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    Regional News

    Jun 10, 2021 4 minutes

    Send us your local news stories. Email PBO news editor Laura Hodgetts at pbo@futurenet.com, tel: 0330 390 6467, or write to the address on page 5

    SOUTH COAST AND CHANNEL ISLANDS

    LUGGER ROMANCE

    Since the Drascombe Lugger was donated to the Stoke Gabriel Boating Association three years ago (and featured in , December 2019), she’s become a beloved member of the SBGA fleet. However, roofer Alfie Dunn took that affection to a new level when he proposed to his girlfriend Melissa Jones on board. SGBA Commodore Chris Moore took the couple out on a tour of the River Dart and Alfie went down

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