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Newport cup clash switched
NEWPORT'S Heineken Cup crunch at the home of French rugby kings Toulouse a week tomorrow is to be shown live on national French television. Because of that the kick off has been brought forward to 3pm (2pm GMT). There are more significant matches in France
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Stranded driver rescued
A STRANDED motorist was rescued from her car by police at Rockfield Road, Monmouth, yesterday after three feet of water trapped her in the vehicle. Residents on the nearby housing estate, Monnow Meadows, were blocked off from town by the floods, and only
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Nicholas wants to tighten the belts
NEWPORT County manager Peter Nicholas likes his teams to play fast, free-flowing, attacking football but he has insisted: "We must tighten up at the back." Nicholas said: "I do want us to score a lot of goals. I prefer my teams to play an attacking game
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School parents vow to carry on fighting
PARENTS battling a huge shake-up of Monmouthshire schools warn they are prepared to continue their fight "for years". On Monday Monmouth-shire council ends public consultation on its £10m plans to close eight primary schools and create three larger ones
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'Star student' leaps to his death
A "STAR student" died after plunging off Bournemouth Pier into the sea. Bournemouth University student Callum John Paton, 21, whose family live in Wattsville, was seen balancing on the furthest edge of the pier at around 1.45am on Wednesday. He then took
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Ruddock not confident of turning over Pontypridd
EBBW Vale venture into Pontypridd's House of Pain needing to convince their coach Mike Ruddock that they can survive life on the road. Ponty entertain Vale (2.30pm) in the Welsh Premiership as the Steelmen face a tough three weeks with home and away quarter-final
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Fall in UK festive spending reported
HIGH Street takings for the pre-Christmas period fell for the first time in a decade. A report by national employers' organisation the CBI said sales of household goods, clothing, footwear and DIY items were all lower during a two-week spell to December
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Steve James column
What a stir the Zimbabwe issue is creating. All of a sudden the question of whether the England cricket team should play there at the start of the World Cup in February has become a matter of such interest that it has been leading news bulletins, not
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Ruddock unveils his proposal
WALES A coach Mike Ruddock has unveiled his ideas for the future of the game in Wales as Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett sets his deadline for reform. Moffett, back from a holiday in America, has now given Welsh clubs just four days to
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'Mules' are the prime targets
BOB Ainsworth is only too aware of the Yardie threat. As a junior minister with special responsibility for illegal drugs and organised crime, he believes that treating addicts as well as tough policing is the best way of reducing the threat of drug dealing
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Shoppers reveal their hate figures
HER husband's name had to be removed from the list after proving the overwhelming favourite - so instead Cherie Blair was chosen by the public as the person they'd like to be kicked out of Britain. And she even beat Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri, the militant
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Lift canal ban, say riders
ANGRY horse riders are renewing calls for Newport council to lift a ban which stops them riding on a canal path. Riders in the Bettws area say the only safe way they can reach some bridle paths is by using the canalside but a bylaw stops horses and motorcyclists
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In the lair of the Yardie gangs
VIOLENCE and death is almost an everyday occurrence on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, where Yardie drug lords hold sway. But, as the Argus has revealed, Yardies are now in Gwent. We sent Edward Davie to Kingston, to report on the Yardie menace. It
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Villagers fear housing plans
PLANS to build houses on part of Llanwern steelworks could cause serious flood problems in the village, locals say. Residents of Llanwern, where there was minor flooding again yesterday after heavy rain, fear proposals to build more houses will only cause
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Wasps gear up for New Year Classic
SPEEDWAY fans get their winter treat on Sunday as the New Year Classic returns to Hayley Stadium with a host of top name riders. Newport promoter Tim Stone has assembled a star-studded cast of Premier League riders for Sunday's bumper feast of action
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Dog killed in garden
A HORRIFIED dog owner found his pet beaten to death in the garden. David Atkins discovered eight-year-old lurcher Blaze dead outside his home in Chepstow, with the piece of wood used in the attack lying beside him. Mr Atkins, 24, who had been asleep in
