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WRU bank new Lloyds TSB £1m sponsorship deal
THE Welsh Rugby Union today announced a £1 million deal with Lloyds TSB to sponsor the national leagues for a three year period. The deal covers division one to seven, excluding the premier because of the uncertainty over what is going to happen at the
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Shiver me timbers - even more ships?
EXPERTS say the discovery of a wooden scaffold buried beneath the Newport ship, reported in the Argus yesterday, can only add to the vessel's significance. The 500-year-old ship was discovered in the River Usk mud in July when work began on Newport's
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Relief as fire strike called off
GWENT fire union chiefs have welcomed the cancelling of the eight-day national strike which had been planned to start tomorrow. Newport fireman Dick Pearson, who is a regional official with the FBU in Wales, said: "There is undoubted relief because the
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Eight clubs is the way forward now
HAVING blasted provincial rugby in last week's column, and gained a certain notoriety - not to mention support - as a result, it is only right that I come up with an alternative. Obviously, it must be based on club rugby which I advocated so strongly
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Today's ads: REED-SMITH (David) Happy 27th? birthday I know my maths is not good but I'm sure 1962 = 40! Have a great day Andrea, Tim and boys, Martin and Emma, Alison, Jason and Joshua STEPHENS (Graham) Happy 30th birthday to a special husband and dad
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Guilty: Teen fiend who buried girl, 6, in woods
A TEENAGER faces registering as a sex offender after being convicted of the attempted murder, kidnapping and attempted rape of a six-year-old girl. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, wept yesterday as a Cardiff crown court jury found him guilty of
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Couple shattered by losing £2,500 cash
A NEWPORT couple lost £2,500 in cash that they had drawn out to pay for a diamond engagement ring to seal their relationship. The distraught couple, who do not want to be named, lost the money in a supermarket car park on Saturday evening. Now, they have
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Help for young entrepreneurs
A new website has been launched to help young people starting their own business. Developed with £125,000 of funding from the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) and £345,000 from the DTI, the Shell LiveWIRE's website provides 24/7 access to an online one-stop
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Town's shopping facilities to receive makeover
INVESTMENT in commercial properties in Cwmbran is set to give shoppers a dream start to stocking up for Christmas. Two stores in the town have opened up their newly refurbished premises. And next year work is expected to begin on the former Asda store
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Today's ads: BURROWS (Emma) Congratulations on your 21st birthday Good luck on moving into your new home All our love, Mum, Dad, Kyle, Nicola, Darryl, Joshua and Iwan-Morgan WEBB (Iain) Congratulations & Best Wishes IAN on your 18th Birthday With
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Firm turns out to be real high-flier!
NEWPORT & Gwent Enterprise has helped hundreds of people start or develop their businesses. One such firm is Spirit of Air, which sells and manufactures kites and kiting equipment. Owner David Maddocks, 40, said Newport & Gwent Enterprise has
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New-look vet practice opens in town
A veterinary practice in Caldicot has been rejuvenated to meet the demands of animal welfare in the town. Vet Jane Glover-Hill, 28, of Chepstow's Veterinary Health Centre said the facility at 81 Newport Road, Caldicot, would help animal owners get help
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Canal volunteers barge debris aside
TWO hundred volunteers braved appalling weather to help the restoration of one the UK's most remarkable canal sites - Fourteen Locks, at Newport. People came from across the country to support the Mon-mouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Trust's work
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Butcher proves he is a cut above the rest
A GWENT butcher who specialises in selling meat from animals raised using non-intensive farming methods has been selected to join an exclusive scheme open only to butchers who meet the highest standard. NS James & Son, of Crown Square, Raglan, is
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Hughes beaten
MARK Hughes' preparations for Wales' Euro 2004 qualifier in Azerbaijan have been thrown into disarray after a FIFA U-turn which permits the spine of the Welsh side to play for their clubs just three days before the Baku showdown. The quintet of Manchester
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Bike stolen from charity motorcyclists
MAGOR services is a hot-spot for gangs of thieves preying on vehicles, police said in the wake of the theft of an Australian couple's motorbike. Ralph Dixon, 42, and Fionnuala Livingston, 40, pictured, who were on the last leg of a five-month and 19,000
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Mumps outbreak in city high school
PARENTS of pupils at a Newport secondary school are being advised to have their children vaccinated against mumps following an outbreak of the disease. Four pupils at Lliswerry High School have been confirmed as having the disease, with 17 "strongly suspected
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Grant to help more disabled get mobile
A GWENT company offering a vehicle conversion service for disabled drivers has been awarded a business development grant from the Welsh Assembly. Eclipse Vehicle Adaptions, founded in 1999 by Kim Hannon, a former college lecturer, and Lee Williams, a
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Ex-Miss Wales accused of bottle attack
FORMER Miss Wales winner and Miss World contestant Sophia Cahill has been arrested after allegedly attacking a woman with a bottle in a Gwent bar. Ms Cahill, aged 19, was arrested after she allegedly attacked a woman in her twenties in Jimmy Dean's pub
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Pooler are cut to pieces
FIJI fired a warning shot to Wales before their big showdown on Saturday after they crushed Pontypool with ease last night. The South Sea Islanders were far fitter, faster and more skilful than the Welsh League Division One leaders, and the difference
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Cash crunch for video-link health service
SCORES of seriously ill Gwent patients are being spared trips to hospital by a project run by St David's Foundation. The hospice charity's telemedicine project video-links its specialist nurses and patients' GPs with a palliative care consultant in England
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County's lack of fire-power proves costly yet again
AFTER their FA Cup humbling by Team Bath, Newport County were aiming for an FAW Premier Cup quarter-final date at Spytty Park with one of Welsh football's 'big four' to scrape in some much-needed revenue - but that place is now very much in the balance
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How an old master enlarged a school
A NEW school extension partly paid for by a Victorian painting was being opened in Cwmbran today. The £245,000 building at Llantarnam Comprehensive School was partly paid for from the proceeds of a painting called Daughters of Eve by GD Leslie which had
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Eight clubs is the way forward now
HAVING blasted provincial rugby in last week's column, and gained a certain notoriety - not to mention support - as a result, it is only right that I come up with an alternative. Obviously, it must be based on club rugby which I advocated so strongly