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In pictures: Take a step back in time with our Time-trip column

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  1. Locals enjoying their night out at The Bridge Inn, Accrington1 of 4
  2. Regency Pub, Accrington2 of 4
  3. Locals at Baileys Bar, Accrington town centre. for time-trip in the acc observer3 of 4
  4. Warners Pub, Accrington4 of 4
PrestonBritain's richest man is from Preston, and he's so secretive his own receptionist doesn't know who he isMichael Platt is worth an eye-watering £14.3bn
Woman refuses to move bag off train seat for stranger and people agree
Traffic and Travel
"I don't see why I should let some rando boss me around and invade my personal space for no reason"
Dad said 'love you' and kissed family goodbye before 'catastrophic' tragedy
Greater Manchester News
"Although I now realise Ian will never come home again and I have now had to move out of the house we shared, it still haunts me that he is gone"
After dumping his victim in an alleyway, he desperately tried to cover his tracks
Courts
Dean Hughes claimed to have been acting in lawful self defence in a row over a mobile phone
Drivers could save £20 every time they fill up by removing one thing from car
Fuel Prices
Drivers could save hundreds each year at the petrol pumps if they remember to remove it
CourtsAbuser spared jail after tearing off wife's false lashes and dragging her through car windowLiam Hardman has been told to do a course to address his 'deficits' in thinking
Chaos at Blackpool South's by-election hustings as police called
Blackpool
“I want to have someone who will do their best for this town which I love and not just look out for themselves”
After dumping his victim in an alleyway, he desperately tried to cover his tracks
Courts
Dean Hughes claimed to have been acting in lawful self defence in a row over a mobile phone
Dad said 'love you' and kissed family goodbye before 'catastrophic' tragedy
Greater Manchester News
"Although I now realise Ian will never come home again and I have now had to move out of the house we shared, it still haunts me that he is gone"
Mum 'received death threats days before' being fatally stabbed in street
Burnley
Kulsuma Akter died following an incident on April 6
Blackpool Pleasure BeachThrillseekers offered 'final lap' on iconic Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort ride closing for goodThe Grand Prix ride first opened in 1960 and has been a family favourite ever since
Britain's richest man is from Preston, and he's so secretive his own receptionist doesn't know who he is
Preston
Michael Platt is worth an eye-watering £14.3bn
First look inside SHEIN pop-up shop opening near Lancashire today
In The News
The store is sure to be extremely popular this weekend
Woman refuses to move bag off train seat for stranger and people agree
Traffic and Travel
"I don't see why I should let some rando boss me around and invade my personal space for no reason"
Dad said 'love you' and kissed family goodbye before 'catastrophic' tragedy
Greater Manchester News
"Although I now realise Ian will never come home again and I have now had to move out of the house we shared, it still haunts me that he is gone"
AsdaAsda, Tesco, Co-op, M&S and Waitrose 'do not eat' warnings over ice cream and piesCustomers have been warned by the Food Standards Agency over a range of items found in popular supermarkets
Abuser spared jail after tearing off wife's false lashes and dragging her through car window
Courts
Liam Hardman has been told to do a course to address his 'deficits' in thinking
Chaos at Blackpool South's by-election hustings as police called
Blackpool
“I want to have someone who will do their best for this town which I love and not just look out for themselves”
After dumping his victim in an alleyway, he desperately tried to cover his tracks
Courts
Dean Hughes claimed to have been acting in lawful self defence in a row over a mobile phone
Dad said 'love you' and kissed family goodbye before 'catastrophic' tragedy
Greater Manchester News
"Although I now realise Ian will never come home again and I have now had to move out of the house we shared, it still haunts me that he is gone"
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After dumping his victim in an alleyway, he desperately tried to cover his tracks
Courts
Dean Hughes claimed to have been acting in lawful self defence in a row over a mobile phone
Confectioner inspired by his mum dreaming of big time on Aldi shelves
Blackburn
Yasir Patel will appear on the Channel 4 show Aldi’s Next Big Thing
Music-loving mum's temperature soared beyond 42C after taking half a pill at festival
Blackburn
By the time paramedics arrived at Restricted Forest Festival in Blackburn, Stephanie Thorpe's condition was already 'unsurvivable'
'It sounded like a bomb had gone off': Mayhem as car ploughs into family home in '60mph' crash
Hyndburn
"The car was going between 60 and 70mph. It swerved and hit the house and two lads got out and legged it"
Devoted mum with 'asthma' dies after devastating diagnosis
Home
Her partner is urging people 'not to take chances' in his mission to create awareness
Chaos at Blackpool South's by-election hustings as police called
Blackpool
“I want to have someone who will do their best for this town which I love and not just look out for themselves”
Abuser spared jail after tearing off wife's false lashes and dragging her through car window
Courts
Liam Hardman has been told to do a course to address his 'deficits' in thinking
Asda, Tesco, Co-op, M&S and Waitrose 'do not eat' warnings over ice cream and pies
Asda
Customers have been warned by the Food Standards Agency over a range of items found in popular supermarkets
Dad said 'love you' and kissed family goodbye before 'catastrophic' tragedy
Greater Manchester News
"Although I now realise Ian will never come home again and I have now had to move out of the house we shared, it still haunts me that he is gone"
There were signs he was struggling but he'd always say 'I'm alright'
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University student Nina Smith found out her brother Will had died two weeks before her course started
Mum's horror as she finds 'blood-stained' bed sheets in Blackpool hotel room
Blackpool
"I moved the sheet and it was full of blood. I was like, 'oh my good God we are going'"
Two police forces probed by watchdog after mum fatally stabbed in street 'received death threats days before'
Burnley
Habibur Masum, from Burnley, is charged with murdering Kulsuma Akter