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Price wants more
NEWPORT-based Phillip Price has laid down the gauntlet for 2004 after his most successful season on the European Tour, which included victory in the European Open, saying: "I want more". Price was a happy man after the end-of-year rankings confirmed his
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In footsteps of the Incas
A NEWPORT midwife wants to save infant lives by walking over 100 miles at high altitude. Community midwife Julie Hughes, of Fields Park Avenue, is fundraising for research into cot death by walking the Inca Trail in Peru. In September she plans to walk
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Virtual training in tourism
A virtual training academy is being planned for Gwent to alleviate a growing recruitment crisis in the South East Wales tourism industry. Backers claim the academy will fill a "training and sign posting" void which is thought to be deterring hundreds
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Tributes to son
THE family of a Monmouthshire man who died in a road crash on Christmas Eve have paid tribute to their 21-year-old son. Former King Henry VIII Comprehensive School pupil Ryan Lancaster was killed at a notorious accident blackspot near Pandy. Gwent Police
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Water colour experts!
UDDING artists from Duffryn High School came up with news ways of looking at Newport's Transporter Bridge - with a little bit of help from its Friends. Enthusiasts who promote the 100-year-old bridge as a tourist attraction approached the school after
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UK debut for Citroen's new rally stunner
CITROEN has chosen this year's Autosport International event at the Birmingham NEC (January 8-11) to give the British public its first look at the stunning new Junior WRC championship contender, the Citroen C2 Super 1600, as well as the chance to see
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Young web firm boss sets example
WEB designer Richard Acreman (pictured) is helping to encourage people in Wales to start their own businesses. The Newport-born 23-year-old runs a company called Media ICT and he's featured in a new book from the Welsh Development Agency called Stop Dreaming
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Post office anger goes on
EXTENDED talks over proposed post office closures in Blaenau Gwent ended yesterday - but locals remain pessimistic. Post Office bosses made a U-turn last month by increasing the period for public consultation by two weeks. It was sparked by a series of
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Tributes to major killed in Iraq crash
A MONMOUTHSHIRE soldier killed in a car crash in Iraq was last night described as a "great leader of men". Tributes are being paid to Major James Stenner, 30, who died when the car he was travelling in hit a wall in Baghdad. The Welsh Guardsman, serving
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Age is no barrier to learning new tricks
FORMER police officer Claire Hyde (pictured), 42, of Blackwood, has just been made an "Age Positive Champion" for her contribution to overcoming age discrimination. Age Positive was launched last year by the Department of Work and Pensions to raise awareness
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Farewell to a great servant of Gwent
LORD ISLWYN'S family and friends gathered at his funeral service yesterday to pay tribute to a dedicated servant of Gwent. The former Newport East MP Roy Hughes died of a heart attack at the Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, on December 19, aged 78.
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Counting cost of coal and steel
ONE in four people in parts of the Gwent valleys are officially too sick to work, new figures reveal. Long-term sickness levels in Blaenau Gwent are among the worst in the UK according to the research published yesterday. The report reveals that in Blaenau
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No 'Wales only' policy - Hansen
THERE will be no 'Wales only' policy adopted while Steve Hansen remains in charge of the national team for the rest of this season. New Scotland coach Matt Williams has said he wants to bring in a policy of having all squad members back playing in their
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Rugby legend's shame
UGBY legend Dai Watkins (pictured) was banned from driving and fined £750 yesterday after admitting drink-driving. The 61-year-old chairman of Newport Rugby Club was more than twice the legal limit when he drove home from a Christmas lunch in Cardiff,
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Things begin to sparkle
YOU'VE taken the Sparkle Appeal to your hearts. The bid to raise £250,000 towards a £6m children's centre for disabled children is proving so popular with local people that more fundraising packs are needed. The Argus launched the appeal in December,
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Surprise, surprise!
SURPRISE -- that is the biggest element in the remarkable showing this season of the Newport Gwent Dragons. Only two months ago they were heading for the scrapheap, forced into administration, players taking wage cuts and their very existence in jeopardy
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Gunning for Stade stars
THE Dragons have got to come out with all guns blazing when they face French champions Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup at Rodney Parade on Saturday, says coach Mike Ruddock. The Paris-based side are favourites to win the pool even against such stiff
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UK debut for Citroen's new rally stunner
CITROEN has chosen this year's Autosport International event at the Birmingham NEC (January 8-11) to give the British public its first look at the stunning new Junior WRC championship contender, the Citroen C2 Super 1600, as well as the chance to see
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Help! I need somebody
GWENT-born actor Victor Spinetti (pictured) has sent out a SOS - to help him get back to his Ebbw Vale roots. The 70-year-old, who long career includes appearances in the classic Beatles' 1960s films such as Help!, began his career with Ebbw Vale Playgoers
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Cattle market set for rebirh
A PLAN that will define the future of Abergavenny's historic cattle market will begin this week when a team is chosen to regenerate it. The plan means the Brewery Yard site will be redeveloped and a new livestock market for Monmouth-shire will be built
