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Nursery boss scoops award
AN award-winning Gwent nursery will soon be adding another achievement to its impressive CV, having won an Investors in People award after just 18 months. Penrhos Private Day Nursery and Out of School Activity Centre, at Caerleon, has enjoyed accelerated
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'I need help to get me through' - Jenna's mum
THE bereaved mother of tragic teenager Jenna Baldwin says cards and flowers from strangers have helped her cope with her grief. Desiree Baldwin, who has two other children, told the Argus: "I need a lot of help and hopefully, with the support of my sisters
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Couple's garage penalties reduced
A GWENT couple ordered to pay £4,600 in fines and costs for building their garage 1.25 metres too high, have had their sentences reduced on appeal. Paul and Carol Breen were fined £4,000 in total with costs after failing to get planning permission for
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Club i s touting for business
NEWPORT's city status has encouraged the local business club to embark on a membership drive to re-affirm it as a prime networking group. There are already signs that interest is picking up again, with a full house for guest speakers Tommy Docherty, the
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'New airport could blight community'
A LEADING councillor in Monmouthshire says he is unimpressed by a proposal for a Severnside airport. Councillor Giles Howard, cabinet member for highways and transport, told a cabinet meeting: "In my opinion you'll be able to buy a ticket to the moon
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Midas touches down at new base
ONE of the fastest-growing construction and property companies in South Wales will be moving into a prestige Newport business park as its local base. Midas South Wales, the Welsh arm of the complete property services group Midas, is not only building
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Girl in tears after festive tree is cut down
A GWENT village's Christmas 20ft tree was up for just hours when vandals sawed it down. Christine Meader, 32, from Main Road, Maesycwmmer, said her daughter Phebe , six, who has cerebral palsy, was reduced to tears after yobs sawed down the tree on Sunday
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Ashes trio set to star in Cardiff
ENGLAND Ashes trio Mark Butcher, John Crawley and James Foster are the latest to be lined up as possible players in the Asia v Rest of the World indoor cricket internationals in Cardiff next month. The matches will feature many of the world's top players
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£50,000 grant helps business to boom
A globetrotting mechanical engineer who returned home to Blackwood to take over the family business has received a further endorsement of his enterprise. Vince Edwards has been awarded a £50,000 Assembly assistance grant, the latest in a sting of successes
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Gwent firemen welcome suspension of strike
GWENT firefighters have given a cautious welcome to news that the planned eight-day fire strike is suspended. The strike, due to start tomorrow, was called off at 4.30pm yesterday, as Fire Brigades Union leader Andy Gilchrist announced that talks would
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Gough to face London Irish
NEWPORT lock Ian Gough is set to step straight into the Black and Ambers side for their vital Heineken Cup clash against Zurich Premiership side London Irish at Rodney Parade on Saturday. And Australian-born centre Jason Jones-Hughes is also likely to
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Gwent town is Welsh capital of lasting marriages
FORGET Paris - a Gwent town has been named as one of the best places in Britain for romantic couples to live happily ever after. According to a new UK- wide survey by consumer group Claritas, Caldicot has the sixth lowest divorce and separation rate in
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Restoring a mural master's legacy
Newport's Feibusch murals put the city in the first rank for public art. Mike Buckingham witnesses the glory of their renovation MAJESTIC murals which depict scenes from Newport's history and which rank among the finest civic art in Europe are being preserved
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School's head is best in Britain
A HEAD teacher from Llandogo has been awarded the prestigious Primary School Teacher of the Year Award.. Jon Murphy from Llandogo Primary School won the award, sponsored by Pfizer Inc, a leading manufacturer of prescription medicines, and The Times Educational
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Taking the side of the investors
ONE of the country's leading legal finance experts is setting up his own firm of troubleshooters in Gwent. Stuart Brothers is the former managing director of the London Life group of companies, and previously director of the banking and finance group
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Williams blessing as new role is confirmed
A SIMPLE blessing were the first words uttered by Dr Rowan Williams yesterday after he was formally confirmed as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. The former Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales prayed: "May the Lord bless you and keep you, may
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Gough to face London Irish
NEWPORT lock Ian Gough is set to step straight into the Black and Ambers side for their vital Heineken Cup clash against Zurich Premiership side London Irish at Rodney Parade on Saturday. And Australian-born centre Jason Jones-Hughes is also likely to
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AM enters asylum hearings dispute
A NEWPORT Assembly Member is urging the Home Office not to appeal against a council's objection to an asylum hearings centre in Langstone. Newport East AM John Griffiths wrote to Baroness Scotland at the Lord Chancellor's Office yesterday to urge her
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Shephard doesn't fear Worcester
HOT-SHOT Garry Shephard believes Newport County "should not fear" Dr Martens Premier League pace-setters Worcester City in the FA Trophy Third Round. The Exiles' 2-1 Newport Stadium victory against Epsom and Ewell on Saturday guaranteed their passage
