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We've already got our spark
MARK Hughes believes his Welsh stars will be sharper than their Italian counterparts in Saturday's pivotal Euro 2004 qualifier - and he hopes that could tip the balance in Milan. Hughes' heroes have been playing domestic football for two weeks in the
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County crash as drought goes on
AS a player, Peter Nicholas demanded 100 per cent from himself in every game, but his current Newport County troops are not doing likewise. The Exiles manager and former Welsh international captain will have to draw on all of his expertise to snap his
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Health of NHS reviewed
AMBULANCE services in Wales come under the spotlight for the next four months in a review by an independent body set up to monitor standards of clinical care in England and Wales. The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) begins its 17-week inspection
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Pop writer charts fortune
NEWPORT songwriter Harry Brooks is set for untold riches, taking his place near the top of a list of talented youngsters drawn up by the compilers of the Rich List. But the talented teenager, who has written hit singles for the likes of boy band Blue,
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Talks on 'superschool'
TORFAEN council is to give residents the opportunity to have their say on the controversial new 'superschool' planned for Pontypool. The £24million Learn-ing Centre project is set to revolutionise education in Torfaen, and will replace the ageing Trevethin
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Now it's two out of two
WALES will go to the World Cup on the back of two successive victories which even a week ago seemed a bit optimistic. They halted their 11-match losing streak with victory over Romania, and coach Steve Hansen achieved a win against a major country for
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Big-hearted donation
GENEROUS fundraisers have helped bring a hi-tech addition to a Portskewett doctor's surgery - an electro cardiograph machine. The ladies section of charity group Chepstow Lions held coffee and craft mornings and fun days to raise £1,500 for the ECG heart
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Ancient pub reopens
YE Olde Murenger House, since time immemorial the haunt of art students and others on the fringes of Newport's minuscule Bohemia, has re-opened after a two-month refit. As the beer once more began to flow in the 500-year-old hostelry, manager Rob Jones
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Owen is set for cup trip
MICHAEL Owen all but clinched his place in Wales' World Cup squad to be announced later today with a try-scoring performance in the 23-9 victory over Scotland on Saturday. Wales coach Steve Hansen thinks highly of Owen and has converted him to a lock
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Pupils set for four-day week
PUPILS at a Pontypool comprehensive face a four-day week - because of last-minute major structural work on their school. Today - the first day of the new term - hundreds of pupils at West Mon Comprehensive School, on Blaendare Road, face disruption as
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Nicholas: "Heat is on"
PETER Nicholas insists his Newport County players face a major test of character to turn the tide. With three away defeats and two home draws, the Exiles are languishing at the bottom of the early Dr Martens Premier League table with just two points from
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Wales World Cup squad revealed
WALES have announced their squad for the 2003 World Cup in Australia - with the captain to be named at a later date. Michael Owen is the only member of the Newport and Gwent Dragons team in Wales' World Cup squad for Australia in October. It means captain
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Car crime blitz nets 80
EIGHTY people have been arrested in the first month of Operation Maple, Gwent Police's war on car crime, which began on August 1. The operation has been running alongside the Argus' own campaign, Car Safe, to cut the number of car thefts and thefts from
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Sweeney longed for win
IT HAS taken Wales outside-half Ceri Sweeney a long time, but he finally made it on Saturday - the first time he'd been on the winning side for over seven months, writes Robin Davey. He dropped a goal in Wales' 23-9 victory and said afterwards it was
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Show 'best one ever'
THE best one ever - that was the organisers' verdict after this year's Caerwent Show. A huge display of fruits, vegetables and flowers was put on in Caerwent Community Hall on Saturday, while visitors enjoyed a variety of stalls and attractions on the
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Lively Lucy now in best of health
LOOKING at lively Lucy Augustus it is hard to believe that she was once so seriously ill that she needed a life-saving operation. Six-year-old Lucy loves going to school, swimming and playing with her Barbies. But she was born with a potentially fatal
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Totti out, Vieri too?
ITALY hotshot Christian Vieri is facing a race against time to be fit for the Azzurri's Milan meeting with Wales in the Euro 2004 qualifier on Saturday. The Inter Milan striker picked up a thigh strain after scoring in his side's home win against Modena
