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On Yer Bike choose Kawasaki
SPORTS bike fans across Buckinghamshire now have the opportunity to get their hands on the latest headline-grabbing Kawasaki models at one of the region's most established dealers - award-winning outlet On Yer Bike. Boasting 15 years of knowledge in the
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Newbridge off but angry at timing
NEWBRIDGE'S match tonight against Bridgend in the Welsh Premier Division has been postponed - and that has alleviated a situation where the Gwent club were annoyed at having to play the tie tonight instead of tomorrow. The game was switched because the
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Welsh art challenges world
IF ARTES Mundi is Latin for Art of the World, then Artes Cambria can only refer to art produced right here in Wales. The Martin Tinney Gallery are complementing the international work on show at the National Gallery by showing off the best homegrown work
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Speed limits all set for short-cut drivers
DRIVERS on a busy Newport arterial road will face a 20mph speed limit as part of a council scheme to slow down traffic using a short cut. Mendalgief Road is the busiest of almost 30 streets in western Pill that will have their speed limit slashed from
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Baez in good voice
JOAN Baez returns to Wales to play St David's Hall this weekend. Her silvery voice and unfussy rendition of classic folk ballads sound as fresh today as they did in 1960. She kept the public listening throughout the 60s and became an icon of protest with
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Saving on those expensive repair bills
A DOUBLE dose of good news for owners of older Vauxhall cars and car-derived vans comes with improved MOT Test Insurance. Owners of most Vauxhall vehicles up to eight years old and with less than 80,000 miles on the clock can now cushion themselves against
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BMW dominates awards
LAUNCHED in September 2003, the new BMW 5 Series has once again taken BMW's executive saloon to the head of its class. This latest award means that the 5 Series has won What Car?'s Best Executive Car title in eight of the last nine years - the old model
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Road protesters set up camp
PROTESTERS against a controversial new road have set up camp in a Blackwood wo-od to try to stop bulldozers destroying ancient trees. Opponents of the Sirhowy Enterprise Way have gathered from across South Wales to try to save the ancient St David's Wood
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Newbridge bon't fear freaky friday
NEWBRIDGE are annoyed at having been forced to play their Premier Division game with Bridgend tonight instead of Saturday. The game was switched because the Celtic Warriors regional side have first claim on Saturday games at the Brewery Field. And Bridgend
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Five cars, five stars
RENAULT has picked up a record fifth Safety Award at What Car? magazine's annual awards and ".....set the standard which other manufacturers aspire to," said editor Rob Aherne. The 2004 Safety Award recognises Renault's latest tally of five cars to score
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Tammy goes back home
'TEENAGER Tammy Lane, missing for eight days, is home safe and well today. The 15-year-old from Winchestown, Nantyglo, was picked up by Brynmawr police at 7.30pm yesterday. She was eventually reunited with parents Andrew Lane, 42, and Michelle French,
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Rio reigns on ice
AS UK drivers get to grips with driving on ice and snow, many will have had time to ponder their dream car and chauffeur in these conditions. What odds could you get for the car being a Kia Rio....well the all conquering Kia Rio Ice Racer with Yvan Muller
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When punks grow up...
HE'S a celebrity - and he's out of there. Ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon yesterday showed his rebellious side by carrying out his threat to walk out on the hit ITV show I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here. But has the man who outraged Britain in the 1970s
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War of words and morals
TRUTH IS famously the first casualty of war, but it can be a very subjective concept in any situation. And a play coming to the Festival Theatre, Malvern, next week looks at how our perceptions of what is true - and what is important - can lead two people
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Step up from Seahorses
JOHN Squire's relationship with Newport goes back to the recording of the Stone Roses' Second Coming LP in Rockfield Studios. During the album's creation he hung out in TJ's with Ian Brown and took photographs of local artwork, one of which became the
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We're going for the title
COACH Mike Ruddock feels that the Dragons next two games will decide the fate of the rest of their season. If they achieve victory over Leinster tonight and Llanelli next weekend then he feels that they are more then capable of going on to win the Celtic
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Police round up bunk-off pupils
POLICE and education officers on an anti-truancy patrol in Newport took eleven pupils who bunked off back to their classrooms. PC Andy Griffiths said: "The kids are certainly not used to being stopped by a police officer and were shocked to be told they
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Jaguar XJ6 wins luxury car category at What Car? of the Year awards
JAGUAR collected its second award of the week (January 22) winning the Luxury Car category with the Jaguar XJ6 at the prestigious What Car? of the Year Awards. Rob Aherne, editor of What Car? magazine, commented: "The new Jaguar XJ6 is our pick of the
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Race day's a winner!
THE Sparkle Appeal has been given a boost of £4,000 after a fundraising event at Chepstow Racecourse. A special fundraising event held last June raised £20,000 for five Welsh NHS trusts and on Wednesday the Sparkle Appeal received £4,000 from the race
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Wild Things!
