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Pledge too late for this miner
A DAY after trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt vowed to speed up compensation payments to former miners, we can reveal another victim has died before receiving his full payment. Ex-miner Charles Evans died six months after he should have received
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Cwmbran old boy dents cup hopes
FORMER Cwmbran Town midfielder Steve Futcher (pictured) snatched a dramatic injury-time winner for Rhyl last night to all but end the Crows' FAW Premier Cup ambitions. Futcher, who left Cwmbran Stadium for Connah's Quay Nomads last season but later moved
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Katie sings her way to fame
GWENT schoolgirl Katie Williams is on her way to mega-stardom after signing a lucrative five-album record deal. The 16-year-old, from Cwmavon Road, Blaenavon, will sing in the live grand final of BBC 1's Star for a Night show, having wowed the judges
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Williams limps to victory in slippers!
CWM'S Mark Williams limped to victory in carpet slippers to win his LG Cup grudge match with Australian star Quinten Hann at Preston last night. Hop-a-long Williams hobbled to a 5-4 second round success after damaging ankle tendons and ligaments at his
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Another teenager banned by school
THE SECOND Torfaen teenager this year has been barred from his old school for five years to end his campaign of terrorising teachers. Torfaen council and Gwent Police successfully applied for an anti-social behaviour order preventing the 15-year-old,
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Fishing for answers
NEWPORT council is to set up a special group - to find out why the meals served up at its civic dinner proved so unpopular. Last week the Argus revealed a number of guests at the annual dinner, held at Newport Centre last month, complained about the fish
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Scout leader shot child's cat
A BRYNMAWR scout leader who shot a kitten must pay its owner £470 compensation. David Knapp, of Heol Isaf, shot the pet with an airgun in his garden on August 30. The kitten, Liquorice, owned by neighbour Jill Durham, later had to be put down because
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Town may host the National
A FORMAL decision to host the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales at Newport in three years looked likely to be taken today. Newport council's policy-making Cabinet was meeting to recommend that the town hosts the 2004 event at a cost of £500,000. At the
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Winning start to County's new venture
NEWPORT County made a successful FAW Premier Cup debut with this 1-0 win over Carmarthen Town in West Wales. A Darren Ryan (pictured) free-kick after 20 minutes was enough to seal County's Group B triumph, but they were never allowed to settle into their
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Newport star is back
IAN Gough has been granted his wish and is included in the Newport squad for the Welsh/Scottish League showdown with Swansea at Rodney Parade on Friday night. The Welsh lock is included among the replacements for another high intensity game against last
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'Legend Court' castle for sale
PENCOED Castle, pictured, - the building at the heart of the failed plan for a theme park in Gwent - is up for sale for £2.5 million. Proposals for Legend Court on land near Magor caused controversy, with the scheme's backers, who claimed it would include
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Catholic leader's crucial meeting
JOHN Aloysius Ward, pictured, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales, is due to meet the Pope tomorrow, when a decision will be made on his future. Calls have been made for the resignation of the Archbishop of Cardiff after it was revealed that
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Vale's injury worries
EBBW Vale have a trio of injury concerns ahead of their clash at basement boys Caerphilly on Saturday (writes Paul Tully). But coach Mike Ruddock is confident all three players will make it to try and help the steelmen out of the bottom three. Second
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Crowded school called 'unhealthy'
OVERCROWDING at a Newport school desperate for new premises is affecting its pupils' health, despite a glowing academic report. The physical development of youngsters in reception classes at Durham Road Infants School is unsatisfactory, the report says
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Care sector 'in danger'
MORE money from the National Assembly is needed to safeguard the long-term future of the independent care sector in Newport, a council chief has warned. Nursing home organisations have warned that many homes are staring into a financial abyss which could
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Craig gets his comeuppance
EASTENDERS bad boy Craig Fairbrass gets his comeuppance in a controversial Welsh horror film being premiered on British TV tonight. Craig, who played Dirty Dan in the hit BBC1 soap, tonight stars in the movie Darklands, which was filmed in Newport - home
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Man dies one day into Bahamas job
A NEWPORT man has died in the Bahamas just one day after moving there to start a new job. Christopher Wysome, 42, (pictured) arrived in the Bahamas on Saturday where he was due to start a new contract as a mechanical foreman for the Grand Bahama ship
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Cup draw hands Pill a tough test
DIVISION Five East club Pill Harriers have been handed probably the toughest draw of the Gwent clubs in the third round of the Principality Cup - at home to Division Two Tredegar on Saturday. Tredegar may have slipped in recent seasons - but are still
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Newport star is back
IAN Gough has been granted his wish and is included in the Newport squad for the Welsh/Scottish League showdown with Swansea at Rodney Parade on Friday night. The Welsh lock is included among the replacements for another high intensity game against last
