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Rugby player voices grateful thanks
A NEWPORT rugby player says he wants to thank a physiotherapist who cared for him after he suffered a severe concussion during a match. Hooker Gary Duly knocked heads with an opponent during a scrum and was unconscious for 20 minutes. There were fears
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High adventure on Borneo's jewel
The guidebook said it was easy. So SONIA WILTSHIRE decided to climb Mount Kinabalu, in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, the highest mountain in South East Asia. She found getting to the summit was only half the problem... I'm walking happily, no - elatedly, when
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Take a break from the gloom
From Cardiff DIRECT Holidays offer the following late deals: Departing Jan 19, seven nights, Gran Canaria, two star self-catering, £169 per adult. Departing January 29, seven nights, Lanz-arote, three star self-catering, £179 per adult. Departing February
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It's about survival for Pooler and Vale
PONTYPOOL and Ebbw Vale lock horns in a crunch Welsh League Premier Division battle at Pontypool Park tomorrow night (kick-off 7.15pm) with survival at stake. The clubs are separated by three points at the bottom of the table, with Vale in the basement
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IT company has eye on opthalmic success
A DYNAMIC Gwent IT company has been selected as one of just four UK firms to supply specialist software for a national NHS screening programme. A budget of £28 million has been set aside for software and cameras to enable the NHS to screen diabetic patients
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Perfect Percy
IT may be Six Nations Championship time, but I'm going to devote this column to Percy Montgomery. A column doesn't do it justice. A whole newspaper wouldn't be enough. In fact, I'm about to verge on heresy by claiming that Monty is an even better investment
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Anxious wait for identity of body
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Newport pensioner Marie Veronica Rey-nolds are still waiting to learn the identity of a woman's body discovered in Malpas on January 27. And it is an anxious wait for family and friends of Mrs Reynolds - known
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Transplant patient in leap for life
A NEWPORT woman is taking to the skies to raise money for a kidney charity. Maureen Hendon, 41, an electoral registration officer with Monmouthshire council, was diagnosed with kidney failure ten years ago. Since then she has undergone three kidney transplants
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Now King Arthur joins fight to save trees
A DRUID yesterday joined the road protesters trying to stop work to cut down trees in St David's Wood, Blackwood. Arthur Uther Pendragon - known as King Arthur - is giving his support to the people opposing the destruction of part of the wood, to make
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Delay over Wales coach
A new Wales rugby coach will not be appointed before next month at the earliest, says Welsh Rugby Union chairman David Pickering, the former Wales captain. He has revealed that interviews for the post of successor to Steve Hansen at the end of the Six
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Valley town's 300 jobs plan
FOOD giant Asda is poised to create 300 new jobs in Brynmawr by applying to build a new store on the site of the town's Dunlop Semtex building. Blaenau Gwent council has just received the outline application to build a 35,000 sq ft store with a restaurant
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Expert reveals what's driving car industry
PROFESSOR Garel Rhys breezed into the Celtic Manor last week for a breakfast seminar on manufacturing organised by Barclays Bank. Like a Gatling gun, Mr Rhys delivered a rapid-fire analysis of the world automobile industry. The Cardiff University-based
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Waiting lists 'still toughest nut to crack'
AFTER four years in charge Rhodri Morgan says that NHS waiting lists are still the "toughest nut to crack". Speaking to the Argus on his fourth anniversary as First Minister, Mr Mor-gan said his mission has been to bring stability to the fledgling devolved
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Wales issue warning
WALES are set to scare the Six Nations big boys, says skills coach Scott Johnson. The Australian (pictured), number two to Steve Hansen, issues a warning to the other sides ahead of Saturday's first game against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium. "We
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Excitement all round for adults and kids
With another half-term approaching next month, Jackie Davies recommends packing up the family and taking them off to Butlins. WHAT better way to take advantage of a half-term break than to spend a few days at one of Britain's three Butlins Resorts. We
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Town's upgrade plans on display
PLANS to transform the face of Abergaven-ny went on display in the town yesterday. And the ambitious proposals unveiled by Monmouthshire county council to breathe life into a run-down area of Abergavenny have been greeted with cautious optimism. Last
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e-scape - internet travel site
THE buzzword in travel these days is ACTIVITY! We must now exercise our bodies, or our minds or, better still, both. adventuredirectory There's a good introduction to what's available worldwide for an adrenalin rush at www.adventuredirectory.com. From
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Thieving lawyer faces inquiry
A government-appointed trustee is investigating the financial affairs of shamed former Monmouth solicitor Russell Hiscott. The secretary of state for trade and industry, Patricia Hewitt, has appointed an insolvency practitioner as trustee in the bankruptcy
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Saying it with flowers
ROSES are red, bank balance is black, set up in business and never looked back! That could be the message from Floral Dreams, a Newport florist celebrating 10 years in business and looking forward to a prosperous Valentine's Day. Located in Corporation
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Mountainous, marvellous and magical
FIRST impressions of the Ardche are a twisting road, precipices on one side and log-carrying articulated lorries revving in the rear mirror. FIRST impressions of the Ardche are a twisting road, precipices on one side and log-carrying articulated lorries
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Palaces and royal retreats
Argus Reader Holidays can take you to some of Britain's outstanding royal palaces, where you can take a privileged peek behind the scenes . INTEREST in the Royal Family is at an all-time high, with more opportunities than ever before now available to
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Love on Llanddwyn Island
Ditch the red roses, forget the padded card commercialism of St Valentine's Day and instead try a bit of romance on January 25, which is St Dwynwen's Day or Welsh Valentine's Day. ANGLESEY is the home of the Welsh patron saint of love, St Dwynwen
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Cautious greeting for housing plans
MAJOR plans to regenerate the east side of Newport with a large-scale housing development have been greeted with caution by Corus and community figures. The plans, revealed in yesterday's Argus, have been drawn up by urban regeneration experts who hope
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Land of palaces and gardens
Instead of the golden sands of the Algarve, CHRIS HIGHAM opted for a villa holiday in 'old' Portugal - and discovered the hidden kingdom of Sintra with its Atlantic breakers. THINK of Portugal and and you'll almost certainly picture the Algarve, where
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A break from tradition
Suffering from post-Christmas blues? Why not ditch the leftover turkey, pack your case, and beat the dreary weather by going abroad? POST-CHRISTMAS holidays are becoming popular. With a choice of destinations available from Cardiff International Airport
