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Turning ruin into centre for artists
FOR ENGINEER John Bruce the goal is to think local and act local. Alongside wife Donna, he has spent the last nine years creating a local artists' colony at the hamlet of Kemy's Commander near Usk. The Renaissance workshops, gallery and craft centre is
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Port is riding crest of a wave
ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP) camouflaged a strong set of half-year results last week by including the write-off costs of a failed bid to get permission for a new container terminal in Southampton. Almost £45m went down the Swannee on that one, turning
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Open day is the cat's whiskers
AN open day and gala evening to celebrate the launch of a new theatre logo and the 80th anniversary of an amateur dramatic society has been hailed a success. The event at Newport's Dolman Theatre on Saturday saw all the theatre's departments opened to
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I'M NOT GOING
ON the eve of Wales' crucial World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland, manager Mark Hughes eased fans' fears he is preparing to quit to take on the vacant Blackburn job. Hughes has been constantly linked with a move to the Premiership and with his ties
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Millennium magic for green giant
RECYCLING Zone is the name of a green scheme launched in Newport in May of this year to which 65 companies have signed up. It promotes the recycling of aluminium drink cans and bottles within offices to benefit the environment and the bottom line. Now
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Bus row mum demands apology
A MOTHER ordered to get off a bus because her child was crying has slammed industry bosses who have supported the driver's decision. Single mother of three Sian Whelpton is demanding the driver and bus company apologise and admit they were in the wrong
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Club v Country - threat to future
Rugby is at the crossroads as the battle between club and country hots up, with the players caught in the middle. Sir Clive Woodward has resigned from his post as coach of world champions England chiefly because he has failed to secure sufficient access
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Eight evacuated as fire destroys building
A BUILDING in Newport collapsed early today after a fire tore through it. Eight people living nearby were evacuated after the blaze broke out in an empty property in Commercial Road, Pill. Much of the three-storey end-terrace building collapsed during
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Oz author's a body language expert
CAERPHILLY Business Forum has lured the UK's leading expert on body language to give a talk at Blackwood Miners' Institute next month. Allan Pease is a multi-million selling author and TV documentary maker. His TV and video series Body Language was watched
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Regions in stand-off
THE four Welsh rugby regions will have to sign up to a participation agreement tomorrow or face the risk of not being given any money by the Welsh Rugby Union. A vital meeting is being held between the WRU and the chief executives of the regions when
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Jennie lends regal touch to festive fayre
JENNIE Bond, the former BBC royal correspondent considered by many to be more regal than the Queen, has turned ngb2b's Christmas lunch into a record sell-out. Last year's Christmas lunch with Christine and Neil Hamilton attracted more than 300 attendees
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Lucky break for snooker buffs
DARREN Thomas has transformed a building on Clarence Place Newport into a state-of-the-art snooker centre and is opening it today. He claims his new business, Pockets, will offer top-of-the-range snooker facilities and a hi-tech lighting system to create
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Racy rafters splash out for cash
FUNDRAISERS made a real splash at the annual Monmouth Raft Race. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, this year's event has been hailed by organisers as a great success. More than 50 rafts from across the country took part in the six-and-a half-mile race
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TUC hits out at bosses' pensions
BOSSES at UK companies are enjoying luxury pensions worth up to 50 times more than most staff pensions, according to the latest TUC PensionsWatch report. The TUC says the news comes despite bosses being called on by the CBI to set an example. It also
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Butcher heads for hills in 'SAS' hunt
A FUNDRAISING butcher is set to complete a daring SAS survival challenge just months after conquering Ben Nevis. Cwmbran butcher Mark Roberts, 47, came to the aid of the Noah's Ark appeal when he scaled the Scottish summit in May, but this time his efforts
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Benefit night for Beslan hostages
NEWPORT City Live Arena (NCLA) is to run a benefit night for the school- children of Beslan, in Ossetia. The date, Friday, October 8, was going to be the launch of a residency by the Bristol-based ten-piece band Big Night Out. Now the band has agreed
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I'M NOT GOING
ON the eve of Wales' crucial World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland, manager Mark Hughes eased fans' fears he is preparing to quit to take on the vacant Blackburn job. Hughes has been constantly linked with a move to the Premiership and with his ties
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Sex shop opens despite robbery
A CONTROVERSIAL sex shop opened for its first day of trading despite a burglary over the weekend. The Secret Desires store on the Britannia Industrial Estate, Pengam, was burgled between 7pm and 8pm on Saturday. Thieves stole more than £5,000 worth of
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Help for murder victim's family
THE family of a murdered Cwmbran private eye has been granted legal aid to challenge a Home Office refusal to hold a judicial inquiry into his death. Daniel Morgan was found dead with an axe in his head in the car park of a south London pub 17 years ago
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Emergency op for airgun shooting boy
SURGEONS carried out emergency surgery on a Newport teenager after an air rifle pellet narrowly missed a main artery in his neck. The 15-year-old boy, who was with a group of youths at Kemp Park, off Corporation Road, was hit by the pellet at around 6pm
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Warm welcome in hillsides for florist
A fLOWER specialist from the South East who created designs for the Queen and Richard & Judy is now plying her trade in Blaenau Gwent. Sally Anne Dutson of The Flower Shop in Brynmawr town centre, trained as a florist at Windsor and recently relocated
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No presents, just help hospital, says bride
NEW bride Marilyn Balkwill was so grateful for her treatment when she had cancer that she decided to raise money for the hospital - at her wedding. Marilyn Balkwill and husband Don, from Coldbrook, near Abergavenny, married at the town's Angel Hotel and
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Final farewells to popular schoolgirl
FAMILY and friends of a teenage girl who died after an accident with a motorbike while walking said their final goodbyes at her funeral yesterday. Hundreds of people were at St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, to pay their respects to Laurie Mae Roberts
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Pupils join in fight to save school
ANGRY pupils are joining the fight to save a closure-threatened school in Pontypool. This Friday, hundreds of Trevethin school youngsters will take to the streets of the town with parents to protest at the planned closure. Torfaen councillors have voted
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Rees backs new scheme
WELSH rugby could become like the Southern Hemisphere Super 12 competition at regional level predicts David Rees, pictured, Newport's new coach also in charge of the Dragons' academy. The Welsh Rugby Union yesterday announced a huge shake-up in regional
