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Public gripes at police plummet
COMPLAINTS against Gwent police officers are at a ten-year low, the force says. From April 2002/2003 Gwent Police had 165 complaints made against its officers - compared to 219 for the year before and 275 in 2000/01. Of the complaints, 3.2 per cent were
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Newport chiefs insist name stays
THE heat is on to make certain the name of Newport is included in the new merged team for next season and beyond. A vital Newport board meeting takes place tonight and the Argus understands that a number of directors intend pressing for the historic name
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PC killed in M-way smash
A POPULAR, Gwent-born Metropolitan Police officer has died in a car crash Police Constable Christopher Jones, who was married with a baby girl, died when his Volvo estate was in collision with a lorry on the M25 at Junction 30 of the M5, near Grays, in
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Letters from home keep spirits high
RISCA news cameraman Dai Baker,who works with ITN with reporter Philip Reay-Smith, is in Iraq with the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. This is his report from the British front line, north of Basra, filed yesterday. On Saturday, a column
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Residents tell of crime fears
RESIDENTS of a Torfaen village say a decision to move their locally based police officer will lead to an increase in crime. New Inn residents also fear the move heralds the permanent closure of the local police station - currently being used by the Victim
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Valleys' hidden secrets
PROPOSED plans for sand and gravel extraction in the Usk Valleys could destroy a prehistoric landscape if given the go-ahead, a local scientist claims. Dr Simon Haslett, (pictured) head of geography at Bath Spa University College, has recently conducted
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Police seize £50,000 cache of cocaine
DETECTIVES say they have seized what is believed to be the largest haul of cocaine to be found in Gwent. Police say the drug was discovered after they stopped a car travelling on the M4 near Newport on Tuesday afternoon. One kilo of what is believed to
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Newport chiefs insist name stays
THE heat is on to make certain the name of Newport is included in the new merged team for next season and beyond. A vital Newport board meeting takes place tonight and the Argus understands that a number of directors intend pressing for the historic name
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Final deal is near
WELSH Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett believes the final agreement on the future of Welsh rugby will be signed within three weeks. A deal on five regional teams to take part in future Heineken Cups and the Celtic League plus the financing was
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Grieving parents in tribute
THE parents of Newport teenager Richard Hawrot, who died in a fire last week, are thanking people for the support they have given them since the tragedy. Speaking through close family friend Mike Coombes, Richard's parents thanked family and friends,
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Final deal is near
WELSH Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett believes the final agreement on the future of Welsh rugby will be signed within three weeks. A deal on five regional teams to take part in future Heineken Cups and the Celtic League plus the financing was
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Just think before you bin it, plea
AS the urge to spring clean arrives, Newport council is urging residents to think before throwing away unwanted items. Rethink Rubbish is a campaign which aims to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill. "Once something is thrown into the bin it
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Blaenavon booked to be UK best seller
BLAENAVON is poised to be come one of Britain's biggest literary centres. US-born entrepreneur James Hanna says the town which was founded on heavy industry has a bright future - in books. In less than three months his campaign to make Blaenavon the biggest
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Dale on the mend
GLAMORGAN cricketer Adrian Dale (pictured) hopes to be fit for the opening county championship match of the season after a successful shoulder operation on Tuesday. But if he does make the four-day match with Derbyshire at Derby beginning on April 18,
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Newport pair hope to be fit
Newport Wasps are hoping that two of their riders will be fit in time to face Somerset Rebels at Hayley Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League Knock-out Cup, first round, first leg. Flying Dane Niels Kristian Iversen took a fall in the British
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Dickeson can't wait for his return
IF NEWPORT County are to realise their Nationwide Conference ambition next season they need a 25-goal-a-season striker, according to Welsh semi-pro frontman Mark Dickeson (pictured). The big 28-year-old forward's Newport career was put on hold almost
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Newport player out for season
NEWPORT threequarter Hal Luscombe (pictured) is out for the rest of the season. The Wales under-21 cap suffered a knee injury last month and has had an operation to remove a piece of bone from the knee. That will rule him out of Newport's cup and league
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School bus so near to another disaster
A YOUTH who threw a stone at the front windscreen of a double-decker bus carrying 70 schoolchildren could have caused "another Cowbridge disaster", a bus boss claimed yesterday. Children from Newbridge Comprehensive School screamed in horror when the
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Newport player out for season
NEWPORT threequarter Hal Luscombe (pictured) is out for the rest of the season. The Wales under-21 cap suffered a knee injury last month and has had an operation to remove a piece of bone from the knee. That will rule him out of Newport's cup and league
