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Ice warning from police
GWENT police are warning motorists to make sure they clear their windscreens of ice during the cold snap. The advice comes after motorist Arnaud Caudal, 27, was fined £500 for a crash which led to the death of a cyclist, at Newport crown court on Tuesday
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Newport forced to wing it
NEWPORT'S injury crisis has bitten so deeply that they are forced to field scrum-half Dale Burn on the left wing for Saturday's Heineken Cup clash against French giants Toulouse at Stade Ernest Wallon. Newport are without no fewer than nine backs for
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Hoaxers endanger 30 searchers' lives
LIVES were put at risk last night when hoaxers reported that a 19-year-old man was missing in a snow- storm on a Gwent mountain. Mountain rescue volunteers and police searched for hours in atrocious conditions on the Blorenge, near Abergavenny. The police
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Molly's icy slip-up
MOLLY the donkey must have thought she had gone to donkey heaven - as a team of firefighters massaged her back and fed her carrots. But for the worried crew, it was a race against time to save the animal's life. The donkey was spotted yesterday morning
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Gabbidon - Don't take Bosnia lightly
CROCKED defender Daniel Gabbidon has urged his Welsh team-mates to keep getting that sweet smell of success when the unknowns of Bosnia visit the Millennium Stadium next month. Welsh soccer chiefs last night officially confirmed that the Cardiff friendly
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Gwent hospitals at bursting point
ALL but the most urgent operations are being cancelled at Gwent's three acute hospitals, as massive increases in emergency admissions push facilities to bursting point, the Argus can reveal. The Royal Gwent, Nevill Hall and Caerphilly District Miners
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County to go pro?
NEWPORT County could become the only Dr Martens Premier League side to have full time players next season as they accelerate their push for Nationwide Conference football. New Exiles boss Peter Nicholas (right) is desperate to get value for money out
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Pryce is right for British title shot
BLACKWOOD'S welter-weight Bradley Pryce has been handed a British title shot in Belfast on February 1. Enzo Calzaghe's 21-year-old charge will have the chance to thwart Neil Sinclair from earning his Lonsdale belt as the Ulsterman prepares the make the
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Brown: United or die
NO leading Welsh rugby club can set itself up in isolation, says Newport owner Tony Brown. And he insists that Welsh rugby is finished unless there is a reduction in the number of clubs at the professional end of the game. Brown pleads for Welsh rugby
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Newport forced to wing it
NEWPORT'S injury crisis has bitten so deeply that they are forced to field scrum-half Dale Burn on the left wing for Saturday's Heineken Cup clash against French giants Toulouse at Stade Ernest Wallon. Newport are without no fewer than nine backs for
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Steelmen could play at Rodney Parade
EBBW Vale's Parker Pen European Shield quarter-final first leg against French team Pau on Saturday is likely to go ahead despite the freezing weather - at Newport. Under European rugby rules in all matches in the Heineken Cup and Parker Pen competitions
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Funeral of jail chief
USK Prison and Prescoed young offenders' institution governor Ray Coomber will be buried on Friday. The 57-year-old died suddenly on New Year's Eve. The father-of-three was taken to hospital on the 30th where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. He died the
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Gone for a Burton against a Dutchman
JOHN BURTON'S dream of lifting the Embassy World Darts Championship is over. The 38-year-old Chepstow factory worker, who came through Gwent County and international qualifiers to reach the Lakeside venue for the first time, went out 3-0 to former double
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Speed on the mend
MIDFIELDER Gary Speed has handed Newcastle and Wales boss Mark Hughes a boost by returning to light training just a week after undergoing surgery. The 33-year-old Wales skipper had an operation on a hernia on New Year's Eve after breaking down during
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Police crackdown yields sad results
THE percentage of people caught driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Gwent almost doubled over Christmas and New Year. Between December 18 and January 2, 6.2% of drivers tested positive compared to 3.6% the previous Christmas. In the
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New life for old chapel
A DERELICT Monmouth chapel, named one of the "desperate dozen" neglected listed buildings in Britain, has won an award for its preservation and conversion. The Grade II listed Cong-regational chapel in Glen-dower Street - empty since the mid 1970s - was
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Brown: United or die
NO leading Welsh rugby club can set itself up in isolation, says Newport owner Tony Brown. And he insists that Welsh rugby is finished unless there is a reduction in the number of clubs at the professional end of the game. Brown pleads for Welsh rugby
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'Give us back our lifeline'
ELDERLY and disabled people in part of Newport have accused transport bosses of taking away their lifeline by slashing bus services. Passengers have complained to the Argus about Newport Transport's decision to cut services to Ridgeway and Mount Pleasant
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Manics drum helps the young develop
A SNARE drum donated by Manic Street Preacher Sean Moore to help young people in Gwent has been snapped up by a fan. It was donated by Sean (pictured) to be auctioned in aid of the Independent Living Skills department at Coleg Gwent's Pontypool Campus
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Sort this out, orders Hain
WELSH Secretary Peter Hain yesterday stepped in over the Wales v England rugby train row, after Gwent's chief constable said he had serious safety concerns. Keith Turner warned the minister at a meeting in Cardiff on Monday that a refusal by Wales and
