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Barry Bennell: paedophile coach was first apprehended on a U.S football tour.

THE Football Association was blamed for failing to "keep children safe" in the long-awaited report into child sexual abuse in the sport, which examined paedophile coach Barry Bennell's relationship with Crewe Alex.

Among barrister Clive Sheldon's 710-page 'Independent Review into Child Sexual Abuse in Football 1970-2005', which was published today, is the conclusion that football's governing body was "too slow" to enact sufficient child protection measures after 1995 when incidents of abuse fell into the courts, including Bennell's guilty plea in a U.S court to a charge of sexually abusing a child he had taken on a football tour.

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Volunteer Jamie Messent masks up for Haslington Support Group duties.

VOLUNTEERS in the forefront of helping the vulnerable and elderly during lockdown are planning to continue their good work when life returns back to normal.

The Haslington Support Group has grown from a handful of volunteers during the first lockdown into an army of 400 plus members who have selflessly put others before themselves during the darkest days.

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