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Back home from Thai jail

Back home from Thai jail

AN ACCRINGTON man was back home this week after spending 139 days of hell in a Thai jail.

Convicted sex offender Alan Smith, 54, was arrested as he worked as a teaching assistant at a school 25 miles from the capital Bangkok and thrown into an Immigrant Detention Centre.

He was confined to a 150 foot by 50 foot room which housed 78 people but had toilet facilities for only four along with a communal wash tub.


 

Badger Barry is big screen star

Badger Barry is big screen star

BARRY the badger, who met his tragic end in Accrington, has been brought back to life in a Walt Disney film.

Folk told to watch their step after manhole thefts

HIGHWAYS bosses are appealing to the public to be vigilant following a spate of grate and manhole cover thefts.


 

Dad loses five pints of blood in stabbing

Dad loses five pints of blood in stabbing

A DAD-of-one was stabbed in the thigh and hip in a late-night attack in Accrington last Friday.

Not a single day off school in 11 years

Not a single day off school in 11 years

TEENAGER Niall Gibson walked out of school for the last time on Wednesday as the proud holder of a remarkable record – never having missed a single day.


 

 

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