From the Evening News, March 27, 1903: AT a meeting of the Street Committee yesterday, the Borough Engineer submitted a plan showing the method by which the approaches to the subway at Gilnow could be made passable to pedestrians, and the Engineer was requested to prepare a plan and cost estimate for the provision of a bridge for vehicular traffic over the railway near the Pocket, as a means of communication between Wigan-rd. and Chorley New-rd.

AT a meeting of the Electricity Committee yesterday, it was resolved to supply electricity mains to Mr Kenyon's timber yard in Spa-rd., and to the Markland-hill Lads' Club.

From the Evening News, March 27, 1993

FISHERMEN yesterday mounted a blockade of Portsmouth harbour in a protest over cheap imports of fish. Around 50 vessels gathered around the Devon naval port, following a blockade on Monday by more than 60 ships at Teesport, Britain's second largest commercial port. The Sea Fish Act restricts the number of days boats can go to sea.

From the Evening News, March 27, 1978

LABOUR MP Willie Hamilton today scoffed at Roddy Llewellyn's suggestion that Princess Margaret did "the most difficult job in the world".

"For anyone to say seriously that Princess Margaret works hard is absurd nonsense," he said. "She has had eight public engagements to date this year, that is in three months. In that time she has drawn about £14,000 for eight performances -- not bad."

Mr Llewellyn said that he would continue seeing Princess Margaret, and added: "I would like to see Willie Hamilton and any of her other critics do all her jobs in the marvellous way that she does."

From the Evening News, March 27, 1953

QUEEN Elizabeth the Second officially became the "Queen of Ceylon" last night as the House of Representatives passed the Bill giving this recognition by 53 votes to 18.

AS yet no-one has written to tell us that they have heard the first cuckoo of Spring, but two young members of the Bolton Field Naturalists' Society, Roy Lancaster, and Brian Gregory, of Deane, called at the office yesterday to tell us that they had seen a sand martin near Rumworth Lodge. The bird was busy looking for insects.