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1. Tax office workers in walkout over job loss shocker
Accrington Observer, Thursday 6 March 2008FURIOUS staff at Accrington’s tax office staged a mass walkout after receiving the devastating news that they could all be out of a job next year.
2. Hollins in 100 most improved schools list
Accrington Observer, Thursday 28 February 2008STAFF and pupils at The Hollins Technology College were celebrating this week after being named as among the 100 most improved schools in the country.
3. MP accused of jumping on bandwagon
Accrington Observer, Friday 15 February 2008THE battle to save four Hyndburn post offices has turned into a war of words between the borough’s Labour MP and Tory council leader.
4. Gale force winds spark safety fears as roof blows off
Accrington Observer, Thursday 7 February 2008GALE force winds blew the roof off a derelict building, sparking anger that someone could have been killed in the drama.
5. Howzat for a record
Accrington Observer, Thursday 7 February 2008LIFELONG cricket fan Liam Jackson was so bowled over when his son Zac arrived that he enrolled him as the youngest-ever member of Enfield Cricket Club – at just one minute old.
6. Baby for sex offender locked up in Thai cell
Accrington Observer, Thursday 10 January 2008CONVICTED child sex offender Alan Smith spoke to the Observer from his cell in a Thai detention centre this week, revealing his pregnant wife is standing by him.
7. School on top for third year running
Accrington Observer, Thursday 10 January 2008STAFF and pupils at St Christopher’s High School, Accrington, are top of the class for the third year running following the publication of the Government’s Key Stage Four league tables. Click here for the tables in full
8. Family says final farewell to Paul
Accrington Observer, Thursday 3 January 2008SCORES of mourners flocked to Accrington Crematorium to pay their last respects to Paul Padden who was found dead in Amsterdam.
9. No job, no wife and no future
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 December 2007CONVICTED child sex offender Alan Smith could be back in Accrington as early as January after leaving his job as a teaching assistant in Thailand and splitting from his young bride following a media storm.
10. Warning as crews rescue stranded pet
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 December 2007IT WAS a tail with a happy ending when firefighters rescued a dog after it became trapped under ice at a frozen lodge in Oswaldtwistle.