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Man calls for operation abroad
A CWMBRAN man who has waited in pain for two years on an NHS priority waiting list now wants to have his hip replacement operation abroad. Gwyn Roberts, (pictured) 50, from Snowdon Court, Croesyceiliog, says he has to take pain killers every four hours
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£75 'Silicon Valley' site set for unveiling
DEVELOPERS Morrison will unveil a new name when it officially launches its £75m 2,000-job potential Celtic Springs Business Park in Gwent. Morrison Developments is now AWG Developments and together with Monmouthshire-based Broadhall is poised to start
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Gravell in to face Munster
NEWPORT again go boldly for youth in Friday nights difficult Celtic League game against Munster in Cork. Two members of last seasons under-21 team are included in the back row, Andrew Powell remaining at number eight and Gareth Gravell coming in at openside
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Vandalism delays return to school
PUPILS had their return to a Newport school after the summer holidays delayed by a £3,000 vandal attack. Around 40 windows were smashed at Maindee Infant and Junior School on Corporation Road on the weekend. The pupils were due to return from their summer
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Go-ahead likely for air travel research
EURO-MPs are expected to vote tomorrow for new research into whether deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is linked to air travel. The move follows the death in October last year of Newport woman Emma Christoffersen. The Argus exclusively revealed how Ms Christoffersen
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Just the job for you!
UP to 200 jobs will be up for grabs at Newport's annual Jobsfair later this week. And employers from around the area and some from across the River Severn will be on hand to snap up suitable recruits. The Jobsfair is to be staged at Newport's Kings Hotel
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Trinations is still leading the way
EVEN if the Northern Hemisphere is invading the South for players and cracks are appearing as a trickle of top players head for the UK and the money, they still hold sway when it comes to the actual rugby. What a barnstormer that Tri-Nations clincher
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Westhuizen backs out of move to Newport
JOOST van der Westhuizen (pictured) is not joining Newport amid accusations from the club that his conduct has been 'shameful.' Eleventh hour talks with the 75 times capped South African scrum half, who signed a one-year contract with Newport months ago
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New golf complex
A multi-million pound golf course, luxury hotel and tennis centre scheme could be on the cards for the western outskirts of Newport. The scheme would transform 300-acres of agricultural land at Graig-y-Saeson farm to the north west of junction 28 of the
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Mother's stillbirth grief relived
A MOTHER discovered tissue samples from her stillborn baby are being held at a Gwent hospital more than eight years after his death. Rhosalyn Hawkins (pictured), 36, of Heol Hamelin, Abergavenny, gave birth to Ethan at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
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Call to end 'secrecy over typhoid probe'
THE people of Newport have a stark message for their council: 'End the secrecy over the typhoid probe.' It comes as Newport council confirmed that a fifth case of the disease the victim a young woman believed to be from the Gaer is linked to the four
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Two go as City lose cool
"WE don't want a war, we just want to play football," said manager Tim Harris after Newport County's opponents, Bath City, had seen two men sent off in a volatile match - the sides have to play each other three more times this season. County face Bath
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£150,000 on a plate brings many smiles
A GWENT Skoda garage raked in more than £150,000 as 14 customers drove away the car of their choice on the day a new era started for British motorists with the introduction of regional licence plates. A delighted head of sales at the Langstone Motor Company
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Schools are jumping for science
WALES will jump into action on September 7 when Welsh school children join hundreds of thousands of youngsters from all over the UK in a simultaneous giant jump to launch Science Year. Techniquest at Cardiff Bay will be one of nine regional launch centres
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Joy for robbery town
TRADERS and residents of Newbridge are 'relieved and pleased' that CCTV cameras are to be installed in the town, after it was rocked by an armed bank robbery and shooting. Shop owners and residents were stunned by the terrifying incident last year, during
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Cwmbran without five in cup
CWMBRAN Town take on Barry Town tonight (7.30pm) in the League of Wales Cup without five of their first team squad. The Crows start tonight's game at Port Talbot with Richard Parker, Chris Watkins and Craig Hughes suspended, but available for selection
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New campaign highlights courses for all
A campaign aimed at encouraging people of all ages to improve their lives through learning is being launched this week by the minister for education and lifelong learning, Jane Davidson. The campaign was launched at the start of the new school term, when
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Wales out to restore pride in Oslo
MARK Hughes has hinted Ryan Giggs (pictured) may try too hard for Wales as the Manchester United star and his international colleagues bid to rescue some pride in Oslo tomorrow night. Hughes takes his men on a desperate search for the first morale-boosting
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Westhuizen backs out of move to Newport
JOOST van der Westhuizen (pictured) is not joining Newport amid accusations from the club that his conduct has been shameful. Eleventh hour talks with the 75 times capped South African scrum half, who signed a one-year contract with Newport months ago
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We shouldn't be talking down, says chief
NEWPORT has a great future if only people would stop talking the town down. That is the view of Graham Moore, executive director at the Welsh Development Agency who is in charge of special projects. Mr Moore says he is optimistic that Newport will be
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Tailbacks as lorry crashes
MOTORISTS were facing hours of disruption today after a truck overturned on a Gwent main road. The incident happened on the northbound carriageway near the Dixton roundabout in Monmouth just before 4.30am. There were no reports of any injuries but Inspector
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Glamorgan set to pop the bubbly
GLAMORGAN expect to be cracking open the champagne at Hove tonight where anything but defeat against Sussex will clinch them the Norwich Union League Division Two title. In the county championship, rain has played a large part in leaving the Welshmen
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New team targets car crime
CUTTING car crime is the aim of a new initiative launched in part of Gwent. The scheme, by the Caerphilly division of Gwent police, has placed a new team of highly-trained police drivers who will be on call seven days a week at stations in Newbridge and
