A SERIES of family-owned newspapers in East Lancashire was to be sold to the Guardian and Manchester Evening News Plc for an undisclosed sum.
The Accrington Observer and Times Ltd, a family-owned company for almost 100 years, was being taken over after a unanimous decision by shareholders.
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