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Honour for hero who saved PC
NEWPORT councillor Laura Buchanan-Smith proved she was a reallty good citizen when she went on patrol with police last year helping to save an officer who came under attack. And last night, she was rewarded by the Gwent force for her actions with a Good
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Residents policing their own estates
THE TOP police officer in a Gwent town says more officers are needed to patrol its streets. Inspector Allyn Richards, of Abergavenny police, said he could do with double the 32 officers he already has. On some estates, residents are patrolling the streets
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'Help us realise dream'
WORSHIPPERS on a Newport estate are spearheading a bid to build a £500,000, eco-friendly community centre. The new multi-purpose building would provide a base for the New Duffryn Community Church as well as offering the Duffryn estate a meeting-point,
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Toys stolen from grave
A COUPLE whose two children died in infancy are devastated by the theft of mementoes from their graves. Mark and Dawn Adams (pictured) buried their son Joshua, six months, and daughter Zoe, five months, in Cwmbran cemetery in Llan-tarnam Road after they
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Calzaghe: I might have to move to USA
JOE CALZAGHE would consider leaving his beloved Gwent and moving over to the United States if it was the only way to land a shot at super-middleweight rival Bernard Hopkins. The Newbridge-based World Boxing Organisation champion, pictured, also reckons
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Gold ring identified the remains as Jenna's
A SINGLE gold ring pulled from Jenna Brookfield's finger was used to identify the Abersychan teenager, the jury at her stepfather's murder trial heard yesterday. The jury at Cardiff crown court heard evidence from forensic archaeologist Barrie Simpson
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AM's keen to leap into the saddle
A SECOND Gwent politician will swap the National Assembly for the open road this Saturday when he takes on the Celtic Manor Charity Cycling Challenge bike race. The Argus-sponsored 2003 British Road Race Championship begins at 11am on Sunday at the Celtic
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Council joins rugby dispute
NEWPORT council stepped into the growing argument over the future name of the new regional rugby club yesterday. Councillors voted unanimously to support the battle to keep Newport in the name of next season's new regional side. They also want the distinctive
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Rugby stalemate
GWENT regional rugby is in danger of imploding with Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett admitting he can see no prospect of a solution. The meeting he called yesterday to settle the long-running and acrimonious dispute over the name of the
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Arson raid wipes out five lorries and JCB
A WASTE management firm is fighting back after an arson attack caused them more than £50,000 worth of damage. Six vehicles - half the fleet - were burnt out at family-owned Thomas Waste Management, in Victoria, Ebbw Vale, during the intense fire in the
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Pooler star Hayward opts for Vale
POOLER ace Byron Hayward has carried out his threat to leave the club and has joined Premier Division rivals Ebbw Vale as player coach on a two-year deal. And Hayward, pictured, is hoping his decision will signal the end of benefactor Bob Jude's controversial
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Robbers taunted victim
A MAN robbed at knife-point in his Usk home on Monday, was taunted about his sexual orientation by his attackers, police revealed. Further details of the jewellery stolen - worth about £100,000 - were also released yesterday. Jason Gundy, who lives at
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No time to Toulouse!
THIS is Newport as you've never seen it before - through the eyes of a promising new artist. And Dale Shepherd, who produced this impressive, bird's-eye view of his home city, is just one of a number of budding painters, sculptors and designers at Newport's
