Blackpool’s famous Ride the Lights returns for another magical evening this summer, offering families, cyclists and sightseers a rare chance to experience the Illuminations traffic free before the official switch-on.

https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/ride-the-lights-returns-to-blackpool-5167334

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Footage shows the moving moment Maurice Haynes walked his daughter Hannah down the aisle, after St Giles Hospice staff helped her to organise the ceremony.

https://www.lep.co.uk/watch-this/bride-planned-wedding-24-hours-dad-aisle-video-5023769

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Swansea City are on the search for a new manager after sacking Luke Williams in mid-February

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/swansea-city-next-manager-david-gray-preston-north-end-hibernian-wigan-athletic-ryan-lowe-5020037

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PNE take on the Canaries away from home on Tuesday night

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/norwich-city-boss-drops-hint-for-preston-north-end-clash-as-paul-heckingbottom-relishing-carrow-road-return-4984146

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A broken down lorry on the M6 is causing 60 minute delays and five miles of congestion.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/m6-travel-chaos-after-broken-down-lorry-causes-60-minute-delays-and-tailbacks-4931962

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Specialist police officers stopped two vehicles on the M61 and discovered more than they bargained for.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/specialist-cops-from-lancashire-police-stopped-two-cars-on-m61-discovered-more-than-they-bargained-for-4850040

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All the action from today's Championship clash at Home Park

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/plymouth-vs-preston-live-score-updates-goal-teams-team-news-xis-lineups-argyle-north-end-pne-4841172

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Preston born filmmaker and animator Nick Park is to be honoured for his work at an international award ceremony.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/prestons-nick-park-to-be-honoured-for-his-work-at-an-international-award-ceremony-4797358

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Preston North End and three Championship rivals are reportedly interested in signing a Republic of Ireland international defender on a free transfer.

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/cyrus-christie-preston-north-end-rangers-millwall-coventry-plymouth-4773380

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A woman who fell approximately 30ft from Central Pier in Blackpool required surgery for her injuries, according to a friend.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/woman-who-fell-through-blackpools-central-pier-required-surgery-after-suffering-spinal-injuries-4736799

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This councillor has echoed the same concern for Jay Slater’s safety as many others from the local area.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/oswaldtwistle-councillor-offers-comforting-message-to-jay-slater-and-those-looking-for-him-in-tenerife-4672278

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Ex-PNE man sacked by League One club with two games left to play

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/breaking-barnsley-fc-next-manager-odds-neill-collins-sacked-preston-north-end-leeds-united-wolves-sheffield-united-4600493

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Having opened its doors in November 1964, St George's Shopping Centre has been the go-to shopping centre in Preston ever since.

https://www.lep.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/21-mind-blowing-retro-pics-of-prestons-st-georges-shopping-centre-down-the-decades-from-1960-to-1990-4163310

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This home has it all.

https://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/million-pound-5-bed-modern-fulwood-hillside-mansion-with-swimming-pool-hot-tub-and-huge-garden-up-for-sale-4182228

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For the second year in succession local swim team, Leyland Barracudas, have qualified for a national final.

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/other-sport/leyland-barracudas-second-year-micro-finals-4445582

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Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Laolu Akande Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not declared interest in the 2023 presidential race. Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said videos, banners and other materials linking Osinbajo to the 2023 presidential election had no connection to the Office of the Vice President. He said there had been a flurry of activities such as the release of campaign style promotional videos, banners in the social media and even the deployment of political posters in some parts of the country.

https://guardian.ng/news/2023-campaign-banners-videos-needless-distractions-osinabjos-aide/

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Jigawa state Government. PHOTO:Twitter The Jigawa Government has declared Aug. 9, as public holiday to mark the Hijrah 1443 (Islamic New Year). The government announced this in a statement signed by the state Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Hussaini Kila, on Saturday in Dutse. Gov. Muhammad Badaru of the state has urged civil servants and residents to use the day and pray for the state and the country at large. 'The period of the Islamic New Year should remind all people of the countless favours bestowed on them by the Almighty God.

https://guardian.ng/news/jigawa-govt-declares-monday-work-free-day/

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Emmanuel Udom of Cross River Gov. Udom Emmanuel has said that his administration was giving N327 million monthly allocation to Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state. Emmanuel disclosed this during an interactive media programme titled; 'The Governor Speaks'', in Uyo, the state capital on Saturday. 'I give Akwa Ibom State University N327 million every month as grant. Also, going by the figures I have, lecturers in AKSU receive the highest salaries anywhere in the country.

