From the Evening News, September 11, 1976

25 YEARS AGO

BOLTON health officials are struggling to maintain a safe level of night nurses in Bolton hospitals. The Health Authority has been told that an additional 200 nurses were needed in the area's hospitals to avoid an "inevitable fall in standards of nursing care."

RATHER than see his parish church fall into decay, Levi Atkinson set about a three-year labour of love to restore its former beauty in time for the centenary celebrations. Through the long, dark nights, when Levi was re-plastering St Matthew's at Brownlow Way, Halliwell, he sang hymns at the top of his voice to keep going. Now the work is finished, and tomorrow Levi will see the chapel he has created be re-dedicated by the Bishop of Hulme.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, September 12, 1951

THE BBC announced immediately before the 1 o'clock news today that the Home Service would begin at 6.30am tomorrow with the result of the Randolph Turpin-Ray Robinson fight.

At 7.10am and 8.10am, recorded descriptions of the fight will be given by Stewart Macpherson and E.J. Waltham, secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control.

No mention was made in the 1 o'clock news of the fight broadcast arrangements for the Light Programme, previously announced to take place during the early hours of tomorrow on the long wavelength.

The BBC this afternoon issued the following statement: "As stated yesterday, the BBC still hopes to broadcast a news report of the Turpin-Robinson fight on the Light Programme. The Light Programme will be on the air on the long wavelength of 1,500 metres from 3am."

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, September 12, 1876

THE local "demagogues" who have so often told us that Chorley-road was dominant in the Borough, and could adopt or reject whatever it pleased, in spite of the wishes of the rest of the town, are proved to be wholly mistaken.

The new Cemetery is positively to be at the West End, on the Rogerstead Estate, and funerals will actually pass along Chorley New-road! Of course, many West End residents have been indignant about the proposal, and naturally so; and they expressed their views in a very influential memorial to the Town Council; but to little purpose, as the sequel shows.

Their objections to the project were estimated as "mere" sentimentality which ought not to be taken into account in face of the practical arguments advanced on the other side.

Should anyone say in the future that Chorley-road exercises undue influence in the Town Council, it will be a sufficient answer to point to the West End Cemetery. The Council has seldom appeared to greater advantage than it did on Wednesday last, when pure considerations as to the best thing for the good of the town were allowed to rule.