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Sorry tale as pigeon poachers snatch 26 birds

by Alex Scapens
12/ 3/2008

A CHAMPION pigeon racer had his feathers ruffled after a series of break-ins ended in thieves snatching 26 of his beloved birds - including a prize stud.

Billy Wright, from Portwood, was shocked to find 26 of his pigeons had been stolen from his Brinnington allotment on Saturday morning.


 

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