In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Only a Jersey would get herself stuck in a bog'

Stephen and Ben have what I think is a fairly typical father/son working relationship; they usually work very well together but occasionally there is a little wobble.

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Only a Jersey would get herself stuck in a bog'

Stephen and Ben have what I think is a fairly typical father/son working relationship; they usually work very well together but occasionally there is a little wobble. One such wobble occurred a few...

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