From the Evening News, November 8, 1971

RESIDENTS of Little Lever are backing a campaign to prevent tipping of rubbish on village land. Letters have been sent to the Department of the Environment, petitions already have hundreds of signatures, and a public inquiry is being held. The land, about five acres in size, borders Ladyshore Road. Main objections to tipping are the dangers to children from large lorries, and the general principle of tipping refuse which some residents feel "is turning Little Lever into a rubbish dump".

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, November 6, 1946

SIR - I observe from the columns of the Evening News that the Bolton hairdressers are about to increase their service charges on the grounds of increased wages to assistants, and overhead expenses. It would be interesting to know how many of them employ assistants. The majority of the so-called establishments are purely one-man businesses, with out-of-date premises. In many other towns, with modern well-equipped salons, the price of a haircut does not exceed 1s. Yours, etc, Siberian.

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, November 7, 1871

BOOTH Hargreaves and Alfred Massey, apprentices to Mr John Hilton, iron founder, Farnworth, were charged before the County Magistrates on Monday with absenting themselves from work. Both defendants left their work at the same time, and on the 11th August a summons was issued for them, but they did not appear, and were apprehended under a warrant only on Saturday. Hargreaves had been summoned several times previously, but this was Massey's first offence. For the loss of Hargreaves, Hilton had recovered £10 in the County Court; he was a good workman, and while he had been away he had been earning £2 a week as a journeyman. For the defence, it was contended, by Mr Hall, on behalf of Hargreaves, that he had not been well treated, and that he had not been taught his trade. Both defendants were ordered to return to work, and to find sureties in £10 each for the fulfilment of their term of apprenticeships - two years longer.

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