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Smile of boy who keeps battling on
HEART patient Harrison Johnson's success at his school sports day was, like other milestones in his young life, achieved against huge odds. The battling Newport five-year-old's medal-winning effort was the sweeter for his loved ones because they never
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War hero calls on kids to help Memo
FALKLANDS War hero Simon Weston will tomorrow be urging Valleys schoolchildren to get involved in the bid to restore the historic Newbridge Memo. Mr Weston, who suffered horrific burn injuries during the Falklands conflict in 1982, will be speaking to
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Titans, Tigers switch places
Torfaen Tigers were overtaken by the Newport Titans this weekend as the race to win the Total RL.com Welsh Rugby League Conference remained tight. The Newport Titans managed to open up a three point lead on Torfaen in third position thanks to a comfortable
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Gravestones safety worries
MORE than 1,500 gravestones tested in Caerphilly county borough over the past six months were either unsafe or needed attention, council chiefs say. The council's safety inspection programme began in January 2002 and so far Abercarn, Rhymney, Brithdir
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War hero Simon calls on kids to support Memo
FALKLANDS War hero Simon Weston will tomorrow be urging Valleys schoolchildren to get involved in the bid to restore the historic Newbridge Memo. Mr Weston, who suffered horrific burn injuries during the Falklands conflict in 1982, will be speaking to
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Euro-cash hope for Valley towns
AN AMBITIOUS bid to clinch £3m in European cash could transform four Valleys towns, council chiefs say. Blaenau Gwent council has made a bid for Objective One funding to help regenerate Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar. With match funding
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June makes a spectacle of herself
AN OPTICIAN'S had a special visitor to mark a new charity link-up - a guide dog for the blind. June the dog paid a visit to the Specsavers store in Newport to mark a national campaign to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The store
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Heavenly day for super stars
THOUSANDS of people were "over the moon" on Saturday as they visited or took part in this year's space-themed Maindee Festival in Newport. Hundreds of children and adults in weird and wonderful space costumes wound their way through the streets of Maindee
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Winn Wins
ABERGAVENNY'S Julian Winn may be going to the Olympic Games in Athens next month, but he is not too big to help smaller events. The 31-year-old was in a diluted entry that took part in the Welsh Criterium Championships at the University of Wales, Newport
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First-time buyers still unlucky
DESPITE the fact that the housing market in Wales is beginning to slow down, house prices in Newport rose by 37.3 per cent last year. The figures released last week by the Principality Building Society also showed that the average house in Wales has increased
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Pick Me
YOU'VE got to pick me - that's the message from Gwent-based sprinter Darren Campbell to Britain's Olympic selectors. Campbell pulled out of yesterday's 200m final in the Athens trials in his home city of Manchester but the Marshfield-based track star
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Famous - but don't try this at home
IT takes a certain kind of person to roll around in stinging nettles; stand on a ladder while your best mate drives a car at it or play naked paintball. But then it takes a certain kind of person to give up the nine to five routine and chase a dream.
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Local beer gets around
A BEER brewed in Cwmbran is going on sale in supermarkets around Gwent. Tesco are stocking Crow Valley beer in their Gwent stores as part of a national initiative with local breweries. James MacKenzie, Tesco's beer buying manager, said: "Customers told
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Stung Stone demands match re-run
Tim Stone, Newport Wasps promoter, has lodged a protest with the sport's governing body, the British Speedway Promoters' Association, following yesterday afternoon's two-point home Premier League defeat by Workington Comets. And Stone is demanding that
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Sunshine in the smiles
PEOPLE in Pontypool have never let rain ruin a party, so it was no surprise that hundreds braved the weather to line the streets for the town's annual carnival. This year's procession was a colourful mix of walking entries and floats, mostly made up of
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Mike's pasties are tops
MOVE over Cornwall - a Cwmbran butcher is officially making the best pasties in Wales. The steak pasties made by Edwards of Cwmbran were given the accolade in the All-Wales Product Evaluation Grand Final held Meat Promotion Wales last week. Butcher Mike