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Council may cut home care services
CASH-strapped Monmouthshire county council may have to cut home care services for 100 people. The council's social services department is heading for a £400,000 overspend and says it has no option but to look at ways to make savings. Over the next 12
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Grant means new school sports hall
YOUNGSTERS at a Gwent secondary school will get a new sports hall - thanks to lottery funding. Glyncoed Comprehensive, in Ebbw Vale, has been awarded £854,861 to build a four-court sports hall. The application for the grant from the Lottery's New Opportunities
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Eisteddfod lifts alcohol ban
VISITORS to the Newport National Eisteddfod will find a fiesta atmosphere - and will be able to buy alcohol on site. It will be the first time the event has allowed drink on its field in its 150-year history. This, plus fireworks, buskers and colourful
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Point of no return - 02.03.04
WELSH rugby would go back to the dark ages if the plan by Scotland and Ireland to halve the number of games in two years becomes a reality. After all the changes, after all the heartache of moving from a club base to five regions in Wales, to go back
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League threat to Welsh rugby
THE future of top flight Welsh rugby could be jeopardised if plans from Scotland and Ireland to downgrade the Celtic League are implemented, says Newport Gwent Dragons coach Mike Ruddock, pictured. The Scots and the Irish want to cut the number of games
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Cash help towards a new dimension
A FAMILY-run business in Abercarn has received a grant to help it continue a tradition of professional model-making through the adoption of new technologies. Drumlord, located on the Prince of Wales industrial estate, is preserving the skills of engineers
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Right 'royal' party to open bridge
PRINCESS ANNE will not be able to attend the opening of Monmouth's new bridge on March 14. Princess Anne said in a letter to Simon Boyle, the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent, that her commitments prevented her performing the opening ceremony but she would still
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Driver unhurt as car 'flies' into garden
A DRIVER crawled from the wreckage of a car which plunged down an embankment and flipped on its roof on a Blackwood housing estate early today. He was taken to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital, but was not believed to be seriously injured. Residents of
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Jenkins has point to prove - 02.03.04
WALES coach Steve Hansen is set to give Gethin Jenkins a start in the troublesome tight head prop position against France at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday. Adam Jones, his '30-minute prop' was ruled out yesterday after damaging ankle ligaments playing
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Jenkins has point to prove
WALES coach Steve Hansen is set to give Gethin Jenkins a start in the troublesome tight head prop position against France at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday. Adam Jones, his '30-minute prop' was ruled out yesterday after damaging ankle ligaments playing
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Dragons to miss Barbarian bound Marinos
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons captain Andy Marinos makes his debut for the Barbarians tomorrow in their annual match against Leicester at Welford Road. Dragons coach Mike Ruddock has agreed to release Marinos which means he probably won't start for the new Celtic
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Pool plans boosted by £1.5m grant
PLANS to build a state- of-the-art swimming pool in Newport are set to receive a £1.5 million cash injection from the National Lottery. And the news almost certainly signals the end for Newport's oldest swimming pool, Maindee Baths, which will close as
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Point of no return - 02.03.04
WELSH rugby would go back to the dark ages if the plan by Scotland and Ireland to halve the number of games in two years becomes a reality. After all the changes, after all the heartache of moving from a club base to five regions in Wales, to go back
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Point of no return
WELSH rugby would go back to the dark ages if the plan by Scotland and Ireland to halve the number of games in two years becomes a reality. After all the changes, after all the heartache of moving from a club base to five regions in Wales, to go back
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Firm lays foundation for success
A COMPANY in South Wales has developed and patented a range of innovative foundation products which may replace the traditional bases used in the construction industry. Intellectual property initiative IP Wales helped guide Insulslab, of Llantrisant,
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Jenkins has point to prove - 02.03.04
WALES coach Steve Hansen is set to give Gethin Jenkins a start in the troublesome tight head prop position against France at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday. Adam Jones, his '30-minute prop' was ruled out yesterday after damaging ankle ligaments playing
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Fatal crash barrier report still not out
IT could be another two weeks before investigations into the role of a crash barrier in the death of 20-year-old Glyn Gurney are concluded, say police. The barrier, along the central reservation of the A4042, near Grove Park roundabout, Newport, snapped
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Vandal-hit club open again
A TORFAEN youth club has reopened after vandalism forced it to close for three weeks. Youngsters who go to the Millennium Hall in Garndiffaith every Monday have been able to enjoy their activities this week. Three weeks ago, the walls of the toilet were
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Online and inhouse learning opportunities
REMPLOY has teamed up with Learndirect and two Welsh training companies to provide online learning for its 1,000 staff in Wales. The employment for the disabled specialist is making the courses available at its 12 Welsh factories to help disabled employees
