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00:00, 3 APR 2008
Updated10:05, 6 FEB 2013

IN THIS week's (April 4) issue of the Accrington Observer ...

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Preston Britain's richest man is from Preston, and he's so secretive his own receptionist doesn't know who he is Michael Platt is worth an eye-watering £14.3bn

A tragic game of roulette on a sweltering summer day, and a beloved mum who had no idea she was playing

'It's not like going in Boots and buying a box of pills made by Pfizer'

Horrified patient finds 'DNR form' in medical notes after leaving Blackpool hospital

"I showed it to my son and told him that if I ever did stop breathing I DO want resuscitating"

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

Life in the Blackpool neighbourhood that's about to be wiped from the face of the earth

"What can you buy for £70,000? He's 80 and I think it's a terrible thing to put on somebody when they're that age"

Blackpool Life in the Blackpool neighbourhood that's about to be wiped from the face of the earth "What can you buy for £70,000? He's 80 and I think it's a terrible thing to put on somebody when they're that age"

Horrified patient finds 'DNR form' in medical notes after leaving Blackpool hospital

"I showed it to my son and told him that if I ever did stop breathing I DO want resuscitating"

A tragic game of roulette on a sweltering summer day, and a beloved mum who had no idea she was playing

'It's not like going in Boots and buying a box of pills made by Pfizer'

Dungeons and Dragons lovers are flocking to Burnley as game's popularity soars

The fantasy role playing game has never been more popular since featuring on the Netflix hit Stranger Things and The Big Bang Theory

Red carpet to roll out in Rossendale for film telling story of three army veterans

It tells the story of veterans Darren Horsnell, Steven Butterworth and Dave Joddrell and how creativity has helped them to transition from military to civilian life

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Thrillseekers offered 'final lap' on iconic Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort ride closing for good The 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

Michael Platt is worth an eye-watering £14.3bn

A tragic game of roulette on a sweltering summer day, and a beloved mum who had no idea she was playing

'It's not like going in Boots and buying a box of pills made by Pfizer'

First look inside SHEIN pop-up shop opening near Lancashire today

The store is sure to be extremely popular this weekend

Horrified patient finds 'DNR form' in medical notes after leaving Blackpool hospital

"I showed it to my son and told him that if I ever did stop breathing I DO want resuscitating"

Blackpool Life in the Blackpool neighbourhood that's about to be wiped from the face of the earth "What can you buy for £70,000? He's 80 and I think it's a terrible thing to put on somebody when they're that age"

Horrified patient finds 'DNR form' in medical notes after leaving Blackpool hospital

"I showed it to my son and told him that if I ever did stop breathing I DO want resuscitating"

A tragic game of roulette on a sweltering summer day, and a beloved mum who had no idea she was playing

'It's not like going in Boots and buying a box of pills made by Pfizer'

Hidden village just a stone's throw from Lancashire is 'buzzing' once the good weather comes

Birkdale Village is home to countless quaint shops and places to visit

Dungeons and Dragons lovers are flocking to Burnley as game's popularity soars

The fantasy role playing game has never been more popular since featuring on the Netflix hit Stranger Things and The Big Bang Theory

Mum 'received death threats days before' being fatally stabbed in street

Kulsuma Akter died following an incident on April 6

Girl, 3, left the house before 'every parent's worst nightmare' came true

Ayda was saved by an off-duty nurse who happened to be visiting her sister at the time

Freddie Flintoff's son Rocky, 16, is a real chip off the old block and fans are buzzing

Andrew Flintoff

The Preston legend's son looks set to follow in his father's footsteps

'Dangerous pervert' knew what he'd done, but forced victim to play cruel waiting game

The victim woke up to find registered sex offender Kamran Rashid in the same bed as her and was left traumatised

First look inside SHEIN pop-up shop opening near Lancashire today

The store is sure to be extremely popular this weekend

After dumping his victim in an alleyway, he desperately tried to cover his tracks

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

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

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

"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

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

“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

Liam Hardman has been told to do a course to address his 'deficits' in thinking