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Driver sought after girl approached
THE driver of a Land-Rover Freelander is being sought by police after a young girl was approached by a stranger in an Abergavenny street. The 12-year-old was walking from her home in the Llanelly Hill area to a nearby relative's house when the incident
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New jobs on horizon
FORTY-EIGHT skilled jobs are being created in Blaenavon by specialist engineering group Doncasters. Powered by a regional selective assistance grant from the Assembly (which a spokesperson declined to quantify) plus support from the Welsh Development
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Key decision time for new school plan
A NEW school to replace Newport's crumbling Durham Road Schools is due to take a step closer to reality. Tomorrow the council will look at plans for a school and 153 homes on the former landfill site at Glebelands. Planning officers have recommended approval
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Morgan calls in for Cogent HQ opening
ONE of Newport's larger employers opened a new corporate headquarters at Celtic Springs last week. Hi-tech defence and civil communications contractor Cogent employs 750 people in the city and 180 of them will now be based at Quadrant House near the Acorn
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Athletic stadium hit by vandals
VANDALS have caused more than £20,000 worth of damage to athletics equipment at Newport Stadium in a suspected arson attack over the weekend. And the secretary of Newport Harriers said the multi-million pound sporting facilities at Spytty have become
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'Campus-style' development nears completion
BILLED as a "campus-style" development, The Pavilions at Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran, is nearing completion. It comprises six stand-alone buildings providing a total of 35,000 sq ft. The developer, the Welsh Development Agency, is aiming to attract businesses
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Training success as Corus workers switch roles
CORUS' Steel Service Centre in Caldicot has offered 20 alternative jobs to Corus employees facing the axe after the struggling steel group's latest upheaval. Employees faced tough decisions when Corus decided to cut jobs in the UK. About 20 from Llanwern
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Dragons bound?
TOP class Wales backs Gareth Cooper, Ceri Sweeney and Sonny Parker could be on their way to Rodney Parade to play for Newport Gwent Dragons. And Newport could play in the Parker Pen European competition after winning the Welsh Premier Division title.
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Super bus takes to road
CHILDREN should have a safer journey to school from today as a Newport bus company begins to revolutionise its school transport system. Newport Transport today unveiled the latest addition to its school bus fleet - a purpose-built coach with the latest
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Honour for rugby legend
RUGBY League legend Trevor Foster was honoured by the mayor of Newport on Saturday. Councillor Ray Truman presented Trevor with a Newport tie and plaque when he returned to the Church House pub, Pill, Newport, his home town. After being honoured by the
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Guide book's view of Gwent
A new guide book to Wales has painted a mixed picture of Newport. The Lonely Planet's second edition of its guide to Wales, due out next week, has proclaimed that Wales is 'ready to take on the world' with its mix of old world charm, natural beauty and
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Forster delighted
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons flanker Jason Forster has handed coach Mike Ruddock a huge vote of thanks for his place on the Wales tour to Argentina and South Africa next month. Forster is set to earn a Wales cap at last after years of unremitting effort, and
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Burglars target charity boxes
BURGLARS who stole two charity boxes from a pub have been branded "disgusting" by the landlady. Thieves raided The Belle Vue Inn in Tredegar during the early hours of Saturday morning, taking more than £100 from charity boxes for the Ty Hafan Hospice
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Cards fall nicely for new boss Ruddock
MIKE Ruddock is on a winner with Wales before the ink has dried on his contract. I'm not necessarily talking about his current Midas touch, glorious though his reign has been with Newport Gwent Dragons, but the way the cards have fallen for him with the
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Blaze house siege drama
TWO neighbours burst into a burning house in Newport to rescue a woman they believed was trapped there last night - not realising a man was barricaded inside armed with a knife. Tony Collins, 43, and Ben Glycos, 19, boyfriend of his daughter Zara, rushed
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Ruddock calls for results
NEW coach Mike Ruddock today promised his Welsh sides would play in the same style adopted since the last World Cup. But unlike predecessor Steve Hansen, he said there would be an emphasis on results as well as performance. And that went for the forthcoming
