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Gears to go, brakes to slow
Better use of gears can help drivers save fuel according to the Department of Transport. One of the key course techniques in an advanced driving course aimed particularly at white van drivers' is better use of gears. By avoiding over revving and missing
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Raider wins curfew appeal
A WEEKEND shop raider has had his curfew removed by an appeal court. Long-time substance abuser and "former prolific burglar" John Crabtree, 36, had been given the order after breaking into and ransacking Oddies Bakery, on St James Street, Burnley, last
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Take-out shops put to test
OFF-LICENCES in Burnley have been put to the test by police on the lookout for premises selling booze to underage youths. The latest Test Purchasing operation took place on Friday evening with shops in the Trinity area being the primary target owing
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Group’s battle to save ward for mums
A CAMPAIGN group fighting to save a hospital maternity unit used by Rossendale mums has won backing from councillors. Fairfield Baby Lifeline Society is fighting to save Fairfield Hospital's Maternity Unit in Bury, including its special care baby unit
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Upgrade set to improve area’s roads
MOTORISTS and pedestrians are being warned that several of Ramsbottom's roads and pavements are due for an upgrade. Bury Metro highway officials have identified a number of roads that could be included in the 2006/2007 highway refurbishment scheme for
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Wheelie bins torched
FIRE crews, police and council bosses have launched an investigation after around 400 wheelie bins were destroyed in two arson attacks in Nelson. Firefighters were called to the Pendle Council depot in Every Street at 8.30pm yesterday after around 120
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Super school delayed
PLANS to build a new super school on playing fields in Brierfield have been put on hold. Lancashire County Council (LCC) has deferred its planning application over proposals to create a 1,050-place secondary school on Bent Head playing fields. The
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Former husband driven by jealousy
A SPURNED auditor broke into his ex's house and smashed it up when he could not accept their relationship was over. Burnley Crown Court heard how former cocaine user Jason Lonsdale, 30, was drunk and driven by jealousy when he trashed Wendy Crowe's home
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Dim thief left calling card
A VAIN teenager was arrested by police after allegedly leaving a picture of himself at the scene of a crime on the screensaver of his mobile phone. Police said the alleged bungling burglar dropped the phone as he made off from an attempted break-in
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Mum-to-be saved from house fire
A PREGNANT woman was rescued from her burning house by firefighters. Fire crews were called to the house in Richmond Street, Burnley, at 8.40am. A man and a woman in their early 20s were led to safety down a ladder from an upstairs bedroom by firefighter
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Get to work!
THE mother of a mum-of-13 who claims nearly £25,000-a-year in handouts today told her daughter: "Get your act together." Jean Morris said she wanted Ellen Morris to get a job instead of spending her money on booze. She spoke out after daughter Ellen
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Don't panic over bird flu
IT took our farmers years to recover from the devastating scourges of BSE and foot and mouth disease and the lives of some were changed forever. And if those who make a living on the land were wondering what could hit them next the answer is almost with
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Secret dumping is wheelie not on!z
IN reply to the front page headline "Court threat over bins," (LET, Jan 28), I live on a street where the families who live on my street and the street across have their wheelie bins lined up in the back alley. On collection day we take the bins to the
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We belong in big time
MARK Hughes has set his stall out for a top six push by declaring: "We belong in Europe." The Blackburn boss is convinced that the set-up at the club is good enough to make European football a regular fixture at Ewood Park. And Rovers have the ideal opportunity
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Wheelie bins torched
FIRE crews, police and council bosses have launched an investigation after around 400 wheelie bins were destroyed in two arson attacks in Nelson. Firefighters were called to the Pendle Council depot in Every Street at 8.30pm yesterday after around 120
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Students dig in to give park a new look
STAFF and students from Accrington and Rossendale College are getting their hands dirty to improve a neglected park. The college's horticultural department has teamed up with Hyndburn Council's parks department to revamp Haworth Park, around the Haworth
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'Troubled' woman in bed blaze
A DEPRESSED and emotional woman who started a house fire which put her neighbours' lives in peril has avoided an immediate jail sentence. Tracy Wood, 32, lit a duvet in her mid-terrace property in Park Avenue, Accrington, and the blaze gutted the room
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Spicer: We can get back up table
