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Rugby: WRU unhappy with 'new' Six Nations
Welsh Rugby Union chiefs are "disappointed" with the decision to condense the Six Nations Championship into seven weeks. However, Wales head coach Graham Henry backed the plan, which shrinks the competition from its original nine weeks, solely on "rugby
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Fifty pupils netted in blitz on truancy
MORE than 50 schoolchildren - 27 with their parents or an adult guardian - were found wandering the streets of Cwmbran in school hours during a two-day truancy crackdown. The exercise was hailed as a success by council officials, who said more were planned
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Rugby: Vale rest Wagstaff and McKim
WINGS Andrew Wagstaff and Neil McKim will sit out Saturday's trip to the Brewery Field as Ebbw Vale take on Bridgend. Both limped away from last weekend's 45-6 defeat by Neath at Eugene Cross Park and are being rested by Vale coach Mike Ruddock. Wagstaff
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Rugby: Shane back to take on basement boys
Shane Howarth has recovered from a badly cut thumb and returns to the Newport team for Saturday night's Welsh/Scottish League game against bottom side Caerphilly at Virginia Park. Howarth cut his thumb tendons early in the second half of Newport's Celtic
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Looking bleak for rural area
RURAL businesses in Gwent face a bleak winter as the effects of foot-and-mouth continue, a countryside chief has warned. Bob Greening, Monmouthshire's field officer for the Country Land Association, said the end of the crisis came too late for many rural
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Design winner will jump for joy!
SIX-year-old Tomas Gullick (pictured) from Beaufort is buying himself a pogo stick after winning Gwent Association for the Blind's 'Design a Card for Christmas' competition. The Beaufort Hill Primary pupil's design has been made into the association's
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Farmer's appeal as pet collie is stolen
A FARMER whose dog was inside his Land Rover when it was stolen from a Gwent hospital car park has appealed for help in finding his beloved pet. While 47-year-old Colin Alford (pictured), was attending an appointment at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
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Tae-kwon-do: Year to remember for teenage star
THIRTEEN is said to be an unlucky number - but for budding Tae-kwon-do star Ryan Campbell it is anything but. The 15-year-old from Newport has won 13 competitions this season and his year peaked when he won the recent British Championship in Kettering
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Mum six times over limit
A MONMOUTH mother was jailed for two months after being caught almost six times over the drink/drive limit. Huw Williams, defending, told Abergavenny magistrates that her reading was one of the highest, if not the highest, ever dealt with in the court
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Tree of peace to mark tragic day
A TREE newly-planted in Newport is set to serve as a reminder to residents of the tragic events in America on Sept-ember 11. The town's Lions Club yesterday joined Newport mayor, Councillor Ron Morris, to pay their own tribute to the 4,000 killed. The
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Rugby: Gwent United?
REGIONAL rugby could be launched in Wales at the top level next season. That prospect, which will alarm many, is a realistic one after the proposal of establishing four district teams to compete in the Heineken Cup and Celtic League was one of only two
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Labour bosses rule out miners' payout deadline
LABOUR party bosses turned down proposals by MPs and AMs from the Valleys to set a deadline for miners' compensation payouts. Valleys First, a new grouping of Labour politicians which was launched last week, intended to set a March 1, 2003 deadline for
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Former Oz cycling star will design velodrome
THE £7 million national velodrome to be built in Newport is the brainchild of the man behind the Olympic cycle track in Sydney, the Argus can reveal. Former Australian professional cyclist Ron Webb was chosen last month by Newport council bosses to design
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Football: Harris - I'm not quitting County
NEWPORT County boss Tim Harris has rejected speculation linking him with the vacant manager's post at Merthyr Tydfil and insisted: "I'm not going to walk out on County and go to Merthyr." And the 42-year-old revealed that he is scouring the transfer market
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Cricket: England foiled by Tendulkar ton
Sachin Tendulkar's 27th Test century wriggled the advantage in the second Test out of England's hands here at Motera. Such was his dominance that his second 50 arrived in 55 balls compared to 128 deliveries for his first half-century. He fell shortly
