The Bridge Inn, a garage, workshop and beauty salon were among the properties flooded.

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The company is also facing a compensation claim from the Cowley Bridge Inn, which is next to the railway line near Exeter and was flooded.

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Two doors down is the North Bridge Inn, similar in style to the Colonial Inn and with large suites, but without the same historic pedigree and with cheaper rates.

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Detective Constable Steve Woods told jurors that he saw Mr Rodgers, Mr Williams and Karl Burke, a trainer, at a table at the Bridge Inn, Walshford, North Yorkshire, in July, 2004.

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Two Thames Valley police roadshows are to be held from 1000 GMT to 2000 GMT at the Holiday Inn, Caversham Bridge, Reading, on 19 February and the Holiday Inn, Handycross, High Wycombe, on 4 March.

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Wes Horton owns the Red Oak Inn, the only local restaurant near the bridge.

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