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Welcome to North West Tonight with Beccy Meehan.

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Claims of bizarre punishments at a boys school in Cumbria `

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a police inquiry's launched into historical allegations of abuse

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One thing that was very frightening was the removal of clothes.

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Police are looking into allegations about a nulber

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A lucky escape from these b`lconies in Blackpool, a company is fined

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Cumbria Police say they're investigating historical

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allegations of abuse at a ntmber of residential schools in the county.

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They include one that closed two years ago.

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Some former pupils of Underley School just outsidd

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Kikrby Lonsdale claim to have been subjected to bizarre punishlents

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An MP has asked the Home Secretary to look into the allegations.

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Our Chief Reporter, Dave Gudst, has more.

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this matter and I am waiting for her reply.

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Cumbria police today confirled that Underley Hall is one of a ntmber

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of schools in the county they are investigating

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in relation to historical allegations of child abuse.

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They also confirmed that thdy did investigate this place in 1896` 7

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and said they would be revidwing the conclusions of that investigation

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But they did not elaborate as to what those conclusions had

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Police investigating the de`th of Robert Hart, who died after being

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attacked at the Parklife festival in Manchester's Heaton Park, have

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released a new image of a potential witness they're keen to spe`k to.

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The woman is one of four witnesses police believe may

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26`year`old Robert died fivd days after being punched

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Fundraising for a dedicated breast cancer unit on the Isle of Lan has

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The Manx Breast Cancer Support Group wants to build the clinic at

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Noble's Hospital, including an ultrasound rool

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They need another half a million pounds.

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Passengers flying from Manchester Airport this weekend are behng

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warned to allow extra time to get there because the M56 will be closed

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The Highways Agency will shtt the road between junctions six `t Hale,

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and junction seven from ten o'clock tonight until early on Mond`y.

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A collection of the world's smallest car have

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gathered in the Isle of Man, where they were produced 50 years ago

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The Peel P50 has three wheels, one headlight,

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There are only about 30 original cars left in the world.

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Almost half of them will be taking part in the

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A company set up by Blackpool Council to look after its housing

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The company failed to take `ction despite concerns expressed by

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experts who said the design were structurally

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Preston Crown Court was told it was remarkable no`one was injured.

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Lucky to escape with his life. Damien Milner had been standing

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outside his second for a fl`t just moments before it collapsed in 012.

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`` second`floor flat. I had only just got back and only just stepped

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over the balcony and they got injured when it fell off. Ndighbours

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had to be rescued by the Fire Service and re`homed. The court

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heard how it could have been so much worse. The judge said it was

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remarkable and fortunate th`t no was killed or seriously injtred and

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said it was an accident happen, one which could havd

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foreseen and prevented. People living here raised concerns about

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the balconied as far back as 20 5 but it

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that were ignored. So were those of structural

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of the balcony and others in the area.

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of seven years, the company where I devised by

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and could visually say the balcony was falling away from the btilding

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that they chose to take no `ction. The company now has a new chief

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executive. We are not a bad company. We have done

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of the Council house stock hn Blackpool.

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right to be modified, it should not happen. They have been handdd

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The parents and carers of severely disabled adults

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Salford City Council is planning to cut transport to day centres

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and respite care for dozens of vulnerable adults to savd

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Our Health Correspondent El`ine Dunkley reports.

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Two days a week he gets on ` bus provided by Salford City Cotncil and

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On board are his friends and an escort.

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In a matter of weeks it will come to an end

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People are very badly handicapped on the bus and I am worried

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Over 200 adults with disabilities use the servicd.

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He is worried that if I can't cope, he keeps saying, will I havd to go

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into residential care, which is the last thing I w`nt.

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Mary says getting a taxi isn't an option for families who will be

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left with no choice but to keep their children `t home.

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It would have to be a black cab because of the wheelchair

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and we have been told that will be ?15 per trip to take him down to

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Salford, so that is ?30 per day he goes two days a week, so th`t is ?60

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I mean, that is more than my carer's allowance.

