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Fridge recycling is hot opportunity

Britain's first refrigerator recycling plant opened in Newport last week. MERLIN HAYWARD looks at how a business opportunity has been created out of a 'green' issue The recycling revolution taking place on Newport's dockside is set to be good for business

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Rugby: Williams signs for Leicester

FORMER Blackwood hooker and ex-Ebbw Vale Academy youngster Rhys Williams has been snapped up by Heineken Cup champions and Zurich Premiership champions Leicester in a shock swoop, writes Paul Tully. He is one of three players to have been added to the

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Today's ads: DAVIES (Gordon) Congratulations on your B.Sc. Honours (Accounting Practice) Love Dad, Mum, Steve, Lucy & Bryan, Grandma, Nanna & Family DIFFORD/LEWIS Congratulations Abi & Rhys on your excellent Sat Results. We are all very proud

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Today's ads: BROWN Congratulations Tara on passing your driving test. Love always Mam, Jeff your brother Kirk, Nana Ross, Russell and family. ------------- Well done Tara Love Alex.

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Athletics: Malcolm's fitness battle

CHRISTIAN Malcolm finished second in the 200m at the Welsh Games last night then admitted he is facing a tough race against illness to get 100 per cent fit for the Commonwealth Games. Malcolm ran 21.02 seconds behind winner Dominic Demerite from the Bahamas

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'We don't need another airport' - rival boss

AN INTERNATIONAL airport on the banks of the Severn Estuary in Gwent is not needed and would not find private investment to get it built. This is the view of Jon Horne, managing director of Cardiff International Airport, which last week announced that

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Citizens toast liquor licence victory

NEWPORT's Stow Hill residents were yesterday celebrating another victory in their battle to stop a new nightclub opening near their homes. Following Newport council's refusal to grant Luminar Leisure a public entertainments licence last month, the Licensing

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Support floods in for our rail campaign

SUPPORT for our Get Us Back On Track campaign is pouring in from all over Gwent. It is still less than a week since the Argus launched the campaign to open a passenger rail link from Ebbw Vale to Newport at the same time as the Ebbw Vale-Cardiff line

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Skiing: Welsh dominate in Celtic Cup contest

TALENTED skier Michelle Palmer underlined her prowess on the slopes as she powered to double slalom glory in the recent Celtic Cup ski series at the artificial ski slope in Pontypool, writes Noel Davies. Palmer, who lives in Swindon but trains in Torfaen

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Website puts painters on ladder to extra work

EAMONN Kilby and his team of painters and decorators are glad they splashed out on a new image, because it's brought them new contracts and an increase in staff. K&S Painting Contractors, from Newport, was established 19 years ago and had built up

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Athletics: Thomas doubts he can retain his titles

IWAN Thomas, the European and Commonwealth 400 metres champion, says his chances of retaining his dual titles are unrealistic after struggling to sixth in Cardiff last night. The 28-year-old capped a glorious year in 1998 by taking both crowns. But, after

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Saying Mummy meant so much

Little Jake Godwin was born with major heart defects caused by the medication his mother took to combat her epilepsy. Cruelly, he has now lost his mum to the disease. His father is determined that Jake will know all about her. CERI HILLIER reports WHEN

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Boxing: US rival Echols is the target for Calzaghe

FORMER American middleweight king Antwun Echols is the Number 1 target to contest Joe Calzaghe's WBO super-middleweight crown next month, the Argus can reveal today. With a limited number of worthy opponents, Calzaghe declared in the Argus last Friday

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Malaysian tie-up for wind power firm

UP to 50 jobs could be created in Gwent following a deal struck between a Chepstow offshore oil and gas engineering company and a Malaysian firm. Ocean Resource has received investment from the Ramunia Energy Corporation, which will enable the firm in

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Today's ads: KELLY (Victoria Jayne) Happy 18th Birthday Health, Wealth and Happiness always Love from Mam, Dad and Cathy. XXX

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Bid for £3.5m flagship centre

A £3.5 million complex, housing sports facilities and a day care centre, could soon be built in Abertillery. Blaenau Gwent council has received "in principle" approval from the Sports Council of Wales for the flagship sports and social services complex

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Today's ads: BEDDOW We are delighted to announce the birth of our son JAMES PATRICK born Sunday 30th June 2002 at Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. Many thanks to all Staff on B4 for their help and support 'We are both very proud and happy' Harvey and Colette

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Penn wants to create 30 jobs with £1m a year injection

THIRTY jobs could be created in the next 12 months by Gwent firm Penn Pharmaceuticals. It will be part of an expansion for the Tredegar-based firm founded by Roger Jones, the chairman of the Welsh Development Agency. The expansion has already created

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Fear that merger could cost jobs

UNION chiefs have expressed fears for the future of 887 workers at a Pontypool plant set to merge with a giant American aerospace firm. Northrop Grumman Corporation bought $7.8billion (£5.2billion) worth of shares in TRW, which has a brake manufacturing

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Today's ads: REES Casey and Alex Happy 6th Birthday Love Mam, Dad and Thomas xxx