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Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Coffee date

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    PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING
    PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING
    Dave Gibson and Eugene Roud have a coffee and a catch up at Cafe Ambience yesterday. 

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