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Crunch talks on TV clash
The WRU and television companies are in talks to try to resolve the rugby row which erupted in Gwent last week. Newport Gwent Dragons have a crunch meeting with English giants Leicester in the Heineken Cup while Newport travel the short distance to Cross
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Cash crisis threat to schools and services
ELDERLY people in care and schoolchildren will suffer if Monmouthshire's cabinet decides to cut services to claw its way out of a cash crisis, councillors warn. The cabinet faces a £1 million overspend across three key departments - lifelong learning
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Wales fixtures announced
Wales will have Ryan Giggs available to face England in the World Cup 2006 qualifiers, after fixtures negotions were resolved today. Mark Hughes side will travel to Aberbaijan in theopening Group Six game on September 4, followed by Northen Ireland at
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Motorists' groups back the speed cams
MOTORING organisations today backed police claims that speed cameras are cutting road accidents in Gwent. The Argus revealed yesterday that there were 127 fewer accidents in the county at camera sites last year compared with the previous 12 months. The
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Students engineer career path
GWENT's engineers of the future enjoyed a three-day workshop at the University of Wales College Newport (UWCN) recently. They had the opportunity to tackle a range of projects including the creation of working prototypes for a security barrier system,
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Great rugby - shame about the politics
Politics and Welsh rugby are almost inextricably linked. It has always been so, and now, in the professional age, money and rugby are one and the same thing. But if only they weren't, if only we could just wave a magic wand and get on with the game. Because
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We don't want to lose you, Mike
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are becoming extremely concerned that they will lose coach Mike Ruddock, who is a strong candidate along with Llanelli's Gareth Jenkins to become the next Wales coach. The closing date for applications for the Wales post is on Friday
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The pit and the psychopath
IT may be a famous book town, renowned for its Big Pit, but Blaenavon could also soon be on the map for horror fans. If Gwent-born film maker Julian Richards has his way, the Valleys' town will be the atmospheric backdrop for his latest project - the
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Forster is ready to answer Wales call
NEWPORT Gwent Drag-ons flanker Jason Forster is at long last on the brink of being called into the Wales squad. He has been knocking on the door for years, but has been consistently overlooked, often in favour of inferior players. Newport fans have been
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Tributes to respected Royal Gwent surgeon
FAMILY and friends have paid a warm tribute to a skilled New-port surgeon who died last week. Gwilym Griffith, aged 70, was a well-known and respected surgeon and former medical director of Newport's Royal Gw-ent Hospital. He retired in 1997. Mr Griffith
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Finding hotel bed is aim of new service
A HOTEL-finding service for people who don't know where they are is being launched tomorrow by Rob Hughes. Working from an office in the hi-tech Tredomen Busin-ess & Technology Centre, the Newport man has spent the last 18 months preparing his Ukseeka
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High export hopes for pollutant detector
A NEW device for detecting major pollutants in UK rivers is being developed by Pontypool-based biotech company, Applied Enzyme Technology (AET). Based on a handheld sensor, the system is designed to detect the presence of the contaminant ammonia, which
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Osteoporosis drugs review under attack
OSTEOPOROSIS patients may have to suffer a broken bone before they qualify for drugs to fight the disease, if "ludicrous" proposals to limit treatment are introduced, claim campaigners. Gwent sufferers of the bone-weakening condition are being urged to
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Pupils in the party spirit raise funds
CHILDREN are at the heart of our Sparkle Appeal - and youngsters at Croesyceiliog Comprehensive, got into the party spirit to raise money. Year Seven pupils at the school took the opportunity to raise funds as they enjoyed themselves at their annual Christmas
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Golf course backers promise land for homes
DEVELOPERS planning 150 homes on a former Newport golf course will give a huge tract of land to the public if city councillors back the scheme. The 'gift' of 80 acres of the former Tredegar Park golf course could be used for recreation, including a wildlife
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More talks on art college plans
TALKS have begun to try to find a solution to a major obstacle blocking the development of the landmark former Newport art college. For many years, the Clarence Place building has been an eyesore - damaged by fires and infested with rats. Plans to convert
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Vandals set light to prefabs
VANDALS are being blamed for a fire in a prefabs due for demolition at Ridgeway, Newport. The incident happened just before 6.30pm, on Sunday, at Ridgeway Park Road, and the house was well alight when the fire service arrived. Four firefighters wearing
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Kidney op mum back home
A DEVOTED Gwent mum is back home after a successful operation to give her seriously ill teenage daughter one of her kidneys. Judith Howell returned home to Caerleon yesterday following the vital transplant operation at the University of Wales Hospital
