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Stead in for winter Classic
BRITISH under-21 champion Simon Stead has become the first rider to be announced for this winter's New Year Classic at Newport Speedway's Hayley Stadium. Sheffield Tigers' star Stead, who also captained the GB Lions squad against the Aussie Kangaroos
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'Can you suggest new site?'
BURGER giant McDonald's has invited the people of Abergavenny to contact them if they know of suitable sites in the town where they can build a drive-through facility and restaurant. A spokesman for the company, which lost a planning appeal to build at
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Forster out and Powell in
NEWPORT have sprung a big surprise by going for Joe Powell (pictured) at openside flanker in tomorrow night's big Heineken Cup clash against Leinster at Donnybrook. Both teams have won their two pool games so far to be joint leaders, but the Irishmen
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Garage hit by blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled for nearly an hour to bring a blaze at a garage under control last night. Four fire engines tackled the fire in cars at Acorn Cars in New Road, Tredegar, just after 6pm. A number of vehicles and the roof and interior were damaged.
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Brenda has recipe for success
A GWENT shop was the flavour of the year at an special awards ceremony in London. The Salt and Pepper cookware shop in Monnow Street, Monmouth, had all the right ingredients to win best newcomer in the national Excellence in Housewares Awards. Shop owner
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McIntosh: Teamwork is key
TEAMWORK will be all-important at Donnybrook tomorrow night, insists Newport coach Ian McIntosh, who seeks to put one over on old adversary Matt Williams, in charge of the free running Leinster side, writes Robin Davey. The pair met in the Super 12 competition
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Vale ready for must-win game
EBBW Vale coach Mike Ruddock will have an advantage over his opposite number when the Steelmen play their European Shield opponents Montauban. Vale need a win in tomorrow night's match at Eugene Cross Park (7.30pm) to have a realistic chance of progressing
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AM's bid to save jobs
TORFAEN AM Lynne Neagle is calling on the first minister to try to save the 98 jobs lost at Alenia Marconi yesterday. Cwmbran-based Alenia Marconi Systems, pictured right, announced yesterday it is to axe the jobs as part of a consolidation of its air
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Putting bin out is real strain
IF Karan Whittaker had put her bin out today, it would have been a steep task. That's because every time she puts the wheelie-bin out now, she will have to lug it down 27 steep steps. When it has been emptied, she will have to haul it back up again. Instead
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Mostyn ready for battle ahead
NEWPORT wing Matt Mostyn (pictured) warns star-studded Leinster that the best is yet to come. Mostyn returns to Ireland tomorrow for a big Heineken Cup clash, and while he wants to add to his five caps he is putting his international ambitions on the
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Women's refuge to go ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to create a women's refuge in a Newport community will go ahead, planners say. But the decision has angered residents and councillors, who submitted 46 letters of objection and a 176-signature petition against the Bryngwyn Road scheme
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Cool look is vital to their health
LITTLE Eleanor and Joseph Wait wear their sunglasses whatever the weather - because their eyesight depends on it. Eleanor, four, and Joseph, two, have a rare eye condition called Nys-tagmus, an involuntary eye movement, which means they must wear sunglasses
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Kids make petrol bomb
A POTENTIALLY lethal firework and 'Molotov cocktail' was found on a Gwent street, police have revealed. Today Gwent Police issued a stark warning that whoever made the device is putting lives - including their own - at risk. Police say that on Tuesday
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Bonkers? No, just bizarre ...
BRITAIN's 'top 100' eccentrics are being celebrated in London today. But, as Mike Buckingham reports, the cream of the crop is right here in Gwent. There is a Cwmbran family which believes that Venusian flying saucers wait until all customers have gone
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Price off to strong start
BASSALEG'S Phillip Price went to the turn in a sparkling 31 to be the early outright leader in the Telefonica Madrid Open at Club de Campo today. While South African Retief Goosen took another step towards the European Order of Merit title by covering
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Sarah star of the Celtic show
PLAYERS who could feature in the 2010 Ryder Cup got in some early practice at the host venue when The Celtic Manor Resort staged the final of the PGA Junior Championship. Over two sunny days, 39 boys and girls - the finalists from hundreds of entries
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Leinster coach's warning
LEINSTER will send the records off the field crashing when they welcome an invasion of Newport supporters to Donnybrook tomorrow night. The Irish province - going great guns on the field as well with nine straight victories in all tournaments, including
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Patience running out on 'eyesore' hotel
PONTYPOOL'S "eyesore" Clarence Hotel could be bought by Torfaen council, after a breakdown in talks with its owner. The authority is considering making a compulsory purchase order on the hotel as part of the regeneration of the town. Brian Stephens, who
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Forster out, Powell in against Irish
NEWPORT have sprung a big surprise by going for Joe Powell at openside flanker in tomorrow nights big Heineken Cup clash against Leinster at Donnybrook. Both teams have won their two pool games so far to be joint leaders, but the Irishmen are top on try
