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We've got to win - Jones
SCOTLAND is a must win game for Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday, says outside half Stephen Jones, hot favourite for a recall after missing the first two games of the Six Nations Championship. Jones has reported fit after breaking his thumb playing for
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Pair are backbone of their community
A CARING couple who devote all their time to building a sense of community spirit on a Newport estate are the second monthly winners of the Argus Local Hero award. Champagne corks will be popping on the Duffryn estate when residents Jean and Trevor Watkins
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Constable attacked
A POLICEMAN was knocked unconscious on a remote country lane after stopping a car. Now his colleagues are hunting two suspects. The unnamed police constable from Risca station was attacked as he carried out a routine check on a car on Ochrwyth, near Risca
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Memento ban: Council pledges to review its policy
THE ARGUS campaign to keep children's graves in Newport a special place has won a major step in the right direction. Our pressure has meant that Newport council is now reviewing its ban on grieving parents placing toys and ornaments on their children's
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A much brighter night for Tredegar
NEWBRIDGE will go clear third in the Welsh First Division table tonight if they beat Gwent neighbours Tredegar at Tredegar Recreation Ground. It had been thought the game might be switched because of the need for repairs to some of the the Tredegar floodlights
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Wooden spoon is loming for losers
WELSH players are expecting Scotland to come at them fast out of the blocks in Saturday's wooden spoon decider at Murrayfield. Both teams have lost their two games in the Six Nations Championship so far, Wales against Italy and England and Scotland at
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New jobs for ice cream factory
A NEW factory and tourist attraction plan-ned for Cwmbran is poised to create 100 jobs. Dairy ice cream manufacturer Loseley, which owns the South Wales brand Thayers, is building a glass panelled walkway and visitor centre above its new ice cream factory
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Putting on style for Women's Day
GIRLS from all over Newport are taking part in a fashion extravaganza to celebrate International Women's Day. The show, at the Kings Hotel, High Street, Newport, next Saturday, will raise money for breast cancer charity Breakthrough. The all-women affair
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Swansea wait in Thomas citing affair
SWANSEA still have to decide whether to cite Ebbw Vale back row Will Thomas for a punch that fractured All Whites scrum half Rhodri Jones' cheekbone in four places on Saturday. But Swansea's coach John Connolly believes the Welsh Rugby Union should investigate
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Firm offers hope to disease sufferers
A NEWPORT company says it hopes to find the cure for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease within ten years. CellFactors, based at Imperial Science Park, specialises in human cell therapy, a revolutionary technique which replaces dead or faulty cells. But
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Walker leaves County on a free
NEWPORT County midfielder Scott Walker has left the club to join Dr Martens League, Premier Division rivals Chippenham Town on a free transfer. The 22-year-old, who made 80 appearances for County since he joined from Exeter City in the summer of 2001,
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Baa-baas honour for Newport trio
NEWPORT trio Percy Montgomery (pictured), Ofisa Tonu'u and Adrian Garvey are in the Barbarians squad for two matches this week. The games are against London Irish in a testimonial for Jarrod Cunningham, their former player now suffering from motor neurone
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Trust team takes on tough task
THE PICTURESQUE churchyard of St Paul's in Cwmtillery has been made more accessible thanks to the work of Prince's Trust volunteers from the Ebbw Vale area. Twelve young people were given the task of building steps in the steeply inclined churchyard as
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Cleared: Man in miscarriage claim still loves his wife
A NEWPORT man cleared of forcing his wife into a miscarriage says he still loves her. And, he says, he is hopeful that they can reconcile their marriage - despite last week's high-profile court case. Kassim Ali, aged 22, of Alice Street, Pill, was found
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Anger over lack of childcare support
A GWENT woman's dreams of a career in nursing have had to be put on hold because of a lack of childcare support for her daughter. Angry Natasha Sellars said she had no choice but to abandon her nursing degree course as she could not get any help to pay
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Third term for skipper James
STEVE James (pictured) has been appointed to lead Glamorgan for the third successive season. The former England opener led the county to the Norwich Union League one-day title last season, though they missed out on promotion back to the First Division
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Peter's focus is on film school
NEWPORT-born film director Peter Greenaway, pictured, visited the International Film School Wales (IFSW) in Newport to explain his latest movie project and invited students to take part in creating it. The Tulse Luper Suitcases is currently in production
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Couple feared for their lives
A GWENT woman says she and her boyfriend feared for their lives when a mini tornado wrecked her home. Joanne Hale of Glan Ebbw Terrace, Abertillery, was sitting in her living room with her boyfriend Stuart Jones when the severe weather phenomenon swept
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Pub on Amber alert
A NEWPORT pub raised almost £2,000 for sick tot Amber Hartland with a weekend of events. One-year-old Amber, of Ellwood Path, Cwmbran, suffers from the rare genetic disorder Tay Sachs, which could kill her before she reaches her fifth birthday. Her parents
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Law will end anti-age discrimination at work
WE'RE living and working longer than ever before. According to the Office of National Statistics, by 2011, 35 per cent of the population will be aged over 55. This, of course, puts pressure on our already rickety pension system. The question now being
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Baa-baas honour for Newport trio
NEWPORT trio Percy Montgomery (pictured), Ofisa Tonu'u and Adrian Garvey are in the Barbarians squad for two matches this week. The games are against London Irish in a testimonial for Jarrod Cunningham, their former player now suffering from motor neurone
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Hi-tech facility you can afford!
A MULTI-MILLION- pound partnership be-tween Caerphilly council, BT and the Welsh Development Agency is bringing high-speed broadband technology to the area and driving down the cost to small businesses. Under the initiative BT will install ADSL (asymmetric
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Wooden spoon is loming for losers
WELSH players are expecting Scotland to come at them fast out of the blocks in Saturday's wooden spoon decider at Murrayfield. Both teams have lost their two games in the Six Nations Championship so far, Wales against Italy and England and Scotland at
