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Abertillery's future on line
THE future of Abertillery is at stake tonight as they attempt to maintain their great escape bid against relegation from the Welsh First Division. They face Newbridge at home in their last game of the season knowing anything less than a win will send
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Vale coach looks to future
EBBW Vale coach Mike Ruddock says that whoever joins the club next season will be part of an attractive, dynamic style of rugby. He says Ebbw Vale in 2001-2002 will be built on new players, new enthusiam and a new approach. "We've been trying to coach
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Keys boss may quit
DAVID Rees is considering his future as Cross Keys coach amid speculation he is considering stepping down (writes Robin Davey. He will reach a final decision soon after discussions with the club, but if he does decide to go it will have nothing to do
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Dentists aim for the crown
A GWENT dental surgery is in with a chance of being judged the best in the United Kingdom, after being nominated for the accolade by patients. The Old Greystones surgery in Newbridge town centre, which has more than 4,000 patients on its books, is run
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'Destroyed animals were free of disease'
ANIMALS slaughtered on a Gwent farm after MAFF vets confirmed they had foot-and-mouth disease appear to be infection-free, laboratory tests reveal. The revelation comes as another Newport farm, Sluice House Farm, Peterstone, has been confirmed as being
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Council plans to rent CCTV service
MONMOUTHSHIRE county council could soon join forces with Caerphilly council in a bid to cut crime in their town centres. Monmouthshire applied to the National Assembly for £4.5m to provide their own closed-circuit TV camera system, monitored from County
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Tunnel vandals cause M4 'mayhem'
VANDALS caused "mayhem" on the M4 motorway through Newport yesterday after they switched on lane closure signs at the Brynglas Tunnels. Police believe that youths flicked the switch which illuminated big a big red cross, indicating that the lane is closed
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Exam board report may be damaging
DEPUTY First Minister Mike German is bracing himself for the publication of an audit of the exam board department he used to run. If the report, due to be published this afternoon, is damaging it threatens to seriously undermine the coalition agreement
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New rugby alliance
THE top five Welsh rugby clubs, including Newport, have formed an alliance with their players to try to sustain professional rugby. The formal link-up is based on the English model and their Professional Rugby Players' Association. "We have got to make
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Its just Baa-rmy!
DOUBLE standards are flying around in Welsh rugby to the bitter end, and this time the victims are the British Lions. After spending a great deal of the season arguing for a break between internationals, the ball is back in Wales coach Graham Henry's
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Rocketman wins title
RONNIE O'Sullivan's first phone call today will be to his behind-bars father Ronnie senior after he secured his first Embassy World Championship crown in Sheffield last night. The 'Rocket' never relinquished the early grip he had on the final as he stormed
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New rugby alliance
THE top five Welsh rugby clubs, including Newport, have formed an alliance with their players to try to sustain professional rugby (writes Robin Davey). The formal link-up is based on the English model and their Professional Rugby Players' Association
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Pair's fitness battle
NEWPORT backs Shane Howarth and Jason Jones-Hughes are still struggling to make it for Sunday's Principality Cup final against Neath at the Millennium Stadium. With time running out Howarth is described by Newport director of rugby Allan Lewis as being
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Pupils to be told of head's death
STAFF at Woodland Junior School in Cwmbran were preparing to tell pupils today about the death of their popular headmaster at the weekend. Graham Baldwin, 54, was playing cricket for Monkside when he left the field complaining of illness. Mr Baldwin was
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Motorcyclist dies in accident
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in an accident in Gwent yesterday. The man - who has not been named - was travelling on his Suzuki 750 motorbike on the B4598 between Abergavenny and Usk when the accident happened. Gwent Police say the blue-and-white motorcycle
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Walls affair police face £2m lawsuit
GWENT Police authority could face a £2m lawsuit following allegations that a contract they had with a vehicle recovery company was "flawed". Gwent Recovery group represents seven local businesses who claim they lost money because Walls Truck Services
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Family fear for missing girl
A GWENT family are fearing for the safety of a loving 13-year-old girl who has gone missing. Ceri Thomas was last seen in Caldicot at 8am on May 1, when she was supposed to catch a bus to take her to St Joseph's High School in Newport. Ceri, whose mother
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Care contract 'above board'
A GWENT councillor involved in awarding a care contract to the wife of a former social services chairman said he believes "nothing untoward" happened during the process. Blaenau Gwent councillor Brian Thomas is a member of the social services committee
