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Theme parks just part of Florida magic
Think Florida and most of us think theme parks -but there is much more to this part of the USA than meets the eye, as ZARA GIBB and her family discovered FLORIDA is a great family destination but we wanted to see more than just the theme parks so we agreed
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Welcome...
WELCOME to August escape... There is still time to bag a last-minute break before the end of the summer hols and we have found some of the best deals around for you. We also visit one of the best destinations for the ultimate in child-friendly holidays
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Get down in the dirty ditch
FORGET throwing yourself out of a plane, or leaping from buildings with an elastic band on your back, when it comes to "extreme" sports in the most accurate sense of the term, bog snorkelling must be high on the list. This August bank holiday Monday,
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Day of delights
THOUSANDS turned out to see motorcycles, animals, circus displays and even racing ferrets at this year's Monmouth Show. A host of events and activities, combined with reasonable weather yesterday, meant that visitors from England and Wales were entertained
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Owen to take on Ulster
WELSH international Michael Owen has his first pre-season run-out for Newport Gwent Dragons in their friendly against Ulster at Rodney Parade on Saturday (2.30pm). And Newport's Premier Division outside half Daniel Griffiths is set to have his first run-out
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Parallel lives between the lines
FORTY four years ago a Newport woman began writing to an American penpal - little realising how many parallels there would be in their lives. And now Margaret Guidry, 55, of New Orleans, is visiting penpal Margaret Palmer, 56, of Mill Heath, to mark the
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Balloon festival takes off
THOUSANDS of people are expected to descend on Blackwood for this weekend's Big Balloon festival. And organisers will be hoping for some fine weather after last week's unseasonable downpours. Balloons of all shapes, sizes and colours will gather at the
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She's talented, she's kickass and she's here!
ONE good reason to go to Bristol this weekend is that chart topper Kelis is live in concert in the Academy. Time to lock up your boyfriends. It's been five long ones since Kelis first beat up her ex in public and won the hearts and minds of women across
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Tour in full force
DEAD Men Walking are Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Bruce Watson of Big Country, Mike Peters of The Alarm, Kirk Brandon of Spear Of Destiny and Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats. They have over forty UK Top 30 singles, 20 million record sales worldwide
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Offer is an insult says grieving father
A NEWPORT father whose dead son's tissues were kept at the city's Royal Gwent Hospital without his knowledge has branded an offer of £2,000 compensation from health bosses "insulting". The Welsh Health Legal Service are offering a total of £60,000 to
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Baby born in car park
A FATHER delivered his son in a car outside a Gwent hospital when the baby simply could not wait to be born. Mum Catherine Jenkins, from Steep Street, Chepstow, could not get into Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital in time for the birth, so father Stephen
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Highland reels by road and rail
MY Great Highland Railways holiday, organised by Shearings, begins with an overnight stop in Tyne and Wear - after a five-hour coach drive from South Wales. It's an early start next day and, before we hit the Scottish border, we have a mini tour of Newcastle
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Workers help sick boy
WORKERS at Newport Transport are pulling together to raise money for a popular driver whose son needs a bone marrow transplant. Jeff Steer, 47, from Alway, appealed to people yesterday through the Argus to donate blood to help save nine-year old Thomas
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Mystery of 'bullet' holes in windows
POLICE in Newport were inundated with calls from people reporting bullet-shaped holes in their windows, after marbles or ball bearings were used to smash them. Officers are now asking residents to report such incidents immediately, so they can build up
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Brave Paula guns for gold in Athens
Sports minister Richard Caborn today welcomed Paula Radcliffe's decision to run in tonight's 10,000 metres and insisted "the whole nation is behind her". Radcliffe this morning decided to compete after four days of deliberation following her shock withdrawal
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Enjoy a fun-filled carnival
IF you're looking for an eventful day out with the kids this bank holiday, why not join in the fun at Pill Carnival? Describing it as "the biggest carnival in Gwent this summer," one of the committee members, Anne Barton of AB Florists, awaits the event
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Food is the new rock'n'roll!
THERE have been many contenders for the new rock'n' roll over the last ten years - comedians, DJs, and even novelists have taken their turn in the spotlight. But if the decision is based on the nation's unflagging interest, an enormous growth in financial
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Binmen's call to arms
NEWPORT residents have taken the saying "Waste not, want not" to a new extreme. Spent machine gun ammunition, wheelchairs and even a kitchen sink have been left out for the council's recycling scheme. Other items found by bemused workers on the city's
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Hot spot just waiting to happen
KEN BENNETT takes a look at Croatia's turbulent history and discovers what makes it a stimulating holiday destination LOOK, I am going to be very honest, I would really rather keep Croatia to myself. Now it may seem selfish, but once you have holidayed
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Country girl visits the CIA
THE 13-year-old girl with the Patsy Cline twang has come a long way in nine years. Leann Rimes has sold eight million copies of her major label debut album, Blue, and toured the world over. At the 1997 Grammy Awards she won Best New Artist (the youngest
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Magician is just the trick
It looks virtually certain that New York-based Egyptian slugger Kabary Salem will be my next world title opponent in Edinburgh on October 22 and that suits me just fine. It hasn't been confirmed by promoter Frank Warren yet, but the man nicknamed the
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Welcome...
WELCOME to August escape... There is still time to bag a last-minute break before the end of the summer hols and we have found some of the best deals around for you. We also visit one of the best destinations for the ultimate in child-friendly holidays
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I'LL BE BACK
NEWPORT-based sprinter Darren Campbell has shelved plans for retirement after enduring a disastrous 2004 Athens Olympics. The former 200m Olympic silver medallist was determined to end his glittering career on a high at the championships, but his poor
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Council letter stuns good deed man
A NEWPORT man who reported unsafe brickwork in the city centre was amazed when the council told him to repair it. Gerald Rose, of Dewsland Park Road, saw vegetation growing out of a building on Charles Street and warned the council. But instead of contacting
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Variety of acts set to take Centre stage
IT is coming towards the end of the summer holidays and the Newport Centre's autumn season of events kicks in very shortly. The month of September sees sporting events taking centre stage with the first being boxing; where Enzo Maccarinelli will be returning
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Wife dies dies after accident
AN 82-YEAR-OLD Gwent woman died in hospital last night after a car crash which also claimed the life of her husband. Retired Llanhilleth builder Stanley Howell James, 85, died in hospital shortly after the crash between Mr James' Metro and a Rover 218
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Lockett in line for title shot
MESSED around Cwm-bran world middleweight title contender Gary Lockett, pictured, is still in line for a shot at the WBU title despite his eliminator against Birmingham's Wayne Ellcock being called off a second time. He was due to fight Ellcock, beaten
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A world of quality
The Inn at the Elm Tree, St Brides Newport THE INN at the Elm Tree has one of those enviable locations which make it almost a city centre restaurant but with a distinctly country feel. Standing off the main road through the small village of St Brides,
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You'll get the point
MCLUSKY can tell a story. You need to hear them do it a few times to get it but eventually it sinks in. She Will Only Bring You Happiness is another epic from the band that stuck it's Lightsabresuckingblues in your face a few years ago. It's wrapped in
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ASBO breach teen faces jail
A GWENT teenager could face being locked up after he was found guilty of breaching an anti-social behaviour order imposed on him two years ago. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Peter Oliver Wainfur, 18, from Newport, after he failed to appear at
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Family in Home Office dispute
THE brother of a murdered Cwmbran private eye is set to challenge a Home Office refusal to hold a judicial inquiry into the death. Daniel Morgan was found dead with an axe in his head in the car park of a south London pub 17 years ago. Despite four inquiries
