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Last supper for Paul’s ‘flagship’
A flagship restaurant that put both its chef and Longridge on the county map has closed its doors.
Hundreds support Ollie and Jade day
Hundreds of people went down to Longridge Recreation Ground to take part in and support the Ollie and Jade annual sports day.
Forrest spares trees the axe
ONLY the quick thinking of a local resident saved a line of mature trees in Longridge from being axed without permission on Monday.
Where are all our queens?
VILLAGERS are gearing up for another historic milestone as Churchtown Festival this year celebrates its 175th anniversary.
Regional
Get fit and enjoy Starlight Hike
People hoping to boost their fitness are being encouraged to join a 10 kilometre walk with a difference, in regions including the North West, to support a charity providing expert care.
Teams to play 24 hours of football
Charity founder Andrew Thorp, from Bolton, is to stage a 24-hour football marathon in an attempt to raise £10,000.
Bunting ready for jubilee party
Craft-loving ladies in Cumbria have been busy at work creating yards of bunting ahead of a village's jubilee celebrations.
MPs 'must highlight BBQ dangers'
An Aintree-based charity is urging MPs to ensure their constituents stay safe over the jubilee weekend by reminding them not to take barbecues indoors.
Obese women may never escape stigma
Overweight women may never escape the stigma of obesity even after they have lost weight, according to a study that involved the University of Manchester.
National
Work plan 'finds jobs for 100,000'
As many as 100,000 people may have found employment during the first year of the Government's flagship Work Programme, with "a substantial majority" staying in jobs, employment minister Chris Grayling has said.
William wants children with Kate
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of his desire to have children with wife Kate and expressed sorrow over the fact his mother never had the chance to meet her.
Ofsted U-turn on no-notice policy
Ofsted's controversial chief inspector has made a U-turn on one of his key policies.
Five-year-olds now worry about size
More than half the British public suffers from a negative body image, an inquiry by MPs has been told.
Price warning to petrol companies
The Government is to take action to get petrol companies to pass on cuts in global oil prices to motorists at the pumps.
Entertainment
Book review: The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway
The Troubles in Northern Ireland have rarely proved an attractive proposition for novelists, and Derry author and teacher Brian McGilloway’s ‘no frills’ crime thriller series set in the notoriously dangerous Borderlands is as dark as one would expect.
Book review: Deity by Steven Dunne
DID Steven Dunne do something bad in another life? It’s just a passing thought as his latest bone-chilling murder mystery takes evil to a new level!
Book review: The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
There are three principal players in Carolyn Jess-Cooke’s haunting tale of a ten-year-old boy who claims to be possessed by a 9,000-year-old demon ... but the starring role is unquestionably the author’s home city of Belfast.
Book review: Empire: The Leopard Sword by Anthony Riches
The Empire strikes back as historian and novelist Anthony Riches takes up the thrilling story of imperial fugitive Marcus Valerius Aquila, fighting as a centurion while on the run from the deadly forces of ancient Rome.
Book review: Citizen Sailors by Glyn Prysor
For those of us who did not live through the Second World War, our perceptions of the conflict are based primarily on school text books, the accounts of later generation historians and the fiction of a thousand films and novels.
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Weather for Longridge
Wednesday 30 May 2012
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Temperature: 12 C to 18 C
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