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1. New blunder on Broadway
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005BLIGHTED Broadway is in tatters again after a security van ran over new paving.
2. Family celebrates as twins defy the odds
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005WHEN tiny twins Jacob and Kailer Duckworth were born six weeks early, mum Charlene Tomlinson feared the worst.
3. Husband forgives but wife who tried to hire a hitman is jailed
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005AN OBSESSED wife who tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband so she could "unwrap" the man she loved for Christmas has been jailed for five years.
4. Meeting held in bid to allay fears
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005CHURCH leaders have met with council chiefs in a bid to allay fears over a controversial project to house ex-prisoners in Hyndburn.
5. Holiday couple flee Hurricane Wilma’s blast
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005THE family and friends of an Altham couple feared for their lives after their Mexican holiday resort was devastated by Hurricane Wilma.
6. Thugs close GP surgery
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005EXCLUSIVE A DOCTOR'S surgery has shut down after medical staff came under attack from teenage yobs.
7. Ten of our 12 speed cameras do not work
Accrington Observer, Thursday 27 October 2005TEN of Hyndburn's 12 speed cameras are likely to be dummies, shock figures have shown.
8. Lies made life hell
Accrington Observer, Thursday 20 October 2005A 45-YEAR-old man has told how his life has been turned upside down by sex allegations made against him by two 15-year-old girls.
9. Underwater swimmer Len’s poolside drama
Accrington Observer, Thursday 20 October 2005DRAMA unfolded at an Observer photoshoot this week when plucky pensioner Len Holden was dragged to safety by swimming pool lifeguards.
10. Circus defends use of animals
Accrington Observer, Thursday 20 October 2005CIRCUS bosses this week defended the use of animals in their act, following a call to boycott the performance by animal rights campaigners.