The Pigs
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| Origin | Bristol |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Genres | Punk Rock |
| Members | Eamonn McAndrew |
| Kit Gould | |
| Paolo Mastrandrea | |
| Ricky Galli | |
| Albums | Youthanasia |
| Record labels | Bristol Archive Records |
| New Bristol Records | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2159121 |
About The Pigs
The Pigs are a Bristol-based punk rock band formed in 1977. They recorded an EP, Youthanasia, for independent label New Bristol Records in August of that year.
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Pigs injure golfer and force Lightcliffe Golf Club closure
A pair of roaming pigs injured two men and forced the closure of a Golf Club when they stormed The Course .
Two runaway porkers, thought to be Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs, hurt a golfer at Lightcliffe Golf Club , near Halifax, on Sunday, and The Greens director when They Returned on Tuesday.
The hog-wild pair disrupted play by " pushing golf trolleys and bags over".
Police eventually took The Animals away after they moved to a nearby road and disrupted traffic.
Bosses at the nine-hole course in West Yorkshire said The Pigs emerged from woodland at the bottom of The Course and attacked a member.
Pigs and puttJudith Crowther, The Club 's house director, said: " He got a scratch on his leg so had to go to A& E and have it Cleaned Out really well and get some antibiotics. "
They Returned Two Days later and " scratched or bit The Greens director's leg" with The Animals on the loose for about six hours.
" We had to close because they were wandering around and took over The Course , " Ms Crowther said.
" They ended up outside the clubhouse on The Ninth green and didn't seem to want to go away. "
The Course shut at 13:30 GMT, with approximately 15 golfers having to abandon their rounds.
After Darkness The Pigs moved to a nearby road and were photographed holding up traffic until they were eventually Taken Away by police.
The Club said The Pigs did not belong to a nearby farm and the owner remained a mystery.
After reopening, The Club said: " It raised a lot of interest, but we're glad they've now gone and we can go Back To playing golf.
" It was like a comedy script, you couldn't have imagined it if you tried. "
West Yorkshire Police has been approached for a comment.
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Source of news: bbc.com