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The transport scheme providds families with piece of mind.

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Salford City Council will save ?600,000 a year.

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Families say they will fight to the final hour.

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A lot of our children have really serious problems like seizures,

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some choke, some have got bdhaviour problems, they get out

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of their seats, the escorts know every little thing about thdm.

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It just gives us that bit extra knowing they are safe

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No one from Salford City Cotncil would speak to us on camera today

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For families like Michael's the problem has not gone away.

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Gold bars ` Commonwealth Games success for

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And you are invited to a spdcial opening

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remember those who fought in the First World War.

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Sport now, and Stuart Pollitt's here whth

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the latest from the Commonwdalth Games and Stuart there's bedn a

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third medal for one of our gymnasts but not for England, though.

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Yes, we're talking about Crosby s Daniel Purvis who has won gold.

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Despite being brought up in Merseyside, Dan has chosdn to

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compete for Scotland becausd of his Scottish mother but that won't stop

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Yes, after winning a silver and bronze already in Glasgow,

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today Dan completed his med`l set and finally made the top stdp

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This is a very, very strong bid for a medal.

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With a silver and bronze in the bag, a gold is all that was misshng from

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One perfect performance on the parallel bars changed that.

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I just had to go out and do my best and fortunatdly it

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landed me the gold medal so I am really pleased with that.

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Stockport's Hannah Whelan w`s also going for a third medal

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of these Games but a small slip on her floor routine left hdr

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Liverpool's Sam Maxwell and Scotland's Josh Taylor `re good

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But they faced each other in the light`welterweight semifinals.

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Maxwell is going to give thhs everything, as you'd expect.

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But everything wasn't quite enough as Taylor triumphed.

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Maxwell brings a bronze back to Merseyside.

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I had a feeling I was down, he was boxing well.

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I thought, I want to leave everything

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Tonight fellow Scouser Anthony Fowler and Preston's

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Scott Fitzgerald have their chance to make the boxing finals.

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Laura Massaro has made the final of the women's doubles squash.

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Winning through in straight sets to guarantde at

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We are really happy with the way we are feeling on court

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the way we are playing, everything is going well and hopefully we can

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This evening Jenny Meadows takes centre stage.

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After missing the big stage of London 2012 with injury,

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the Wigan athlete lines up in the final of the 800 metres.

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Blackpool Football Club will soon have as many players

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That's the pledge from under`fire chairman Karl Oyston

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who says several new additions are on their way to Bloomfield Road

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With just a week until the start of the new season,

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the Seasiders have a squad of just 13 but Mr Oyston has promisdd fans

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Wigan Warriors are up to second in Super League after hammering

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Salford Red Devils in last night's match at the DW Stadium.

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This Matty Smith try rounded off a 45`4 success which seds

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Shaun Wane's side leapfrog Leeds, who are in action tonight.

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Other Warriors highlights wdre an Anthony Gelling hat trick

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and a substitute appearance by Joel Tomkins, who recently returned

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30 minutes, Lancashire's much anticipated 2020 quarterfin`l at

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expected with the winners m`king it through

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postponed until two o'clock tomorrow. After the postpondment,

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jester and Merseyside. Scott Fitzgerald is going tonight

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Yes. Potentially two golds hn the boxing for boxers from our region.

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Let's move on. A group of volunteers in Lancashire are putting the final

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touches to a special tributd to mark the Centenary to the outbre`k of

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World War I. A bus driver from Morecambe,

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Steve Traynor, came up with the idea of asking

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people to bring poppy seeds for a But

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the scheme was nearly ruined when Today, though,

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they're back on track. Thousands

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of poppies bring a blaze of colour And the rain didn't put off the

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volunteers from some final weeding. They want it looking its best for a

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world war one centenary service to All this result of some verx hard

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work, and coming just weeks after The man behind the idea

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didn't think they'd make it. I thought we had no chance. I

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thought it would be the end of August at the earliest when we would

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get anywhere near any flowers. came down last week and the first

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ones had grown and I almost cried, it was that good. The campahgners

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want to use the flower bed `s a focus for a fundraising for the

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Royal British Legion, they want to raise ?136,904 and 30p. 1p for every

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soldier including the Germans who died in the First World War. All

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kinds of people of all kinds of ages have helped plan the poppies, one is

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a park ranger who is also a former servicemen. It is the mechanics of a

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CD being implanted, children being involved, it has been overwhelming.

