From the Evening News, September 19, 1975

PLANS to build homes for young couples for as little as £4000 were today described as a breakthrough in low cost housing in the Bolton area. The one-bedroom flats and two-bedroom town houses could be built within six months if Bolton Council's planning committee gives the go-ahead. The homes are planned for Savick Avenue, Breightmet, and Longsight Lane - New Lane, Harwood.

SELF-proclaimed revolutionary Patty Hearst, captured after a long police hunt, was reunited early today with her wealthy parents in a gaol near San Francisco, Miss Hearst, who called her father - millionaire publisher Randolph Hearst - a 'capitalistic pig' during the months she eluded the police, said at the hour-long reunion that she wanted to go home.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, September 20, 1950

'WHAT would happen if Bolton Co-operative Society went out of business?' This and many other similar questions were answered last night at Bolton Co-operative Men's Guild by a 'Brains Trust' from the Society. They were told that if the Co-operative Society went out of business, members would get back every penny they had in the concern. They were also told that there were 57,000 members of the Co-op in Bolton.

EFFORTS to add to the cultural life are always welcome, and it is good to hear that the plan to form a Bolton French Circle in Bolton has progressed so well that the inaugural meeting will be held in the Central Library on Friday evening. There are already 90 prospective members.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, September 20, 1875

AN incident which caused some alarm on the royal estates of Balmoral and Abergeldie occurred last week. On Friday the Prince of Wales went out deer-stalking in the forests. The day was fine, and the sport excellent. Four splendid stags and one hind fell to the rifle of the Prince. The last stag was not killed until seven o'clock. Darkness had by this time set in, and the Prince, with his attendant, James Blair, was a long way from the spot at which the ponies had been left.

The gillie was acquainted with the paths on the hills leading to the Castle, but he unfortunately dropped his walking stick, and after searching for some time he mistook his course. He and the Prince walked several miles before they discovered that they were far out of their way.

It was now perfectly dark, but His Royal Highness, who knows the hills even better than the gillies, took the post of guide, and turning back, he and Blair walked several miles, until, after many shouts, they came to the point where the ponies and attendants were in waiting. The Prince of Wales, along with the Princess, had been invited to dinner at Balmoral. Dinner hour arrived, by no Prince reached Abergeldie. The Princess resolved to wait the arrival of her husband, and sent the ladies and gentlemen of the suite to fulfil their engagement at Balmoral.

Her Majesty, on learning of the occurrence, immediately postponed dinner, and sent grooms and gillies in all directions in search of the Prince. Meanwhile, he arrived back at Abergeldie, and on to Balmoral shortly after ten o'clock. Except being slightly fatigued by his long walk over the heather, the Prince was none the worse for his adventure.