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Young people with time on their hands are taking part in a special scheme to improve their creative abilities. The workshop is being run at the Salvation Army's Raikes Parade headquarters in Blackpool by the North West Shape organisation. Above Sarah Longlands demonstrates poster painting at the drop-in centre
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Ten local schools took part in a table tennis championship held at Parklands High School. Pictured above are the successful Preston players in the schools championship
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Ballet teacher Christine Bleasdale landed on her feet when she opened her Grimsargh ballet school in the new year. Christine, pictured above (left) and Katy Fletcher go through a simple routine at the toddlers class
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A 1m salvage battle was being fought over the crippled Fleetwood trawler Navena. And the 11 crewmen winched to safety were back at home recovering from their terrifying ordeal. Skipper Jeff Sumner, 39, pictured above with his wife Annette, stayed with his stricken ship after ordering his crew to take to the lifeboats