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Casey Cooper-Fiske

Bruce Springsteen hailed for ‘life-saving’ 20,000 dollar gift to striking miners

Bruce Springsteen made a 20,000 dollar donation to striking miners (BBC/PA) -

Singer Bruce Springsteen has been hailed as a “hero” after a “life-saving” 20,000 dollar donation to striking miners was revealed in a new documentary.

In the BBC show, When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain, it is revealed the 75-year-old invited women from miners’ support groups to his show at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park stadium in 1985, amid pit closures across the country.

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