THE last surviving member of Accrington Pals celebrated his 101st birthday with a quiet family party.
William Marshall went to the Somme when the average life expectancy of a private at the front was a matter of weeks.
Shock waves went through Blackburn Town Hall after the resignation of council leader Peter Greenwood following an internal row with his group over their spending programme.
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