Local newspaper to celebrate 150th anniversary

Local daily newspaper The Bolton News which has served the town for generations celebrates its 150th anniversary on Sunday (March 19).

The Newsquest-owned title will feature a history of the newspaper from its launch in in 1867, including:  
•         The then Bolton Evening News’ success as a showcase for famous authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H G Wells, Thomas Hardy and Robert Louis Stevenson through its Fiction Bureau
•         Pieces from all its surviving editors of the 11 who have led the editorial department over the years
•         Essays from former and current journalists
•         A reproduction of the very first front page
•         Photographs from the archives and headlines from news and sport through the years

Ian Savage, who has been editor in chief of The Bolton News since 2008, said: “It is a momentous occasion to be celebrating 150 years of The Bolton News and I am very proud.

“I am lucky to have a fantastic team working with me and everyone has worked extremely hard to put this commemorative edition together, which for the first time that I can remember will see us publish on a Sunday, which is the actual date of our anniversary.

“I am sure the special edition will be very popular; it is a fitting tribute to a strong, independent newspaper that has been at the heart of its community for a long time.”