https://guardian.ng/news/akwa-ibom-state-university-receives-n327m-monthly-allocation-governor/

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At the end of this month, March 2021, I took a bow and ended my term on the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Board after 4 years of serving. AGRA is a unique African institution that is catalyzing and driving Inclusive Agricultural Transformation (IAT) on the Continent. I have served with visionary women and men who have demonstrated that transformational change in and for Africa is possible and can be realized in our lifetime. I became involved in AGRA for a very simple reason. With my background in agricultural research and development (AR&D) and a professional career that spanned over forty years, of which 30 of them were with three CGIAR Centers in six African countries, I never stopped to ask myself the question why African national agricultural systems or NARS are still dependent on foreign assistance for agricultural development and transformation.

https://guardian.ng/features/the-quest-for-an-inclusive-agricultural-transformation-my-agra-story/

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Tuesday, 2nd November 2021 < A drought affected farm Kano farmers have expressed worry as the rainy season seemed to have come to an end abruptly. The situation has made it difficult for most of the farmers to achieve expected harvests.    The rainy season/planting in Kano usually starts in June and ends in October, but the 2021 season came as a shock to the farmers, when rain seized in September, perhaps due to devastating effects of climate change following global warming. An investigation by The Guardian revealed that Kano had not experienced such a disruption in the last 20 years, and this compelled some northern emirs to direct residents to offer special prayers against drought.

https://editor.guardian.ng/features/agro-care/food-crisis-looms-as-kano-farmers-count-losses/

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PoliceThe police command in Ogun says no protester nor hoodlum was arrested during democracy day celebration in the sate. ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relation's Officer (PPRO) made this known when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota,Ogun on Sunday. Oyeyemi said that the state did not record any form of violence or criminal act from any protester during the democracy day on June 12. 'The police are fully prepared and on ground by deploying our personnel across to state to curb criminality and ensure safety of lives and property.

https://guardian.ng/news/no-protester-hoodlum-arrested-in-ogun-on-democracy-day-police/

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it made seizures of various items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N54 million from June to date in Zone B, covering Kano/Jigawa axis, a top official of the NCS s has said in Kano. PHOTO: NAN The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it made seizures of various items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N54 million from June to date in Zone B, covering Kano/Jigawa axis, a top official of the NCS s has said in Kano. DC Oseni Aliyu-Olorukoba, coordinator of the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force Zone B, stated this on Tuesday, at a news briefing on the unit's achievements in the three months since June.

https://guardian.ng/news/customs-seizes-contraband-worth-n54m-in-kano-jigawa-zone-in-3-months/

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No fewer than four persons were abducted along Ayetoro Ekiti-Otun Ekiti Road in Ekiti in Ido Osi local government area of the State, as gunmen waylaid some travelers and held them hostage. The victims, according to sources from the area, are yet to be identified persons who were said to have been ferried into the bush by the gun-wielding kidnappers. It was gathered the incident occurred when two buses conveying passengers from the Otun Ekiti axis. The assailants ambushed them and succeeded in holding four persons while others escaped by whiskers.

https://guardian.ng/news/police-confirm-gunmen-abduction-of-four-travelers-in-ekiti/

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Barcelona on Thursday approved a budget of 765 million euros ($899 million) for the 2021-2022 season, the club said. 'An operating budget of 765 million euros for the 2021/22 season has been approved,' Barca said in a statement after a board meeting. Barcelona had intially forecast revenues of 791 million euros ($932 million) for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. However, this had been based on the assumption that fans would return to stadiums last December post-pandemic, which ultimately did not happen.

https://guardian.ng/sport/barcelona-approve-765-million-euro-budget-for-2021-2022/

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French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he attends a meeting with nightclubs representatives at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on June 21, 2021. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron invited music fans to a socially distanced techno party at the presidential palace on Monday, resuming a pre-Covid tradition to mark the country's annual street music festival. France celebrates music in all its forms annually with a giant street party on June 21, the longest day of the year.

https://guardian.ng/news/world/rave-at-the-palace-macron-resumes-pre-covid-gig/

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Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to disregard the publications on social media saying the administration had been printing money since 2015. Amaechi in a statement by his media assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said that the news should be disregarded as it was false. On May 3, a publication stated that the Minister was interviewed in 2019 admitting that President Muhammadu Buhari had always ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to keep printing money since 2015.

https://guardian.ng/news/amaechi-refutes-interview-on-printing-of-money-into-economy/

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