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claimed. Burrows Lightbourn managing director Richard Hartley said that, in a bid to attract a more upmarket clientele, the new store would not be selling individual cans of beer to be consumed in the street. ---- Page 3 BANK ACQUIRES BERMUDA HOME BUC Bank acquires Bermuda Home The Bank of Bermuda on Friday confirmed it had been able to acquire enough shares in Bermuda Home Ltd. to be able to buy the company outright. The bank stated that over three-quarters of Bermuda Home's shareholders -- representing 90 percent of the shares -- had approved the acquisition at $15.25 a share.
---- Business, Page 13 VASCO TUCK INTO GOAL FEAST SOC Vasco tuck into goal feast Vasco were confirmed as First Division champions for the third time in four seasons yesterday following a resounding victory over Devonshire Colts. ---- Sport, Page 29 BOULEVARD KICKED OUT OF CUP SOC Boulevard kicked out of cup Boulevard have been barred from next season's Friendship Trophy as punishment for their refusal to play in this season's semi-final. Vasco were also awarded the tie and a place in Sunday's final against Devonshire Colts in the hardest-hitting of rulings on abandoned and boycotted matches announced yesterday by the BFA. ---- Sport, Page 29