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Jenna: Search goes on as stepdad appears in court
THE STEPFATHER of missing teenager Jenna Baldwin was appearing before magistrates in Newport today after being charged with her murder. Detectives charged Michael Baldwin, 37, pictured, on Saturday evening after he was held in custody for more than four
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Family escapes as car wrecks garden
A WOMAN and her two sleeping children fled their home at the weekend after a car crashed into her back garden and burst into flames. Miraculously, nobody was seriously hurt in the incident which occurred shortly after 1.30am on Saturday in the Thorn-hill
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Helicopter to help in grim search
TEAMS of police officers, pictured, searched in the heavy rain over the weekend for missing schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin. But as officers continued to scour a large area of woodland around a quarry near the Baldwin family's new home in Limekiln Road, Abersychan
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Today's ads: KELLY (Olivia May) Happy 2nd Birthday OIlivia Love and kisses from Mummy, Nannie and Grandad, Aunty Fiona, Uncle Kevin and cousin Anna xxxxxx
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Fiji match is just mouthwatering
PONTYPOOL captain Mark Jones is set to make his return to action against some of the biggest men he could have imagined! Pooler have landed a coup and will be playing the touring Fijian national team at The Park (7pm). And it is likely that coach Steve
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'Are you two on special offer today?'
A REVAMPED Torfaen supermarket promised its customers the full monty when it opened on Saturday - with a pair of male strippers cutting the ribbon. Cwmbran Kwik Save on Llantarnam Road invited Dreamboys Colin and Devon to open the store, which has undergone
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New heritage sites recorded
EXPERTS conducting a survey of historical and archaeological sites in Blaenau Gwent found more than they bargained for. For nearly 300 sites of interest were logged in the heritage audit - 23 of them previously unrecognised. The sites have been flagged
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Confident goalie keeps County out
THERE are great goals, scrappy goals, lucky goals, own goals and goals which defy belief. Right now Tim Harris would settle for any of the above. For the umpteenth time this season, on Saturday, Harris' Newport County side failed to convert a host of
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Miner payouts on target
WALES Office Minister Don Touhig today spelled out the reasons for the progress achieved in the compensation schemes for miners whose health was damaged from working underground. The Argus has campaigned for more than three years for compensation payouts
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Today's ads: GOODWIN (Saunders) Rochelle Congratulations on passing your DRIVING TEST '1st' Time Lots of love, Nana and Michael, Mam, Chris, Krystle and Fern XXXX
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Today's ads: SLADE- TAYLOR Both families are delighted to announce the engagement of PAUL son of Mike and Elaine and CATE daughter of Geoff and Sallie.
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Bus lanes trigger congestion fears
NEWPORT motorists could be hit with further delays - with two more controversial bus lanes planned near to the city centre. Under the proposals, work would be carried out northbound from the Harlequin Roundabout to the Shell Garage on Malpas Road and
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Green groups picket petrol stations
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners held peaceful pickets at two Esso stations in Abergavenny on Saturday to highlight green issues. Members of Greenpeace put up banners and handed information to motorists at the town's Esso petrol stations in Brecon Road and Hereford
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Vale lose out in the rain
BRIDGEND ran out 7-6 winners over Ebbw Vale in a tight match at a windswept Eugene Cross Park in a match played in atrocious conditions. Some wag played Rain drops keep falling on my head over the tannoy during breaks in play as the rain lashed North
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On song for show
A GWENT society has taken to the boards for more than 80 years delighting audiences with their musicals. Now today's company of Newport Operatic Society is busy rehearsing at Pill Harriers RFC for their latest production. Irene is set in New York in 1919
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Round-world trip ends in last-lap woe
AN AUSTRALIAN couple rode 19,000 miles around the world over five and a half months, sometimes sleeping in the same room as their motorbike to protect it. And they were less than 200 miles from the finish line yesterday. But when the couple stopped for
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All change: Hansen hints that not all his squad will play
WALES coach Steve Hansen will make a number of changes in the team this week for Saturday's game against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium. Wales' 40-3 victory over Romania at Wrexham on Friday night was less than satisfactory given that two of the four
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Waterlogged
NEWPORT and Swansea rugby clubs are involved in a row after Saturday's Welsh League Premier Division clash at St Helen's was called off. Newport are claiming that their opponents made no effort to get the game on. They criticise Swansea for calling the