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This is a Wimpy menu from the 1970s. The special grill is 42p, coffee is 8p and the legendary Bender sausage is 16.5p. There's not a Wimpy left in Wales now ... Show more   www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/gallery/legendary-burger-chain-long-before-29017136
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A dragon spotted on Porthcawl seafront this morning 👀🐉 📸: Briana Burtonshaw
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Popular pub closing down 'will rip heart out of community': 'I have seen such a community of people helping each other and now they feel a bit lost ...
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Popular pub closing down 'will rip heart out of community'
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This is fisherman Mike Hall with the rescuers from Porthcawl lifeboat station who saved him. When he was pulled out of the Ogmore Estuary he showed no signs of ... Show more   www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/incredible-moment-unconscious-fisherman-takes-28892592
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No-one can agree on how Porthcawl got its name. Some believe it derives from "porth" which means harbour, and "cawl" referring to sea kale ... Show more
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Fighting breaks out among spectators at Welsh rugby match as club make statement: Bystanders tried to stop the violence at the end of the match
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Fighting breaks out among spectators at Welsh rugby match as club make ...
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Full story: tinyurl.com/yhj48pyy Lee Westwood SLAMMED the decision to not allow him to compete at last year's Senior Open 😡
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BREAKING: A woman's body has been found on the Welsh coast tinyurl.com/2p8s7vxp
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Body found in search for woman seen entering the sea in Porthcawl: A body has been found in the search for a woman seen entering the sea in Porthcawl on Tuesday ...
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Body found in search for woman seen entering the sea in Porthcawl
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Breaking: major sea search resumes for woman 'seen in water' during storm tinyurl.com/5a2up2dm
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A huge number of homes are without power, roads are closed and 90mph winds have been recorded as Storm Isha hits Wales. This was the scene at Porthcawl earlier ... Show more   tinyurl.com/4y5s38ad
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BREAKING: Helicopters and boats in major search amid reports of person in water tinyurl.com/yc4y9xrd
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Live updates as M4 crash causing long delays: Traffic cameras are showing heavy congestion in the area
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Live updates as M4 crash causing long delays
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Porthcawl Elvis Festival is coming to Chepstow this summer: Chepstow's music mogul Carol Mutlow has landed the town an Elvis-themed fun day after the event’s ...
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Porthcawl Elvis Festival is coming to Chepstow this summer
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Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones' old house is for sale and it's gorgeous: The period terrace has been lovingly renovated into a luxury six-bed, seaside home
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Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones' old house is for sale and it's gorgeous
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The best pictures from the Porthcawl Christmas Day swim: Over 1,400 swimmers took part - making it the biggest turnout ever for the annual event
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The best pictures from the Porthcawl Christmas Day swim
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Banks in Wales closing in 2024 including Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds and NatWest: Llanelli, Pontypridd, Barry and other major towns are losing their local banks
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Banks in Wales closing in 2024 including Barclays, Halifax ...
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Plans to build huge 200-metre seafront park on Porthcawl waterfront: It is part of a large scale redevelopment planned for the town
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Plans to build huge 200-metre seafront park on Porthcawl waterfront
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This is the amazing moment a man is "brought back to life" after being found unconscious in the water. The dad-of-two said: "I honestly don’t ... Show more   tinyurl.com/2mkhx9k5
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⚠️ Police issue warning after thieves target two types of car: tinyurl.com/bdedfrbf
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Man found unconscious in the water after tide knocks him off his feet: Mike Hall was fishing in the River Ogmore when he was knocked over
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Man found unconscious in the water after tide knocks him off his feet
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All the Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year swims happening in Wales. Brrr! 🥶 tinyurl.com/558bh4dc
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Four people hospitalised after two crashes on same stretch of M4: Six ambulance vehicles were called to the M4 westbound after two pile-ups
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Four people hospitalised after two crashes on same stretch of M4
Quick Glance: Traffic Collisions Cause Delays near Bridgend on M4
  • Six cars involved in two pile-ups near Bridgend.

  • Inrix reports 'two accidents in the same stretch' of the westbound motorway.
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The stunning firework finale above Porthcawl ✨ Great shot by Jamie Strong!
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Directors of well-known hotel apply for its demolition: The Fairways Hotel could be demolished in 2024 if the application is successful
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Directors of well-known hotel apply for its demolition
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An iconic Welsh hotel could be demolished next year 😔 bit.ly/47fKeYf
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This footage shows just how powerful and dangerous rip currents can be - as a swimmer is pulled far out to sea. He says it was like being "stuck in a ... Show more   bit.ly/3Mm1IKc
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Police seek witness after man's death following alleged assault near pub: One man has been charged with murder
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Police seek witness after man's death following alleged assault near pub
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Run 4 Wales 10K Series 2024 return includes ABP Newport: A SERIES of exciting 10K challenges will return to South Wales - including Newport, Porthcawl ...
