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Alley anger
A COUNCILLOR has slammed a decision not to 'adopt' and clean up alleyways at the back of people's homes. John Beirne, Lib Dem councillor for Town Centre ward, said his plans were thrown out at council meeting. He said: "I've had complaints about these
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30 kilos of cocaine hidden in truck
A MAN who attempted to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine into the UK has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Gary Levens, 33, from Windermere Avenue, St Helens, was stopped in his Ford Transit recovery truck by customs officers at Eastern Docks, Dover in August
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New post office
A POST office that shut up shop last summer, is to re-open - half-a-mile down the road. Rainford Post Office, which had been on Church Road, will now move to Ormskirk Road, within the 'Out 4 Lunch' sandwich bar on Thursday. September 16. It will offer
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Steve...and Punto..beat ton-up charges
STUDENT Steve Lucas found himself thrust into the media spotlight last week after revealing the novel technique he used to prove his car could not reach the 115mph speed claimed by police. Steve was stunned when traffic officers on the M62 in West Yorkshire
