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Steelworks may be new cemetery
A FORMER steelworks site could become a cemetery under plans by Torfaen council as pressure for spaces grows at its existing main site. The AvestaPolarit works in Panteg, which closes in March, features on a list of 29 possible sites revealed to councillors
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Mark takes steps for funds
A DISABLED Cwmbran man raised more than £3,000 by walking a mile around Cwmbran stadium. Cerebral Palsy sufferer Mark Gibbons, 40, who uses a wheelchair, accomplished the challenging feat in stages between July and August last year. He has been unable
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Festival funds boost
FUNDRAISING for this summer's National Eisteddfod in Newport is finally taking off, relieved organisers say. Last month we revealed how Gwent communities were failing to raise enough money for the prestigious festival, being held in Tredegar Park, this
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Rorke's Drift hero honoured
A PACKED churchyard fell silent on Saturday morning as dozens of people gathered to remember a Gwent hero. The service at St Michael and All Angels Church, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, was held to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the battle of Rorke's Drift
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Ron Davies quits Labour Party
FORMER Cabinet minister Ron Davies yesterday revealed he had quit the Labour Party, and branded Welsh politics "a mess". The former Welsh secretary, who did not defend his Caerphilly seat in the last Assembly elections, said Labour "wasn't performing"
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Ruddock: Pride is at stake
PRIDE is at stake for the Newport Gwent Dragons when they attempt to storm the Ulster fortress of Ravenhill on Friday night, says coach Mike Ruddock. It will be the final match in pool one of the Heineken Cup and after all the previous drama it will be
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Appeal all set to shine in 2004
THE Argus Sparkle Appeal to raise £250,000 towards a planned £6m centre for disabled children will get a glittering boost. Last month, Sparkle Day saw schoolchildren, bank and shop staff and hospital workers putting on the glitz for a day, raising almost
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Horserider warns of another tragedy
A GWENT horse rider is warning that a tragic accident in which a young woman died after her horse was allegedly startled by a low-flying military helicopter could happen again. Melanie Dodds, a 39-year-old mother of two, from Caerwent, died in December
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Runner keeps it in the family
RUNNER Lionel Morris hopes to get some top training tips as he prepares for his first marathon - from his superstar relative Christian Malcolm. The 47-year-old, a cousin of the Newport-born champion athlete, is hoping the running gene has also been passed
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Bring on the Bluebirds
PETER Nicholas has called on Newport County fans to show their support and spur his side to victory over Cardiff City tonight (kick-off: 7.30pm). Nicholas said: "Come and back us and we will show you what we are capable of." The County boss paid tribute
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DTI to probe PO closures
A GOVERNMENT minister is to investigate claims that Post Office chiefs failed to follow legal guidelines over plans to close branches in Blaenau Gwent. Protesters allege the Post Office did not observe Department of Trade and Industry guidelines during
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Keys day of joy
NEWPORT'S hopes of a league and cup double disappeared at Pandy Park yesterday, when Cross Keys inflicted only the second defeat of the season on them after a pulsating Konica Minolta last-32 battle. Some people claim regional rugby is all that matters
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Access row reply
THE man accused of holding Peterstone villagers "to ransom" over his demands for access rights over common land today hit back at his critics. The Lord Marcher of Trellech - also known as Cardiff businessman Mark Robert, or Mark Tudor - told the Argus
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Top man Summers breaks the record
CHRIS Summers' goal double earned the popular striker the Cwmbran record for being the first player to score in six successive Welsh Premier league games. Not even former top goal-scoring Crows such as Mattie Davies, Simon Dyer and Andrew Mainwaring managed
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We're good for Gwent, says Sam Hamman
CARDIFF City supremo Sam Hamman has said that his plans to take the Bluebirds to the top will have knock-on benefits for Newport and the whole of Wales. The installation of a new £1 million-per-year academy for rearing young talent will help the other
