Sporting Heroes Who owned Shops...

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Didn't he do some kind of display there on Bonfire night which resulted in some youngster getting badly injured?

Yep

Lethal Lynex indeed

[Michael Morris]

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Peter Sayer ran the bar at a golf club in Preston.

Craig Bellamy was involved in Pier 64?? or something like that down the Bay (i Think)

[cyril evans awaydays]

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TGI Robin Fridays

[Tuerto]

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Jeff Hemmerman trained as a physio and opened up a practice in Newport i think.

[Tuerto]

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TGI Robin Fridays

Diego Costa Coffee...

[Majorblue]

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The marathon runner Bernie Plaine had a sports shop on Newport Rd if memory serves.

[Tuerto]

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The marathon runner Bernie Plaine had a sports shop on Newport Rd if memory serves.

Yes, that's a great shout.

[splott parker]

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The marathon runner Bernie Plaine had a sports shop on Newport Rd if memory serves.

Clifton St I think or perhaps Lower Clifton St.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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When I was a regular in Hock's the Indian restaurant in Uplands, Swansea in the late 70's, Neville Meade, the British Heavyweight Champion, was on the doors.

[city1927]

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Fred Stansfield - ran a newsagent in whitchurch opposite Eglwys Wen Primary now called Whirchurch primary school. lovely man

[Jordi Culé]

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Lonsdale Bar/Cafe in Merthyr was owned by Howard Winstone (I think)? Managed by his brother as I can’t remember ever seeing Howard Winstone serving me tic tacs.

[Tuerto]

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When I was a regular in Hock's the Indian restaurant in Uplands, Swansea in the late 70's, Neville Meade, the British Heavyweight Champion, was on the doors.

They had bouncers at an Indian restaurant? **** me...

[cyril evans awaydays]

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They had bouncers at an Indian restaurant? **** me...

I think he was paid to deter anyone who was coming speedily out of the door, rather than who was going in!

[Harry Lime]

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Remember going into the Steve Perryman sports shop in Greenford early 90s

[Michael Morris]

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They had bouncers at an Indian restaurant? **** me...

I think he was paid to deter anyone who was coming speedily out of the door, rather than who was going in!

Was it to make sure there was no Agra?