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Every Wednesday.

Long, lonely summer for ex-councillors
3:16pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
Nick Nunn column: Well at last it does look as if summer is really here.

Dog owners should be kept on a short lead
11:10am Wednesday 30th April 2008
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.

Take these food scares with a pinch of salt
1:05pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Nick Nunn column: Some things are so obviously unhealthy that you hardly need public warnings about them.

Is toast the answer to all our problems?
1:53pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
Nick Nunn column: Wouldn't it be wonderful if the problem of drunkenness, violence and abusive behaviour could be solved by something as basic as a slice of bread?

We are truly blessed with great local food
9:34am Wednesday 9th April 2008
Nick Nunn column: Any stranger looking at TV, radio and national newspapers over past few months could be forgiven for believing we’ve got a gourmet’s paradise, a true foodie’s heaven, here in East Lancashire.

Market needs imagination not regulation
11:02am Wednesday 26th March 2008
Nick Nunn column: One of the saddest things to witness in Blackburn over the past 15 years has been the steady decline of the town’s once-famous market.
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Our region is not getting its fair share
11:19am Wednesday 19th March 2008
Nick Nunn column: Depressingly within Britain there are some areas a lot worse off than others in terms of those things that affect quality of life like housing, education and health.

It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it
11:52am Wednesday 12th March 2008
Nick Nunn column: We're a cynical lot when it comes to anything connected with politics, especially at a local level.

The surprising truth about our young people
11:15am Wednesday 5th March 2008
Nick Nunn column: It's all too easy writing a column like this to sound like a world-weary Victor Meldrew moaning about everything and everybody.
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Let’s do more to empower disabled people
8:33am Wednesday 27th February 2008
Nick Nunn column: A lot more should be done to enable people with mobility problems to have more independence.

Our recycling base is, frankly, a bit of a dump
10:58am Wednesday 20th February 2008
Nick Nunn column: A few years ago it was quite difficult to get your head around concepts like global warming and carbon footprints.

Archbishop and health shake-up are hot topics
11:28am Wednesday 13th February 2008
Nick Nunn column: Despite the fact that we all like a good rant occasionally it does take a lot to get scores of people angry enough to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard.

Alpha male maniacs dying to get ahead
3:29pm Wednesday 6th February 2008
Nick Nunn column: So two years after the ban on heavy goods vehicles using the Grane Road, police say they believe it has not had the effect they hoped for in reducing accidents.

I’m brassed off by the ‘get rich quick’ criminals
11:54am Wednesday 30th January 2008
Nick Nunn column: As crimes go it isn’t sophisticated – but it is becoming highly profitable for two good reasons.

When three miles is more like a million
12:03pm Wednesday 23rd January 2008
Nick Nunn column: It’s not often that I read a comment by an East Lancashire councillor of any political persuasion and think: “What a good point to make, I wholeheartedly agree.”

Long way to go before we sort out cemeteries
10:49am Wednesday 16th January 2008
Nick Nunn column: Hardly a week goes by without a group of people somewhere in East Lancashire getting extremely upset about dead relatives – or rather the cemetery where their remains are buried.

Public concern can turn back clock on crime
9:22am Wednesday 9th January 2008
Nick Nunn column: You don’t have to go far to hear someone complaining about there never being enough police on the streets these days.

These seven things would be magnificent
9:13am Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Nick Nunn column: Well, that’s it for another year then, unless you live in Scotland where today is also a public holiday, or extra recovery day!

For goodness sake, let’s all cheer up a bit!
11:52am Wednesday 19th December 2007
Nick Nunn column: Yes, winter and cold, dark mornings can be depressing.

Metal crime shouldn’t be a painless steal
11:36am Wednesday 5th December 2007
Nick Nunn column: It's difficult to think of anything worth a pound or more that someone, somewhere hasn’t tried to steal.

Kids must keep moving to stay at top of class
5:16pm Wednesday 28th November 2007
Nick Nunn column: It's easy to criticise or sneer at many of the so-called initiatives we’ve had in our schools over the past twenty years.

Let the voters decide benefit cheat’s fate
4:21pm Wednesday 21st November 2007
Nick Nunn column: I’ve always thought you need an armour-plated ego to be a politician.

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