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Pooler lash out at WRU
PONTYPOOL coach Steve Jones has accused the Welsh Rugby Union of double standards in their treatment of the Welsh First Division club and Premier giants Pontypridd. The WRU allowed the Sardis Road club to call off Saturday's game with Llanelli four days
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Gulf cameraman runs into pal on front line
THEY say it's a small world - and the experience of a Gwent news cameraman on the front line in the Gulf proves it. Risca man Dai Baker, 30, pictured, went out to cover the impending war for ITN with reporter Philip Reay-Smith last week. And after just
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Celebrity super-spotter gives top tips
CELEBRITY spotter Bruce Robertson is revealing his tips for hunting the stars in a book based on 200 encounters with the rich and famous. Prince Charles, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Cliff Richard, Kylie Minogue and controversial boxer Mike Tyson have all
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County get the point - at last!
NEWPORT COUNTY 1 CAMBRIDGE CITY 1 BY the time Newport County return to Spytty Park for their next Dr Martens Premier League home fixture, their status in this division will hopefully be secure for another season. For while the Exiles lie in seemingly
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No Euro fears for Wales
Wales' Euro 2004 qualifier with Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) is on course to take place on the scheduled date of April 2. The assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindic immediately resulted in speculation over the game. But Ceri Stennett
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Cancer tragedy of a brave mum
LITTLE Lauryn Mac-auley is just five years old and believes her mummy is a star in heaven. For dad Christopher Macauley, 30, this understanding of her mother's death is truly heartbreaking. His partner of nine years, Theresa Evans, died last Tuesday at
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Jackson bows out without a medal
World record holder Colin Jackson brought down the curtain on his 18-year international career at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham but finished outside the medals. The Welshman, making his 71st appearance in a British vest, finished fifth
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'We're under yobs' curfew'
THE community on a Newport estate is under a curfew imposed by yobs, a furious resident told police. The "disillusioned" resident told Bettws Police at a special consultation meeting that the youth problem in the centre of the estate was "the worst it
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Jamie tribute to best friend
GWENT athlete Jamie Baulch paid tribute to the friend for whom he was due to be best man yesterday - after dedicating his bronze medal to the car-crash victim. Baulch won bronze in the 400m of the World Indoor Championships held in Birmingham, and said
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Tragedy inspires Baulch to glory
JAMIE BAULCH has revealed how personal tragedy inspired him to land a World Indoor Championships individual bronze medal in Birmingham yesterday. And an hour-and-a-half after landing that third place, Baulch claimed a second bronze as part of the British
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Monty runs the show again
NEWPORT 43 SWANSEA 27 NEWPORT powered to victory over troubled Swansea with a decisive spell either side of the interval at Rodney Parade on Saturday. A Swansea club in administration and a side shorn of its Wales squad members probably playing together
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Erratic Price pays the penalty
AN erratic finish from Bassaleg's Ryder Cup hero Phillip Price left him down the leaderboard at the Qatar Masters in Doha. The Welshman finished a respectable one under but paid the price for a disappointing three over par last round of 75. Price had
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Pals to honour car fan
FRIENDS of a popular Gwent classic car enthusiast and rally driver who died tragically this month will pay a special tribute to him at his funeral. As a sign of respect, fellow devotees from all over Britain are expected to drive their vintage and classic
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Top-up fees shelved... for now
TOP-UP fees for students in Wales will not be introduced until at least April 2007, if at all, Assembly Education Minister Jane Davidson announced. The fees are still due to be introduced in England in 2006 and the announcement was welcomed by the Students
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Williams ready for barracking after defeat
MARK WILLIAMS can expect another batch of mickey-taking messages from his best friend Stephen Hendry this week after crashing out of the European Open at the semi-final stage. Williams constantly teased the seven times world champion after beating him
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Old boys return to haunt Steelemen
BRIDGEND 42 EBBW VALE 22 EBBW Vale's old boys conspired to inflict one of the heaviest defeats of the season on Mike Ruddock's men at the Brewery Field on Saturday night. The Vale coach had warned Bridgend's former Eugene Cross Park favourites would want
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Party moves to replace Davies
THE Labour Party has unveiled the shortlist of members bidding to become its Assembly election candidate for Caerphilly in the wake of former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies' departure from politics. Party bosses selected five names from the 30 who applied
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Rape victim: I'm still afraid of him
THE terrified victim of fugitive rapist Trevor Masters, pictured, fears he will come after her if he is ever freed from prison. Masters, 50, from Blaenavon, is set for extradition from France this week, to serve a 12-year jail sentence for a catalogue
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Watson & Smart back in the groove
NEWPORT WASPS 44 READING RACERS 46 Battling Newport Wasps have given themselves a chance of overturning a two-point deficit against Reading Racers in the return leg of the three-team M4 Trophy at Smallmead tonight. But, at one stage, Racers threatened
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Look who's Bok in business!
PERCY Montgomery could make a shock appearance in this year's World Cup as a member of the South Africa squad. And Newport benefactor Tony Brown says he will give sympathetic consideration to any request for Montgomery (pictured) to be temporarily released
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Funds to tackle domestic abuse
PROJECTS in Gwent which tackle domestic violence have received a substantial cash boost from the National Assembly. Some of the money will help fund a domestic abuse support and information service, to be set up in Blaenau Gwent by the Ebbw Fach Development
