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Ex-councillor jailed
A FORMER community councillor who stole a laptop computer from the local youth club has been jailed for four months. Abergavenny magistrates said James Neil Bainbridge had breached the position of trust he held as a committee member of Govilon village
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Plenty of new faces
PONTYPOOL United pre-season trining has been well attended with a number of new faces showing interest in playing for the club. A number of trial games have been arranged beginning with a match against Abertillery on August 14 at home, kick-off 7pm, players
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Malcolm touted for gold
A SECOND Welsh record in as many races saw Christian Malcolm breeze into the 200m final at Edmonton 2001 - the boy from Maindee is on fire. Now being widely touted in Canada as a potential gold medalist, Malcolm is looking in medal winning form. The Newport
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Conmen broke my heart , says OAP
POLICE have warned people to be on the lookout for bogus workmen. The advice comes after homes in the Gwent area were the target of 'distraction burglaries'. The victims have tended to be elderly people because thieves perceive them to be soft targets
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Judges find a lot to like
JUDGES were full of praise as they toured Newport yesterday to survey the town's entry in this year's Britain in Bloom competition. Judges Doug Stacey and Maurice Baren enjoyed a whistle-stop tour of the town's floral delights on an open-top bus. Newport
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Councillors urge blackspot bypass
A NOTORIOUS stretch of road which has seen five fatal accidents in less than three years must be bypassed, it was demanded last night. Two local councillors are urging the National Assembly to build a new road bypassing an eight-mile stretch of the A4042
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Rain delays Open
TORRENTIAL rain brought an abrupt halt to this morning's first round of the Wales Open at the Celtic Manor resort. Heavy overnight rain had left the course with surface water on the fairways, and the greens on the first holes flooded. With the rain getting
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Donovan moves to Cinderford
JASON Donovan, who quit Newport County last week, has moved to Cinderford - and Exiles boss Tim Harris is delighted. Midfield player Donovan decided to leave County to concentrate on studies which include night lectures. The 27-year-old Donovan, a part-time
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Viv's helpers all fired up
ANIMAL-LOVING drinkers are clubbing together to raise funds for Gwent animal rescue shelter All Creatures Great and Small using bikes, blues and barnets. Volunteers from the Cwmbran Rifle Club are holding a sponsored head shave, cycle ride and a jazz
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Town upbeat - Wigg
CWMBRAN Town will take on Slovan Bratislava tonight with skipper Nathan Wigg insisting his side is quietly confident of getting a result in the first leg of their European tie against Slovan Bratislava at Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff. "As a team we were
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Sara's just oarsome on the Wye
TOP Welsh rowers from Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls had a new cox for the day - in the shape of TV presenter Sara Edwards. The girls, who were the only Welsh team to win any awards at the recent Home Countries International, were joined by the
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Woosie gives backing to his new caddy
IAN Woosnam's major focus in the Wales Open golf championship this week is on his scramble for Ryder Cup points, but his appointment of a relative unknown as his caddy has caused a few murmours (writes Josh Ball). Nick Hooper is a sports physiotherapist
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Woman dies in horror smash
A YOUNG woman driver died and six people were injured after a car was in a head-on collision with a coach yesterday. The woman - who has not yet been named - was driving through Tintern on the A466 yesterday evening when her Ford Fiesta was in collision
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Spotlight on the Celtic Manor
SOME of the biggest names in golf tee off in this year's Wales Open today. GARETH PHILLIPS and ROB WESTALL look at the prestigious event . NEwport's bid for the 2009 Ryder Cup is under the spotlight when the Wales Open tees off at the Celtic Manor's Wentwood
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Flying in - to see the dentist!
MANY of us are terrified of travelling half a mile to visit the dentist. But children from the nuclear-disaster region of Chernobyl have few such fears. For the latest party to come to Newport courtesy of the Gwent-based Victims of Chernobyl mercy mission
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Takeaway closes in typhoid probe
A KEBAB shop agreed to close last night while health experts probe a possible link with the Newport outbreak of typhoid fever. Sam's Kebab Shop in Commercial Road, Pill, will remain closed until further notice as three teenagers with the disease continue
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Worried parents want speed curb
SPEEDING drivers are turning a Gwent village's main road into a hazard for children and shoppers, locals say. Worried Abersychan residents fear an accident is waiting to happen - and police are asking them to let officers know where the problem areas
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Drug smuggling accused faces retrial
THE trial of a Newport man facing a drug smuggling allegation ended dramatically yesterday when the jury was discharged soon after the end of the crown's case. Roger Amos, 50, of Hillview Crescent, Pontfaen, who had conducted his own defence, now faces
