LANCASHIRE'S independent schools are to get worldwide publicity after being launched on to the information superhighway.

Details of the schools are being published on the Internet where millions of people across the globe - and prospective pupils - will be able to look up information.

Schools Net includes Blackburn's Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Westholme School.

Anyone with an Internet connection can look up Schools Net on http:// www.schools-directory.co.uk.

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