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We have achieved what we set out to do.

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This Monday marks 100 years since the start of the First World War.

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As part of the commemorations marking the centenary,

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your BBC local radio stations will be continuing with their series of

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special World War One at Hole reports.

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They're looking at how life here in the North West was affected

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And you can hear those storhes on North West Tonight each dvening

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The shop behind us, it was `ctually destroyed on the 11th of Max which

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was three days after the sinking of the Lusitania. Three days after the

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riots started. If the fishing boat crew hadn't been so brave,

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the boys would have been lost. German front`line

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and interest from the public at large was

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numbers would gather to CDs for troops arrive and marched to the

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camp. To think that such a xoung man, just past his 16th birthday,

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leading a platoon of 13 men opt that field. There was a big call to arms

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and the men that went where the men who worked in the fishing industry.

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The outbreak of war is being remembered

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in many ways, and an unusual one involves 350 singers, fireworks and

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It's happening tomorrow night, just next door to this studho `

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in the main square of Media City in Salford.

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The all`important dress rehdarsal is under way,

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It is a little damp this evdning. The dress rehearsal consists of a

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rather nice array of waterproof jackets. The choir is behind us A

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sound beautiful. They are all volunteers. The screen behind them

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is the length of a building, 10 metres, and it will be transformed

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into a cinema screen. The projections will go on to that. They

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talked to the creative prodtcer behind this.

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story of the First World War? Originally

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projection freight across the building, we have live

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We owe a lot to our director, he is in touch with a lot of the choir 's.

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parts of the performance, so there is dancing with the actors `nd

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and join the choir. Thank you for joining us.

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crossed, tomorrow night, ten o'clock, hopefully

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from Lancaster. We used to play there.

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I am going on Sunday. it all comes full circle.

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The preparation began airilx. It is massively important to the local

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area. Stage set, then check started and the stars arrive. This hs atomic

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Kitten's dressing room. Not much going on. A few drinks and ` few

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flowers. And if that enough for them, you can cole here

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and And this is where Tom Jones' luxury

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Winnebago will be parked. a marble kitchen, a large lounge. It

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is the place to hang out. be trying to steal the fencd to get

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into Tom Jones's dressing room. Everyone is here to go back to their

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youth and sing along to part of their childhood. The soundtrack to

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your lives. You will hear those songs tonight. We walk up in London

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and it was sunny this morning. Then it was raining. We need to cast our

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spell. You're welcome! With the stars comes the big requests. With

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Tom Jones it was candles. I almost fainted when I saw the cost of

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those. Apparently it makes the performer

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happy. Everything has to be white and real gold. It is just w`ter and

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have all that maybe some frtit. You must have something on your little

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list. A packet of M What colour? Don't even go there. Tomorrow it is

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Tom Jones. Let's hope the wdather is on his side.

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What a lot of singing in programme. I feel like we should

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join in. I like Brother Beyond.

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What about Bewitched? Tom Jones is there on Saturday. On

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Sunday, Michael Ball and Lesley Garrett. A bit of class. Evdryone is

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going to see you! you would be there and 30,000 people

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would be there also. liked when you said.

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I am not going camping any lore Did you can select like I s`id?

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It wasn't me, it was my husband who Sunday is looking better like Graham

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keeps telling you. `` did you cancel.

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What a difference one weeks makes. `` one week. Heavy showers loving

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from of the showers have been. This time

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last Friday, we have complained because tod`y how

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disappointing all going to the Proms like Graham

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is, Dundee is looking good still in double figures despite all

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of that rain. Maybe 15 Celshus.

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