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“Imagine the dirtiest Les Paul on the planet, but even worse”: Jared James Nichols is reviving a storm-destroyed Gibson – a 1975 Custom that was being played when its original owner died

The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner

Guitar World

“The original owner died while playing this very guitar”: Jared James Nichols resurrects another vintage Les Paul from a devastating storm – named Katrina, it has one heck of a story to tell

Nichols has a lot of work to do to make this 1975 Les Paul Custom road-worthy but early signs are it will sound amazing and give him another vintage guitar with a legendary back story

MusicRadar

Padmore and Owens among the Mini Festival stars

Not for the first time in recent Mini Festival history, Nick Padmore and Endaf Owens tasted success at Brands Hatch as the Mini Miglia championship served up three typically thrilling races for last weekend’s large crowd to enjoy.

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2 of 5 people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty

Two of five people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases have pleaded not guilty

The Independent UK

Juror in charity fraud trial reveals she was given bag of $120k cash to acquit defendants

Trial will determine if seven defendants are guilty of stealing money from a government program that sought to feed children during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Arkansas led the nation sending letters home from school about obesity. Did it help?

About 20 years ago, Arkansas started weighing children in school and sending home letters to try to combat obesity. Even though obesity rates only have risen, many other states picked up the policy.

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Postcard from the UK: so many shades of the same country

Home swaps working like a charm.

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Rochdale legend Joe Thompson makes triumphant return to hometown club with fellow footballer and cancer survivor

Both men wanted to give back after their cancer struggle

Manchester Evening News

Man sheds 5 stone after being told to get off Thorpe Park ride as he was 'too big'

Joe Thompson weighed 19 stone when he was told to get off the Colossus ride at Thorpe Park. The 35-year-old man has now lost five stone and eight inches off his 40-inch waist

Daily Mirror

'I was too fat to ride a rollercoaster and ordered to get off - just look at me now'

Joe Thompson had been a classic yo-yo dieter for most of his life but when he was too big to be able to do up his seatbelt on a rollercoaster and told to get off he knew he had to do something - now the 35-year-old has been named Slimming…

Daily Mirror

Man told he was too fat for rollercoaster loses five stone with Slimming World

A man told he was too big to ride on a rollercoaster lost five stone and has been named Slimming World's 2023 Mr Sleek. Joe Thompson, 35, was told to get off a rollercoaster after the safety harness wouldn't close around his belly, when he weighed 1

Wales Online

Rochdale footballing hero Joe Thompson on encouraging children into sport after welcoming 'miracle' baby daughter following stillborn tragedy

The former Rochdale AFC player described baby Athena Rae's birth as a 'symbol of hope and victory'

Manchester Evening News

'I've lost five stone eating pasta, sweet treats and fry ups - it was so easy'

Joe Thompson from Essex shed a whopping five stone thanks to his local Slimming World group - and he believes it's the community spirit and social interaction that's driven him on to success, which has been backed up by a new study

Daily Mirror

Best man loses 5st with Slimming World after pandemic left him unable to fit into wedding suit

Joe Thompson was 'mortified' to find the suit no longer fit but says Slimming World not only helped him lose the weight but gave him friends for life

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Former Rochdale footballer Joe Thompson inviting people to join him on walk in memory of stillborn son and other 'angel babies'

Joe and his wife Chantelle tragically lost their baby boy 48 hours before his due date

The Independent UK

Unionized Starbucks stores face hard work of bargaining

It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores

Manchester Evening News

Former footballer Joe Thompson says 'miracles do happen' as he shares family's baby joy after cancer battles

Joe, who twice battled cancer to play again, revealed his wife is expecting their child in August, despite his stem cell transplant

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