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Newport left needing a miracle
NEWPORT need a rugby miracle if they are to make the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, though Newcastle have given them the slightest possibility of making it after their shock 42-9 victory over Toulouse on Saturday. That means Leinster are through
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Dredge so close to big win
BLACKWOOD'S Bradley Dredge, pictured, was left cursing a lost ball as he finished one shot off winning the Italian Open in Sardinia yesterday. Dredge put his drive at the fifth into some bushes and his lost ball meant he double-bogeyed the hole, dropping
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Crushed sweet sparks anthrax scare
PANIC broke out at a sorting office in Pontypool when white powder was seen leaking from a package. Workers at the delivery office on the Pontnewynydd industrial estate raised the alarm at 4am on Saturday after spotting the substance coming from a sealed
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Keys fail to lock out Newbridge
Cross Keys 15 Newbridge 31 CROSS Keys second row Christen Penny was sent off as Newbridge extended their winning run to six games in a niggly derby at Pandy Park on Saturday. Penny was dismissed for punching in the 13th-minute after a second flare-up
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Crash PC 'making good progress'
A YOUNG police officer badly injured in a car crash as he raced to deal with a hoax 999 call has been left with limited movement and memory loss. However, a police spokeswoman claimed he was "making good progress" in hospital. The 27-year-old married
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Fired up to help others
RETIRED people have been holding a torch to the benefits of volunteering. Martin Pengelly, Wales' national manager of the Retired Seniors Volunteering Programme (RSVP), has embarked on a Flame of Volunteering Tour, which has seen him carrying a lit torch
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Bouncer badly hurt
A VALLEYS doorman is recovering in hospital after suffering a fractured skull in an incident in Blackwood. Chris Rudge, 47, is in a "serious but stable" condition at the University of Wales Hospital, Heath, Cardiff, after an alleged assault by a man in
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Wizard week on way
Spellbinding: Join your Argus for healthy helpings of Hogwarts magic Wizard week on way. ITS set to be one of the biggest blockbusters of all time - and, from this Saturday, the magic of Harry Potter will cast its spell on the pages of the South Wales
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Pontypool impress against title rivals
Tondu 13 Pontypool 31 Pontypool closed the gap at the top of Division One with an impressive away victory over title rivals Tondu. And undoubtedly the highlight of the Gwent side's win was the lesson in the art of rugby dished out by Pontypool's inspirational
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Welcome for refugees planned
MONMOUTHSHIRE councillors have pledged to work towards making the county a welcoming place for asylum seekers. The county is likely to begin receiving refugees in the New Year, and council chiefs say the area must be prepared for their arrival. Monmouthshire
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County leave Bath in the suds
Bath City 2 Newport County 3 'SECONDS away, round three.' Newport County put Bath on the ropes and finished them off convincingly to knock City out of the FA Trophy in the season's third meeting between the two sides. The two local rivals know each other
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Residents clash over bin pick-up changes
RESIDENTS in five streets in Cwmfelinfach have clashed with their council after it changed their refuse collection pick-up point. Residents at more than 100 homes, many of whom are pictured, agreed unanimously at a meeting to keep putting their bins in
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Gwent people collect honours
A HOST of Gwent people picked up the honours at the star-studded Red Dragon FM Welsh Awards at the weekend. Heroic postal worker Mike Parfitt and swimming coach Sharon Price joined Big Brother's Helen Adams, world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe and Newport
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Youngsters re-enact Chartist uprising
NEWPORT children, some of whom are pictured, turned back the clock on Saturday to the time of the historic Chartist Uprising. Pupils from six schools marched down Stow Hill chanting the demands of the Chartists. When they reached Westgate Square they
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House packed with stolen goods
A NEWPORT house was packed with stolen property, with clothes on rails ready for visitors to buy cut-price goods, a court heard. Tanya Rose Davies, 36, turned her home on the Duffryn estate into an illegal outlet for stolen goods, Newport magistrates
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Newport left needing a miracle
NEWPORT need a rugby miracle if they are to make the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, though Newcastle have given them the slightest possibility of making it after their shock 42-9 victory over Toulouse on Saturday. That means Leinster are through
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Watson to lead Wasps
NEWPORT Speedway promoter Tim Stone has secured his second new signing for the Wasps team and fans will be buzzing to hear Australian Craig Watson is back. The 25-year-old Australian returns to Hayley Stadium and will captain the 2002 Wasps after being
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Closure means jobs switch
JAPANESE electronics giant Panasonic is to close its huge works in Cwmbran and shift the entire workforce to the other plant in Newport. Panasonic will vacate its well-established factory on the Llantarnam Park Industrial Estate and move all 130 jobs
