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1. 1. Tributes to dad in Accrington Viaduct fall tragedy

   Accrington Observer, Friday 10 February 2012 Kieron Taylor – known as Drew – was discovered just before 7am on the King Street car park under the viaduct. Police are not treating the death of the 43-year-old, who lived on Sprucewood Close, Accrington, as suspicious.

2. 2. Royal celebration over Queen’s Jubilee visit to Accrington

   Accrington Observer, Thursday 09 February 2012 Buckingham Palace has announced Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip will be visiting Accrington as part of the Diamond Jubilee Tour.

3. 3. One-line merchant sets up stall

   CityLife, Thursday 09 February 2012 The comedy circuit in Manchester may lack some big hitters this week, but as always it remains a fascinating scene at club and pub level with a batch of interesting gigs going on.

4. 4. Victory in fight for new disabled centre for Hyndburn

   Accrington Observer, Friday 27 January 2012 Supporters are claiming victory for an Observer campaign to protect respite services for disabled people. It comes after council bosses confirmed that a new state-of-the-art centre will be built in East Lancashire.

5. 5. No rush to name manager

   Accrington Observer, Friday 27 January 2012 Stanley chief executive Rob Heys says there is no rush to appoint a manager as they will give Leam Richardson a fair chance at securing the post full-time.

6. 6. Starving Artists stage a return

   CityLife, Friday 27 January 2012 Starving Artists makes a welcome return after its last production of Road Movie won a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award.

7. 7. ‘Court right to jail yob’ says shopkeeper who fended off raid with cricket bat

   Accrington Observer, Friday 20 January 2012 A shopkeeper who used a cricket bat to fend off armed robbers said he is glad their getaway driver has been jailed.

8. 8. £1m pharmacy centre hailed as ‘boost’ for Accrington

   Accrington Observer, Friday 20 January 2012 Work on a new £1m pharmacy centre is set to begin next month. Aston Chemists Ltd will relocate to a purpose-built facility on Blackburn Road in Accrington. It will house a pharmacy, dentist and opticians.

9. 9. Accrington Stanley scotch rumours of Rochdale interest in John Coleman

   Accrington Observer, Friday 20 January 2012 John Coleman says he hasn’t heard anything about the Rochdale job – despite Sky stating he was ‘poised to take over’ at the League One club.

10. 10. Joshua Brooks second to none

    CityLife, Friday 20 January 2012 Judging by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the news, it seems our decision to give Joshua Brooks the Best Venue award for the second year running at the CityLife Clubbing Awards was a good one.

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