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Croesy go up
CROESYCEILIOG clinched the Welsh League Fourth Division East title and promotion to the Third Divison for the first time last night with an 11-5 defeat of Fleur-de-Lys. But for unfortunate Fleur it was the third time rule changes by the Welsh Rugby Union
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Striker is staying at Blackburn
NATHAN Blake has ruled out an imminent return to Ninian Park during the summer - indicating it will be SIX years before he will contemplate rejoining the Bluebirds. "After all my injury problems I can't wait for next season with Blackburn Rovers," said
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Neath bid is denied by WRU
NEWPORT claim Neath's attempt to field newly signed outside half Lee Jarvis in their line-up for Sunday's Principality Cup final would have damaged morale. Neath made an audacious bid to play Jarvis on permit in the final, but they were denied by the
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River crossing plan edges forward
THE long-awaited new river crossing in Monmouth is due to enter the planning process. Members of Monmouthshire county council's environment committee agreed to submit an application for a second crossing of the River Monnow. The proposed crossing - known
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Why Terry can't do enough for hospice
TERRY Wall organised an excellent night's entertainment in aid of St Anne's Hospice and gave our appeal a £1,300 boost. Terry's wife Angela was a patient in the hospice before she died aged 55 last July. He was full of praise for the way staff had cared
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Snarl-up follows M4 crash
ONE person was taken to hospital after a five-vehicle crash on the M4 in Newport. The accident led to tailbacks of up to ten miles in the rush-hour yesterday afternoon. The person, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport
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Heroin claims two more lives
TWO more Newport men have died because of heroin - adding two more devastated families to the toll of misery the drug has caused in Gwent. The reports of the deaths of two men in the Somerton area came within days of police warnings about the dangers
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Police in gun incident
ARMED police surrounded a Gwent house after being called to an alleged incident involving an air rifle. Ten officers, four of them armed, were rushed to the normally quiet Monmouthshire village of Caerwent at 1.20am on Tuesday. After a 30-minute stand-off
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Neath ace hopes Howarth is out
WALES winger Shane Williams is just one of many Neath players and fans hoping namesake and Newport points machine Shane Howarth loses his battle to be fit for Sunday's Principality Cup final. Neath are worried about Howarth's class and with the former
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Neath bid is denied by WRU
NEWPORT claim Neath's attempt to field newly signed outside half Lee Jarvis in their line-up for Sunday's Principality Cup final would have damaged morale. Neath made an audacious bid to play Jarvis on permit in the final, but they were denied by the
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Wales' boss backs Lewis
WALES' sevens manager John Ryan has backed Emyr Lewis to play for Newport in the Principality Cup final after impressing him in the World Sevens Series. Ryan rates Lewis, who can play on the wing or at full-back, highly after seeing him play in Japan,
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Cup triumph for Risca
A BRACE of tries by centre Mark Bell gave Risca the Worthington Ben Francis Cup for the fifth time after with a 22-17 victory over favourites Tredegar at Blackwood RFC. Tredegar had looked well on their way to a comfortable victory when outside half Gerwyn
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Neath ace hopes Howarth is out
WALES winger Shane Williams is just one of many Neath players and fans hoping namesake and Newport points machine Shane Howarth loses his battle to be fit for Sunday's Principality Cup final. Neath are worried about Howarth's class and with the former
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Wales' boss backs Lewis
WALES' sevens manager John Ryan has backed Emyr Lewis to play for Newport in the Principality Cup final after impressing him in the World Sevens Series. Ryan rates Lewis, who can play on the wing or at full-back, highly after seeing him play in Japan,
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Don't jail my young lover, pleads woman
A GWENT woman who was beaten by her younger lover pleaded with magistrates not to send him to jail yesterday. Appearing before Abergavenny magistrates, Marc Price, 20, of no fixed address, but formerly living in Berthin, Greenmeadow, Cwmbran, pleaded
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Pupils positive about the polls
THE General Election has been called for June 7. What does it mean for those who will be casting their vote for the first time? I joined a group of sixth formers at Duffryn High School in Newport to take the political temperature. Older, more cynical
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Politics not for me, says Kate Adie
TV REPORTER Kate Adie has quashed any idea that she will be following fellow BBC journalist Martin Bell into politics. Ms Adie, chief news correspondent with the BBC, and a familiar face with her reports from hot spots like Bosnia and Sierra Leone, says
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Legal eagle's African project
LEGAL eagle Charlotte Williams is spreading her wings to help the fight for justice in the Third World in Africa. Charlotte, a law student in her final year at Exeter University, will fly to the African country of Tanzania to start her stint with the
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Gwent man admits wounding gay ex-lover
A GWENT man has been cleared of attempting to murder his gay ex-lover by stabbing him in the stomach. Clifford Morgan pleaded guilty to wounding Paul De Warne with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Morgan, aged 33, of George Street, Pontypool, denied
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Telecoms plant braced for job cuts
A GWENT factory was expected to announce job cuts today. It is believed 100 jobs could go at the Solectron plant in Cwmcarn. The factory, which makes telecommunications equipment, was bought by the Californian-based company from Canadian firm Nortel last
