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Veronica: The tests continue
FORENSIC tests are continuing on the body of pensioner Marie Veronica Reynolds to try to establish the cause of death. Police confirmed yesterday the body found in a Newport stream at Malpas last month was that of 70-year-old Mrs Reynolds, who was known
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Broken sleep appeal
ONE of the United Kingdom's leading experts in sleep disorders has helped launch a bill in the House of Commons to try to trigger government action to ensure such problems are diagnosed and treated. And Dr Melissa Hack, who works at the Royal Gwent Hospital
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Date with the Devils
MANCHESTER United's stars of the future are coming to Spytty Park to face Newport County in a glamour friendly match on Wednesday March 31. Sir Alex Ferguson is sending down a select side to face Peter Nicholas' team in what is sure to be a sell-out crowd
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Gwent four in Wales U-21 line-up
FOUR Gwent players are included in a new-look Wales Under-21 side for their opening game of the Six Nations Championship against Scotland at Bridgend on Friday (2pm). Newport centre Richard Payne and number eight Richard Dale are among ten new caps. The
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Man held in police drugs raid
THOUSANDS of pounds of suspected amph-etamine has been seized in a police raid at a Pontypool home. Three-quarters of a kilogram of the powder was confiscated along with a stolen quad bike and a 1,000cc motorbike from the property on Sunday. A 30-year-old
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Rediscover a stylish city
MALCOLM WARNE travelled north to Glasgow, to discover the attractions of a city which sparked off the fashion for urban regeneration. URBAN regeneration has been the name of the game for every British post-industrial city over the last 15 years. Newcastle
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My hardest job - Hansen
MY hardest job -- that is how Wales coach Steve Hansen describes the selection of the team to face Scotland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Hansen is in his third and last season in charge of Wales, and his record in the Six Nations Championship
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Brilliant beacon for life choices
EVERY primary school in Gwent teaches its pupils to read and write. But one Cwmbran school has proved so good at teaching literacy it has been named the only Lighthouse school in Wales. TOM WHITELEY visited. Children at Hollybush Primary School are learning
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From stunning to spectacular
Travelscope and The South Wales Argus are delighted to offer you a selection of excellent holidays to the USA and Canada - at unbeatable prices! WHETHER you're looking for sightseeing, shopping or want to follow in the footsteps of the rich and famous
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Polo 40 years on
MEET Polo - believed to be the oldest working horse in Wales. The 40-year-old Shetland Cross Welsh Mountain pony stands at just 11.2 hands high and works every weekend with children aged from four to seven, who use him for riding lessons. Owner Jane Smith
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Plenty to savour in city of romance
February has to be the month when we let our romantic side take over. Escape checks out some of the most romantic holiday venues at home and abroad - with first stop being Paris, of course. PARIS, one of the world's most romantic cities, makes a great
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Their saddest day
SCHOOLFRIENDS clutched one another for comfort. For many, it was their saddest day - when they said goodbye to a friend and classmate. Bassaleg schoolboy Rhys Jones, 12, died after being swept along with three friends by the swollen River Ebbw at Rhiwderin
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Council U-turn on flood defences
MONMOUTHSHIRE council has performed a dramatic U-turn on funding for a flood prevention scheme. Concerns had been raised by Monmouth's Assembly Member David Davies that funding for various schemes did not appear on the council's budget for 2004-2005.
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Dormice stall work in woods
WORK on part of the £54 million Sirhowy Enterprise Way has been halted by the Welsh Assembly after a protected species was discovered on site. Dormice habitats were found in St David's Wood, in Blackwood, which forms the route of a controversial PFI road
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Councillor's fury over ban meeting
A GWENT councillor banned for one month after allegedly threatening to throw a social worker out of a window, should have his ban extended to six months, a panel has recommended. Graham Powell, councillor for the Severn ward in Caldicot, yesterday stormed
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Wales expecting a physical battle
SCOTLAND may have had a disappointing World Cup, but far more is expected of them in the Six Nations Championship with a new coach and new back-up. The Welsh players are guarded about the Scottish challenge and they are expecting them to come out firing
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Plenty to savour in city of romance
February has to be the month when we let our romantic side take over. escape... checks out some of the most romantic holiday venues at home and abroad - with first stop being Paris, of course. PARIS, one of the world's most romantic cities, makes a great
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All peaks, no perks
The steep rise in holiday prices in the summer was thrown into sharp focus recently when the government announced a clampdown on parents taking children on holiday during term time. ROB LUDGATE investigates PARENTS were warned recently not to risk a £100
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Get out and vote in Euro elections, says Glenys
GLENYS Kinnock has urged the people of Gwent to vote in June's European elections or risk a "crisis for democracy." The Wales MEP said that from job-creating structural funds to improving working conditions, the European Union was delivering real benefits
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Take off to far horizons
This month's last-minute offers include flights to Florida, self-catering in Spain and luxury in Langkawi From Cardiff DIRECT Holidays are offering the following late deals: Departing February 8, seven nights in Costa del Sol, three-star self-catering
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Where a chukka is so pukka
Virginia is America's BIG horse country. escape... sent Jeannine Williamson to test her riding skills in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains THE sound of the mallet swishing through thin air was matched by Yo-Yo's audible sigh as she peered at the
