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Help injured rider, plea

NEWPORT promoter Tim Stone (pictured) is urging speedway fans to show their support for badly injured Exeter rider Lawrence Hare by sending cards and good wishes to him in hospital, writes Ryland James. Hare has been in Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital

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Festival steps out again

A MINI song and dance festival will entertain shoppers in Newport's John Frost Square, as a taster for the 13th annual Tredegar House and Park Folk Festival next month. The festival - a weekend of international music and dance - is being staged in association

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Colley's threats to quit

CWMBRAN Town benefactor John Colley is considering'' his future at the club after another "kick in the teeth". Torfaen County Borough Council have told the League of Wales side they have to be off their Cwmbran Stadium pitch by Sunday for a new running

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Double boost for Joe

GWENT boxing hero Joe Calzaghe is pleased as punch after learning rock giants the Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers will be ringside for his title fight on Saturday. Blackwood superstars the Manics and Welsh rock legends Stereophonics will be cheering

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I'll show you who is best, says Brewer

SUPER confident Charles Brewer has thrown down the gauntlet to Newbridge hero Joe Calzaghe by telling him: 'I'm the best super-middleweight around.' And the 31-year-old from Philadelphia has further fuelled the fight flames by suggesting Calzaghe's five-year

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Tenant staying put

A VULNERABLE Blaenavon man suffering from epilepsy and threatened with eviction by Torfaen County Borough Council is to stay in his home. Driven to distraction by illegal fly tippers dumping in his council flat garden, and staring homelessness in the

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Axed bus run is back

BUS passengers in Torfaen are celebrating after an axed service was re-instated - thanks to the police. The evening route from Pontypool to Trevethin was terminated last year by bus company Stagecoach after drivers and passengers were subjected to stone

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Newport lose out

NEWPORT'S hopes of winning their first Welsh-Scottish League title took a huge blow as they slumped to a first home 36-20 defeat in the competition this season last night. Not since the Glasgow game near the end of last season have Newport been so ineffective

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Defeat and injuries hit Newport

NEWPORT have suffered a double injury blow on top of the 36-20 home defeat by Neath last night which could cost them the Welsh/Scottish League title. Leading half backs Shane Howarth (pictured) and Ofisa Tonu'u could both be out for the rest of the season

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Newport lose out

NEWPORT'S hopes of winning their first Welsh-Scottish League title took a huge blow as they slumped to a first home 36-20 defeat in the competition this season last night. Not since the Glasgow game near the end of last season have Newport been so ineffective

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Buxton's mind still on title

WINNING the title for Newport -- that is the immediate aim for Peter Buxton, who leaves for Gloucester at the end of the season, and Matthew Watkins, likely to follow suit to Llanelli. "It's important we win our remaining games to keep on track to win

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Defeat and injuries hit Newport

NEWPORT have suffered a double injury blow on top of the 36-20 home defeat by Neath last night which could cost them the Welsh/Scottish League title. Leading half backs Shane Howarth (pictured) and Ofisa Tonu'u could both be out for the rest of the season

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Drivers see man leap to death

DRIVERS in the rush-hour yesterday watched in horror as a man jumped to his death from Newport's George Street Bridge. The man, who has not been named by police but was in his thirties, jumped off the bridge into the murky waters of the River Usk at 5.30pm

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Rapist's plea for bail refused

CONVICTED rapist Trevor Masters had his application for bail rejected by a French court yesterday. Masters, 49, (pictured) who is originally from Blaen-avon, fled to France in August 2000 during his trial at Cardiff crown court, sparking an international

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Cash aid pledge to Wales

NEW measures to help the post-Corus recovery of South-East Wales were announced by First Minister Rhodri Morgan today. Some £17 million unallocated in the Assembly's original £76 million package is to be targeted mainly at new business premises and encouraging

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Vale hope to produce some tricks

EBBW Vale face Welsh rugby's tricksters Neath on Saturday hoping the exertions of last night's Welsh/Scottish League win over Newport will have taken their toll on the Welsh All Blacks. Having said all week that they were targeting Saturday's match against

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Flood couple still can't go home

A GWENT couple forced to move out of their home after it was flooded two months ago still cannot live there. Sue and Barry Cooke say it will be another two months until they can return to their 17th-century cottage in Tintern. Torrential rain lashed Gwent

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Lockett banks on the power of TV

CWMBRAN'S Gary Lockett wants a world title shot before the end of the year - and he sees Saturday's debut on American TV as a stepping stone on the way. The 25-year-old WBO intercontinental light-middleweight champion defends his belt for the first time

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Buxton's mind still on title

WINNING the title for Newport -- that is the immediate aim for Peter Buxton, who leaves for Gloucester at the end of the season, and Matthew Watkins, likely to follow suit to Llanelli. "It's important we win our remaining games to keep on track to win

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Union to sue court clerk

A SOLICITOR convicted of using threatening behaviour towards a train driver is being sued for damages by the man he abused. And the union acting on behalf of the driver is also considering bringing civil proceedings against a detective constable - even

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Livin' la vida loca

WISH you were here? Former Jet Setter Jan Flanagan's holiday snaps are something she will treasure for the rest of her life. They feature a place which has enchanted celebrities like Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and director Francis Ford Coppola. But