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Wales face tough test in Osaka
WALES coach Lyn Howells has rung the changes for the second of his side's five games in Japan. None of the original line-up that went down 45-41 to Japanese club champions Suntory feature in the starting XV to face a Japan Select Side in Osaka on Wednesday
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Robinson added to Lions' injury list
JASON Robinson has joined the list of early Lions tour casualties after twisting his ankle in training today. And he was among a handful of players who sat out the afternoon session as preparations continued for Friday's tour opener against Western Australia
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Fingers crossed for a riot of colour
THE countdown is on for this year's Newport in Bloom competition, with three weeks to get your entry forms in. The town has a host of new displays and events scheduled for this summer, which promises to be the biggest and brightest ever. And it will have
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Hopes of 800 jobs vanish
MORE than 800 jobs promised by BT at Nantgarw may not now materialise. The company, which has had serious financial problems recently, has put a call centre on the market. BT built the call centre but is now in talks to sell off the offices, although
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Hughes waiting on duo
WALES manager Mark Hughes will wait on the fitness of defenders Darren Barnard and Mark Pembridge before naming his side for their World Cup qualifier. Wales face the Ukraine in Kiev's Olympic Stadium, tomorrow night (5pm, BST) and Hughes is also waiting
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Popham aims to stake Test claim
ALIX Popham gets his chance to stake his claim to a full Welsh debut at the weekend when he packs down against a Japan Select XV in Osaka tomorrow. The Newport number eight is under no illusions as to what is at stake both personally and from a team perspective
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Thousands make it a knockout!
MORE than 10,000 people were at Bryn Bach Park in Tredegar on Sunday for a family fun day in aid of the Hospice of the Valleys. The main event was an It's A Knockout competition, contested by 21 teams. The team from Argos in Ebbw Vale eventually won the
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Man is stabbed in back
A MAN was today in a stable condition in hospital after being found with two stab wounds to his back. The man, in his mid-20s, was found in Keeble Court, Graig-y-Rhacca, Bedwas, at 3am today. A knife was recovered by police nearby. The man suffered a
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Firefighters hailed for saving family's dog
A DOG owner has praised firefighters who rescued the family pet from a canal. Maisie, a Weimaraner, had fallen 25 feet into the dry canal at Fourteen Locks, Rogerstone. Sherrell Phillips had been walking the dog along the the path near Pensarn Cottage
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Detectives arrest five in death probe
FIVE people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Cwmbran man from a cocktail of alcohol, heroin, valium and opiates. Thirty-year-old Rodney Edward Jones - who was nicknamed 'Bod' - was found dead in the doorway of Oakfield Court Farm Community
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County aim to seal signing
NEWPORT County are hoping to finally secure the signature of Bath City striker Martin Paul tonight in a £3,000 deal. Speculation has been growing for the past fortnight that Paul will sign for County and he is expected to put pen to paper at Spytty Park
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Vote for my Helen, says mum
IF Gwent Big Brother contestant Helen Adams wins the show's £70,000 prize, she has pledged to give £10,000 to the British Dyslexia Association. And according to her mother, that is just one reason why Argus readers should all vote to keep her in the house
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Chantilly lace for the girl next door
WHEN Elvis Presley sang he was "In the Chapel", he may well have pictured the wedding of Newport couple Lilian and Lyndon Ward. Because when the music fans decided to tie the knot, they decided to devote the ceremony to their passion for rock 'n' roll
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Communist Party hits at privatisation
THE Communist Party last night admitted it had "no chance of winning" the Newport East seat. But parliamentary candidate Robert Griffiths said a big Communist vote would send the "clearest message to New Labour that people do not want privatisation".
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Lib Dem leader promises social justice
IN A shower of indoor fireworks and golden tickertape, Liberal De-mocrat leader Charles Kennedy bade a spectacular farewell to Cardiff yesterday. Speaking at the Welsh Lib Dems' final pre-election rally, Mr Kennedy praised the achievements of his party
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Bid to put new life into town
PLANS are under way for a multi-million pound development of Newbridge which will see the creation of arts and sports facilities, housing and commercial developments. The plans, thought to be worth around £12m, are still in the early stages. They will
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Open just gets better
THIS year's Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever. More seating, more hospitality, the inclusion of several bridges to give the players better access to holes 16 through 18, and a £1million prize fund, have elevated
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Death firm is fined £35,000
A NEWPORT company has been fined £35,000 for an accident in which an engineer died. Mr Patrick Fox, of Maesycwmmer, was crushed to death as he climbed from an overhead crane at the Alcan aluminium works, at Rogerstone, in March last year. Mr Fox was trapped
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Cruising cars on agenda
THE PROBLEM of drivers cruising along a Gwent High Street is due to be discussed at a public meeting tonight. Phillip Howells, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Islwyn, has arranged the meeting in Blackwood Miners' Institute at 7.30pm. Other parliamentary
