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Danny determined to play

DANNY Gabbidon has revealed his intense personal determination to play in Azerbaijan tomorrow. The young Cardiff City prospect, who is facing a race against time to be fit for the Euro 2004 qualifier, knows sitting out the Baku clash would hand Robert

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New sighting of big cat

The latest big cat sightings took place in Lewiston, near Camrose, and also near Croesgoch last week. In Lewiston, Emma Bennett's father and brother saw big cats on separate occasions near their home. "My dad went out of the back door and saw something

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Parker ready to face big day

SONNY Parker is ready for 'the most emotional experience of my life' when he plays for Wales against his native New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The Welsh team will be announced on Thursday, but Parker is a certainty for his fourth cap

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Grim find at a lonely spot

TEN weeks after the disappearance of schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin, the search for her led police to a lonely spot in the Gwent countryside. There, last night, officers uncovered what they had been looking for over the past few weeks - and what they had dreaded

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Today's ads: SCARPATO (Sarah) Well done SARAH on passing your Driving Test It will be nice for you to be 'our taxi' now !! You can join your father in 1st time passers club !! Thanks to Lorna, In-Tuition for putting up with her. 'Happy Motoring' Lots

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Walker leaps on Short error to save poor Exiles

A TERRIBLE last-minute mistake by Bangor's Chris Short gifted Newport County an equaliser they scarcely deserved and kept the Exiles' slim FAW Premier Cup hopes alive last night. Short underhit a backpass to his goalkeeper Phil Priestly, County substitute

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Firms all set to make an exhibition of themselves

The first Five Counties Exhibition aimed at promoting Gwent business products and services and the importance of the region as THE place for investment takes place this week MARKETING is a peculiar discipline, often full of impenetrable jargon and needlessly

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£320,000 scheme for old school

A DISUSED school in one of the most deprived areas in Gwent could be transformed into a £320,000 resource centre. The Rassau Primary school, which closed in July last year, may be turned into a facility with two adult training rooms with broadband internet

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Bride lands star Roller

IT was a case of the remains of the wedding day going in true Hollywood style on Saturday. A Gwent bride made it to the church in a 1924 Rolls-Royce previously owned by Sir Anthony Hopkins and which starred in the movie The Remains of the Day. And the

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Holiday system speeds up search for a break

COMTEC of Cwmbran, the travel industry's leading agency software provider, has launched EasySell Package, a dramatically enhanced version of its multi-operator 'search and booking' system EasySell. The company says EasySell Package now enables agents

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Today's ads: LEWIS - GROVELL Congratulations Joanne & Lee on the Birth of Ella May ------------ GROVELL - CRAWFORD Congratulations Donna & Jim on the Birth of Maugan Robert Love to All Karen & Simon OWEN-SWENSON Congratulations Gabby &

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Reader wins prize to Die for Another Day

A CALDICOT man is delighted to have won an Argus competition to attend today's charity premiere of the new 007 film Die Another Day. For John Rogers, 37, of Longcroft Road, Caldicot, is a Bond aficionado, and will view the film tonight at Newport's UGC

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Shallow grave in the woods

POLICE searching for missing schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin found human remains in a shallow grave in woodland last night. Specialist search teams were acting on an undisclosed tip-off and started scouring a small area at Fiddler's Elbow, about a mile from

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The search for Jenna

WHEN Jenna Baldwin was first reported missing it did not appear that anything sinister had happened to the bubbly, pretty 15 year old. But as time went on, her mum Desiree Baldwin and the police became increasingly worried about Jenna's safety. Jenna

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No regrets after taking over family store

Newport's Jubilee shop window competition produced an overall winner in L & H Furniture. BUSINESS ARGUS looks at the company. WHEN it comes to furnishing your house from top to bottom the long-established L & H Furniture Newport store has everything

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Wales win not straight forward

WALES tomorrow go looking for their first hat-trick of competitive victories for 21 years here against the Minnows of Azerbaijan. But as everyone who is involved with the Welsh national team know, things are never easy and straight forward. Now just the

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Today's ads: McDONALD Kelly Our Wonderful Daughter is 21 Today Have a brilliant time All our love now and always Mam & Dad McDONALD Kelly Happy 21st Birthday To a Wonderful Sister Who is every thing to me Have a great day All my love Hollie McDONALD

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Today's ads: DAVIES (Amy) Happy 18th birthday Amy Our love and best wishes for the future from all your family QUINN (Gemma G) To our beautiful daughter 21 today Love, kisses and cuddles. Mum and Dad

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Farmer, 79, is fined for cruelty to sheep

A FARMER who caused unnecessary suffering to sheep, and who failed to dispose of their remains, has been fined almost £6,000 by Cwmbran magistrates. And Ernest John Bradford, aged 79, of the Mountain Air Inn, Penyrheol, Pontypool, was banned from keeping

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Bank helps breathe new life into Valleys

Financial aid is crucial to the regeneration of towns formerly dependent on a single industry. BUSINESS ARGUS looks at how one bank is helping to lead a revival in the Gwent valleys following the demise of its main employer WHEN Corus closed the Ebbw