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1. 11. Thank you for helping us reach our 125th year

   Accrington Observer, Friday 13 January 2012 Welcome to the special 125th anniversary edition of the Accrington Observer.

2. 12. Hunt for man wanted on recall to prison

   Accrington Observer, Friday 13 January 2012 Police also want to question Stephen Robinson in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a shop in Clayton-le-Moors. Robinson, 28, has been recalled to prison after having failed to comply with the conditions of his prison licence.

3. 13. Accrington Observer's 125th birthday: 24-page souvenir pull-out in this Friday's edition

   Accrington Observer, Tuesday 10 January 2012 It's party time here at the Accrington Observer as we celebrate our biggest anniversary to date. The first edition of the paper went on sale to the people of Hyndburn 125 years ago this week and we have a whole host of events planned to celebrate the momentous occasion.

4. 14. Trio honoured in Queen’s New Year Honours list

   Accrington Observer, Friday 06 January 2012 A surgeon from Oswaldtwistle who performed the first successful heart, lung and liver transplant in Europe has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.

5. 15. Howzat for good luck: Cricket club fire extinguished when water pipe bursts

   Accrington Observer, Friday 06 January 2012 An electrical fault started a fire in Accrington Cricket Club’s clubhouse cellar at some point over the festive period. But mercifully the heat from the burning electrical unit caused a water pipe located just a few inches above to rupture, dousing the flames.

6. 16. How Observer covered story that shook town to its very core

   Accrington Observer, Friday 23 December 2011 It was a murder that shook Baxenden to its very core and sparked one of the biggest manhunts ever in East Lancashire. Here we look at how the Observer reported on the horrific murder of sub-postmaster Derek Astin and the investigation leading to ‘Black Panther’ Donald Neilson’s arrest.

7. 17. Black Panther death: Ambulanceman recalls horror of Baxenden murder

   Accrington Observer, Friday 23 December 2011 Ambulanceman James Holden was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the Baxenden shooting by the Black Panther Donald Neilson which left Derek Astin dead. Talking exclusively to the Observer for the first time, Mr Holden said what he was confronted with was one of the worst crime scenes of his career.

8. 18. Great Harwood tip is to close despite protest

   Accrington Observer, Friday 16 December 2011 Council leaders look set to ignore thousands of people who have opposed the closure of Great Harwood tip.

9. 19. £10M bus station plan is ride into future for Accrington

   Accrington Observer, Friday 16 December 2011 Town hall bosses were this week given the green light to push ahead with the resiting of the station, which is being described as the biggest transformation of Accrington town centre in decades.

10. 20. Seann roaring on to the stand-up scene

    CityLife, Friday 16 December 2011 Citylife is learning a hard lesson about calling a spade a spade.

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