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Nicholas wants good start
PETER Nicholas is eager for a positive start tomorrow as Newport County kick-off their Dr Martens League campaign in front of their own fans against Welling United. The Exiles, who finished 10th in the premier league last season, have arranged a kids
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Ideal location, great food
THE Star Inn, at Llanfihangel-Tor-Mynydd, Llansoy, near Usk, may be a little off the beaten track, but on a summer's evening the Monmouthshire countryside makes this an ideal location for an evening out. The pub is well-prepared for all weather with benches
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AM pleads case for asylum seeker
AN Assembly Mem-ber is urging the Home Office to reverse its decision to send a teenaged asylum seeker back to Kosovo after eight teenagers were shot in the country. Edmond Pone, 18, of Blaina, has been living in Ebbw Vale for almost four years and is
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Enjoy a final flutter with trio of topical troupers
THE front-cover of Welsh soft-rockers Funeral for a Friend's latest single is as beautiful and mysterious as the band. In a field of rape-seed stands a woman with her face covered in a shawl holding what looks like an old fashioned radio. That's the mystery
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Where dreams take flight
IMAGINE the exhilaration of having Britain's most graceful predator flying from your hand, hunting down its prey and returning to you. Well imagine no more, because you can learn the ancient art of falconry just across the border at the national bird
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Coyne iss proud of his Crows
CWMBRAN Town boss Brian Coyne, pictured, last night paid tribute to his side's battling performance after they lost 3-0 to Israeli side Maccabi Haifa in a UEFA Cup clash. The Crows now have there work cut out when they travel to Izmir in Turkey for the
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Probe into baby's death
A MURDER probe is under way after the death of a baby girl in Newport. A man in his forties has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the child. The man has been released on police bail pending further inquiries into the death. The baby is understood
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Time to celebrate
ACROSS Gwent, there were tears of celebration - and some of disappointment - as A-level students picked up their results. Students at Bassaleg School managed a perfect A-level pass rate - 100% of entries got between grade A and E - 34% of those were grade
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Enjoy Cheek of builders
AS ANYONE who's ever had the builders in will know, it can be an entertaining experience. Endless cups of tea and conversations about the public figures of the day, the deficiencies of almost all other builders and the occasional bit of work can provide
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Cool place for disco lovers
THE Red Lion Bar and Disco at Blackwood is the place to be during the present hot spell - it's air-conditioned. But that's not the only good news about this popular venue. The licence governing opening times have been extended. And that means an extra
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Man admits child porn
A NEWPORT man yesterday admitted downloading the second worst category of child pornography from the internet. Mark William Sheehan, aged 42, of Lewis Close, Pill, was arrested in May this year as part of the UK-wide police hunt against internet paedophiles
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Third post office closure slammed
POSTAL watchdogs have hit out at the decision to axe yet another Gwent post office. Postal bosses formally announced the closure of the Pontywaun Post Office yesterday after weeks of speculation over its future. The decision makes Pontywaun the third
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Chance for rare evening
FORGET Tom Jones - David Sylvian has 'the voice' - and its rare sound can be heard in Bristol next month. Former Japan man Sylvian will be opening his topically titled Fire in the Forest tour, his first of 2003, in the Colston Hall. It's one of only three
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Back in a Moth
NEWPORT octogenarian Bill Fiveash relived his youth with a flight in a Tiger Moth - 60 years after flying dangerous missions with the airforce. Mike Buckingham reports. AS the wheels bumped and finally came unstuck from the runway intrepid aviator Bill
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5,000 await the Dragons
PENZANCE are expecting a bumper crowd of 5,000 tonight as Gwent Dragons play their first game (7pm). The Cornwall club, who have been promoted twice in the last two seasons, normally attract around 2,000 people. But the combination of holidaymakers and
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Deadline looming
A MINERS' union leader says he believes there are up to 10,000 chest compensation claims still to be registered by former Gwent pitmen and their families. This week is the fourth anniversary of our campaign to bring justice to former pitmen suffering
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Fire hits show's marquee
FIREFIGHTERS are probing the cause of a blaze which damaged a marquee being packed away after this week's St Mellons Show. Organisers of the agricultural show - held on Wednesday at Newport's Tredegar House - were hit by a fire which broke out at 12.22pm
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Councillor facing threat of censure
A LEADING Gwent councillor is facing possible censure by his authority's standards committee. Monmouthshire Councillor Graham Powell will face the standards committee on Monday concerning allegations over his treatment of a social worker. The allegation
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County sign Manchester United tie-up
NEWPORT County have agreed their tie-up as a feeder club to Premiership Champions Manchester United. Exiles boss Peter Nicholas last night confirmed the lucrative deal, which means a United first-team will visit Spytty Park every year for a money-spinning
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Catch Noisecandy before Mardi Gras
NOISECANDY are, as their name suggests, a Busted Welsh attempt to give some boy-banders indie-pop credibility. And with some success; Noisecandy will be shaking it in front of the crowd at the Mardi Gras Festival in Cardiff on Saturday, August 30. Before
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Cymbeline first for Swan
SUMMER IN Britain is traditionally the season of Shakespeare - in both his time and ours. And while Shakespeare's works run every month of the year in Stratford-upon-Avon, the warmer months still bring a fresh crop of plays. Royal Shakespeare Company
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It's family exam result - in triplicate!
THERE were treble celebrations in a Tredegar family yesterday - as triplets all got the grades they need to win places at university. But there were bittersweet feelings for Thomas, Catherine and Claire Legg, who are 18 and attend Tredegar School, as
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County boss Nicholas in cancer scare
NEWPORT County manager Peter Nicholas today told how a cancer scare put football in perspective. The 43-year-old former Welsh international captain (pictured) revealed that surgeons removed a potentially fatal growth on the left-hand-side of his neck
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Funeral far from deathly
THE front-cover of Welsh soft-rockers Funeral for a Friend's latest single is as beautiful and mysterious as the band. In a field of rape-seed stands a woman with her face covered in a shawl holding what looks like an old fashioned radio. That's the mystery
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Put your shirt on soccer
THE NATIONWIDE league began last weekend, and this weekend sees the beginning of the Premiership - but for some people, simply watching football is not enough. True devoted fans need something extra, whether it's a tattoo of Ruud van Nistelrooy diving
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Crows can hold their heads high
CWMBRAN TOWN 0 MACCABI HAIFA 3 MACCABI Haifa coach Roni Levi vowed his side would treat Cwmbran Town as they treated Manchester United last season - and true to his word they delivered. Like United, Cwmbran also lost 3-0, but unlike United the Cwmbran