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1. Appeal reaches £40,000
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008OUR Aspire appeal to save the Accrington Pals Memorial Chapel reached a major milestone this week.
2. Club slams 'soft' sentence on thief
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008A WORKING men’s club official has slammed the lenient sentence handed out to a bar manager who stole more than £7,000 in takings.
3. Teen singer an X Factor hit
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008TEENAGE singer Diana Vickers wowed judges on TV’s X Factor last weekend.
4. Triumph as student wins fight against deadly bug
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008A STUDENT who contracted the deadly MRSA virus after battling tuberculosis is celebrating after flying through his A-levels.
5. Cops two hours late after 999 call
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008A FATHER-of-four is calling for action after police took two hours to respond to his 999 call – despite him being less than 350 yards from a police station.
6. All systems go for new Tesco
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008PLANS for a £30M Tesco superstore in Accrington have been given the Government’s stamp of approval.
7. Strongman pulls his weight
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008RISHTON strongman Mark Felix earned his place alongside the strongest men on the planet after finishing third in Wednesday night’s televised Britain’s Strongest Man contest.
8. Beauty pageant stunner is ex-carnival queen
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008A FORMER Accrington Carnival Queen has proved she is still a hit on the beauty circuit – seven years and two children later.
9. Hopes fade as jobs are axed at historic mill
Accrington Observer, Friday 5 September 2008ADMINISTRATORS working at Hyndburn’s largest and oldest textile mill have failed to save a third of the workforce’s jobs.
10. Hyndburn Honey - the search is on
Accrington Observer, Thursday 4 September 2008OUR search for a Hyndburn Honey has been so successful that we have decided to turn it into an exciting competition.