JOHN Spicer is urging Burnley to put daylight back between the Clarets and the Sky Blues this weekend. Last weekend's free weekend allowed Championship rivals to send the Clarets into the bottom half of the league table for the first time since late October
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We belong in big time
MARK Hughes has set his stall out for a top six push by declaring: "We belong in Europe." The Blackburn boss is convinced that the set-up at the club is good enough to make European football a regular fixture at Ewood Park. And Rovers have the ideal opportunity
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Contact us if you need help'
COUNCILLORS in the Sunnyhurst ward of Darwen are urging residents who had been dealing with arrested councillor Dave Smith to contact them if they need help. Coun Smith, Blackburn with Darwen Council's executive member for culture, leisure and sport,
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School 'hammer attack'
A SCHOOLBOY suffered a broken arm after allegedly being attacked with a hammer by a fellow pupil during a lesson. A 14-year-old boy from Darwen Moorland High School has been suspended and is to be questioned by police. And today the mother of the injured
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Town centre ban on gang leader
THE self-styled leader of what became known as the "Bouley Gang" has been banned from Blackburn town centre. The exclusion zone, which extends around the entire town centre, has been imposed under an interim anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) applied
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Spend on bug killers not artwork
I WAS horrified to read recent articles about the East Lancs hospitals and their problems with unhygienic conditions and the MRSA superbug. I am sure Ms Jo Cubbon and her executive are doing all they can but maybe a tighter grip on the hospitals' cleaning
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Council must tackle vermin
WITH reference to the article about the rat problem in the Intack area of Blackburn, I live off Accrington Road and have had to get the rat catcher out to our house, as rats had moved in. Several neighbours have seen rats and thanks to our diligent cat
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Leave vital 999 decisions to the experts
FORGIVE me if I am wrong, for I am not a firefighter, but it is my understanding that the large triple ladders on the back of a fire engine require four firefighters to put them up. If this is the case then surely a fire engine needs at least five firefighters
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Get to work!
THE mother of a mum-of-13 who claims nearly £25,000-a-year in handouts today told her daughter: "Get your act together." Jean Morris said she wanted Ellen Morris to get a job instead of spending her money on booze. She spoke out after daughter Ellen,
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School 'hammer attack'
A SCHOOLBOY suffered a broken arm after allegedly being attacked with a hammer by a fellow pupil during a lesson. A 14-year-old boy from Darwen Moorland High School has been suspended and is to be questioned by police. And today the mother of the injured
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Mum-to-be saved from house fire
A PREGNANT woman was rescued from her burning house by firefighters. Fire crews were called to the house in Richmond Street, Burnley, at 8.40am. A man and a woman in their early 20s were led to safety down a ladder from an upstairs bedroom by firefighter
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Raider wins curfew appeal
A WEEKEND shop raider has had his curfew removed by an appeal court. Long-time substance abuser and "former prolific burglar" John Crabtree, 36, had been given the order after breaking into and ransacking Oddies Bakery, on St James Street, Burnley, last
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Dim thief left calling card
A VAIN teenager was arrested by police after allegedly leaving a picture of himself at the scene of a crime on the screensaver of his mobile phone. Police said the alleged bungling burglar dropped the phone as he made off from an attempted break-in of
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Take-out shops put to test
OFF-LICENCES in Burnley have been put to the test by police on the lookout for premises selling booze to underage youths. The latest Test Purchasing operation took place on Friday evening with shops in the Trinity area being the primary target owing to
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Super school delayed
PLANS to build a new super school on playing fields in Brierfield have been put on hold. Lancashire County Council (LCC) has deferred its planning application over proposals to create a 1,050-place secondary school on Bent Head playing fields. The plan
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Clarets have made me a broken man
I'll get to the point. I'm fed up. And what's more, I don't think I'm alone. Following Burnley Football Club at the moment is a pretty joyless experience. This isn't a recent phenomenon - an air of despondency has hung over Turf Moor for a year now. For
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Jason Whalley column: Our Euro vision is a reality
Six months ago, if anyone had said Rovers would qualify for Europe this season there'd have been an orderly queue of people ready to either commit you to the nearest funny farm or punch you. In fact, only seven days ago there'd have been pretty much the
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Lord of the dance!
