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EVENTS in East Lancashire and surrounding areas on Tuesday, April 13
Easter Fair, Witton Country Park, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, 11am-10pm. Easter Egg Hunt, Helmshore Textile Museums, Holcombe Road, Helmshore. Pension Service Surgery, Age Concern Hyndburn's Insurance Department, 24/26 Whalley Road, Accrington, 9.30am-noon
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Welcome return to the three 'R's
WHEN two of a borough's secondary schools were put into special measures within a few weeks of each other loud alarm bells began ringing. Fingers were pointed and theories put forward as to how and why teachers, governors and an award-winning authority
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We'll battle the BNP at the ballots
A view from the Lords every Monday, with LORD GREAVES IT'S almost a year to the day when the BNP won seven seats on Burnley Council. The accolade "BNP Capital of Britain" was splashed across the front pages of this newspaper. For the second time in three
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Elton changed my life forever!
WHEN 20-year-old club singer Kevin Simm appeared on ITV's Popstars, nobody expected him to do well. And nobody could have imagined he would be branded a Flopstar when he failed to win. But three years of hard work, and two albums later, Liberty X are
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Teens hurt in car smash
TWO young Blackburn youths were injured when their car hit a lampost and telephone junction box. The men, in their late teens, were in a red Metro which came off Sunnybank Road in the Infirmary area of Blackburn at 1.15am yesterday. One had head injuries
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Heys win local derby - just
PRESTWICH HEYS...4 RADCLIFFE AMATEURS...3 Bolton Hospitals Cup WITHOUT a league game last Saturday, Heys faced Radcliffe on Monday night in their first ever game in the Bolton Hospital Cup, with all the proceeds going to the Bolton Hospice. Against local
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Christianity is about tolerance
GLADYS Robinson likes to call herself a Christian but doesn't think gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry. Does she not realise that if there is a God, He made them that way? These people, through no fault of their own, have been born in the wrong
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Thieving moron spoiled child's day
I WOULD like to shame the spineless, thieving moron who on April 5 stole my little girl's books from the toilets in Morrisons. My daughter is only seven and needed the toilet urgently so her dad took her to Morrisons as it was the closest. Kirsty went
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Daffs started me wondering
SPRING Day, this March, saw the marking of 60 years since I was born in Blackburn and Christened in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Blackburn. Walking by there recently, I was surprised by a lovely display of daffodils that had been planted by the
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Blind woman escapes blaze
A BLIND 92-year-old had a "miraculous" escape after her bid to inspire her beloved Blackburn Rovers set fire to her home. Margaret Tyson, known as Peggy, cheated death by feeling her way to safety as her home filled with deadly thick smoke. The stout
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Fans need something to cheer
Evening Telegraph Sports Editor Paul Plunkett spent Saturday afternoon with Blackburn fans, and witnessed a day of mixed emotions. . . "A TRIP to Ewood Park is like going to the dentist", quipped one Rovers fan as we took our seats in the Jack Walker
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Early goal cost us dear - boss
Blackburn Rovers 1 Leeds United 2 GRAEME Souness refused to blame his players as they crashed to their 10th Premiership home defeat of the season against Leeds United on Saturday. The 2-1 loss allowed Leeds to draw level on points with Blackburn, whose
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Anti-fascists draw up battle plan
A NEW anti-fascism group in Burnley, formed to urge people to use their vote in the June elections to keep the BNP out, will meet for the first time this week. The Burnley branch of Unite Against Fascism, a coalition of organisations, including trades
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Thugs lob rocks at rescue crews
FIREFIGHTERS have come under attack by stone throwing yobs for the second time in three days. The thugs pelted fire crews with rock as they attended a deliberate blaze in a derelict house in Macleod Street, Nelson, around 7.30pm on Saturday. No-one was
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Glad to get the blues
FANS of the blues flocked to East Lancashire at Easter weekend for the 16th Burnley National Blues Festival. And this year's festival lived up to its promise to be one of the most memorable yet with some genuine legends heading to the main stage of Burnley
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Pupils says all the right things
PUPILS at an independent Accrington school are celebrating after saying all the right things. Heathland School entered a range of students in the LAMDA speech exams held at Blackpool, affiliated to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and all
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Four are injured in car crash
FOUR people were taken to hospital following a two-car smash in Whitefield. Two sisters aged 20 and 23 had to be cut free from the wreckage of their Fiat Punto after it collided with a Peugeot 306 in Stanley Road, near to the junction with Manchester
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Split opens in row over extra tax
