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Welsh public was 'betrayed'
THE euphoria and the sense of well being don't last for long, not when the Welsh Rugby Union are around. After the success of the FA Cup Final and Principality Cup final double header, it's back to the drawing board, back to criticism and suspicion. It
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Jason Forster to skipper Wales
NEWPORT flanker Jason Forster will captain Wales this weekend as they bid for a second rugby win over England this season. Forget the Six Nations and Cardiff in February, Wales are taking on the Old Enemy at Twickenham this Saturday in the penultimate
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UEFA chief backs Wales
UEFA's No 1 man has backed Wales to host a major European cup final within the next three years. And in a double boost for the Principality, FIFA's top man has revealed Wales' position as an independent country in World soccer is not under threat. The
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Wasps' wings clipped again
NEWPORT Wasps slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season last night when they lost 64-26 away to Exeter Falcons. Wasps have been racked with injuries over the last couple of weeks, and yesterday's meeting was no exception. Young Australian Scott Smith
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Owner says car had been 'clocked'
LEGAL experts are to investigate complaints that the mileage clock on a used car bought from a leading motor dealer was turned back and its MoT "doctored". The complaint was put to solicitors running the second series of South Wales Argus-Harding Evans
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Lecturers strike in support of pay claims
COLLEGE lecturers in Gwent were on strike today in support of more pay. Many students at Coleg Gwent missed out on classes as their teachers joined colleagues across the UK in a protest over a 3 per cent pay offer after asking for 7.5 per cent. Lecturers
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New jobs shock at telecoms plant
ANOTHER 170 jobs are to be axed from a Gwent telecommunications factory, its workers have been told. It is the second body blow for staff at Solectron in Cwmcarn who discovered last week that 350 jobs were to go and it means the end of manufacturing at
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Clinton comes to Newport
BILL Clinton will be re-living White House luxury and splendour when he visits Gwent this weekend. The former US president will be taking over one of the Celtic Manor Resort's two Presidential Suites at £1,100 a night plus VAT when he stays at the Newport
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Gwent women crash out in Harlech
GWENT stars Eleanor Pilgrim and Jo Pritchard were both bundled out of the Welsh Women's Golf Championship in the sunshine over the Royal St David's links at Harlech yesterday. Pritchard, who is struggling to find her form, having returned from university
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Welsh public was 'betrayed'
THE euphoria and the sense of well being don't last for long, not when the Welsh Rugby Union are around. After the success of the FA Cup Final and Principality Cup final double header, it's back to the drawing board, back to criticism and suspicion. It
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Jason Forster to skipper Wales
NEWPORT flanker Jason Forster will captain Wales this weekend as they bid for a second rugby win over England this season. Forget the Six Nations and Cardiff in February, Wales are taking on the Old Enemy at Twickenham this Saturday in the penultimate
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Lorry driver cleared of rape charge
A LORRY driver accused of rape was cleared of all charges at Newport crown court yesterday. David Webley, aged 54, of Ty Eglwys, Coedkernew, denied allegations of rape and indecent assault against a female who cannot be identified. Mr Webley told the
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Celebrities on course
FIVE-times Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave will be organising a marathon round of golf tournaments for charity in Gwent. The oarsman's celebrity/amateur tour begins at the Celtic Manor Resort next Tuesday and takes in four other prime courses
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Mystery over man's injuries
A GWENT man remains unconscious on a life-support machine today two days after he was found lying on an old farm track. Wayne Stephens, from Varteg, was discovered by a passer-by unconscious near Coed Afon Farm, near Varteg Road, just before 8.30am on
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Death of pub landlord who sold coffins
A GWENT pub landlord who sold coffins from the back of his premises has died. Eighty-year-old Joe Godding, landlord of the Cupid's Inn, Grosmont, gave a new meaning to the phrase 'last orders' - because as well as selling beer he also sold hand-crafted
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Killer wife's family 'pull together'
THE son of a woman who stabbed her husband to death says her family are "pulling together" to come to terms with the tragedy. Yesterday, the Argus reported how mother-of-five Anne-Marie Hayward was jailed for two years for killing her husband. The court
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Robbers slashed trader's face
A BUSINESSMAN'S face was slashed when he was robbed at knifepoint as he made his way to a Newport post office yesterday. Two men attacked the 55-year-old local businessman, who has not yet been named, in Cardiff Road, Maesglas. They made off with a bag
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Yeo focuses on farmers
THE Welsh Conservative Party was today focusing on foot and mouth and its effect on the agriculture industry. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Tim Yeo was to be in Monmouth and Brecon to meet farmers affected. In the Monmouth constituency, Mr Yeo was meeting
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Row over picture in council newspaper
LIBERAL Democrat candidate Alan Masters has accused Torfaen council of unfairly promoting the constituency's Labour candidate. Mr Masters, a barrister on the Wales and Chester circuit, believes a picture of Paul Murphy in the latest edition of Torfaen
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Prescott visits Gwent factory
JOHN Prescott tried to put the troubled waters of last week behind him with a visit to Gwent bridgemaking plant. The deputy prime minister was making his first visit to Wales since he hit the headlines after the rumble in Rhyl. High secrecy surrounded
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Candidates in spotlight
FARMING subsidies, asylum and standards in public life were among the questions faced by Newport election candidates at a public meeting in the town last night. They also faced questions on Christian broadcasting, and the persecution of Christians around
