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Tribute to Rorke's Drift heroes
GWENT soldiers who fought at Rorke's Drift - the battle immortalised by the film Zulu - will this week be remembered at a special anniversary ceremony. First Minister Rhodri Morgan is travelling to South Africa to commemorate the 125th anniversary of
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'Escorts needed for school bus safety'
OLDER pupils need more supervision to keep them safe on school buses, a safety group is warning. Newport-based Belt Up School Kids says that pupils and other road users are at risk from a minority misbehaving on school buses. School transport is back
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Pensioner dies in road accident
A PENSIONER died after she was in collision with a van outside her Newport home yesterday. Gwent Police are investigating after the victim, named locally as Doris Monks, suffered fatal injuries in the accident involving a van in Dart Road, Bettws, at
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MP fighting plan to close job centre
A VALLEYS MP is fighting plans to close the job centre in Newbridge. Don Touhig, Under Secretary of State for Wales and MP for Islwyn, said although unemployment is now very low in the constituency, he felt very strongly the job centre should not shut
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Teen lout locked up
THE TEENAGE thug who terrorised a Newport estate was yesterday locked up for a year by magistrates. The 16-year-old was sentenced at Cwmbran youth court yesterday for an unprovoked attack on a father-of-five who he punched and bit repeatedly. The youth
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Newport double bid under threat
NEWPORT face Cross Keys in the Konica Minolta Welsh Cup on Sunday knowing that victory will take one step closer to a historic league and cup double. Not since the 1992/93 season has a side looked like completing the league and cup double, but along with
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Fresh look at sites for a superschool
MORE studies into possible sites for Torfaen's proposed superschool are being commissioned - amid growing confusion over the future of the whole project. The council's cabinet committee yesterday decided to spend up to £200,000 to look again at the Riverside
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Big haul of stolen goods recovered
MORE than £100,000 in stolen property was recovered by police after a dramatic car chase that ended in a river rescue. Property, including two cars, two quad bikes and hundreds of pounds worth of power tools, was found at four different addresses in the
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Morgan dumped in Welsh
DARREN Morgan has been left frustrated with snooker after going down to defeat in the Welsh Open yesterday. The Fleur-de-Lys' 37-year-old reckons he had too much time putting pressure on himself during his 16-year professional snooker career instead of
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What would YOU do with £8.5m?
STAFF and shoppers are already calling it the luckiest supermarket in Gwent. The latest Lottery millionaire, Abergavenny Chronicle editor Pat Griffiths, bought her £8.5 million winning ticket - with her regular numbers - at Abergavenny's Safeway store
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Domestic violence: Fight-back begins
THE fight-back against the "hidden menace" of domestic violence was launched in Gwent yesterday - with the pledge that research here will help victims nationwide. Criminal justice chiefs say lessons learned from the pioneering project - looking to boost
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We're going for a bonus point
LEICESTER, revived by their astonishing 49-7 victory over Ulster, arrive at Rodney Parade to take on Newport Gwent Dragons in a vital Heineken Cup tie on Saturday chasing not only victory but a bonus point as well. The Dragons put their five-month-old
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Gavin to lead teen fund drive
A BLACKWOOD boy is leading a bid to get teenagers from across Gwent involved in our Sparkle Appeal. The Argus aims to raise £250,000 towards building and equipping a £6m children's centre at High Cross, Newport, to provide support and care for 1,200 disabled
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Cheated of my wife's life, says grieving widower
A GWENT widower whose wife died of cancer claims a hospital's lack of action cheated him of her life. William Swithin, of Fleur- de-Lys, near Blackwood, al-leges his wife, Jean, would still be alive had it not been for the weeks she had to wait for vital
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Moralee signs new County deal
Experienced striker Jamie Moralee will sign for Newport County today and may form a new partnership with Sam Bowen, another recent arrival, against Cardiff City in the FAW Premier Cup clash at Spytty Park on Monday night. Moralee will put his name to
