A massive Charter Party celebrating 750 years of history in Bolton, was organised by a team effort between the Bolton Evening News and the town's mayor.
The idea for the celebrations, which took the form of a Charity Ball, a two day medieval market and a candlelit procession, came from the Mayor who wanted to mark the occasion of the town becoming a free borough in 1253.
The paper's deputy editor Ian Savage, put together a 24-page glossy brochure detailing the great and the good from the town. This was followed by an eight page in-paper pull out.

The Lancaster Citizen has slammed the Government's decision to refuse proposals to improve East Lancashire's dental health because the plan was too detailed.
The Citizen's Eric Leaver said: "This is ridiculous. It suggests that if our health chiefs had presented a vague scheme instead, it would have stood a better chance of being approved."

Homelessness charity Julian House has beaten its target in a £75,000 fund-raising drive to pay a large share of its basic running costs for the next year, raising more than £77,000.
Backed by the Bath Chronicle and radio station GWR, Julian House launched the New Hope appeal two months ago.

Newcastle's Evening Chronicle, along with the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, has launched the Buzz Awards 2003.
The aim is to reward people who have made outstanding contributions to customer service in the region. Readers are being asked to nominate the people who bring them service with a smile, people who embody the warm and friendly welcome that visitors and tourists have come to expect from the North East area.

The Weird Wiltshire website has a new section on ghosts - the final chapter in the site's development.
"Ghosts" explores spooky legends from pubs, manor houses, haunted abbeys and even council houses. It joins crop circles, UFOs, stone formations, white horses and Silbury Hill to complete the site - for now.

The Derby Evening Telegraph has got its new campaign off to a fantastic start.
The Derby Cancer Appeal Magic Million has reached a total of £75,000 just two months after its launch, with the aim of buying £1m of cancer equipment for Derby hospitals.

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