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'Our views count on community funds'
RESIDENTS in deprived areas of Newport awarded Communities First funding claim they are being excluded from deciding where the money should go. A community group in Pill is particularly bitter about its lack of involvement and has taken its grievance
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Wales gets Internet speed-up
A NEW government deal is set to place Wales at the forefront of superfast Internet use in schools, libraries and adult education centres. Two companies, Welsh Networking and Logical (UK), have been commissioned by the National Assembly to provide the
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Hurry up to win slice of Euro-money
TIME is running out for organisations in Newport hoping to get a slice of Euro cash. There is just one week left to get in applications for the latest round of Objective 2 and 3 European funding. With the city's first Objective 2 project - the Ringland
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Charge into the past this Easter
HISTORY is set to come to life around Gwent this Easter. If you fancy experiencing the turbulent times of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, you could head for Chepstow Castle. There, The Company of Chivalry, pictured, will portray the lives of knights
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Cwmbran celebrate final place
STERN defence and the aid of the crossbar took Cwmbran Hockey Club into their first final in a decade. And it also set up an end of season showdown with arch-rivals Bridgend who pipped them to the league title on goal difference. The Crows travelled to
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Prince helps Telex boss lead the way
NEWPORT-born Philip Clarke, pictured, is helping to lead the re-building of the World Trade Centre's Telex system at its new location in Wall Street. It is just one of several major contracts throughout the world that his company, Network Telex, has clinched
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Company owes thousands to workers
WORKERS sacked by failed Gwent microchip firm ESM in January are owed £246,000 in unpaid wages - and over £500,000 in employer contributions to their pension fund. The details were due to be revealed at a creditors meeting in London today following the
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Melville: I'll prove Tig wrong
DETERMINED Wales star Andy Melville aim to send a tough message to Fulham boss Jean Tigana tomorrow night: You're wrong to axe me. The 33-year-old centre back looks set to cap his 50th appearance for Wales against the Czech Republic by taking the skipper's
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'Save our school'
ANGRY parents have pledged to fight to save their children's school - one of ten in Gwent facing the axe under radical new plans. The Argus exclusively revealed how Monmouthshire council was planning a major shake-up of the education system in the county
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Bookstore's sex shop set to open
A SEX shop is set to open above a Newport book shop. The shop, selling videos and magazines, will be situated above Bookends on the corner of Dock Street and Market Street in the city centre. Following a site visit by Newport council's licensing committee
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Brown: Newport RFC won't leave WRU
NEWPORT RFC owner Tony Brown, pictured, today pledged the club would never leave the Welsh Rugby Union and that he would never leave Newport for another club. His comments follow an audacious bid to buy English First Division club Rotherham, a move both
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Pop star link to gruesome find
A PAIR of feet found on the banks of the River Severn could be those of missing Manic Street Preachers star Richey Edwards, pictured. Police probing the discovery of the training shoes, containing the remains of human feet, confirmed they were checking
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Fairground win put business in the swim
A lifetime in business all began for Mike Wall, pictured, with a fish won at a fairground. It wasn't a goldfish but a shibunkin - a rather posh variety of the same. And it wasn't won by Mr Wall but by his older brother Terry. It led to an interest in
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We're on track, say miners' payout chiefs
MINERS' compensation administrators insist they are on course to make 15,000 offers this year despite a slow first quarter. In October, the Argus exclusively revealed how Energy Minister Brian Wilson said there would be 15,000 offers made to Welsh ex-miners
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Wasps roar to victory
Reading Racers 42 Newport Wasps 47 NEWPORT collected their first piece of silverware of the season by winning the Severn Bridge Trophy at Reading. The Wasps triumphed 47-42 for an emphatic aggregate margin of 105-74. They achieved last night's victory
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Parcel jobs are safe
CONSIGNIA workers at the company's Newport depot of Parcelforce Worldwide have been told their jobs are safe. The company announced yesterday that it is to axe a further 10,000 staff as the loss-making Parcelforce Worldwide business is scaled down. But
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Brown: Newport RFC won't leave WRU
NEWPORT RFC owner Tony Brown, pictured, today pledged the club would never leave the Welsh Rugby Union and that he would never leave Newport for another club. His comments follow an audacious bid to buy English First Division club Rotherham, a move both
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Koumas set for a £2.4m move
WELSH play-maker Jason Koumas, pictured, is set to complete his £2.4m switch to West Bromwich Albion from Tranmere Rovers later today - just days after his move to the Hawthorns looked dead and buried. Baggies boss Gary Megson is eager to sign the 22-
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Helping the fledglings
NEW hi-tech businesses are being nurtured in an 'incubator' centre at University of Wales College, Newport. The newly refurbished, fully equipped and serviced office space at UWCN's Allt-yr-yn campus is occupied by three start-up businesses, and there
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Europe imposes steel tariff
GWENT steelworkers whose jobs could be threatened by US import sanctions today learned that Europe was retaliating. The European Union announced this morning that it was imposing tariffs on imported steel to stop cheap products being 'dumped' on the Continent
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Workers take biscuit in desire for learning
WORKERS at a Gwent factory are rapidly developing the learning habit - and it could help them to better their prospects. They are doing it on a relatively grand scale that is unique to the area, because an initial source of funding has been supplemented
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I hope County players' pride is dented - Harris
Hednesford Town 3 Newport County 2 . TIM Harris has warned his Newport County players they cannot turn on character and desire when they feel like it after the Exiles slumped to their second defeat in three days. Relegation-threatened Hednesford Town
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Women reach century in successful relaunch
GWENT's businesswomen were out in force for the relaunch of an organisation which aims to recognise their important role and encourage others to join them. Around 100 attended the 10th anniversary meeting of Gwent Business Women's Network during International