A ROW between two councils over how extra council tax gleaned from holiday home owners should be spent looks set to scupper an attempt to stem Ribble Valley's affordable housing crisis. Ribble Valley Council wants the extra money it would collect by slashing
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Rovers target Blake
BURNLEY could have to fight off a move from neighbours Blackburn Rovers for star striker Robbie Blake in the close season. The 28-year-old striker, who leads the Clarets scoring charts this season with 18 goals, is believed to be a target for Rovers boss
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Blaze rescue PCs honoured
TWO police officers who risked their lives rescuing a woman from her blazing home are to be honouredat a ceremony in Prestwich on Tuesday. Police constables Matthew Litchfield and Ernest Walsh defied flames and dense smoke to rescue the trapped householder
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Strikers double up
COLNE'S strike duo of Ian Simpson and Carl Howarth were at their best as the Reds scored a 4-2 away win over Daisy Hill. Howarth gave Colne the lead but a Greenacre striker pulled Hill level just before half-time. Simpson restored the lead but Price equalised
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Late strike leaves Dale disappointed
ROSSENDALE UTD... 1 BELPER TOWN...1 BOTH sides needed a win to boost their chances of a place in the Premier Division next season and a point apiece was little use to either side. With three points a priority for the two teams, an attacking game was on
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Rovers target Blake
BURNLEY could have to fight off a move from neighbours Blackburn Rovers for star striker Robbie Blake in the close season. The 28-year-old striker, who leads the Clarets scoring charts this season with 18 goals, is believed to be a target for Rovers boss
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Swimming: Top performers at Aquatics Centre
THERE were many excellent performances from the members of Radcliffe Swimming Club at the recent Central Lancashire Swimming Championships, held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Although not every one of the club's 22 competitors were among the medals
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Dinner to mark fund's jubilee
A DINNER and disco will celebrate the 50th year of the community nurses amenity fund. The fund was founded as the Blackburn District Nurses Amenity Fund Charity in 1954 to collect donations from grateful patients and their relatives. At that time, the
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Countdown starts for Elevate project
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is set to embark on an unprecedented housing scheme that will see almost 20,000 homes affected. Town hall officers are about to put in place plans for the £103million Elevate East Lancashire programme. They are deciding how
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Chief constable in elite police set-up
LANCASHIRE'S police Chief Constable Paul Stephenson today revealed how he played a pivotal role in new plans to smash Britain's £40billion-a-year organised crime network. The county's leading policeman was instrumental in drawing up the blueprint for
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SOCCER: Preston play-off hopes fading
Wimbledon 3 Preston North End 3 NORTH End's play-off hopes were all but extinguished by the only team doomed to relegation from the First Division so far - and a controversial handball. Wayne Gray's last-minute right-footed shot, which he appeared to
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Hospital warns of baby unit cash con
BOSSES at Bury's Fairfield General Hospital have warned would-be fundraisers about conmen who are urging people to raise money for the special care baby unit. A number of people contacted the Rochdale Old Road hospital after they received phone calls
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Lee: My players had stage fright
WALSALL boss Colin Lee believes his players suffered stage fright as Burnley cruised to victory at the Bescot Stadium. Lee said: "It was an under-performance to say the least and that's disappointing given the importance of the game. It's as if the occasion
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Stan's boys are buzzing
STAN Ternent is happy to carry on sitting in the stands if it means Burnley battle their way to First Division safety. The Clarets chief, currently banned from the touchline, spent a nervy afternoon alongside chairman Barry Kilby before Robbie Blake's
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Take a seat and relax, Stan
Walsall 0 Burnley 1 THE answer to improving season ticket sales lies within. So as Burnley bosses scour for ways to fill empty seats at Turf Moor, they might think to quietly slide a price list under the manager's door. It's a peculiar quirk that on the
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Peters blasts sorry Bacup
BACUP...1 SKELMERSDALE...5 BACUP boss Brent Peters was far from happy with his side's application as they were well beaten at West View. "We were battered because on the day the majority of the team approached the game with an attitude that was not acceptable
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Rams are back to their best
RAMSBOTTOM...4 CURZON ASHTON...1 RAMSBOTTOM returned to winning ways with a home victory over Curzon Ashton. Revenge was sweet for the Riverside outfit following a 4-0 reversal at Curzon only a few weeks ago. Returning to the starting line-up was goalkeeper
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MP hits at Tory vote call
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson has hit out at Tory leader Michael Howard and called him a 'hypocrite' after he sent letters to residents in her constituency urging them to apply for a postal vote. Mrs Anderson said the Conservatives tried to
