From the Evening News, March 7, 1903

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From the Evening News, March 8, 1993

DRUNKEN soccer louts wrecked a pub after invading Bolton at the weekend.

Customers cowered inside as rampaging Sheffield United fans hurled bricks and planks of wood through the windows of the Alma pub on Bradshawgate. Several people had to be taken to hospital with cuts after the wrecking spree which caused thousands of pounds damage. The violence erupted minutes after some 200 Sheffield fans piled off a train at Trinity Street on their way home from seeing their team draw at Blackburn.

From the Evening News, March 8, 1978

A PROPOSAL to allow motor-cycle scrambling on the moors near Rivington Pike came under fire last night at a public meeting about the West Pennine Moors plan. The plan advocates the use of a site behind Sportsman's Cottage, Georges Lane, Horwich, for scrambling. But the suggestion was strongly criticised by some of the 250-strong audience at Rivington Hall Barn. "Noise carries for miles," said one speaker, and another commented that "the provision of a special area for motor-cycle scrambling would result in enthusiasts driving all over the moorlands, when they would be just as happy with a site by a council tip."

From the Evening News, March 8, 1953

SIR,- Some time ago I rescued a car from a car breaker's yard. It cost me £10 - money I had saved for a holiday. I made it roadworthy and fit for anyone to ride in. I sold this car at a profit, and in turn sold a second car until I have a car worthy to be a car. That is how a Council tenant like myself owns a car.

My wage averages £10 a week with overtime. I don't drink, and I smoke, on average, eight cigarettes a day, and do all my own repairs to the car.

If the correspondent who thinks that people who can afford to run a car should not be in Council houses is receiving a poor wage and does not own a car, I ask him not to begrudge anyone else of achieving their ambition.

Next he will grumble about Council tenants for having TV sets. Does he think we should be ex-hoboes before we can qualify for a Council house? Yours, Foden