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Shock report shows a rise of one third
SHOCK new figures show crime in Monmouthshire and Torfaen has risen by a third from last year. Crime in Pontypool is up 57 per cent, with 40 more burglaries, 165 more thefts from cars, 40 more thefts of vehicles and 79 more violent crimes. Violent crime
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Sex attack charges denied
A FORMER Neighbourhood Watch leader told a court he never asked a woman to become a prostitute. Charles Anthony Lane, aged 56, of Elan Court, Bettws, Newport - a former award-winning Gaer Neighbourhood Watch leader - denied all allegations of sexual assault
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More criticism of school closures
SEVERAL complaints were lodged with a local government watchdog over Monmouthshire's school closure programme. The Argus revealed yesterday that the Ombudsman was investigating a complaint over the closure programme. But that is only one of a number that
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Friday night refuelling stop
Bombay Bicycle Club Cambrian Road, Newport In the interests of truth in journalism, it was late on a Friday night and we were a few drinks over the line when we arrived at the Bombay Bicycle Club. After all, the majority of the clientele are city-centre
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Bristolian in Cymru exile
AMY Wadge, pictured, plays her first Barfly headline gig tonight. South Wales' Joan Baez wheezes some sense at her fans following a small UK tour and successful debut album release. A Bristolian living in Cymru exile, her album, The Famous Hour was released
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Minister eases quarrying fears
THE ASSEMBLY said yesterday it had no plans to promote sand and gravel extraction in the Usk Valley - as angry locals presented a petition against the scheme. Environment Minister Sue Essex made the announcement at a meeting with residents in Usk yesterday
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Picket line gets boost from bakery deliveries
NEWPORT bakers D Gibbon & Sons are showing their solidarity for the striking firefighters by delivering bread to them on picket lines. The company's yard manager Ronald Eason said: "We supplied the striking firefighters of 1977 and we will continue
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'More cash is needed to cut lists'
A LEADING surgeon has warned health minister Jane Hutt more money is the key to solving Gwent's waiting list crisis. Yesterday the Argus reported how Gwent had the worst orthopaedic waiting list figures in Wales. Of the 205 people waiting more than 18
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Valley revival has champion in Bay
TORFAEN AM Lynne Neagle has thrown down the gauntlet to the National Assembly to support regeneration schemes in Valleys towns. As the Argus revealed yesterday the AM said if regeneration of towns like Pontypool and Blaenavon is to succeed then Welsh
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Band Spanning the decades
The latest tour of folk-rockers Steeleye Span is being billed as a reunion tour, but to the band it must sometimes seem like they haven't been off the road in 33 years. Formed in 1969, Steeleye Span have been one of the most influential names in British
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The Damned good years
THE last two years have been good to The Damned. While the aged punk band has enjoyed unbroken success in the States, until signing to Offspring singer Dexter Holland's Nitro label, the UK was a bit of a blank space for them. The band's relatively new
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Ethan's world double
YOUNG Ethan Moss didn't even want to go to his first martial arts class - but now he's clinched two world titles in kick boxing. Ethan, 11, of Mount Pleasant Square, Ebbw Vale, pictured, won the events at the world championships held in Denmark. The Brynmawr
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When Yankees don't go home
Review: The Quiet American (15) AN INTRIGUING mix of political thriller and love story set in the last days of French colonial rule in Indo-China, The Quiet American is an enjoyable if unspectacular film. It stars Michael Caine in a typically polished
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Hoping to hit bull's-eye
FUNDRAISERS will be playing darts for darts' sake at a Newport club tomorrow - to raise cash to help decorate a ward at the city's St Woolos Hospital. A group of friends will be dressing up as nurses to take part in the sponsored darts marathon at the
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Asylum appeals centre stalled
NEWPORT'S controversial new asylum appeals centre will not open on Monday - and its future could eventually be decided by a public inquiry. A Crown official admitted yesterday the Langstone appeals centre cannot open next week as planned while a formal
