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Butcher Phillip Smith surveys the fire damage to his shop.

Butcher shop suffers fire setback

BURLEIGH butcher Phillip Smith had his first date for the Gold Coast Mail's Butcher Wants a Wife in the midst of cleaning his butchery this week.

Larger than life and CancerFREE

GOLD Coast cancer survivor Roger Large joined a group of Cancer Council Queensland volunteers to release almost 1000 rose petals at Burleigh Beach last week.
Fish fans celebrate the board

FISH will be frying this weekend at Currumbin Alley.
Burleigh store makes BRW list

HIP Pocket Workwear should be called pocket rocket workwear.

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News

The wheelchair-bound man was stomped on and bashed on the head with a metal bar wrenched from his wheelchair, causing a depressed skull wound and severe cuts, police said.

Mum 'devastated' at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is "devastated".

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Entertainment

Elle returns to catwalk in Paris

SUPERMODEL Elle Macpherson proved she is the queen of curves during her surprise return to the catwalk in Paris.

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Lifestyle

The Gutenberg Bible is believed to be the first book ever printed, with only 50 ever produced.

Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

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Sport

MARCH 6: World Champion Stephanie Gilmore is showered in champagne after winning the Roxy Pro at Snapper Rocks.

Gilmore grabs Roxy Pro title

KINGSCLIFF'S Stephanie Gilmore has nailed her plans for a fourth consecutive world surfing title to the wall.
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Business

iiNet confirms Netspace takeover talks

INTERNET service provider iiNet Ltd says it is discussing a takeover of rival Netspace but a decision to proceed with the transaction is yet to be made.

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