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Valentina the baby ape is set to melt the hearts of visitors to Blackpool Zoo when she makes her first public appearance. The month-old cuddly orangutan will step into the spotlight for an apt Valentine's Day first day showing. She was born on January 13
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Little seems to have changed for a Chorley theatre which is reviving a play which was first produced there 15 years ago - The Odd Couple. Many members who worked on the original show are involved this time round roo. The production marks the 25th anniversary of Chorley Little Theatre
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George Rawcliffe is convinced he can save lives. Mr Rawcliffe, a business lecturer at Blackpool and Fylde College has a theory - The Male Infant Immaturity Syndrome - called so because twice as many boys as girls die in accidents because he believes they are not bright enough to avoid danger
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Freckleton and Fylde Councillor Mr Louis Rigby is demanding action over an accident blackspot after a pensioner was badly injured in a road crash in Lytham Road, Freckleton
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A record-breaking 1,300 magicians converged on Blackpool from all over the UK for a special day of illusion and trickery. Top magic man Paul Daniels was among the experts at the resort's Opera House for the convention hosted by Blackpool Magic Club. He is pictured above with eight-year-old Tanya
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Creating a stink is all in a day's work for Fred Dale and the art has brought him international acclaim. Mr Dale is pioneering the unique skill of creating authentic smells for museums all over the world at his base in Queensway Industrial Estate, St Annes