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Solicitor stole from dead clients' assets
A GWENT solicitor has admitted stealing nearly £500,000 from the estates of dead clients. Russell Hiscott, who ran the firm Hiscott and Co, in Monmouth, carried out a string of thefts between 1998 and 2002. The disgraced lawyer, 54, who has been struck
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Debut delight
BOBBY Skinstad crowned his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons with a try as they romped into second place in the Celtic League table with a convincing 35-14 victory over Leinster at Rodney Parade last night. Skinstad, the former South Africa captain, went
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A little girl changed Tina's life
With £6 million to raise to fund a dedicated centre for disabled children at High Cross, Newport, Tina White is a busy woman who has taken on the biggest challenge of her working career. But she is loving every minute of it, as she told HELEN ROBERTS
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Watch Wales - Wilko
JONNY Wilkinson believes Wales could be the side to watch in the RBS 6 Nations Championship. England needed 23 points from the boot of their inspirational fly-half to secure a shaky World Cup quarter-final victory over Steve Hansen's men at Suncorp Stadium
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A heavy duty for helpless heroes
SECURITY guards at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital have tackled patients carrying a machete, an axe and replica guns, a source close to the security department has revealed. The source, who did not want to be identified, compared securing the hospital
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USA switch: Baulch says 'leaving Linford was for the best'
GWENT 400m star Jamie Baulch admits leaving his long-time coach Linford Christie was one of the hardest decisions of his career, but it is starting to pay dividends. Baulch, who competes in the world indoor trials this weekend, split from the 100m legend
