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Successful NCE candidates – Spring 2004

The following candidates, listed under the centre at which they sat the examination, have now gained the National Certificate. Click here to see the successful photographers. BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY Lily Canter Wiltshire Gazette & Herald; Guy Collender The News, Portsmouth; Thomas

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The Banbury Guardian has helped save a local scout group from forcing to close.Following a burglary in May, Middleton Cheney Scout Group faced repairs of £1,181, but when the group tried to claim on its Norwich Union insurance policy, it

Mayor decision could rest with readers

The Blackpool Citizen has launched an initiative calling for on public to give their views on whether Blackpool should have a mayor. The newspaper wants to pass the opinion of its readership onto the local council to help it decide

Pub could be named afterLes Dawson

The Blackpool Citizen has called time on its competition to name a new bar in St Annes. Readers were invited by the newspaper to suggest names for the new JD Wetherspoon’s pub and restaurant which opens in February. The names

Jumbo campaign at Blackpool

The Blackpool Citizen’s campaign to stop electric “goads” being used on elephants at Blackpool Zoo has received a boost in Parliament. Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth, Mike Hancock, has raised an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling

Citizen advises:Be Safe Be Seen

The Blackpool Citizen has teamed up with Leisure Parcs and The Wave to promote a campaign aimed at reducing the number of road traffic accidents involving all pedestrians. The Blackpool Council Be Safe Be Seen campaign runs from the middle

Windmill reaches 'Macmillion'

The Blackpool Evening Gazette and the Blackpool Citizen have joined forces to help the Macmillan Windmill Appeal top the £1m mark. The appeal was started by Macmillan in order to raise £500,000 for a new £2.9m cancer unit at Blackpool’s

Citizen in pub win

A winner has been announced in the Blackpool Citizen’s competition to name a new pub in St Annes. Readers were asked to nominate topical names for the new Wetherspoon’s free house which opens in February. Suggestions ranged from the ridiculous