NOTHING could keep a true Rovers fan away from watching his heroes - not even the Atlantic. The Carter family - mum Judith, husband Paul and children Rachel and Jonathan - were getting ready to welcome Judith's brother who was flying from New York just to be at Wembley to Rovers play Leicester for a place in the Premier League.
Darwen Magistrates' Court was set to close, despite massive opposition to the shutdown.
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