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'Huge' boost for League
THE decision by the Irish Rugby Union to make qualification for the Heineken Cup dependent on performances in the Celtic League has been described as huge by Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Andy Marinos, pictured. The IRFU had previously made achievements
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Friends in bid for Lottery cash
ALL hands to the pump in fundraising - that was the message from the Friends of Newbridge Memo last night as they begin a bid to secure National Lottery cash. Committee members believe the Heritage Lottery Fund can be wooed into stumping up most of the
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Rescue drama after man falls onto river bank
A MAN was dramatically rescued by emergency services after falling more than 30 foot from his garden onto a river bank yesterday. The man was carrying out work to strengthen the banking of his home on Homeland Place, Blackwood, when the accident happened
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Expectations will be higher
YOU don't have to tell new director of rugby David Rees that the expectations of supporters and officials of Newport Rugby Club are always high - after all, he used to play for the club. If anything, they will be higher than ever this season for the Black
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Rape attack on girl, 13
A GIRL of 13 was raped just yards from a busy Gwent pub - and now police are appealing for her attacker to give himself up. The girl, from the Blackwood area, was attacked on some scrub- land near the Penllwyn Arms in Pontllanfraith at around 10pm on
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Family and friends pay tribute to tragic teenager
A NEWPORT family told of their devastation at the tragic loss of a teenage daughter who "could light up a room". In a statement, Laurie Mae Roberts' parents, Jane and John, said they would miss their eldest child "beyond belief". The Rogerstone teenager
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Johnny in sight
PROMOTER Frank Warr-en has provisionally book-ed the Cardiff Inter-national Arena in Decem-ber for a world boxing showdown between Brit-ish rivals Enzo Maccar-inelli and Johnny Nelson - but Maccarinelli is refusing to look that far ahead. A fight-off
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Thousands facing higher council tax bills
THOUSANDS of homeowners in Gwent are bracing themselves for higher council tax bills next year. New evaluations mean one in five homes in Torfaen has been moved into a higher council tax band. And in Newport, one in three homes face a move up or down
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We need a flier- Bellamy
WALES striker Craig Bellamy has set his sights on getting Wales to where they have not been for more than 40 years - the World Cup finals. The Newcastle forward has enjoyed a fine start to the season with club and country and is determined Wales get off
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We need a flier- Bellamy
WALES striker Craig Bellamy has set his sights on getting Wales to where they have not been for more than 40 years - the World Cup finals. The Newcastle forward has enjoyed a fine start to the season with club and country and is determined Wales get off
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Drink binge girl, 14, could have died
A TEENAGE girl was found unconscious at Cwmbran's retail park after a bank holiday drinking binge - and police say she could have died if she had been alone. The girl, aged 14, collapsed in the retail park on Monday afternoon after a drinking session
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Crash death family welcome inquest
AN INQUEST is to be held into the death of a 20-year-old Newport man whose family continue to raise concerns about the reasons why he died. Glyn Gurney's father Nick and step-mum Kate have welcomed the news that Gwent coroner David Bowen is to hold a
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Barmaids with bottle
A QUARTET of barmaids are out to prove they know just as much about pop as they do about pints - pop music, that is. The four barmaids from the Cross Oak pub in Penmaen in Oakdale will be sharing centre-stage with Welsh-baiting battle axe Anne Robinson
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Anderson will be different- Ruddock
CHRIS Anderson will bring something different to Welsh rugby, says Mike Ruddock (pictured), now Wales coach, about the man who succeeded him as Newport Gwent Dragons coach. Ruddock watched the Dragons beat Ulster last Saturday from somewhere near the
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Fathers 4 Justice group storms law firm
FOUR people were arrested yesterday - and later released without charge - after the Fathers 4 Justice group staged a sit-down protest inside a Newport legal firm. The group, dressed in decontamination suits, stormed into the Harding Evans main office
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Tribute to a war veteran
ONE of Gwent's longest-serving and most respected solicitors and a stalwart of Newport Golf Club has died, aged 79. War veteran Tom Davis notched up 52 years as a solicitor, mainly with the old Newport-based family firm Lebrasseur Davis and Sons. A wholehearted
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Mum with crying tot asked to leave bus
A SINGLE mother of three was asked to get off a bus by the driver - because he was annoyed by her child's crying. Sian Whelpton said she was left upset and embarrassed following the incident on a Glyn Williams bus from Newport to the Ty Sign estate in
