WHEN landlady Michaela Harrington took over her pub in town-centre Blackburn, it was a known drugs haunt.
Not any more - braving threats of violence, she has ousted the dealers.
Good for her. It is only by standing up to these people and reporting them to the police that they can be beaten.
Public-spiritedness is a major weapon in the drugs war. Michaela sets the example all of us must follow.
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