Burnley Council 'stupid' for paying £290,000 for eyesore

8:30am Friday 10th July 2009

COUNCIL bosses spent £290,000 of housing money on a dilapidated pub - and plan to replace it with a “ridiculous” piece of public artwork.

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Disabled toilets are a disgrace, says campaigner

6:50am Friday 10th July 2009

DISABLED people in Bury have to lie on dirty toilet floors to get changed, according to campaigners who are calling for better facilities.

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VOTE: Mill boarding school plan is put on hold

7:38am Friday 10th July 2009

A DECISION on whether an old mill can be transformed into a boarding school has been put on hold again — with one councillor saying the proposed conversion “looks more like a workhouse.”

Ummah Welfare Trust – Apology

6:10am Friday 10th July 2009

In an article published on 1st January 2009 entitled “Bank closes account of charity linked to Hamas”, we suggested that the Bolton-based charity Ummah Welfare Trust may have indirectly helped to fund Hamas, which has been branded as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the USA and the EU.

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