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WHAT you’ve been saying on our Facebook page:
●●ROEBUCK landladies vow ‘Kray twins’ approach to tackle rowdy drinkers (April 29):
Esther Hatton: Kray twins approach, heard it all now
Dominic Martin Roché: Which one’s Ron which one’s Reg ?
Lindsay Harris: Bit harsh
Tracey Trickett: Kray Twins! Not sure that’s the best way to welcome people in for a friendly pint!
Vicki Taylor: Well! This a friendly welcoming pub with two amazing ladies at the helm. Well done.
Steve Griffiths: Nice one.
Tracey Ashworth: Well done ladies. Onwards and upwards. Let em talk
●●EVERY day starts with a smile - Britannia Primary School happy with Good Ofsted report (April 25):
Elaine Czwartynski:
My days there were very happy. Didn’t need Ofsted to tell us though!
Shirley Suthers: My grandchildren are very happy there. Thank you to the hard working head and staff.
Kate Victoria: Good to see Britan going from strength to strength... Lovely.
Mel Bagshaw: Fantastic school, head teacher and staff. My girls loved their time at Britannia - well done
Emma Marshall: Congratulations
Britannia. Such a fantastic school.
Both my girls went there and absolutely loved it precious memories they have made.
The children are taught by amazing staff who love the job they do.
Rachel Thompson: Can’t wait for my daughter to start her adventure here
Alyson Reid: Gosh that name brings back lots of memories, that’s the school I went to in the 1950s as did my mum.
●●ROSE N Bowl - the carvery home to the famous gravy wrestling championship (April 24):
Patrick Murray: The best food in Lancs - out of this world is his carvery, it’s great, it takes some beating
Scott Hindle: Great pub! Karen Jones: Amazing carvery here
Jon Cudworth: Absolutely brilliant carvery with very friendly staff, John and Carol are brilliant.
Graeme Tonge: Used to be my local that...great pub...always summat on... Sunday lunches are fab
Alana Tompkins: Great food and very friendly place, who could ask for more keep up the good work x
●●ROSSENDALE’S unsung heroes who kept the country going in two world wars (April 22):
Samara Barnes: I love these old photos. Pauline Taylor: Good to hear you mentioned the land army girls, who worked so hard to keep the food on the table.
●●WOMAN avoids jail after four horses put down due to neglect (April 29):
Nicola Jayne: Absolutely horrid how anyone can treat animals this way.
Ann Meers: How has she escaped a prison sentence.
Gillian Gregory: Should have been jailed ! No excuse! Judge took into account that she pleaded guilty promptly ha, she was guilty, her horses, her responsibility only...poor animals
Kate Lyndley: Why keep animals if you can’t look after them. Shameful
Lynn Barton: Heartbreaking. Poor animals.
Gill Trenbath: Poor animals, how could she have been so cruel?
●●KEEN walker hits out at the “disgusting” state of an eroded river path which he says is a safety hazard (April 22):
Wayne Anthony O’Brien:
It does need addressing this, maybe they can extend the path further back by cutting out some land behind it?
Angela Ashley Ludlow: It’s not a path it’s a short cut.
Rachael Hampson: Lynda Anderton I thought this last time we walked here x
Rich Rowlands: They haven’t fixed the road that’s collapsing between Helmshore and
Holcombe village for at least 12 months so good luck with the path...
Damien Oldham: Tom Rumsam this looks familiar - don’t know what he’s complaining about we manage it on bikes
Andrew Garbutt: Watch where your walking. Simple lol
Billy Lumb: Sophie Taylor is this what you were on about? X
Jonathan Faulkner: Be careful what you wish for! They’ll simply close the path after this article.
Mary Joanna Stannard: Hope this doesn’t get closed...it’s a great running route!