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Boss Kev can't buy a win
AFTER watching his side go down 3-0 to Harrogate, Radcliffe Boro boss Kevin Glendon said: "We played quite well in the first half, they scored from a deflection and we went in 1-0 down. "We had the first two chances of the game but we just can't buy a
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£3m hotel complex is open
A HOTEL and restaurant costing £3 million, which has created 65 new jobs is now open to the public. The Brewsters and Travel Inn complex in Riversway Drive, off Eccleshill Road, Lower Darwen includes a restaurant, a children's play area and a 43 bedroom
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'Back to basics' vow for schools
HEAD teachers have vowed to get back to basics in a bid to turn round failing schools, it was revealed today. Plans to raise standards at Queens Park High School, Blackburn and Darwen Moorland -- put into special measures by education watchdog Ofsted
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Clock will return as a work of art
A FIVE-year wrangle over the future of a clock removed from Blackburn railway station during a £6million revamp has been resolved. Council bosses today revealed they planned to include the giant clock, one of two which used to hang over platforms at the
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Patience pays off for Stanley
Accrington Stanley 4 Forest Green 1 PATIENCE really is a virtue. While Accrington Stanley have been on a miserable run of four league and cup defeats, manager John Coleman has often been the epitome of calm. Instead of publicly blowing his top and demanding
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Teachers tried their best
SO, the trouble with our youth is down to the teachers of the swinging sixties, according to your letter writers. As a retired teacher who qualified at the start of that decade, I can say with total honestly, that I don't recall teachers' attire being
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Racecourse scheme is ready again
PLANS for a racecourse on the outskirts of Astley and Boothstown will be unveiled by a property developer on Wednesday. Former jockey Willie Carson and eventing champion Lucinda Green will be at the relaunch of the multi-million Manchester Race Course
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Youth group's despair over 'home'
A BURNLEY youth group which travelled almost 3,000 miles to collect a new home has been left devastated because they cannot afford to move in. Briercliffe Residents Youth Group made almost 60, 52-mile round trips to the North Yorkshire village of Tosside
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Souness looks to hit back away from Ewood
GRAEME Souness is banking on away wins in Blackburn Rovers' race to beat relegation, starting at Fulham tonight. His side's miserable home form continued on Saturday as Leeds United came away from Ewood Park with a 2-1 victory, Rovers' 10th Premiership
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MP's U-turn over identity cards
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has pledged his support for controversial Government plans to introduce identity cards. It is thought a bill paving the way for the new cards could be introduced within the next four weeks. The Labour backbencher said he had
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Take to the hills in the big walking festival
PEOPLE in Pendle are being invited to get their hiking boots on and take to the hills at a walking festival to be held later this year. The event, the first one to be held in Pendle, will be held from Friday, September 3, to Monday, September 6. Each
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Older people to get bigger say
A NEW organisation is to be launched later this month to give older people in Pendle a campaigning voice. The Pendle Older People's Forum will provide a formal structure for older people to influence decisions made by service providers across the borough
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25 years ago
BLACKBURN Council was set to increase council house rent by up to 75p a week on the eve of the local elections. The proposal sparked a row between the main political parties only seven days before polling day. Elsewhere thieves broke into Darwen's St
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10 years ago
THERE were tears of joy when Blackburn's Brian Redding met his long lost brother Victor after 42 years. Brian, 55, who left Southampton after his mother's death, lost touch with Victor, 53, from Hampshire. Meanwhile, the owner of Blackburn Rovers, Jack
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College teacher's shoe grit for orphans
A CLITHEROE deputy headteacher is slipping on his trainers to raise cash for conflict-torn Kenya. Stonyhurst College's Laurence McKell is among a team of runners who will be pounding the miles for the Flora 2004 London Marathon, on Sunday. He is hoping
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Town take the derby spoils
DARWEN...0 GREAT HARWOOD TOWN...1 A DISPUTED Paul Mashiter penalty was enough to secure three points for Great Harwood Town in their feisty derby clash with Darwen at the Anchor Ground. The hosts dominated much of the second half however the game ultimately
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Souness looks to hit back away from Ewood
GRAEME Souness is banking on away wins in Blackburn Rovers' race to beat relegation, starting at Fulham tonight. His side's miserable home form continued on Saturday as Leeds United came away from Ewood Park with a 2-1 victory, Rovers' 10th Premiership
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Gratitude runs in the family!
