BUSES were off the road in Hyndburn as crews met to talk about the effect of privatisation.

Services were halted for an hour and a half while workers held a mass meeting to discuss what would happen when the transport authority switched over to a private company.

Seven-year-old Anthony Moore had stars in his eyes after being chosen to switch on the dazzling star light at the top of Daniel Thwaites brewery in Blackburn.

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