From the Evening News, July 16, 1992 - COURAGEOUS heart-swap youngster Kelly Walmsley has gone for gold - bringing home three medals in her sporting debut at the British Transplant Games.

Kelly, aged 13, of Westhoughton, represented Wythenshawe Hospital's Olympic squad in the games in Exeter. And the hospital's youngest ever transplant patient had a splashing good time, taking home three gold medals after winning the 25 metres freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

July 15, 1977

MORE than 1,600 Bolton school leavers are on the dole, and another 150 young jobless are in the queue. The numbers are likely to be swelled by even more school leavers at the end of the month.

BOLTON councillors are to have a private showing of the erotic French film "Emmanuelle" to decide whether the rest of the town should be able to see it. They refused permission for the film to be shown in Bolton over two years ago, but without ever seeing it.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

July 16, 1952

BOLTON children may in future be able to attend a camp school such as Somerford Hall. Ald Mrs Wright, chairman of Bolton Education Committee, said that when "certain information" was available, the committee would be given an opportunity to discuss whether there is a possibility of re-opening a camp school. Somerford Hall camp school was closed last December after being open to Bolton children for six years. It is not known whether the information being gathered refers to Somerford Hall or to another school.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

July 16, 1902

THE celebration of the silver wedding of Col. Hesketh, VD, and Mrs Hesketh, was made the occasion of a pleasurable trip and re-union at Blackpool on Saturday. The employees of Messrs T.M. Hesketh and Sons, Ltd, Astley Bridge, and Albert Mill, Horwich, were by the generosity of the firm treated to a trip to Blackpool, the mills being closed for the day.

The employees, to the number of 673, received every facility for visiting the various places of amusement in Blackpool, and needless to say these were made full advantage of. At ten o'clock the company assembled in the ballroom of the Tower, where an interesting function took place, in the presentation of a silver plate to Col. and Mrs Hesketh. The 26-inch solid silver salver, splendidly engraved, weighed nearly 160oz.