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Smoke alert at city store
PART of a busy city centre street was cordoned off at the weekend after smoke was seen billowing from a shop storeroom. Firefighters from Malpas and Maindee divisions were called to the River Island store in High Street just after 11am on Saturday, following
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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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Devil you may learn to care for
Hellboy (12A) The latest comic hero to get the bat, cat, super, spider man/woman makeover, Hellboy should have been called Tandoorithing. His brooding scorched red face glows angrily against the rest of the set. His devil tail and oversized stone hand
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Must win
Gary Speed has warned Wales that they must win their home World Cup qualifiers to make up for the disappointing draw in Azerbaijan. Two years ago, Speed scored in a comfortable 2-0 win in Baku in a Euro 2004 qualifier. Speed scored again yesterday, only
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Wasps' max power
THE king of Hayley Stadium, Wasps skipper Craig Watson, landed another 15-pointmaximum yesterday as the home side recorded its best British Premier League result of the season. However, the Aussie ace couldn't quite make it six race wins out of six when
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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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OAPs hurt in police car accident
AN elderly Newport couple were injured in an accident in Eastbourne with a police patrol car responding to a 999 call. Police said the couple, who have not been named, were using a pedestrian crossing near Eastbourne pier, when they were struck by the
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Must win
Gary Speed has warned Wales that they must win their home World Cup qualifiers to make up for the disappointing draw in Azerbaijan. Two years ago, Speed scored in a comfortable 2-0 win in Baku in a Euro 2004 qualifier. Speed scored again yesterday, only
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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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Look what I've raised for my mate's holiday
A NEWPORT boy whose best friend is battling leukaemia has raised £188 to help give him a holiday of a lifetime. Eight-year-old Joel Vassallo, of Lliswery Park Drive, raised the money in a collection with his dad at Llanwern steelworks for his best friend
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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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Newport win, just!
NEW-LOOK Newport's reign as Premier Division champions will be a short one if they don't improve rapidly and substantially on this shambles of a performance at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Of course, they have excuses for a far from championship display
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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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Time to party at the Mardi Gras
Cardiff's Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras takes place this weekend from 2pm to 2am, from Coopers Field to Clwb Ifor Bach. Always associated with cutting edge dance music, the event boasts a sizeable dance tent in the field by Cardiff Castle and aftershow party
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Moralee ups morale
JAMIE Moralee fired New-port County's Nationwide South campaign back on track in a crucial 1-0 victory over Bognor Regis at Spytty Park on Saturday. After picking up only one point in the previous three games, County boss Peter Nicholas asked his players
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Moorhens shot on canal
A MAN who found two dead moorhens in a stretch of canal in Gwent is calling for the waterway's wildlife to be better protected. Michael West, who lives in Pontymister, says he found the moorhens floating in the Rogerstone stretch of the Brecon and Monmouthshire
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Couples in comic confusion
NEWPORT Playgoers open their season at the city's Dolman Theatre with the delightful Ayckbourn comedy Relatively Speaking - and for director Gwyneth Moulden Nicholas the play has a certain familiarity. Gwyneth took part in NPS's first production of the
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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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Jazz festival goes with a swing
THOUSANDS of people descended on a Gwent town this weekend for one of the country's fastest-growing music festivals. The streets of Pontypool were transformed into a music lovers' paradise, with more than 60 bands and singers performing in venues across
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Nicholas praises players
NEWPORT County boss Peter Nicholas was quick to praise his players for bouncing back from disappointment on Monday against Sutton to pick up the points in the 1-0 victory against Bognor at Spytty Park on Saturday. He said: "It was a gutsy performance
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Hostels upgrade for single homeless
TWO community hostels in Monmouthshire are being renovated to address the growing issue of homelessness in the county. As official figures reveal the number of people without residence has doubled in the past two years, the county council is hoping a
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Macca: It's Nelson
The world title fight many fans have been eagerly awaiting now seems certain to take place at the CIA, Cardiff, in December. WBO World Cruiserweight Champion Jonny Nelson KO'd German Rudiger May in the seventh round in Essen late on Saturday night, and
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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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Fatboy changes track
If dance music is dead, someone forgot to tell Fatboy Slim and the million or more people who have been to his gigs in the past two years. Two summers ago 250,000 people flocked to Brighton for his second Big Beach Boutique and in March this year in Rio
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Praise for youth work
A PIONEERING community and youth project in Blaenau Gwent is being praised by a top police officer for helping reduce the local youth crime rate by almost half. The Winchestown Family Centre, which is run by children's charity NCH Cymru, provides a range
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Saucy gravy tops it off
THE new-look Stonehouse pub got off to a bit of a shaky start with our meal - but made up for it later. Quality furnishings and a large car park make the Lighthouse Road venue in Duffryn ideal for a 'pub grub' feast. For starters, my dining partner was
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Bridge confusion for motorists
CONFUSED motorists have been using a new bridge which has not yet opened to the public. As we reported last week, the opening date for the new Southern Distributor Road in Newport has been pushed back another three weeks. But some drivers saw steel barriers
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'They should say sorry to survivors'
GWENT survivors of the Gerona air crash are demanding apologies after a damning report into the accident. The findings of an investigation by Spanish authorities into the 1999 Britannia Airways crash were revealed yesterday. Among those criticised were
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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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Trips pave way for payout plight
PEDESTRIANS tripping over damaged pavements have cost Gwent councils more than £3 million in compensation payouts. The biggest loser, Newport council, has paid out £1.7m in settlements since 1999, of which just £200,000 was covered by insurance. Blaenau
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Top cyclists first to cross new bridge
TOP international cyclists christened Newport's new bridge over the River Usk as the streets of Gwent were transformed into an international cycle track at the weekend as the prestigious Tour of Britain arrived. Setting off from the Newport Velodrome,
