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Heart attack kills well-known lawyer
WELL-KNOWN Newport solicitor Robert Jones, of John W Davies and Co, has died after suffering a heart attack on Sunday. He leaves his wife Nicola, 33, and their children Tim, three, and ten-month-old Lucy. Mr Jones, 57, of Lowndes Close, Bassaleg, had
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Brown wants WRU to slash Llanelli's budget
LLANELLI should receive only half the money of merged teams if they insist on standing alone - and their current success is only temporary, says Newport benefactor Tony Brown. He reveals that Newport lose over £1m a year and says he would welcome financial
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Traders advised on underage sales
TRADING STANDARDS at Caerphilly council chose No Smoking Day (March 12) to launch its No Proof - No Sale initiative as the latest weapon in the fight against underage sales. The initiative involves all traders in the borough who sell age-restricted products
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It's top of the pops at shops
WOULD-be pop stars entertained crowds of shoppers in Cwmbran and competed for a shot at a day in a recording studio. More than 25 people sang to shoppers in Cwmbran on Saturday as part of a competition in the Asda superstore. The joint winners of the
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Grant aid helps efforts
THE CARBON TRUST - a not for profit company set up by the government in 2001 to promote low carbon emission solutions for business - has been making investments in south east Wales. The trust has up to £70 million available in grant aid and is inviting
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Rugby poised to go over the edge
THE gravity of the situation in Welsh rugby cannot be emphasised strongly enough. Unless a solution to the long running problems is found almost immediately the game won't just be hanging on the edge of a precipice, it will go right over the edge. Just
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Websites are geared to suit limited budgets
NEWPORT'S t2 group has launched a new arm to its business focusing on designing and building websites for the small and medium-sized company (SME) market. t2 image aims to fill a niche in the market for functional and technically robust websites which
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Estate to have activity centre
A NEW £250,000 community building is being built on a troubled Newport estate in a bid to keep youngsters out of trouble. Yesterday we revealed how police were told at a consultation meeting by one furious Bettws resident that young yobs are forcing other
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Calling time on Assembly
IF would-be politician Paul Taylor is elected to the National Assembly in May, he has just one aim - to say TA-TA to his job. Because Mr Taylor, 51, is standing for the elections in the Islwyn constituency on a ticket of abolishing the National Assembly
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Nicholas puts loan signing on hold
NEWPORT County boss Peter Nicholas will hang fire on signing an on-loan goalkeeper until the full extent of Pat Mountain's leg injury is known. However, Nicholas has drafted in former County academy and Plymouth Argyle YTS goalkeeper Gareth Wesson, stopper
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This Walk for Water is thirsty work!
PEOPLE from St Julians in Newport took part in a sponsored Walk for Water on Saturday to raise money for people in drought-hit Ghana. Around 50 people of all ages, plus a couple of dogs, turned up to walk the seven miles from St Julians to Caerleon and
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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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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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Easing way to Euro-cash
EUROCRATS don't have a particularly good image in this country. We tend to regard them as faceless, bureaucratic and ready to bind us up in red tape if we dare to ask for their help. But Clare Evans, from Rhyader in Powys, wants to change all that. Last
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Diesel spill as tanker crashes
A fuel tanker crash on a country road in South Pembrokeshire put agencies on a water contamination alert last week. The tanker, carrying 12,300 litres of white diesel, overturned in a ditch on the narrow road between Princes Gate and Cold Blow on Wednesday
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Amber fund is soaring
IT'S just a month since we revealed Amber Hartland, the Cwmbran tot suffering from a rare genetic disease, needed expensive treatment in the US to prolong her life. And the response from our generous readers is amazing - a fund set up to pay for her treatment
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Anger at council's action over unsafe gravestones
PARENTS whose children are buried in a Gilwern cemetery yesterday accused the local council of desecrating their final resting-place. Monmouthshire county council have been checking their cemeteries since last summer, when an elderly mourner at a funeral
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Green-fingered firm is now in full bloom
FOR a Cwmbran man Ian Greening has an unusually deep, year-round tan. But it wasn't acquired by lying on foreign beaches. Outdoors in all weathers, Ian leads his I.G. Landscapes team on contracts throughout South Wales. "You need to be mentally as well
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Veteran singer's dream lead role
A DREAM came true for Gwent singing star Caroline Sheen last night when she took over the lead role in a West End musical. Caroline, 27, from Caerleon, made her debut as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang alongside one of her heroes, Welsh musicals
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Lads toast notable success of firm that never quavers!
EMPIRE Records is proving a bit hit on Ebbw Vale's Market Street for its founders, Andrew Legg and Andrew Matthews. The two local musicians have crammed their shop with music to suit an eclectic range of tastes. Their business was little more than a dream
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Louts stone terrified family fleeing home
A TERRIFIED family were yesterday stoned as they fled their Newport home - driven out by yobs who have made their lives a misery. Mum-of four Tracey Betts moved out of her Malpas home after suffering months of abuse. At the weekend it became too much
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Nursery's good for business
A NURSERY on the Mamhilad Park Estate in Pontypool is aiming to boost local business by offering affordable, high quality childcare. The founders of Little Stars, Emma Pryer and Marie Ellis Jones, were made redundant from their jobs as nursery teachers
