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House prices soar in Blaenau Gwent
HOUSE prices in Blaenau Gwent have risen by 59 per cent in the last year, more than anywhere else in England or Wales. The average price of a property in the county borough has soared from £41,646 to £66,078, according to the latest Land Registry statistics
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Concrete 'cancer' bill soars to £20m
A COUNCIL building hit by concrete cancer needs £20 million of repairs and has just ten years of life left, a shock report reveals today. County Hall at Croesyceiliog, home to Monmouthshire county and Torfaen borough bouncils, was thought to have been
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Dockers threaten to strike over pay
NEWPORT dock workers are to vote on strike action over pay, as the possibility of the first national dock strike in 14 years looms. The Transport and General Workers' Union is balloting members at all Associated British Ports. Dockers, drivers and port
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Morgans hopes to strike lucky
Welsh badminton star Kelly Morgan is determined to build on her success at the last Olympic Games by going one step further in Athens this month. And with a bit of luck the Pontypridd shuttle ace may just get a chance to grab a medal in her third Olympic
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Fun day with Dragons - despite the rain
RUGBY fans had the chance to meet the Newport Gwent Dragons and enjoy a fun day out yesterday. The grey, dark miserable day didn't dampen the spirits of more than 2,000 visitors who tried out their rugby skills and a host of other games at Rodney Parade
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Thanks so much
GWENT Olympian Julian Winn is eternally grateful to his Welsh cycling team colleagues for making an incredible journey to help him put the final touches to an Athens odyssey this week. Abergavenny 31-year-old Winn flies out for his date with destiny today
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It's a washout for Wasps
RAIN robbed Wasps of the chance to overcome a six-point deficit at Hayley Stadium yesterday against a Reading side which had already seen Cwmfelinfach-based skipper Phil Morris rushed to the Royal Gwent with a leg injury. Morris took a tumble on the home
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Memo pipped at post but will fight on
THE fight to restore Newbridge's Memo goes on today after the art deco building narrowly lost out on the £3 million Restoration prize. In a nail-biting final last night the Friends of the Memo went on a rollercoaster of emotions - joy at being selected
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Street gang robbers jailed
A GANG of three who "trawled" the streets of Newport looking for victims to rob was jailed for a total of 17 years. Judge Stephen Hopkins told them: "This case takes the typical offence of street robbery to a new dimension." Rhys Hardwick, 23, of Stow
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Glam time to sizzle
GLAMORGAN captain Robert Croft has urged his beleaguered side to get back on the boil after a crushing defeat in Saturday's Twenty20 semi-finals at Edgbaston. On the hottest day of the year Glam's season looked far more likely to fizzle than sizzle after
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We must get over it- Dale
CHEPSTOW'S Adrian Dale, pictured, has admitted Glamorgan are deeply disappointed with the manner of their defeat in the Twenty20 semi-finals. Eventual winners Leicestershire outplayed Glamorgan in every department at Edgbaston on Saturday, and Dale says
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Eisteddfod clean-up gets underway
THE big clean-up was under way today after 155,000 people passed through the gates of this year's National Eisteddfod. Organisers say 5,000 more people than expected attended the Newport event. Eisteddfod Press officer Betsan Williams said this year's
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I'll carry on, says banned car boot man
BOSSES at an Ebbw Vale retail park have thrown out a regular charity car boot sale after trading standards officers seized hundreds of pirate DVDs and CDs at the site. John Robbins, organiser of the regular 'Children Fundraiser's Car Boot Sale,' claims
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Friends' sadness as Memo just loses out
FRIENDS of Newbridge's Memo are today vowing to continue their battle to restore the 'jewel of the Valleys' - despite narrowly losing the £3 million Restoration programme prize. In a nail-biting final at Hampton Court Palace last night the Memo, built
