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Olympic torch route, day 35: Fleetwood emerges from Blackpool's shadow

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 22 June 2012 (on June 22, 2012)
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Town known for trams, clogs and Fisherman's Friends now has football promotion, singer Alfie Boe and the torch to celebrate

When Queen Victoria came to Fleetwood in 1847, she travelled by train, but..


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