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11. Murder most horrid
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002ACCRINGTON has its dark side too ... with tales of murder stretching back over many decades.
12. Local inventiveness changed industry forever
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002THE inventor of the Spinning Jenny, James Hargreaves, has a very special place in the history of the cotton industry. Together with the fly-shuttle, invented by John Kay, the Spinning Jenny made Lancashire one of the most important counties in the UK
13. Gas mask mania
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002AS THE threat of war loomed 30,000 gas masks were distributed over three days throughout the borough in October 1938.
14. Two die in first air raid on World War Two
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002A MOTHER and daughter were killed when two houses were wrecked during the first North West air raid in Clayton-le-Moors on 20 June 1940.
15. Heroic PC died in Canary Islands blast
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002AN EXPLOSION at the Coteholme Works in Church, where TNT was manufactured, claimed the life of a policeman in April 1917.
16. Decade of discontent
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002THE decade of strikes - that was the Seventies as the so-called "British disease" reached new heights.
17. The Fame Game
Accrington Observer, Thursday 5 December 2002ACCRINGTON and its neighbouring towns in Hyndburn have been breeding grounds for many a famous face in the world of entertainment, sport and literature.
18. Anger and tears as team crashes out – Fans heartbroken as crisis-hit team sinks to bottom
Accrington Observer, Wednesday 4 December 2002STANLEY began the 1961-62 season with a small but committed squad of 17 players, which included proven performers such as striker George Hudson and goalkeeper Alex Smith.
19. Club hurtles to disaster – Cash-strapped Stanley forced to sell top players
Accrington Observer, Wednesday 4 December 2002IN MARCH 1958, Stanley were challenging strongly for promotion to the Second Division of the Football League. Their manager, a young Scot named Walter Galbraith, had just been the subject of an approach by Blackpool, then a First Division club.
20. Fergie remembers
Accrington Observer, Wednesday 4 December 2002MIKE Ferguson scored Accrington Stanley's last-ever Football League goal … and has spent more than half a lifetime listening to other people claim the distinction.