ONE of America's finest songwriters, Chip Taylor, is in concert in Wales this weekend, in collaboration with young Texan fiddler, Carrie Rodriguez. Chip, aka James Wesley Voight, was the writer behind many a familiar song including Wild Thing and Angel
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Bobby's ready to dazzle
South African star Bobby Skinstad looks set to make his Newport Gwent Dragons debut tonight but coach Mike Ruddock has warned him 'you'll have to earn your place'. Skinstad, named among the replacements for tonight's game against Leinster at Rodney Parade
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£20,000 - cost of break-in damage
BURGLARS caused £20,000 damage in a raid on a jobseekers' workshop. The burglary was on Impact Coffee and Cards in North Walk, Cwmbran. Thieves smashed a computer, stole £1,500 from a safe, and flooded the building before making their escape. The shop
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Glass act at market gallery
A SPECTACULAR glass gallery is taking shape at Newport's market. The 1,500 sq ft gallery is set to be the centrepiece of the refurbished market when work is completed this summer. The £90,000 gallery floor will span the width of the Grade II listed Victorian
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Fire ruins film studio offices
FIREFIGHTERS acted quickly to stop a severe fire spreading through a former film studio in Gwent. A member of the public reported the fire at the Penhow Film Studios on the A48 Chepstow Road next to the Rock and Fountain pub at about 10.30pm on Wednesday
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Suzuki take second in Monte Carlo
THE Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 driven by Urmo Aava finished second in the Junior World Rally Championship classification at the end of the 2004 Monte Carlo Rally yesterday (January 25, 2004). Mirco Baldacci's Ignis ended the opening round of the championship
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Isle of Man TT awaits grandfather of three, on a Kawasaki
THE Isle of Man TT races, arguably the most gruelling in the motorcycling calendar, are not for the faint-hearted, but all grandfather of three Ian Watson from the North East town of Guisborough is focused on is the finish line. Ian, a self-confessed
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Council tax to go up £60
NEWPORT residents in a band D home face paying an extra £60.37 a year in council tax. Newport city council wants to increase council tax by 7.3% as the authority struggles to cover a £6.4m shortfall, while the police precept could rocket by 16.8%. Both
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Leap of the imagination
IT'S DANCE - but the work of the Henri Oguike Dance Company, on their fourth date of a national tour tonight in Cardiff, bears as much relation to the rhythmic jerks you can see in any nightclub as the Bilbao Guggenheim does to a Wendy House. The innovative
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Get sound of the 'Port'
NEWPORT'S been waiting for Goldie Lookin' Chains' NCLA show like it's the latest brand of shell-suit tracksuit. Shops will be stripped of all 'bling' forming items to adorn the good 1,500 posse that will fill the hall for the as-yet unsigned band. And
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Mini Cooper cherised and adored
THE Mini Cooper was BMW Great Britain's second best selling used car of 2003. 4874 Mini Coopers were sold as part of the used car programme, Mini Cherished. The Mini Cooper was pipped at the post by BMW's best selling model the 318im. 4929 'Approved Used
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County are told to clean up their act
PETER Nicholas has ordered his Newport County players to behave themselves on the field after a spate of red cards has threatened his side's league title chances. Nicholas said: "We owe it to everyone at the club, and particularly the supporters, to be
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£275,000 MG TF
THE iconic MG sports car brand is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2004 with specially produced Limited Edition cars. Derived from the UK's best-selling sports car, the TF 80th Anniversary LE has a unique specification and limited production, of which
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Curries worth flocking to
NEWPORT'S Juboraj on Commercial Road is part of a group of four restaurants in South Wales. I still get nostalgic for Indian restaurants decorated with flock wallpaper and water features but Juboraj does the clean, contemporary look better than most.
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Over and out
GLAMORGAN and former England cricket opener Steve James is expected to announce his retirement this weekend. The news will not come as a shock to supporters or Argus readers as James played only one game last season and hinted last month that retirement
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Get ready for Gothic escapades
IN this prolonged age of MTV- friendly rock and soundbites, it's a rare thing to find a band as 'progressive' as Coheed and Cambria. The American band play music as intricate as Yes, and go on Gothic escapades that would make the most outlandish Krautrocker
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Last of the Isuzus
SAVINGS of up to £3,700 are on offer for the last of the Isuzu TF Pickup range which has just been replaced by the all-new Rodeo. It means, for example, that farmers, tradesmen and the construction industry can replace their fleets for a fraction of the
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Standing out from the crowd
The Slider and Slider Naked are created especially for the rider who really wants to stand out from the crowd. These extrovert, head-turning scooters feature compact dimensions, light weight and extreme agility, with long travel suspension to add extra
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Easy to fall for this sport!
IN terms of participants judo is among the world's most popular sports - an activity steeped in a tradition and practised by millions of people worldwide. The sport originated in Japan and can be traced back hundreds of years to the days of the samurai
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Newbridge anger at Friday fixture farce
NEWBRIDGE Rugby Club today condemned a situation that resulted in their Premier Division fixture at Bridgend tonight being called off, leaving them with a mounting fixture backlog. The game was called off at 10.30am ahead of a 7.15pm kick-off because
