From the Evening News, January 20, 1906: A superstition that dies hard is that to do household washing and cleaning takes hard work, takes drudgery.

It is proved every day of the week that with Fels-Naptha soap the element of drudgery is altogether taken out of the work.

From the Evening News, January 20, 1956: THE number of people in Britain who had an income of more than £6,000 a year after paying income tax and surtax jumped to 190 in the year 1953-54 compared with 35 in the year before.

This is disclosed today in the report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

Their total income before tax was £17,700,000, but tax took £16,200,000.

SPEAKING on rating and revaluation at a meeting of the Bolton Junior Chamber of Commerce last night, Mr. William Appleyard, Borough Treasurer, stressed the fact that the new assessments on properties did not, as many people thought, put more money into the pocket of the local authority.

"We cannot raise more money in rates than our estimated capital expenditure requires," he said.

From the Evening News, January 20, 1981: BOLTON councillors were warned to expect a "tenants revolt" after giving the go-ahead to £3-a-week rent rises today.

The massive 40 per cent increases were approved at a special meeting of the housing committee, despite a warning from Counc Martin Donaghy.

He said: "You will have a revolt on your hands if this goes through."

UNDER a cloak of secrecy, Greater Manchester councillors yesterday gave £3 million of ratepayers money to help the countys ailing bus service over its worst financial crisis.

A publicity clampdown was ordered after the county policy and resources committee had taken the decision behind closed doors.

The committee chairman and council leader, Counc Arnold Fieldhouse, would not speak to journalists and the Press offices at both county hall and Greater Manchester Transport were ordered not to give any information.

But members of the opposition Labour Group confirmed that, if the full council approved on Jan 28, £3.5 million will be going to GMT from the county purse.

From the Evening News, January 20, 1996: A LOCAL Army Cadet Force detachment has been saved thanks to a group of generous businessmen.

The Farnworth detachment based at Back Albert Street was threatened with closure after around six break-ins over the last five years.

But cadets can now look forward to a brighter future after teaming up with shopkeepers to raise around £200.

BOLTON council will have to pay out £8,500 towards the cost of fighting the controversial Dumplington "shopping city" go ahead.

Town hall chiefs had feared that they should have to share a much larger bill running into millions.

But they have now been told that the private sector will pay the largest share and councils such as Bolton £8,500.