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My most important year yet
NEWPORT sprinter Christian Malcolm has declared 2004 as the most important year of his career. Malcolm gets his season under way this weekend when he competes at the World Indoor Trials at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport. But this year is all about
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Hope for villagers
RESIDENTS of a Gwent village are delighted that 'feudal' laws that could cost them up to £60,000 each could be scrapped. Mark Tudor, a Cardiff businessman, has demanded that around 40 residents of Peterstone pay him nine per cent of the value of their
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Prison awaits death driver
A KURDISH man who went on the run after admitting causing the deaths of two friends by dangerous driving was given a five-year jail sentence in his absence yesterday. Farhad Latef, 29, who lived in Penylan Road, Cardiff, admitted causing the deaths of
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Man dies in crash with council lorry
A MAN died yesterday after a crash between a car and a Newport city council bin lorry. The accident happened at 12.30pm on a steep part of Barrack Hill between the junctions of Lambert Street and Power Street. Gwent police's accident investigation unit
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Please vote for me!
NEWPORT singer Camille Daltrey is heading Just Up Your Street this week as she bids for stardom in the new series of Owen Money's popular talent show. The former Bassaleg pupil has reached the last 16 performers from across Wales who will battle it out
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Messages to mum
TEENAGER Tammy Lane disappeared from her home in Nantyglo a week ago today. It is believed she met someone after contacting them on the Internet. LISA STEVENS and ELISE JENKINS report on how the week has unfolded - and how councils are responding to calls
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Go-ahead for new housing scheme
A CONTROVERSIAL development to build up to 35 houses in Cwmbran was yesterday approved by Torfaen councillors despite a large number of objections from residents. Between 30 and 35 homes will be built on the site of the empty John Fielding House, Montressor
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Parents pay tribute to drowned boy
THE parents of 12-year-old Rhys Jones, who died in a river tragedy, have descr-ibed their boy as kind, gentle and the best son they could have. Rhys, from Rogerstone, was swept down the fast-flowing River Ebbw, at Rhiwderin, with three friends, all 12
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UEFA blues
Wales have been left to ponder whether they now have any realistic chance of achieving their aim of having Russia thrown out of the Euro 2004 finals because of Yegor Titov's failed drugs test. UEFA's decision yesterday to rebuff their attempt to overturn
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Abergavenny plans upgrade
THE Argus can today reveal the ambitious plans to regenerate Abergavenny town centre. The project is based around the redevelopment of the town's Victorian cattle market and Brewery Yard site. It also involves a replacement library, loft-style apartments
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Oakley's Out
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons back row forward Rhys Oakley has broken a bone in his hand and is likely to be out of action for six weeks. He suffered the injury playing for the Dragons in last Friday's Heineken Cup game against Ulster at Ravenhill. He returned
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Thugs caught on film
A TERRORISED Gwent family say they may be forced to quit their home because of the attacks by a masked gang. David Price, of Penylan Road, Varteg, Pontypool, said his family have been the target of a number of incidents in the last four months, and have
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Edmonds retains crown
GWENT'S top ranked British flyweight, Matt-hew Edmonds, pictured, retained his crown at the Welsh ABA senior boxing championships at Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre. The St Josephs ABC, Newport, boxer was much too good for Trelewis' David Jamieson, the referee
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Five raids in crime crackdown
CANNABIS plants and hyd-roponics equipment were seized at an address in Newport yesterday as police continued their latest crime crackdown. A series of five drugs raids were carried out at addresses in Bettws and Malpas yesterday and on Monday. The raids
