This week's task was even more than normal about product selection, the candidates needed to do some research on their target audience, a simple phone call to the NEC in Birmingham where the event was to be held to find out a little more about the demographic of the customers, average spend at the event, etc would have been of great advantage to them. Unfortunately neither team did that, and fortunately for one of the teams, their gut instincts were right and sometimes in business that can be just as important.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: East Lancashire has more reservoirs than many areas of its size and every year at this time police, fire authorities and landowners like United Utilities warn of the dangers of swimming in them.
Jack Straw column: Way back in 1979, a young sprog stood up in the House of Commons and argued that the police – and particularly senior officers – were too distant from the public.
This week's phone call from the lovely Francis (Sir Alan's very attractive receptionist) sparked an unprecedented reaction of excitement from the candidates, most notably Jennifer Celerier who jumped around, screamed and shouted like she had just won the lottery. Oh, if only she knew what was to come.
Jack Straw column: There will be an air of sadness at Westminster today as we say farewell to Gwyneth Dunwoody, the MP for Crewe and Nantwich who died last month.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: It’s only a consultation document, but the government appears to be turning its back on the kind of meaningful reforms needed to save young lives.
Helen Mead column: MANY of the e-mails sent to me at work are meaningless twaddle. But I was intrigued this week by one entitled 'New survey reveals Most Seductive Woman of All Time’.
Margo Grimshaw column: I was in a favourite shop of mine the other day, the Ewood Dress Agency and was rather amazed to find it has been there 31 years.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: For far too long East Lancashire has been one of the few areas of its size in the country without university-standard education.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: We witnessed the awful damage water can cause last year when places as far apart as Hull and Tewkesbury were devastated by floods.
Caroline Dutton column: Picture me sitting poised at a laptop, whimsically staring out of the window of a New York apartment, curtain billowing in a gentle breeze, as I write this column.
Jack Straw column: I am sure everyone who has seen and read the news reports about the extraordinary case of the Austrian women Elisabeth Fritzl has been as shocked as I have by the story.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: In the past 12 months there have been numerous examples of thousands of private personal details being “lost” or getting into the public arena.
Nick Nunn column: As tomorrow is polling day we’ll avoid any hint of party politics this week in favour of a suggestion that surely nobody could disagree with.
