November 23

Labour's David Young, Lawrence Cunliffe and Terry Lewis insisted that it would be wrong for the nation to give financial help to one of the richest families in the world. A major row was looming after Heritage Secretary visited the damaged castle and announced that the national would foot the repair bill.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 23, 1977

THE Tory-controlled council in Bolton has finally given up its fight against comprehensive education. It decided last night to comply with the law and present plans to the Government for the all-in changeover to go ahead in September, 1979.

Council leader John Hanscomb announced that the long, hard fight was over. He said: "It is a sad, sad day. We have fought hard from a genuine conviction that comprehensive education was wrong, but we have lost."

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 23, 1952

MOST of the Bolton men who were prisoners of war in the hands of the Japanese have now received their £15 "gratuity". The local branch of the Far Eastern Prisoners of War Association dealt with over 450 applications altogether

The majority are, of course, disappointed. "We wanted more not because we are greedy, but because we would like the Japanese to pay heavily for what they did to us," was the comment of one man.

In comparison with Americans and soldiers of the Commonwealth countries, the British Servicemen have been treated poorly. "It is a case of the poverty-stricken Tommy once again," said a Bolton woman whose husband was captured at Singapore.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 22, 1902

ANOTHER has still to be added to the Wanderers' distressing and extraordinary succession of misfortunes. Following closely upon the accident to Johnny Picken, which will deprive the club of his services for many weeks, Bob Taylor yesterday met with an accident which creates yet another vacancy.

After the usual training exercises yesterday morning he mounted a cycle belonging to one of the players, and went once round the track. He was preparing to dismount near the secretary's office, where the track is perhaps more inclined than at any other part, and attempted to clutch the rails.

He, however, missed his hold, with the result that the cycle swerved round and descended the incline. Taylor was thrown violently on to the hard cement track, the fall being distinctly heard on the opposite side of the ground, and he sustained an ugly deep cut just above the right eye.

He was attended by Dr Robertson, the club doctor, who put several stitches in the wound, after which Taylor was removed home. The plucky half-back expressed a desire to appear in his usual position in the match against Notts Forest this afternoon, but whilst this, of course, had to be refused, it is expected he will be able to turn out next week.