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Four gypsy couples tied the knot in a ceremony in Preston which lasted nearly an hour. The ceremony at St Walburges Church, was thought to be the first of its kind ever to be held in the town. Michael McCann and Kathleen Delaney; James Gavin and Margaret McCann; Frances Gavin and Barbara McCann; and Daniel McCann and Eileen Gavin were all married in the ceremony
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A new 750,000 general purpose hall at an independent Lancashire school was officially opened by the Earl of Derby. The hall, at Kirkham Grammar School, ends decades of cramped school assemblies. Pictured above are Lord Derby; chairman of the governors Peter Hosker; and headmaster Malcolm Summerlee
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Escapologist John Roberto braved his winds at Blackpool to herald a top magic convention - hanging in a straitjacket 75ft above the ground on a burning rope. John - who escaped in the nick of time - was one of several artists who gave an impromptu free show on Blackpool Promenade. John is pictured above with Derek Lever, president of Blackpool Magicians Club, and convention organiser Tom Owen
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Police officers visited Holy Cross School in Chorley as part of a week-long event at the school to tell pupils about police work with the aim of developing a closer relationship between the force and the community. PC Geoff Sage is pictured above on his horse Victoria