Chorley

British

/ ˈtʃɔːlɪ /

noun

a town in NW England, in S Lancashire: cotton textiles. Pop: 33 424 (2001)

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Ms Ogg said her whole family had been supported throughout Kacey's illness by local children's hospice Derian House in Chorley.

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Vicky Ogg, from Chorley, said her son Kacey fell ill when he was eight weeks old.

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But speaking to Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live, Turner said "the announcement yesterday is fundamentally dishonest" as the "the backlog in the system isn't caused by the jury system - it's caused by other factors".

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The Chorley MP said the Budget "should be sacrosanct and it should only be heard today".

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On Friday, he told Matt Chorley's programme on BBC Radio 5 Live that the government and scientific community were "operating in a highly uncertain environment".

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