Rendered animation shows, however, like Thomas and Friends, work well.

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All proceeds from the auction will go to two charities - the Cardiff-based George Thomas Centre for Hospice Care and The Friends of Ysbwty George Thomas.

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Roger Thomas, of the Friends of Radley Lakes, said the site was "much-loved".

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Jane Thomas, a campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said the business case for expansion had also not been made.

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The murder trial jury heard how Mr Worvell confronted Mr Thomas - known to his friends as Tuskin - on the doorstep of the house on Tonna Road, Maesteg, in June last year.

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Thanks to patron Thomas, the Olsen family and their friends were able to enjoy the Munch works privately for decades.

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But in July two friends joined me for the ordeal: Thomas Pennington, 30, a civil engineer from Portland, Ore.

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