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Golfers blown out
THERE were mixed fortunes for Gwent's golfers in the Algarve Open de Portugal at Vale do Lobo yesterday. Strong winds saw play abandoned with defending champion Phillip Price (pictured), from Bassaleg, waiting to see if he would make the cut. But Blackwood's
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Fire hero praised
A Newport hero who saved his neighbours' lives when a fire broke out at a city guest house on Thursday night has been praised by a local councillor. Richard Higgs, 24, (pictured) who lives at Arundel Guest House, Chepstow Road, Newport, was returning
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Wales' coach backed
STEVE Hansen (pictured) has received widespread backing as he takes up the reins as Wales' new full-time coach against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium today. He has still to sign the deal which would take up him through next year's World Cup to the
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Mission for heart girl
A HEART monitor could help save young Charlie Jones' life. But the plucky Newport schoolgirl who has survived major heart surgery was told she could wait nine months for one. So her mother Dorothy decided to try to raise £1,500 and buy one for the hospital
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Companies target city
HUNDREDS of firms are considering a move to Newport now it has received city status, the Argus can reveal. A record number of inquiries were received from firms interested in Newport by the council in the year 2001 to 2002 - 514 compared to 385 last year
