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The lullaby milk bottle
IT'S the age old story. It seems as if your baby has been crying for weeks without end. You've tried walks in the park, journeys in the car seat and you've tried winding them. Nothing seems to work. Enter some help in the unlikely shape of former boxer
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Vale fail in second half
TALK about a game of two halves - first it was Ebbw Vale who scored 16 unanswered points, then Cardiff dominated after the break scoring 26 points with no reply. A lacklustre Cardiff had been put to the sword in the first half as an Aaron Takarangi try
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Defeat a disaster for sorry Pontypool
PONTYPOOL coach Steve Jones has conceded defeat in this year's promotion race as the safest hands in First Division rugby look to have cost them their dream of title glory. An unthinkable 19-17 defeat at the hands of minnows Rumney, who before the match
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We're not bluffing, warn clubs
THE leading Welsh rugby clubs insist they are not bluffing over the sensational plan to withdraw players from the Wales team to face Scotland on April 6. They are adamant that unless the WRU come up with double the money to enable them to compete with
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Councillor censured over exams claim
A LEADING Gwent councillor was censured for wrongly alleging that his authority's director of education had no O or A-levels. Councillor Graham Powell (pictured) made the allegation about Monmouthshire's education director Phil Cooke to the chief executive
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Call to block boy racers
RESIDENTS of a Newport street are calling for a crackdown on boy racers amid claims that they make their lives a misery. Stow Hillresidents say they suffer sleepless nights because the boy racers congregate near their homes late at night. Double yellow
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We're not bluffing, warn clubs
THE leading Welsh rugby clubs insist they are not bluffing over the sensational plan to withdraw players from the Wales team to face Scotland on April 6. They are adamant that unless the WRU come up with double the money to enable them to compete with
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This is blackmail, storms Ebbw Vale chief
BLACKMAIL of an extreme degree -- that is the verdict of Ebbw Vale director of rugby Ray Harris on the ultimatum given to the WRU by the 'Gang of Six' that they will withdraw their players for the Scotland international, writes Ryland James. The 'Gang
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£10m plan to give Valleys new life
A MULTI-million pound scheme to breathe new life in to a Valleys community goes before councillors this week. Officers at Blaenau Gwent county borough council will ask members to approve a £10 million regeneration scheme for Llanhilleth, the third most
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Clubs are the future - Glanmor
WELSH rugby chief Glanmor Griffiths (pictured) insists the future structure should be based around the clubs and that Wales should NOT form 'manufactured' regional teams. In an exclusive interview with the South Wales Argus, the first part of which we
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Family's born to run!
KEEPING up with the Joneses is difficult because the Jones family from Cwmbran are born to run. Parents Angela and Nigel Jones, from Coed Eva, were married while running the London Marathon - and six-year-old daughter Ellie and 17-month-old son Arunn
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Roof damage adds to travel hold-ups
SHOPPERS and rugby fans were caught up in more traffic problems in Newport on Saturday after a section of the roof on the Capone's pool hall in Clarence Place crashed onto the road during the high winds. The road around the old building was closed while
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Yobs use bricks in new outrage
A DISABLED man terrorised in his home by youths has been the victim of another frightening attack. A week ago, the Argus featured the story of deaf and partially-sighted George Heard, 51, (pictured) who was left terrified when a gang of youths broke into
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Men rescued as boat sinks
GALE FORCE winds sparked drama on the Usk on Saturday when two men were rescued by helicopter from their sinking fishing boat. And their rescue, described as a "hair-raising exploit" by Swansea Coastguard, took place only after a lifeboat sent to help
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A day that means so much to them
HERO grandmother Janet Mansfield and her husband first said "I do" 35 years ago. But after brave Janet saved her husband and their four grandchildren from her burning New-port home in January, they went ahead with renewing their wedding vows - a ceremony
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Newport run rings round Scots
NEWPORT, and Ofisa Tonu'u in particular, blazed a trail back to the top of the Welsh/Scottish League table at Rodney Parade on Saturday night. A rampaging Newport side blitzed by 55 points 5 a potentially dangerous Glasgow team with nine tries, to inflict
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The great Welsh rugby debate
IN the first installment of ARGUS SPORT'S inquiry into Welsh rugby, we deliver a no-holds barred interview with WRU chief Glanmor Griffiths published in two parts. These are the answers to our first four questions in full. Question: There is widespread
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Williams makes his an Asian double
CWM'S Mark Williams won the Thailand Masters title for the third time in four years in Bangkok yesterday - barely a month after slumping to one of the lowest points of his career. The 26 year-old Welshman secured the £67,500 first prize and followed up
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Firebomb officer's courage
ONE of the heroic police officers who saved a man from his burning home was the victim of a terrifying firebomb attack two years ago, the Argus can reveal. PC Dave James, 34, (pictured) suffered horrific burns to his neck, arms and face when a tearaway
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Ruddock: 'We are a Premiership side'
WHILE top Welsh clubs are asking their players to withdraw from international duty against Scotland, Ebbw Vale coach Mike Ruddock says his side are proving their case for inclusion in the future of Welsh rugby. Ruddock's side went down 26-16, after holding
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We've got to sort this out
TODAY Argus Sport gets under the skin of Welsh rugby. We begin a week-long investigation into the state of our national game - the people's game. The country's morale was brought to an all-time low with the record 54-10 Six Nations defeat by Ireland five
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Newport run rings round Scots
NEWPORT, and Ofisa Tonu'u in particular, blazed a trail back to the top of the Welsh/Scottish League table at Rodney Parade on Saturday night. A rampaging Newport side blitzed by 55 points 5 a potentially dangerous Glasgow team with nine tries, to inflict
