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Village fear at compost plan

OPPONENTS are battling plans for a recycling plant, capable of handling 20,000 tonnes of waste near the village of Raglan. Members of Raglan community council raised serious concerns about the proposal by a firm called Wormtech for a composting facility

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Children's centre gets the go-ahead

PLANS for the South Gwent Children's Centre, backed by the Sparkle Appeal, got the thumbs up from Newport councillors yesterday - after the Argus was accused of disrespectful coverage of the issue. Despite calling the centre - over the course of two meetings

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Give this man the job- NOW

GIVE Gareth Jenkins the job now. The Llanelli coach is so obviously the man for the Wales coaching post and the delay in appointing Steve Hansen's successor is getting embarrassing. Obviously, there is a procedure to go through, and, having looked at

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O'Driscoll hints at move to Wales

BRILLIANT Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll is set to make his return from a hamstring injury against Wales a fortnight on Sunday and he has alerted Welsh regions about his future availabililty -- but that future almost certainly rests in France. O'Driscoll

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Trudi to get bawdy with hot star Depp

TRUDI JACKSON is set to live every girl's dream - by appearing in a film alongside heart-throb actor Johnny Depp. The Pontypool actress has clinched a small speaking part in the film Libertine, a costume drama charting the debauched life of John Wilmot

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Forward power paves way to fine away win

Risca U11s 5 Caerphilly U11s 21 Caerphilly set a fast and furious pace from the kick-off plus excellent ball winning skills in the rucks and mauls, giving them a good platform to work off. This paid dividends against amuch bigger pack, who worked the

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Fury of residents at asylum bombshell

THE ASSEMBLY has given the green light to a controversial asylum appeals centre in Langstone. Local campaigners and politicians have reacted with anger to the decision which comes after a public enquiry and years of argument. The Assembly was asked to

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What a thriller

TORRENTIAL rain and a floodlight failure could not dampen Cwmbran Town's spirits last night as the game exploded with five goals in the last seven minutes, giving the Crows an invaluable Welsh Premier League win over Afan Lido. The match had looked doubtful

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Simply the best

WALES' performances against New Zealand and England were the best in the World Cup, and Wales will continue in the same vein in the Six Nations Championship, starting against Scotland at a sold out Millennium Stadium a week on Saturday. Those are not

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Arthur return is delayed

GWENT boxing prospect Jamie Arthur expects to make his ring return a month later than expected. The top-rated lightweight, winner of all five professional contests, had hoped to be on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe's world super-middleweight title defence

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Monty picked in three positions!

PERCY Montgomery is the individual star of the Newport Gwent Dragons team, but he surpasses himself this time by being chosen in three different positions in tomorrow night's Celtic League game against Leinster at Rodney Parade. He is chosen at full back

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Biker's wish fulfilled

A BIKER'S dying wish was fulfilled after friends and family raised money for the hospice that nursed him during his last days. When Phil Green from Cwmbran was diagnosed with cancer and treated at the St Anne's Hospice in Malpas, he vowed to recover and

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AMs say no to M4 junctions closure

GWENT politicians have condemned a proposal to shut M4 junctions around Newport in a bid to ease congestion. The idea is one of a range of options being considered by Capita Gwent Consultancy, who were commissioned by the Assembly to look at delays on

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Corus attacks foreign deal

STEELMAKER Corus has asked Welsh MPs to demand a review of the way public funds are spent after a European competitor secured the contract for the Welsh National Velodrome near its Llanwern site in Newport. In evidence presented to the Welsh Select Comm-ittee

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OAP wins fight for pet dogs

A MONMOUTH pensioner won custody of her two dogs in a court battle after her son, who cared for them while she was in prison, refused to give them back. Vilna Marsden, of Carbo-nne Close, was awarded custody of the two golden retrievers at Dartford county

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It's time for leisure, says college chief

DAVID Mason, the chief executive who turned Coleg Gwent from a failing organisation plagued by debts into a success story, starts his retirement today. Mr Mason, 60, has fully recovered from a stroke that hit him last May, but he said it was a "wake-up

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Police let Tammy go

A GWENT family is furious at a police force for letting their missing teenage daughter slip through their fingers. Tammy Lane, who disappeared from her Nantyglo home eight days ago, was picked up drunk by West Midlands police - who say they did not then