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  • Man drowns in Anglezarke reservoir trying to save girlMan drowns in Anglezarke reservoir trying to save girl
    11:35am Thu 15 May 08
    UPDATED: A 34-year-old man drowned after attempting to save his girlfriend's daughter from Anglezarke reservoir, near Chorley.

    UPDATE: Pike walker dies after collapse
    8:00pm Saturday 22nd March 2008
    A MAN collapsed and died while out walking in Rivington.
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    Pupils win cash boost for school ITPupils win cash boost for school IT
    10:59am Fri 14 Mar 08
    Computer classes at a village school have come to life this term thanks to pupils who won £500 of IT equipment.
    Reader comment (1)

    Steve all set for annual charity ramble
    11:43am Saturday 9th February 2008
    A BUILDING contracts manager is taking on a 16-mile circular hike across the Lancashire moors in aid of Cancer Research.

    Man found dead in reservoir named
    5:17pm Thursday 7th February 2008
    THE man whose body was found in Anglezarke Reservoir has been identified as David George McKenna.

    Fisherman discovers body in reservoirFisherman discovers body in reservoir
    9:16am Mon 4 Feb 08
    THE body of a middle-aged man was discovered in Anglezarke Reservoir yesterday
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    Middle aged man discovered in reservoir
    8:47pm Sunday 3rd February 2008
    THE BODY of a middle-aged man was discovered in a reservoir near Bolton.

    Quarry plunge climber 'critical'Quarry plunge climber 'critical'
    9:49am Tue 29 Jan 08
    A climber who fell 70 feet in a quarry is "critical, but stable" in hospital.

    Walker in 80ft quarry plungeWalker in 80ft quarry plunge
    9:40am Mon 28 Jan 08
    A WALKER is fighting for his life in hospital after plunging 80ft to the bottom of a Lancashire quarry.
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    PICTURE SPECIAL: Rivington floods this morningPICTURE SPECIAL: Rivington floods this morning
    9:45am Fri 11 Jan 08
    Web viewer Stuart Martindale has sent us a dramatic picture of the fierce weather conditions as he travelled to work this morning.
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    Icy ordeal for hunt rider
    4:48pm Thursday 27th December 2007
    A YOUNG rider had a lucky escape when she jumped into a reservoir to save her horse during a Boxing Day hunt.
    Reader comments (20)

    Lancs look for peak fitness
    9:01am Tuesday 4th December 2007
    Lancashire cricket manager Mike Watkinson led some of first team squad around the peaks and troughs of Rivington Pike yesterday for their first pre-season session - and then admitted the hard work is still to come.

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