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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 11:50 AM   #1
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My Mini Made the Newspaper

While reading the newspaper today, I turned to the center page and I was shock to see My Mini was in the paper showing the amount of rain that we had the other day driving through a puddle Has any one else seen their Mini in a paper
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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 11:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice action photo - almost worth ringing them up for a copy free of charge (seeing that they didn't ask your permission to print it!!).

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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 12:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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My Girlfriend runs the local paper but I didn't know it would make it in. So it was a nice suprise

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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 12:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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nice shot!

i got in the paper once but only after i invitied them to the run i organised:


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With a bit of luck I'm gonna get some press coverage of my Lonon run
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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 01:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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he he .... 42 cars, nice one ! I used to go to school in Skipton (is that clip from the Craven Herald ?)

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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 01:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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With a bit of luck I'm gonna get some press coverage of my Lonon run

keep badgering 'em. i sent emails to 2 local papers & the local TV news. one of the papers sent a photographer & most of the copy they printed came from me via emails with the reporter

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he he .... 42 cars, nice one ! I used to go to school in Skipton (is that clip from the Craven Herald ?)

ps. YORKSHIRE RULES OK

wow small world! & yes it is from the good old craven herald. Big time papers like the Keighley News weren't interested .

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Old Jan 22nd, 2004, 01:31 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Doesn't suprise me, they're all daft in kigly aren't they
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