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Run 4 Wales 10K Series 2024 return includes ABP Newport
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Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales: The winning team will draw up a masterplan and design code for a 32ha swathe of land at Coney Beach and Sandy Bay which is earmarked ...
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Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales
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Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales: The winning team will draw up a masterplan and design code for a 32ha swathe of land at Coney Beach and Sandy Bay which is earmarked ...
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Porthcawl Waterfront, Wales
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It's still looking stormy out there in Bristol but coastal areas have been worst-hit - this was high tide earlier at Porthcawl in South Wales ... Show more   #StormCiaran   #UKweather
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This Welsh landmark could soon look very different - thanks to an £18m redevelopment: bit.ly/46t3Qrn
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'One of a kind' man died after being hit by a van: The man has been named as Michael (Mike) Perkins from Porthcawl
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'One of a kind' man died after being hit by a van
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Live from Porthcawl at high tide as Storm Agnes arrives with strong winds and rain 🌧️
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Plans for a major redevelopment of a popular Welsh seafront - including 900 new houses, shops and a school - have taken a step forward 🏖️ bit.ly/3tgoht4
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Only Fools And Horses lookalikes wow crowd at Elvis festival: A group of Only Fools and Horses lookalikes had a ‘lovely jubbly’ day entertaining the crowds - at ...
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Only Fools And Horses lookalikes wow crowd at Elvis festival
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Join us live in Porthcawl as hurricane Lee brings strong winds and heavy rain 🌧️ 💨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Lightning strike over Porthcawl yesterday ⚡😮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Credit: Tony John
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How Welsh town became home to 'biggest Elvis festival in the world': The festival began as an idea to save an iconic venue from closure ...
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How Welsh town became home to 'biggest Elvis festival in the ...
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Police are desperately trying to find this young boy who has been missing for nearly two days 😔🙏 bit.ly/3ZtVZXY
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Thousands of people dressed up in rhinestones, wigs, sunglasses, and jumpsuits for the Elvis Festival in Porthcawl over the weekend.. ... Show more   bit.ly/3PuuWY6
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Join us live for a walk along the seafront at Porthcawl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌊
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£2.4m leisure development transforms Welsh seaside town: It's looking fabulous
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£2.4m leisure development transforms Welsh seaside town
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Holiday park in plea after agent leaves trail of angry families: Rental agent Alyson Perrett has drawn criticism from a string of families who booked holidays at ...
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Holiday park in plea after agent leaves trail of angry families
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The sun is shining, kids are in school and the beaches are empty: Temperatures reached up to 30°C across parts of Wales this week
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The sun is shining, kids are in school and the beaches are empty
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The power of Mother Nature 🌊 📍 Porthcawl📷 Leighton Collins
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Aldi wants to open new supermarkets in Cardiff, Barry and Swansea : The company is expanding and wants to open more stores in Wales
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Aldi wants to open new supermarkets in Cardiff, Barry and Swansea
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Coney Beach Amusement Park and Monster Park in Porthcawl closing: Plans for the major redevelopment of Porthcawl seafront have taken another step closer this ...
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Coney Beach Amusement Park and Monster Park in Porthcawl closing
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Little over a year ago, Bodhan Syvak and his family were forced to flee their home in Ukraine when war broke out. Since then they have settled in Wales and now ... Show more   tinyurl.com/xjr337sh
Quick Glance: Boy achieves B grade in Welsh GCSE after fleeing Ukraine war
  • Bohdan Syvak, 16, dedicated his lunchtimes to practicing Welsh, his fourth language, with his teacher Alison Lloyd.

  • Mrs. Lloyd said Bohdan, who had only been living in Wales for 10 months when he took his first GCSE exam in Welsh, was 'beside himself' after receiving his grade.

  • He deserves the B grade, he worked hard and put in a lot of time.

  • He came over with nothing. It was a huge upheaval for him and he settled in and worked hard.
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Mum and daughter diagnosed with cancer: It has been a rollercoaster few years for the family
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Mum and daughter diagnosed with cancer
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As business ideas go, this one is a bit quirky. These two spent more than a year creating their perfect gin in a small cabin on the Welsh coast - and kept the ... Show more   tinyurl.com/yw35fuc3
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Gavin and Stacey's Nessa's special connection to the RNLI: In a brand new interview, Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones reveals her special connection to one of ...
