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'WRU doesn't need reform'
THERE is nothing wrong with the Welsh Rugby Union and there is no need for reform, claims its longest serving member today. Newport solicitor Terry Vaux (pictured), a life member of Pontypool Rugby Club and a district representative on the WRU for 24
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Injury-hit County's Midlands bid
NEWPORT County travel to Moor Green tonight (7.30pm) hoping to pile more home misery on the Midlanders. The Sherwood Road outfit have not won on their own patch in their last four games - and Exiles boss Tim Harris will try and ensure that his Newport
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Dale out for season
NEWPORT scrum half Dale Burn has broken his ankle and is out for four months, writes Robin Davey. Burn suffered the injury in last Friday's friendly against Scottish team Peebles at Rodney Parade. After having an operation, it is already touch and go
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Accident blackspot campaign
THREE high-speed accidents in six months near a special needs home have left the owner campaigning for a lowered speed limit. Tony Edwards, of Troed-y-Rhiw Farm, Wattsville, believes cars driving at speed down the road next to his farm could lead to one
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R.I.P Wales
THIS really could be the end of Welsh rugby rather than the beginning. Doom and gloom? Far from it -- what happened after the last great revolution when the old guard was swept away? Precisely nothing is the answer. In fact, it could be argued that Welsh
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Gwent top for MMR uptake
THE uptake of MMR vaccine for two-year-olds in Gwent is higher than anywhere else in Wales - but there is "no room for complacency", says a health authority expert. The latest figure for first doses of the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is
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Gould raps goal-shy Blake
FORMER Welsh international chief Bobby Gould (pictured) has pointed the finger at Nathan Blake as Wolverhampton Wanderers begin to wobble in their bid for the Premiership - declaring: "You've not got enough goals." Newport-born Welsh striker Blake signed
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R.I.P Wales
THIS really could be the end of Welsh rugby rather than the beginning. Doom and gloom? Far from it -- what happened after the last great revolution when the old guard was swept away? Precisely nothing is the answer. In fact, it could be argued that Welsh
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Games seized in raid
TORFAEN trading standards officers who raided a house in Cwmbran confiscated almost £50,000 worth of counterfeit computer games. The officers seized 2,000 copies of computer game CDs for several formats and three complete computer systems believed to
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Fall girl may need surgery
A GWENT schoolgirl may need to have part of her face rebuilt after falling in a shopping area and smashing her cheekbone. Jessica Phillips, aged 11, from Chapel Mead, Goytre, near Pontypool, was shopping with her mother, Cheryl, aged 34, in Cwmbran on
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Church vandalism blow
A CLERGYMAN has spoken of his shock after vandals drove a crane through his church wall. The wall of St Mary's Church in Wales, Portskewett, was knocked down when vandals started the crane which was parked beside roadworks near the church. They then drove
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Wasps celebrate
Falcons......42 Wasps........48 GUEST Seemond Stephens proved the perfect choice for Newport in their Premier Trophy victory at Exeter last night. The former County Ground favourite was unbeaten in six rides as the Wasps overcame an early deficit to win
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Dale out for season
NEWPORT scrum half Dale Burn has broken his ankle and is out for four months, writes Robin Davey. Burn suffered the injury in last Friday's friendly against Scottish team Peebles at Rodney Parade. After having an operation, it is already touch and go