THE family of a man who defeated cancer are going the 'extra mile' to say thanks for the care he received. Ken Dearden, 52, of Earnsdale Close, Darwen, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last June and after initial checks doctors discovered it had spread
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Students are given a real taste of Europe
EIGHT Blackburn College students have been taking a leaf out of the continental cookery book. The team from the hospitality and catering department found out what makes a bon appetit when they headed over to France. The three-week placement took in high
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Sad 'suicide' of man who lost lover
A HEARTBROKEN Blackburn man is believed to have killed himself just days after the sudden death of his young girlfriend. Andrew David Tait, 28, formerly of Romney Walk, had been living with 21-year-old Hazel Johnstone among the travelling community in
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Blind woman escapes blaze
A BLIND 92-year-old had a "miraculous" escape after her bid to inspire her beloved Blackburn Rovers set fire to her home. Margaret Tyson, known as Peggy, cheated death by feeling her way to safety as her home filled with deadly thick smoke. The stout
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Housing team will move to eyesore
ONE of Burnley's eyesore buildings is to become the new home for Burnley and Padiham Community Housing. The housing association, which is also changing its name to Calico, will move into Safeway House in July. The company, which is changing name to avoid
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Youth group's despair over 'home'
A BURNLEY youth group which travelled almost 3,000 miles to collect a new home has been left devastated because they cannot afford to move in. Briercliffe Residents Youth Group made almost 60, 52-mile round trips to the North Yorkshire village of Tosside
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Opening of woodland memorial
A WOODLAND burial site in Barrowford is to be officially opened in a ceremony led by the Mayor of Pendle, Coun Mohammed Iqbal, later this month. The Jo Belbin Memorial Woodland has been named after Coun Jo Belbin, who died in February last year and who
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50 years ago
BLACKBURN'S Women Association Inner Wheel celebrated its silver jubilee at a dinner party, where president Mrs K K Wood praised the club for its work saying it was a proud record.
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Promises make £3,000 for church
PROMISES to help with the housework and offer more babysitting were auctioned for charity and raised around £3,000 for St Leonard's Church, Langho. Around 100 people attended the special Auction of Promises at Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. The 105 promises
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Celebration for school's 450th year
PLANS are under way to host a series of events to mark a school's 450th birthday later this year. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School was founded in 1554 by Royal Charter from Queen Mary I and King Philip of Spain. Now, four-and-a-half centuries on, events
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Clitheroe take another step
CONGLETON TOWN...2 CLITHEROE...3 CLITHEROE took another step towards the NWC League first division title as they bounced back to winning ways following two defeats. Gary Jackson gave Clitheroe a two-goal cushion in the opening 15 minutes as the visitors
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Magpies show they have the character
CHORLEY...1 HYDE UNITED...0 CHORLEY produced a performance full of character to topple league leaders Hyde and throw the UniBond Division One title race wide open. The display delighted caretaker-manager Jim McBride, who was engulfed by the players in
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Soccer: Roses rout for Boro
HARROGATE TOWN...3 RADCLIFFE BORO...0 Unibond League Premier Division BORO'S season continues to disintegrate, with this defeat at sixth-placed Harrogate never in doubt, after the home side took a 17th minute lead. The first chance of the match went Boro's
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To coin a phrase, I'm becoming a chocoholic
IT'S the wrong time of year to develop a craving of this sort. Although I like the stuff well enough, I've never been one to physically desire chocolate. Bars, cakes, desserts...I can take them or leave them. But recently I've begun to pick up bars on
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Ramsbottom on brink of title win
Bolton Table Tennis League: RAMSBOTTOM A have jumped to the top of the Premier Division, and look certain to retain their title despite having to play catch up on their fixtures over the past week. The only team that mathematically can catch them is Hilton
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'Old friend' plea from Mexico
A FORMER East Lancashire woman who now lives in Mexico is trying to get in touch with a long-lost friend from Darwen. Geraldine Leighton de Robredo, who now lives in Puebla, Mexico, wants to hear from Valerie Morris. Geraldine said Valerie was born in
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Planners look at apartments bid for former mill
PLANS to turn an old mill into three self-contained apartments will be considered by planners in Rossendale this week. The application relates to a building at the southern end of Lumb Holes Lane which was part of a 19th century woollen mill complex.
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Coconutters on traditional Easter parade
COCONUT bashing and bell-jingling made their annual appearance at Bacup on Easter Saturday. Britannia Coconutters danced from one end of the town to the other in the traditional boundary to boundary dance, stopping at pubs along the way. The group of
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Textbook on 'taxi school'
A GROUNDBREAKING scheme which helped taxi drivers in Blackburn to go back to school is being turned into a book. The publication, all about the success of a top gear council project, could be used by local authorities all over the country to help taxi
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Sedgley set for title?
SEDGLEY Park beat fourth-placed Doncaster 27-17 to confirm their place at the top of the National league Division Two - with just one game to play. Sedgley Park (10) 27 Tries: Glynn 2, Arnold, Voortman. Cons: Ueckermann 2. Pens: Ueckermann Doncaster 17
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Praise as teenagers give up their Easter holidays for school
MOST teenagers are spending their Easter holidays eating chocolate, watching videos, hanging out with friends or even on holiday. But for conscientious students the two-week break from the standard school day takes on another meaning. It is a valued chance
