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Pie and Mash saved the world: the stars who love the traditional cockney staple

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PIE and Mash, the traditional cockney staple, is under threat. An ageing fan base, coupled with a shortage of eels, has accelerated the decline of the traditional eel and pie shop.

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Posted: 17th, September 2013 | In: Celebrities, Flashback, Key Posts, The Consumer | Comments (3)


That photo of Frank Bruno, Peter Sutcliffe and Jimmy Savile

THE third part in that amazing photograph of Jimmy Savile meeting the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, in Broadmoor is Frank Bruno. The former heavyweight boxer wants to put the record straight. Bruno was there opening a gym. He says Savile tricked him into shaking Sutcliffe’s hand. He says Savile apologised.

Bruno is called the “BOXING hero”. Of that 1991 meeting he says:

“I didn’t know who he was.”

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Posted: 11th, November 2012 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


I’m A Celebrity: Joe Bugner’s Career In Pictures

I’M A Celebrity: Joe Buger is now famous for living with Katie Price and eating Sabrina Washington. Before I’m A Celebrity Joe Buger was not only famous for being the prototype for Cabbage Patch Dolls and having whipped hair. Joe Bugner was a champion boxer, taking on Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle, Jimmy Ellis, Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno. We bring you Joe Bugner’s career in pictures:

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Muhammad Ali (r) steps up to the ropes to confront Joe Bugner (l)

Posted: 26th, November 2009 | In: Flashback | Comments (3)