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Agonising start for battling County
EXPECTANT Newport County fans staged a mini-invasion of sunny Havant on Saturday but saw their day spoiled by a Dean Holdsworth strike inside seven minutes. It was a harsh outcome for Peter Nicholas' side as their second-half onslaught merited at least
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Rural show a pure delight
FOR more than a hundred years farmers from all over the UK have flocked to South Wales to enter their livestock and produce in the Chepstow show. And though many of the traditions of this fine community event have remained intact, over time it has reinvented
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Bellamy is focused
CRAIG Bellamy insists that Wales will not be side-tracked by the lure of England to the detriment of their opening two World Cup 2006 group six fixtures. Mark Hughes' side first have to negotiate Azerbaijan away and Northern Ireland at the Millennium
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Cricket umpire dies at match
GWENT cricketers tried in vain to resuscitate a "well-respected" cricket umpire who collapsed just moments before taking to the field at a match. Fred Sinclair, 52, from Mountain Ash, collapsed with a suspected heart attack at around 1.30pm on Saturday
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Car death families back river rescuers
THE families of four men who died after their car plunged into the River Usk near Newport raised funds for a rescue service to buy a new engine for one of their boats. The four Newport men, Leighton Pring, 22, Anthony Hill, 35, Martin Biggs, 34 and Matthew
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Culinary honour for talented teenager
A YOUNG Abergavenny chef will be showing off his cooking skills in front of a live audience in his home town. Danny Iles, 16, from Mount Road, was thrilled when he was awarded third place in the UK finals of Rotary Young Chef of the Year 2003 after winning
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FINISH IN SIGHT
ABERGAVENNY cyclist Julian Winn admitted after making his Olympic debut that he is now thinking of retiring from the sport. The 31-year-old Winn pulled out of Saturday's Olympic road race championships after 10 laps when the Athens heat became too much
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Forster: There's no panic
THERE will be no panic and no alarm bells, vows Newport Gwent Dragons captain Jason Forster (pictured) after Friday night's shock 24-14 reverse at the hands of a Welsh League Premier Division XV. The Dragons went 24-0 down early in the second half, and
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'I'll be back' vows a defiant Cooke
Nicole Cooke, the great Welsh hope, was in defiant mood after her medal chances at the road race end in failure, insisting: "I'll be back." Cooke came fifth overall in a race she was expected to win but also admitted that she lost the tactical battle,
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Horse show fears after £5,000 blaze
A GWENT riding club lost all their equipment in a suspected arson attack - and now the fire is jeapoardising their annual show. More than £5,000 worth of gear belonging to the Islwyn Riding Club went up in smoke during the early hours last Wednesday.
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Day of fun and frolics in memory of friends
RESIDENTS of a close-knit Cwmbran community came out in their hundreds on Saturday to support a fun day in memory of three friends. People living in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, were shocked by the deaths of John Gibbings, 37, Martin Connop, 31, and Emma Proctor
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Cheerleaders needed for Dragons
RUGBY fans at Newport's Rodney Parade are going to have something new to cheer about this season. Because the Newport Gwent Dragons are looking for cheerleaders to egg on the team and its supporters, and celebrate its success during matches. The Dragons
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Green light for Valleys superstore
ONE of the final hurdles to a 35,000-square-foot supermarket and 300 jobs for a Valleys' town has been cleared. The planning committee of Blaenau Gwent county borough council have given planning permission on reserved matters such as the detailed design
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AM's heartbreak over stillborn baby discovery
A GWENT Assembly Member says she is shocked after discovering that tissue samples from her stillborn daughter are being held at a local hospital. South Wales East AM Jocelyn Davies, 45, from Newbridge, was shocked to find out that 25 wax blocks and slides
