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Echo of barrage reverberates again
NEWPORT'S hopes of ever having a barrage may have been dashed several years ago - but there is still the possibility of creating an alternative. The leader of Newport council, Sir Harry Jones, told members yesterday that although the barrage was a "tantalising
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Newbridge grit pays off
Newbridge 21 Treorchy 8 NEWBRIDGE bounced back from two successive defeats and put on a gritty display to overcome Treorchy last night. Backs coach Jonathan Westwood emphasised the importance of a quick return to winning ways. "We said prior to the game
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Steel closures: 'Town must adopt new mindset'
NEWPORT'S councillors are being warned they will need to undergo "a major mindset change" regarding the town's future. Council leader Sir Harry Jones said the authority had to be able to cope with the long-term implications arising from the redundancies
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Jobs boost at windscreen wiper plane
GWENT windscreen wiper firm Trico is to create 200 jobs at its Eastern Valley headquarters, the Argus can reveal. The Argus has learned that the US-owned plant, is being offered regional selective assistance (RSA) to create the jobs in the next three
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Women's Aid seek to allay refuge fears
A WOMEN'S Aid group has hit back at Newport residents protesting against plans for a women's refuge in their street. The safe house, for five women and their children, would be in a former family home in Bryngwyn Road. Refuges' locations are usually kept
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Black balloons mark call for traffic calming
ONE hundred black balloons were released in Blackwood yesterday, pictured, at an accident blackspot that claimed the life of a teenager earlier this year. Wayne Davies, of Aberbargoed, died in a car accident on the A4048 at Rock Villas on July 8, just
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Billen out of Rovigo clash
SKIPPER Chay Billen, pictured, may be forced to miss Ebbw Vale's crucial European Shield clash at home to Rovigo on Saturday - but is backing his side to grab victory. Billen is set to sit out his first game in 18 months with a neck injury suffered in
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Newport call up heavy brigade
NEWPORT will launch the charge of the heavy brigade at French kings Toulouse in the Heineken Cup at Rodney Parade on Saturday night. Newport recall Rod Snow and Adrian Garvey, a pair of 18-stoners, at prop. Coach Ian McIntosh started at Newcastle with
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Cargo ariport not flyer with every boss
BUSINESS leaders and freight specialists have given a mixed reception to Sir Terry Matthews' idea of turning part of the Llanwern steelworks site into a Gwent cargo airport. The billionaire owner of the Celtic Manor Resort thinks an airport based on freight
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Newport call up heavy brigade
NEWPORT will launch the charge of the heavy brigade at French kings Toulouse in the Heineken Cup at Rodney Parade on Saturday night. Newport recall Rod Snow and Adrian Garvey, a pair of 18-stoners, at prop. Coach Ian McIntosh started at Newcastle with
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Sack Hughes at your peril - players
MEMBERS of the Wales squad are united in their support for under-fire manager Mark Hughes, pictured, with Celtic's John Hartson describing any potential change in management as "a massive step backward for Welsh football". Wales tackle Belarus at Cardiff's
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Blackwood lead the way
Blackwood 19 Cross Keys 12 BLACKWOOD'S dynamic winning run was extended to an unexpected seven games at Glan-yr-Afon Park last night and took them clear at the top of the Welsh First Division table. It sets up a pulsating clash on Saturday at Tondu, the
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Wheelchair racer injured in smash
A GWENT wheelchair athlete was badly injured in a collision with a car during a half- marathon. Stuart Riggs, 44, of Llanwenarth Citra, near Abergavenny, pictured, severed an artery in his arm during the accident in the Gloucestershire event. He was given
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'We'll need wellies for burial service'
A FAMILY claim they will have to wear wellies at a loved one's burial service because a graveyard is so overgrown. Ceridwen Watkins, aged 85, of Kinnock Court, Croesyceiliog, died last Friday and was due to be buried at St John's churchyard in Varteg
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Big Pit charity sleep-in
IT may not be the most obvious place for a sleepover but fundraisers have bedded down at Big Pit mining museum to raise money for the homeless. London-based lawyer James Collis and photographer Duncan Clark stayed at the museum as part of a campaign to
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Strange inspires Pooler victory
Pontypool 29 Lllanharan 9 JASON Strange was undoubtedly the hero for Pontypool last night as he kicked 19 points inspiring Pooler to victory over Llanharan last night. The result at Pontypool Park brings to an end the Torfaen side's dismal two-match losing
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Concern over delays to new school go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a primary school on a former Gwent waste tip will go ahead - unless the National Assembly can come up with proof to stop it. The announcement was made yesterday by the leader of Newport council, Sir Harry Jones, who said he
