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Jones-Hughes out of Wales tour
A second Newport player has been forced to pull out of Wales' tour to Japan which starts at the end of the month. Centre Jason Jones-Hughes has not recovered from the damaged knee ligaments he suffered in Newport's match at Swansea on April 21. As there
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Treble delight for Reds
Markus Babbel declared that the unbreakable spirit of Liverpool was the key to their UEFA Cup triumph as he celebrated the second golden goal victory of his career. Babbel believes that Gerard Houllier's side showed similar strength of character to the
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Jenks says Henson is ready to step up
WALES' most capped international, outside half Neil Jenkins, has given yet another hint that retirement is not far away. He says rising Swansea star Gavin Henson will be ready to fill the Wales fly half role by the time of the 2003 World Cup. And he says
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Changes at top in ports team
ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP) has re-organised its senior management team in South Wales. The team manages the five ports in the region, Newport, Cardiff, Barry , Port Talbot and Swansea, as one unit under the leadership of John Coppin, ABP port director
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Prince's award to honour Emma
AN AWARD is being established by the Prince's Trust-Cymru in memory of Emma Christoffersen, the young Newport wom-an who died from deep vein thrombosis. Emma, of Llanmartin, was just 28 when she died last September after returning from a trip to Australia
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Kate Adie tells of a career at the sharp end
KATE Adie is a nosey parker - and it has got her into some stupendous scrapes over the years, most of which we have all viewed from the safety of our cosy armchairs. The BBC global "hot spot" reporter told of the joy she has gained from her work as a
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Councillors to look again at care contract
COUNCILLORS criticised for awarding a care contract to the wife of a former social services chairman will reconsider the contract next week. But they have hit out at the auditor who criticised councillors and officers at Blaenau Gwent county borough council
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Navy's Black Duke to visit
THE Navy frigate HMS Monmouth was due to dock at Newport today for the captain and crew to visit their namesake town. The ship will stay in Newport until Tuesday and the new chairman of Monmouthshire county council, Councillor Don Spencer and the new
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Lloyds has lively offer to business
LLOYDS TSB's enhanced business banking portal, success4business.com has gone live. The site is believed to be the first financial website which allows companies to tailor content according to their requirements. The site has the additional features that
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Popular TV actor is dead
GWENT actor Leslie Sands has died. He was 79. Mr Sands, who lived in Chepstow, was known to millions of television viewers in the 1960s playing the leading role in the popular Sergeant Cluff drama series, set in Yorkshire. He was famous in the 1960s playing
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Printing firm's impressive new unit
A GWENT printing company has invested £800,000 in equipment which is designed to increase its production capacity. MWL Print Group invested the money in a Heidelberg B1 five colour press for the printing of magazines, books and brochures. It is the second
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Kojak is in clink!
YOU'VE heard of the Birdman of Alcatraz. Well, Prescoed prison, in Usk, can beat that - they have their own buzzard currently doing bird while it recovers from a major injury. The buzzard was found injured by an inmate on a home visit who brought it back
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Decision time looms on Tesco plans
TESCO is under starter's orders to expand the size of its store in Chepstow - three years after opening. The store, at Station Road on the former lorry parkon the edge of the border town, could hear next week whether it will be allowed to expand its 34,000sq
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Councillor to battle for Lib-Dems
BLACKWOOD councillor Kevin Etheridge is to declare his nomination to fight the Islwyn parliamentary seat for the Liberal-Democrats on Monday, we can reveal. Rumours of his candidacy have been flying around for several weeks. Tuesday is the last day for
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Jones-Hughes out of Wales tour
A second Newport player has been forced to pull out of Wales' tour to Japan which starts at the end of the month. Centre Jason Jones-Hughes has not recovered from the damaged knee ligaments he suffered in Newport's match at Swansea on April 21. As there
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Hot summer of golf in Wales
THE plan for Wales to host the Ryder cup in 2009 has thrust professional golf to the forefront of this year's Welsh sporting calendar, thanks to the announcement of the Wales Summer of International Golf campaign. Launched by the Ryder Cup Bid Committee
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Morgan aims to prove big point
EVERYTHING comes to those who wait, goes the saying, and that will be true for Swansea full back Kevin Morgan when he runs out for Wales against the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday. Morgan won the last of his eight caps three years ago,
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Davies in surprise move
CWMBRAN Town have been rocked by the decision of leading goalscorer Mattie Davies to join rivals Barry. Davies' goals helped propel Cwmbran to second in the League of Wales and a coveted UEFA Cup spot. Now next season Davies will be playing for Barry
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News jobs are on the way
A hundred jobs are coming to Newport with the opening of a new superstore. They are being created by Dunelm, the soft furnishings chain which is opening a new centre at Newport Retail Park next month. Developments director James Rowell said: "Our new
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Firm cleared over sacking
A GWENT company has been cleared of sacking a worker because she was pregnant. Tredegar-based chair manufacturers Advanced Mouldings began a programme of redundancies in April last year, when orders began to fall. But office junior Sarah Mountjoy claimed
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Searching for specs appeal
THE search is on in Gwent to find a gorgeous glasses wearer to be the future face of Specsavers Opticians. The UK optical retailer has launched a nation-wide search for people with real 'specs appeal' to enter the Look of 2001 competition, with a top
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Club floats new facility for members
A new experience awaits visitors to the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. Dylan's, the health and fitness suite at the resort's golf club, has installed a flotation tank. The tank was installed at the beginning of May after being shown at a launch in the
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Couple left kids home alone
A MONMOUTH couple left their three children home alone while they went to a crown court hearing 30 miles away. The children, aged ten, four and two had been left alone in the house while their parents spent a day in court in Gloucester. When police arrived
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Police worker wins race case
A woman was the victim of racial harassment at the Newport police station where she worked, an employment tribunal decided today. Noella Huggins, a black employee of Gwent Police, working at Newport central station, today won her case against her employers
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'How God saved me from heroin'
A FORMER drug addict has told how she found God and kicked her habit - but lost her brother to drugs. Heartbroken Karen Phillips, 26, from Cwmbran, told how her 32-year-old "big bro" Darren Wiley was found dead in a flat in the town in March. He was believed
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'How God saved me from heroin'
A FORMER drug addict has told how she found God and kicked her habit - but lost her brother to drugs. Heartbroken Karen Phillips, 26, from Cwmbran, told how her 32-year-old "big bro" Darren Wiley was found dead in a flat in the town in March. He was believed
