STRIKE action at one of Darwen's largest firms was avoided after union members "reluctantly" accepted a 1.9 per cent pay rise.
The General and Municipal Workers Union had refused the offer following revelations that the Crown Berger managing director had received a 33 per cent rise.
A young mother was plucked to safety from her blazing home after a fireman who was passing by raced to her rescue.
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