Two of the men are still detained in hospital.

From the Evening News, April 5, 1993

THUGS ransacked a pub after smashing their way through windows and doors in a commando-style attack. Customers inside the White Horse Tavern in Westhoughton cowered in terror during the raid. Mrs Jane Herd, manager of the wrecked pub, believes that up to 15 men were involved. Police later arrested eight men.

From the Evening News, April 5, 1978

TOP-LEVEL talks with Government officials are to be held next week to try to save some of the 536 axed jobs at Bolton's giant Sunnyside Mills. Bolton's two MPs Mrs Ann Taylor and Mr David Young, along with textile union representatives, will make a plea for almost 200 of the jobs to be saved. They will ask for more Government money for the local textile industry. Union officials today expressed their shock at the news that Tootal is to close the mills.

From the Evening News, April 4, 1953

"Attention! About turn! Right turn! Forward march!" The sound of these commands, writes an Evening News' reporter, greeted me as I entered the meeting room at No. 14 Company, Bolton Boys' Brigade, at Wesley Church, Castle-st.

The Commanding Officer of this company, and of the battalion, is Mr J.S. Lomax, JP, who has been connected with the Brigade since it was formed in 1914. He told me that there are about 130 boys in No. 14 Company. The majority of them are between 10 and 18 years old, but some boys rejoined the Brigade when they had completed their National Service. Many members also attend the special Sunday School class taught by Mr Lomax at the church.