A MASSIVE £1.5million redevelopment will turn an historic Accrington church into a centre of music and dance as well as worship. The project, at St James' C of E in Cannon Street, will begin later this year. Architects have drawn up plans for the improvements
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Model teams up with nerd on TV show
MODEL Hayley Dixon is braving a national TV audience to prove she isn't just a pretty face. Satellite and Freeview channel E4's newest entertainment show, Beauty and the Geek, matches seven girls who get by on their looks with seven intelligent but socially
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Margo column: Army to the rescue on my bob sledge
WATCHING the Winter Olympics vividly brought back the terror I felt when I stood at the top of the bob sledge run, amid a crowd of people, including senior Army officers and the soldier crew, for my charity sledge run a couple of years ago. My dilemma
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Spicer: We can get back up table
JOHN Spicer is urging Burnley to put daylight back between the Clarets and the Sky Blues this weekend. Last weekend's free weekend allowed Championship rivals to send the Clarets into the bottom half of the league table for the first time since late October
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Hometown gig for Starsailor's James
Global rock giants Starsailor look set to top the bill at a huge summer concert being planned for Astley Park in Chorley. Hopes are high that a 10,000 capacity show will go ahead in the park on June 18, with promoters and leisure chiefs close to reaching
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Residents demand 20mph zone
A 20MPH zone is being demanded by residents living in the Durham Road area of Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen Council has confirmed it is investigating the possibility of introducing a reduced speed limit on the street after complaints. The residents, in
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Team's goal is football trip to USA
A GROUP of teenage footballers from Darwen are urging people to help them raise £15,000 in a bid to represent England in America. The Akzo Nobel under 15s Green team has been invited to play in the prestigious Dallas Cup knockout competition between April
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Upgrade set to improve area's roads
MOTORISTS and pedestrians are being warned that several of Ramsbottom's roads and pavements are due for an upgrade. Bury Metro highway officials have identified a number of roads that could be included in the 2006/2007 highway refurbishment scheme for
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Police officer bitten by woman
A police officer who went to help a 22-year-old woman who was self-harming was bitten on the arm. Blackburn magistrates heard that Shabana Patel was sitting on the floor surrounded by broken glass and had a cut to her arm. But when he went to arrest her
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Gang's schoolgirl abduction bid
THREE kidnappers tried to force a schoolgirl into the back of a van after following her as she walked home from a cinema. The 13-year-old, who was with two friends, managed to struggle free and run away in Swallow Drive, Whalley Range, Blackburn. Moments
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Tips on how not to skid
Ice makes drivers prone to skidding and many are caught out because they fail to 'read the road.' What causes a skid? Many people blame poor road conditions, but that isn't true; a skid is almost always the result of a driver's actions. If you have
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Too much information
Motorists are in danger of crashing because of an inability to decipher all the information that is thrown at them on their journeys, according to the RAC Foundation. It claims clutters of contradictory signs lead to confusion that can result in collisions
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We belong in big time
MARK Hughes has set his stall out for a top six push by declaring: "We belong in Europe." The Blackburn boss is convinced that the set-up at the club is good enough to make European football a regular fixture at Ewood Park. And Rovers have the ideal
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Spicer: We can get back up table
JOHN Spicer is urging Burnley to put daylight back between the Clarets and the Sky Blues this weekend. Last weekend's free weekend allowed Championship rivals to send the Clarets into the bottom half of the league table for the first time since late
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Hatt’s how I want to be!
DECLAN Bailey got a real kick out of meeting his hero. The youngster, a five-times British and seven time world kick-boxing champion at his weight, met up with boxing champ Ricky Hatton in Manchester recently. Declan, 12, from Rossendale, queued for
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Accrington Stanley 2 Morecambe 0
JOHN Coleman sat and stared proudly as the latest Conference table was beamed out on a live sports news reel. The Accrington Stanley manager had the best seat in the house in front of the club bar's big screen as Sky Sports - guests at the Interlink
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Accrington Stanley 2 Morecambe 0
JOHN Coleman sat and stared proudly as the latest Conference table was beamed out on a live sports news reel. The Accrington Stanley manager had the best seat in the house in front of the club bar's big screen as Sky Sports - guests at the Interlink
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Clarets have made me a broken man
I'll get to the point. I'm fed up. And what's more, I don't think I'm alone. Following Burnley Football Club at the moment is a pretty joyless experience. This isn't a recent phenomenon - an air of despondency has hung over Turf Moor for a year now.
