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Care hero Andy is leading from the front line

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2020

By Steven Oldham

HAIL OUR HEROES: Chorley’s Andy Teague, pictured here battling with Dagenham & Redbridge’s Joan Luque, is a valued key worker in a care home
PICTURE: Gavin Ellis/TGS Photo

HUMBLE Andy Teague insists he is no hero - as he continues to work as a care assistant at a home for people with dementia.
The Chorley captain is a keyworker and working six days a week since the Covid-19 outbreak has hit staffing levels at the Lady Elise Finney House in Preston, named after the wife of the late Sir Tom Finney.
His roles include making breakfast, getting residents washe...

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