Student nurse wins £20,000 at the bingo

A STUDENT nurse at Bell College in Hamilton is more than £20,000 richer after playing bingo. And it was almost second time lucky for 22-year-old Erin Bain, from Hamilton, as only three months ago she narrowly missed out on a national bingo game with a top prize of £100,000.

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Thu, May 31st, 2007

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