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Our Euro vision is a reality
Six months ago, if anyone had said Rovers would qualify for Europe this season there'd have been an orderly queue of people ready to either commit you to the nearest funny farm or punch you. In fact, only seven days ago there'd have been pretty much
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Theatre review: Wizard Of Oz @ Parochial Hall, Ribchester
It's ten years now since the RATS last performed Wizard of Oz and the enthusiasm of the cast made sure this year's production was just as good. For two of the cast, Judy Mallam as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Keith Flood as the Lion, it was like
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Students dig in to give park a new look
STAFF and students from Accrington and Rossendale College are getting their hands dirty to improve a neglected park. The college's horticultural department has teamed up with Hyndburn Council's parks department to revamp Haworth Park, around the Haworth
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‘Troubled’ woman in bed blaze
A DEPRESSED and emotional woman who started a house fire which put her neighbours' lives in peril has avoided an immediate jail sentence. Tracy Wood, 32, lit a duvet in her mid-terrace property in Park Avenue, Accrington, and the blaze gutted the room
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TV review: Holiday 2006, BBC1
I sat with gritted teeth as Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and his family embarked on a luxury safari. The man's dress sense is enough to make you reach for the imaginary hunting gun. If only Dick Cheney was on hand. There are 10,000 animals, none quite as
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Residents demand 20mph zone
A 20MPH zone is being demanded by residents living in the Durham Road area of Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen Council has confirmed it is investigating the possibility of introducing a reduced speed limit on the street after complaints. The residents,
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‘Contact us if you need help’
COUNCILLORS in the Sunnyhurst ward of Darwen are urging residents who had been dealing with arrested councillor Dave Smith to contact them if they need help. Coun Smith, Blackburn with Darwen Council's executive member for culture, leisure and sport,
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Team’s goal is football trip to USA
A GROUP of teenage footballers from Darwen are urging people to help them raise £15,000 in a bid to represent England in America. The Akzo Nobel under 15s Green team has been invited to play in the prestigious Dallas Cup knockout competition between
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Army to the rescue on my bob sledge
WATCHING the Winter Olympics vividly brought back the terror I felt when I stood at the top of the bob sledge run, amid a crowd of people, including senior Army officers and the soldier crew, for my charity sledge run a couple of years ago. My dilemma
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‘Budgets before patient care’
A CONSULTANT who quit the NHS today said doctors were being manipulated by bosses who were more interested in getting out of debt than patient care. Ian Mahady, who left his post as gynaecologist at Burnley General Hospital in December, said patients
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Council must tackle vermin
WITH reference to the article about the rat problem in the Intack area of Blackburn, I live off Accrington Road and have had to get the rat catcher out to our house, as rats had moved in. Several neighbours have seen rats and thanks to our diligent cat
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Spend on bug killers not artwork
I WAS horrified to read recent articles about the East Lancs hospitals and their problems with unhygienic conditions and the MRSA superbug. I am sure Ms Jo Cubbon and her executive are doing all they can but maybe a tighter grip on the hospitals' cleaning
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Secret dumping is wheelie not on!
IN reply to the front page headline "Court threat over bins," (LET, Jan 28), I live on a street where the families who live on my street and the street across have their wheelie bins lined up in the back alley. On collection day we take the bins to the
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Leave vital 999 decisions to the experts
FORGIVE me if I am wrong, for I am not a firefighter, but it is my understanding that the large triple ladders on the back of a fire engine require four firefighters to put them up. If this is the case then surely a fire engine needs at least five firefighters
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Town centre ban on gang leader
THE self-styled leader of what became known as the "Bouley Gang" has been banned from Blackburn town centre. The exclusion zone, which extends around the entire town centre, has been imposed under an interim anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) applied
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Lord of the dance!
A MASSIVE £1.5million redevelopment will turn an historic Accrington church into a centre of music and dance as well as worship. The project, at St James' C of E in Cannon Street, will begin later this year. Architects have drawn up plans for the improvements
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Police officer bitten by woman
A police officer who went to help a 22-year-old woman who was self-harming was bitten on the arm. Blackburn magistrates heard that Shabana Patel was sitting on the floor surrounded by broken glass and had a cut to her arm. But when he went to arrest
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Model teams up with nerd on TV show
MODEL Hayley Dixon is braving a national TV audience to prove she isn't just a pretty face. Satellite and Freeview channel E4's newest entertainment show, Beauty and the Geek, matches seven girls who get by on their looks with seven intelligent but socially
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Gang’s schoolgirl abduction bid
THREE kidnappers tried to force a schoolgirl into the back of a van after following her as she walked home from a cinema. The 13-year-old, who was with two friends, managed to struggle free and run away in Swallow Drive, Whalley Range, Blackburn. Moments
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Ambulance death fears
AMBULANCE journeys for seriously-ill patients will take five minutes longer if East Lancashire's intensive care beds are relocated to one hospital, a study has found. But the findings have been greeted with derision by protesters, who claim the true
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School 'hammer attack'
A SCHOOLBOY suffered a broken arm after allegedly being attacked with a hammer by a fellow pupil during a lesson. A 14-year-old boy from Darwen Moorland High School has been suspended and is to be questioned by police. And today the mother of the injured
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Watch Hundred Reasons' Kill Your Own video
Angry British rockers Hundred Reasons are back with a brand new single, cheerily called Kill Your Own, released on March 6. Watch the video here. The track is taken from the album of the same name, which hits the shops two weeks later. Click here
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Aeon Flux (15)
Exemplifying the worst facets of modern Hollywood - the rampant cannibalism of existing material (in this case an MTV animated series), a predilection for style over substance, the squandering of an A-list cast - Aeon Flux is a futuristic spandex-clad
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Hidden (Cache) (15)
A MIDDLE-class Parisian family have their life disturbed when they find a video left on their doorstep. The video shows the outside of their house, filmed from the street opposite and shows the comings and goings from the house. It lasts two hours.
