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Wagstaff signs

EBBW Vale and Wales A wing Andrew Wagstaff has joined Newport on a one-year contract (writes Robin Davey). Newport have major injury problems with Matt Mostyn, Hal Luscombe, Jonathan Pritchard and Jason Jones-Hughes likely to miss the start of the new

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Surgeon loses tribunal claim

A SURGEON involved in the Bristol heart babies scandal who alleged he was sacked unfairly following the affair has lost his unfair dismissal claim. Janardan Dhasmana, 60, was dismissed from his post in September 1998 following the scandal over the high

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I ran badly, says Jackson

COLIN Jackson failed to complete the first of what he hoped would be a golden retirement double when he finished second in the 110m hurdles in Manchester last night. The Welsh flyer, the king of hurdles, plans to retire after the World Indoor Championships

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Monmouth ace Hancocks in final

SWIMMING: Karla Hancocks qualified for a place in the final of the women's 50m Butterfly after she finished fourth in her semi-final heat. The Monmouth swimmer clocked a time of 27.89 and she qualifies as one of the fastest loser. Meanwhile, teammates

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Wales cruise into relay final

RISCA's Jamie Baulch and a fit again Iwan Thomas helped Wales cruise into tonight's final of the men's 4x400m relay. Baulch, (pictured) who decided to run despite being injured, tore around the City of Manchester Stadium last night to set up his side's

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Arthur gets a medal

TWENTY-TWO-year-old Cwmbran lightweight Jamie Arthur guaranteed himself, and Wales, at least a bronze medal after stopping Malaysian Adnan Jusoh at the end of the second round of their boxing quarter-final last night. Arthur, a scaffolder who boxes out

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'Close car parks nightly'

RESIDENTS of a street in Blackwood claim council measures do not go far enough in dealing with boy racers who gather in the town's car parks. Caerphilly council has amended regulation orders for 22 of its car parks to allow excess charge notices (fixed

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Calzaghe WILL face Hopkins in Cardiff

NEWBRIDGE southpaw Joe Calzaghe admits he will need to be at his awesome best to wipe out Miguel Jimenez next month and clear a path to undisputed middleweight king Bernard Hopkins. Promising Puerto Rican Jimenez has been named as the 11th challenger

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Newport hit by injuries

NEWPORT are without a staggering 15 players for their opening pre-season friendly match against Pontypool at Pontypool Park on Saturday. A number of them are doubtful for the start of the season, which is a major concern for new coaches Leigh Jones and

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Young river heroes up for awards

THREE teenagers from Newport are to be nominated for a bravery award after they prevented a suicidal girl from jumping into the River Usk. The incident happened on Saturday at 6.45pm, when an unnamed 15-year-old girl from Newport ran over to the jetty

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Bus crash shuts town centre

TRADERS in Pontypool are counting the cost of the loss of a day's business following the closure and evacuation of the town's main street. Commercial Street was brought to a standstill on Monday morning when a Stagecoach Red and White bus struck scaffolding

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Boxer's career in doubt

WALES boxer Lee Milsjen's international future lay in tatters last night after he caused a major security alert at the Athletes Village. The Cwmbran boxer breached the strict security guidelines surrounding the village by smuggling his girlfriend into

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AM calls for drugs review

A GWENT Assembly Member is calling for a Royal Commission review into the scourge of drugs after a grieving father made an emotional plea to other parents in yesterday's Argus. John Griffiths, Newport East AM, made the call after the Argus revealed how

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Newport hit by injuries

NEWPORT are without a staggering 15 players for their opening pre-season friendly match against Pontypool at Pontypool Park on Saturday. A number of them are doubtful for the start of the season, which is a major concern for new coaches Leigh Jones and

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Thomas sets new target

TIM Thomas finshed seventh in the Commonwealth Games pole vault final last night, and immediately set his sights on the 2004 Olympics. The Cwmbran based athlete will be 33 then, but after experiencing the electric atmosphere of the Games he wants more

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Golden girls are Games crackshots

CRACKSHOTS Ceri Dallimore and Johanne Brekke are celebrating after clinching Wales' first gold medals in the Commonwealth Games. The pair, who came top in the 50-metre rifle prone pairs, are both members of Torfaen Rifle Club and are trained by the chairman

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Tenants upset over clean-up letters

EMBARRASSED council chiefs have apologised to green-fingered householders on a Newport estate - after telling them to clean up their gardens. Five Duffryn residents whose gardens are their pride and joy were furious to receive letters from the council

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'New life' driver dies after crash

A GWENT man who moved to Spain to start a new life has died after a car crash. Jody Durrant, 23, (pictured) of New Inn, died in Spain on July 24, following a road accident 10 days before. He suffered serious injuries in the crash, near the resort town

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Outrage over schools blow

OUTRAGED campaigners say Monmouthshire council's cabinet has made "a mockery of democracy" by overturning a decision to keep two Abergavenny schools open. Yesterday's decision by the new cabinet, which comsists of eight Labour members, to axe Park Street

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