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Donna's singing a dream
DONNA HOWELL was told she was too tall to be in a TV pop band - and that she should try her hand at modelling instead. But now, she's proved she has winning vocal talent. Because despite the huge knock-back, 6ft 1in tall Donna, from Bettws, Newport, has
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£55m - that's no joke!
WHAT'S five times over budget, four years late and has the people of Gwent tearing their hair out? No, this isn't a joke - it's the new National Ass-embly debating chamber. Since the saga of Wales' most expensive hole in the ground began in the 1990s,
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Gwent pair get GB call for Europe
TWO Gwent showjumpers with famous relatives have been chosen to represent Great Britain at forthcoming European Championships. Matthew Broome, son of former Olympics bronze medallist David, has been named in the five-man squad for the European Young Rider
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Rose-y outlook
CWMBRAN'S George Rose could have a big decision to make if his cycling career continues to gather pace. He has just gained a 2.1 pass in his final exams for a sports science degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, but would love to become
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Panic stations for village
STUNNED Gwent villagers are today preparing to fight plans for a massive development - for the second time. Crumlin residents thought they had defeated plans for a sand and gravel store in the village last November. But in a shock move, Lafarge Aggregates
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Forum backs Gwent airport
THE SOUTH East Wales Economic Forum has backed the development of a Severnside intercontinental airport on the Gwent Levels. The forum has called for further environmental impact studies and traffic forecasts, but is convinced of the economic benefits
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Waiting-time efforts pay off
EFFORTS to keep waiting- times for orthopaedic treatment in Gwent below 18 months appear to be working - despite a doubling of breaches of that time limit across Wales during May. No patients in Gwent had been waiting more than 18 months for such treatment
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Top Gwent cop sued for £50,000
A FORMER Newport man is suing Gwent's chief constable Keith Turner for more than £50,000, claiming damages for a catalogue of allegations including assault and wrongful arrest by his officers. Solicitors acting for John Barrie Davies, (pictured) aged
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Pooler pow-wow
WELSH Rugby Union chiefs are to step into the row over the future of Pontypool Rugby Club. New WRU general manager Steve Lewis, a former Ebbw Vale rugby player, and director of rugby Terry Cobner, a former Pontypool great, are to arrange a meeting to
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Demi sings her thanks to school
PONTYPOOL singing sensation Demi Holborn sang an emotional goodbye to Pontnewynydd Primary School last night while raising funds for school musical equipment. The GMTV Totstar winner from BelleVue, Trevethin, has already had chart success with a single
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Third tiny grave is target for thieves
POLICE are investigating another theft of treasured mementoes from a child's grave in Cwmbran. Yesterday the Argus told how Mark and Dawn Adams visited their son and daughter's graves in Cwmbran cemetery on Llantarnam Road on Saturday - to find teddy
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'Newport wrong place for appeal centre'
A TOP UK Immigration expert believes Newport is the wrong place for an asylum appeals centre and says it should have been built in Bristol. The Argus exclusively revealed on Monday that the Immigration Appellates Authority (IAA) is to open a temporary
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Glamargan are in sight of top
SKIPPER Robert Croft is confident Glamorgan can put themselves firmly back on course for promotion to the County Championship First Division. Two wins have taken them from near the bottom to joint third in Division Two and a win over leaders Worcestershire
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'Baldwin spoke of suicide'
MICHAEL Baldwin claimed he felt suicidal during the police hunt for missing stepdaughter Jenna Brookfield, a court heard yesterday. The 36-year-old, formerly of Limekiln Road, Pontynewynydd, made the outburst to wife Desiree and two family liaison officers
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Mitchell hands out warning
BRASH American Byron Mitchell has vowed to give world champion Joe Calzaghe a boxing lesson in his own back yard. Mitchell last week claimed that World Boxing Organisation title holder Calzaghe couldn't punch. And yesterday he added fuel to the fire by