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Gavin and Stacey's Nessa's special connection to the RNLI
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Brilliant shot of the Porthcawl RNLI volunteer crew out on a training exercise this week 🌊 Whatever the weather, these brave men and women put their own lives ... Show more
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Man who drove car before fatal Cardiff crash fined: Joel Lia, 28, was dropped off before a collision near St Mellons in Cardiff which resulted in the deaths of ...
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Man who drove car before fatal Cardiff crash fined
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BREAKING: A man has broken his back in a Walzers ride horror accident on Coney Beach in Porthcawl tinyurl.com/ru2762he
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Crash victims were 'drinking and inhaling laughing gas': Rafel Jeanne, 24, Darcy Ross, 21, and Eve Smith, 21, died in the crash
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Crash victims were 'drinking and inhaling laughing gas'
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I ate at the cosy seaside restaurant making a big name for itself with its food: Cosy Corner Lounge in Porthcawl is a restaurant and cocktail lounge that's ...
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I ate at the cosy seaside restaurant making a big name for itself with its ...
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The three mile path that leads to sunken wrecks and 2,000-year-old footprints: The scenery is absolutely gorgeous
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The three mile path that leads to sunken wrecks and 2,000-year-old ...
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Back when summer holidays used to have sun 😆 Holidaymakers at the paddling pools at Porthcawl's Trecco Bay during Miners Fortnight in July 1979 ☀
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Ukrainian boy who fled war sits GCSE in Welsh: Bohdan Syvak and his family fled Ukraine in March 2022 after Russia's invasion. They spent six weeks in Germany ...
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Ukrainian boy who fled war sits GCSE in Welsh
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Aldi creates 200 new jobs with minimum starting wage of £11.40: Applications now open with new stores being planned for many locations in the UK
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Aldi creates 200 new jobs with minimum starting wage of £11.40
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Crowds of people got up early to queue outside the huge new beachfront Aldi store in Porthcawl as it opened its doors this morning - and we were one of them! ... Show more   bit.ly/3PRcLh3
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This is Alys with her dad David. They both finished the Porthcawl 10k yesterday - just 14 weeks after Alys donated her kidney to her dad ❤️👏 Alys finished the ... Show more
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Justin Thomas loves the links golf weather, carnage at the Senior Open: Justin Thomas is one of us. The Senior Open Championship is giving golf fans so much ...
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Justin Thomas loves the links golf weather, carnage at the Senior Open
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No matter how busy Barry Island gets this summer, it will never look like it did in 1963 😮 tinyurl.com/4wjtynum
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When you can see the Red Arrows over Swansea, Cardiff, Porthcawl and other towns: The Red Arrows will be flying over several areas of Wales this weekend as they ...
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When you can see the Red Arrows over Swansea, Cardiff, Porthcawl and other ...
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Amazing photos unearthed show how people in Wales holidayed 100 years ago ☀️🌊🛩 tinyurl.com/3ky5m9j9
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Thug left partner choking on her own blood as he knocked her out with flurry of punches tinyurl.com/4yuc5tp7
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The hidden gem beach where you can spot dolphins and take the dog: It's not easy to get to - but well worth the effort when you do
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The hidden gem beach where you can spot dolphins and take the dog
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This amazing footage shows a pod of dolphins splashing in the sea at Porthcawl.
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How the left forgot the petty bourgeoisie: Three years after he left his seaside hometown of Porthcawl for a new life in nearby Cardiff ...
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How the left forgot the petty bourgeoisie
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Sideways rain! 40 mph gales! Alex Cejka emerges as Senior British Open's weathered winner
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Sideways rain! 40 mph gales! Alex Cejka emerges as Senior British Open's ...
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The once rough pub that's become one of the best places to eat : It's just been named the Regional Gastropub of the South East at Food Awards Wales
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The once rough pub that's become one of the best places to eat
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BREAKING: A plane has crashed into the sea at Porthcawl. Live updates: bit.ly/3Xj5ubD
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Three arrested after investigation into child sexual exploitation : It comes as part of an ongoing investigation
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Three arrested after investigation into child sexual exploitation
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This first-tee announcer deserves to be knighted for working in Sunday's Senior British Open slopfest
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This first-tee announcer deserves to be knighted for working in Sunday's ...
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'Absolute Carnage' - Social Media Reacts To Brutal Senior Open Conditions: 'Absolute Carnage' - Social Media Reacts To Brutal Senior Open Conditions - Veterans ...
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'Absolute Carnage' - Social Media Reacts To Brutal Senior Open Conditions