While Web news sites may be sapping big-city dailies' circulations, small-time papers are thriving by covering school board meetings, town festivals and school lunch menus.

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And there have been disputes over whether religious festivals should be taken as school holidays.

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Introduction of the School Games programme sponsored by Sainsburys to boost schools sport and county sport festivals.

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