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	Go slow on M6

kenjt

6-13-2008 8:04 AM

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fuel protest

kenjt says:

Nothing like a bit of chaos on a saturday...........

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6-14-2008 9:54 AM

wiganfootie

My friend"s on that stretch of motorway this morning,hope she"s ok

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