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Did you know that Each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday Ashbourne is the scene of a very famous football game . This is a robust match, kind of a free for all with goals three miles apart. Its origins are believed by some to be medieval

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You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain - Stanley Baldwin
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Battle of Berwick - 1296, Fire Claims 19 Glasgow Firefighters - 1960
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