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I'd crawl to find her, Baldwin told police
JURORS heard how Michael Baldwin offered to get on his "hands and knees" to aid the recovery of his stepdaughter's body. Baldwin pleaded with detectives to help the search team find Jenna Brookfield while he was in custody at Newport Central police station
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Homes scheme sparks new row
TORFAEN AM Lynne Neagle has hit out over the National Assembly's refusal to call in a controversial 1,200-home planning application for South Sebastopol. In a letter to the Assembly's environment minister, Carwyn Jones, Ms Neagle described the planning
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Wigwam play with intent
The sound of flutes warms Wigwam's One Star Awake album into being like the eerie sounds at the start of each episode of Bagpuss. The Small Films reference is apt as Wigwam, pictured, are a band obviously happy in nostalgia and late 1960s/early 1970s
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Everything in the garden is lovely!
PUPILS at a Newport nursery enjoyed a garden party with staff and special guests, pictured, to celebrate their new 'outdoor classroom'. Over the last year, the nursery garden at Gaer Infants School has gradually taken shape. "We started off with the sketch
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Angry patients in GP protest
FURIOUS patients met Blaenau Gwent's health chief last night and told her: "Give us back our doctor." A public meeting was called by Abertillery patients protesting over the new Local Health Board's controversial decision not to extend an Abertillery
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Cosy, country retreat
Olway Inn Hotel, Old Chepstow Road, Usk SMALL and cosy is the best way to describe the Olway, a country inn outside Usk, close to the A446. It is traditional both in appearance and in the food served, although among the family favourites of cottage pie
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A 'hole' new experience
DISCOVER a diverse, often awesome and frequently beautiful, world beneath your feet with a group of Gwent's cavers. The members of the Brynmawr Caving Club are more than willing to introduce newcomers to the sport and to the delights of getting wet and
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Tanned streaker at large
THE police helicopter was scrambled yesterday to help hunt for a naked man who streaked through two Gwent towns. The naked man, carrying a flag with the words The Right To Be Free on it, was pursued by the police helicopter in Monmouth yesterday afternoon
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Tour de Gwent? Oui!
GWENT should host one of the stages of next year's Tour de France if they are held in the UK, according to a Newport AM. Three stages of next year's Tour are likely to be held in the UK, and Newport East AM John Griffiths, pictured, has written to the
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Shops put on Sunday best
MONMOUTH shops will be making history during the town's festival when they open their doors for the first time on a Sunday. The Arcadia group, incorporating brands like Burton and Dorothy Perkins, had already decide to trial Sunday trading in the town
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Plays for the season
DON'T just stay in and watch the box this summer - go out and watch a play instead. The 2003 Swansea Summer Repertory Season, which begins at the Swansea Grand next Tuesday, features five different plays and a host of stars from the small screen, including
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Park and ride for city
PLANS for 500 cars at a riverside park-and-ride scheme herald the future of car parking in crowded Newport. The city's first permanent park-and-ride scheme at Blaina Wharf, by the River Usk, in Pill, was approved by Newport council cabinet this week and
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Maori Miss verses Maori myths
Review: Whale Rider (PG) THIS gem of a film is an unlikely but marvellous success story that has swept away awards at film festivals across the seven seas. A film from New Zealand, it is a contemporary tale about a Maori tribe's fight to maintain its
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Hill set for Bristol switch
FORMER Newport and Ebbw Vale coach Richard Hill is set to become director of rugby at Bristol Shoguns under a new consortium expected to take over in the next week. The consortium - headed by former Bristol players Alan Morley and Nigel Pomphrey - are
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Chris is fingerpicking good
Chepstow's Chris Moreton was Guitarist Magazine's Acoustic Guitarist of the Year 1997. Since then, like wine, he's got even better with a little bit more age. This month we have the chance to catch him live, hosted by the Islwyn Acoustic Guitar Club.
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Call for canine cops
POLICE in Gwent are looking for new recruits - but the rookie cops won't need a uniform. The force is in need of some canine assistance to replace three long-serving dogs who are ready to hang up their collars and leads and retire. And dog handler PC
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Velodrome track is 'inch perfect'
NEWPORT'S £7 million cycling velodrome (pictured) has passed its' biggest and most crucial inspection to date with flying colours. The British Cycling Federation's general secretary Jim Hendry, the BCF's official track-measurer Donald Wiseman and facility
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Funds flaw hits job flow, says expert
A NEWPORT expert says he is disappointed that more jobs have not been created by European Objective One funds. We reported yesterday, how Wales economic development minister Andrew Davies defended the job-creation record of the scheme - despite the fact
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Baber to breathe fire for Dragons
PONTYPRIDD'S former Wales Sevens skipper Gareth Baber is set to join the Gwent Dragons as a replacement for sacked scrum half Ofisa Tonu'u. Dragons coach Mike Ruddock confirmed Baber was 99% certain to join the new regional side after turning down a move