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Vehicle burnt out on pitch
A TORFAEN football team were forced to take their home game elsewhere on Saturday - because of a burnt-out car on the pitch. The gutted shell of a Ford Fiesta was discovered on Trevethin soccer pitch on Saturday morning. It had been driven over the pitch
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Cameras cut accidents
SPEED cameras are helping to drastically cut the number of accidents on Gwent roads. Latest figures show there were 127 fewer accidents in the county at camera sites last year compared with the previous 12 months. Accidents in which people were killed
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Size and strength County's undoing
Newport County 0 Worcester City 4 NEWPORT County slumped to their second successive 4-0 home defeat on Saturday as Worcester City came to Spytty Park and duly left with all of the points. It could have been so different for County but the result is one
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Doctors tell council leader to quit
TORFAEN council's leader Brian Smith is to retire in the summer after 20 years at the top - after warnings from his doctors. The Labour councillor, who has represented Fairwater for the last 34 years, will not apply for re-election. Councillor Smith had
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No respect for the champs - Ruddock
NO respect - that must be the attitude from the Newport Gwent Dragons who take their unbeaten home record into today's huge Heineken Cup-tie against French aces Stade Francais at Rodney Parade, insists coach Mike Ruddock (pictured). Over 5,000 tickets
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Top honour for surgeons
SURGEONS whose use of a modified stomach operation has improved survival rates among Gwent cancer patients have won a prestigious award from the country where the technique was pioneered. The work of Wyn Lewis and his team at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital
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Readers send aid to Kosovan war zone
A TRUCKLOAD of clothes, bedding and food will be heading for war-ravaged Kosovo in April - and it's all thanks to generous Argus readers. Tina Williams, appealed to our readers to donate clothes, food and other humanitarian aid back in October. Tina,
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A fight I had to win for Brenda
A GWENT widower has settled a four-year battle over the treatment his wife received at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital before her death. Bryan Rendell, of St David's Close, Bulwark, Chepstow, has received a five-figure sum after settling out of court his
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Welsh rugby 'farcical' claims Watkins
FORMER Wales skipper and Newbridge coach Mike Watkins, pictured, has described Welsh rugby as a farce and his club chairman Idris McCarthy has slammed the WRU for not adhering to its own rules. McCarthy's comments follow the governing body's decision
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New suite for disabled children's unit
DISABLED children at a Pontypool support group will soon have a new therapy and relaxation suite thanks to the hard work of dozens of volunteers. Work to build the £25,000 hydrotherapy pool with therapy and sensory room at the Torfaen Opportunity Group
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'I've been burgled for the 30th time'
A GWENT businessman burgled for the 30th time over the weekend has written to Tony Blair, saying crime is spiralling out of control. Phil Chappell, owner of BEC Car Hire and Scootex, on the Severn Bridge industrial estate, in Portskewett, learned on Sunday
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Dragons set for battle of Paris
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are expecting a battle royal when they head to Paris for Sunday's return Heineken Cup clash against French champions Stade Francais. The Dragons' shock 20-12 triumph at Rodney Parade on Saturday put them at the head of the group
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Bluebirds snap up Gwent midfielder
WALES semi-professional international, Paul Parry (pictured) has landed a dream move, signing for Cardiff City yesterday from promotion-chasing Nationwide Conference side Hereford United. The Chepstow-born winger makes the £75,000 switch to Ninian Park
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Gwent soldier's death probed
THE Royal Military Police are investigating claims of drink-driving in connection with an Iraq crash during which a Gwent SAS soldier was killed. Major James Stenner, from Monmouthshire, died when the car in which he was travelling with a colleague, Sergeant
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Your chance to pick name for arts centre
CRYSTAL Wharf or Castle Wharf? The Waterfront or The Waterside? These are some of the options Newport residents can choose when naming the city's £15.5m theatre and arts centre (pictured). When plans for the cultural centre on the banks of the Usk were
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A feast beside the river
The Newbridge country pub and restaurant, Tredunnock ON a pitch black, foggy winter's night, The Newbridge restaurant near Usk is not the easiest place to find. Situated on the banks of the river Usk in the tranquil village of Tredunnock, the Newbridge
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£67m paid so far to Gwent ex-miners
EX-MINERS and their families in Gwent have received more than £67m compensation for chest diseases, figures published today show. The Argus is fighting a Justice for Miners campaign, launched nearly four years ago, in a bid to get speed up compensation
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Mum vows to 'shop' daughter if she uses drugs again
NEWPORT mum Carole Pringle says she can't wait for her daughter to come home after serving a jail sentence for a robbery to feed her drug habit. But she has vowed to shop her own child is she ever uses drugs again. Two months ago, the Argus revealed how
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Boy's crisp approach raises charity cash
A GENEROUS disabled schoolboy from Newport used his pocket money to raise funds to help others. Rhys Harries, aged eight, (pictured) collected £36 for the Sparkle Appeal by organising a raffle for his family. The Gaer Junior School pupil bought tasty
