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Stand off
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are today standing alone in an increasingly bitter row with the Welsh Rugby Union over the new charter/participation agreement. Cardiff Blues and Llanelli Scarlets yesterday joined with Neath-Swansea Ospreys in signing the participation
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Gorman interested
THE search for the new Newport County manager may be coming to a conclusion soon but there is time to throw one more name into the hat, and a massive one at that- former Tottenham and England number two John Gorman. The experienced Scot has tremendous
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Not taking divorce lying down, then?
KEITH BARRET is one of the greatest comic creations of the new century. The relentlessly optimistic minicab driver who sees his ex-wife's remarriage as not losing a wife but gaining a friend has gone from 10-minute self-filmed slots on BBC2 to his own
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Residents battle new flats plans
NEWPORT residents are livid that a developer has made fresh plans to put flats on a prefab site. Protesters at Allt-Yr-Yn were delighted when original plans to build 77 homes at Ridgeway were scrapped by developers in May. But now Bovis Homes has returned
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Search is on for special people
THE search is on to find Newport's most special people. Mayor of Newport Paul Cockeram has launched the hunt after reading stories in the Argus about young achievers who have helped their community. He said he was touched by stories including that of
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Vicar's taste for the wobbly stuff
HE'S a vicar who likes biting babies' heads off and then telling audiences about it. But, thankfully, Methodist minister Reverend Michael Payne's 'victims' are just made of jelly. Because Mr Payne just loves Jelly Babies - and he'll soon be appearing
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Bankers brush up on skills
NO jokes please about how many bank managers it takes to paint an artists' studio.* A squad from Barclay's Bank in Gwent is helping renovate the Robbin's Lane studios which will be a Newport base for painters and sculptors. As he set about painting a
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Not for the sweet-toothed
Popadoms, High Street, Newport WHILE it is most popular in the early hours with the post-pub crowd, Popadoms proved a pleasant place for an early evening curry. The food is inexpensive and there was a two-for-one offer on main courses when I visited with
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Top company comes to Valleys
Blaenau Gwent is proud to host the Royal Shakespeare Company in the main hall of Ebbw Vale's Sports Centre from October 19-23, 2004. This will be the first time that the RSC has toured in Wales for five years, when they again played in Ebbw Vale. For
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New album for Welsh lord of the dancefloor
High Contrast, aka Linkin Barrett, put South Wales on the drum 'n' bass map with his debut album True Colours, released in 2002. The album's beautiful update on the dance format took him DJing from Canada to Korea and to remix The Streets, Dkay and Adam
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Pride of the Valleys
WHEN first appointed to the British Embassy in Washington, Guy Burgess was told three rules: not to be too left-wing, not to get involved in race relations, and not to get involved in any homosexual incidents. "I understand," the spy replied. "What you
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Work starts on flood site
FOR more than three years, people living near the river in Caerleon have feared the next high tide would result in their homes being flooded. Now work has started on a major scheme which should prove a long-term solution and ease their minds. When a flood
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Once in a lifetime view of whale
THOUSANDS of people flocked to the coast at St Brides, Newport, yesterday, to see the 60ft whale washed up on the shore. Hundreds of cars were parked in the Lighthouse Inn car park and along a nearby road last night as people crowded to take a look at
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Ray's out to really get us
It's 40 years, one month and four days since The Kinks released You Really Got Me and Ray Davies is back in Wales. Ray is in Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Thursday, September 23, for another of his one man shows. It's his second show in Wales in 2004 - a
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Wimbledon serves up an ace
Film review: Wimbledon (12A) IN tennis parlance 'love' means no score, but in this charmingly romantic film, it's game, set and match. The team behind Four Weddings has created another consistently funny drama, full of quirky Brits and two lead characters
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Scum shot my lovely Felix
A pet owner has hit out at attackers who shot her cat, Felix, with an air weapon. Suzanne Webber, from Van Dyke Close, St Julians, Newport, is warning other cat and dog owners to be vigilant after seven-year-old Felix was shot in the upper front of his
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Fight for rail link goes on
POLITICIANS say they won't stop fighting to get a vital rail link with Ebbw Vale opened at the same time as Cardiff's in 2006. The Argus is running the Get Us Back on Track campaign - calling for the mile-long Newport link to be re-opened at the same
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Puppy in the pink for walk
PEOPLE will be tickled pink when they see bichon frise Elli Mae being taken for a walk this autumn. With her colourful new coat, she will be escorted by her owner Liz Thomas, of Cwmbran, at the South Wales Stride for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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Haunted Firth adds depth to mindgame
Film review: Trauma (15) A mindgame set in East London with a Britcom stalwart and an American beauty - this could have been traumatic for all the wrong reasons. But Colin Firth brings depths to the part that his work in Love Actually and Bridget Jones
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Marvellous melcopop
What is it about Newport and miserable bands? Old Garbo are another group from the city that specialise in 'melcopop', or melancholic pop. And damn good they are, too, going on their debut album Walking On All Flaws, released last week. The bulk of the
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It's September for October Country
The October Country, who supported The Stranglers the last time they played Newport, headline in their own right next week. They played with The Stranglers at Newport Centre. This time they perform at The Riverside Tavern on Wednesday, September 22. The
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Owen chance to skipper Wales
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons forward Michael Owen has emerged as a shock candidate to be the next captain of Wales. Owen is one of five players who will be interviewed for the post next month, an out-of-the-blue candidate whose name has never been linked with
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Peard is relishing new challenge
MIKE Peard would have been forgiven had he quit rugby when he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury to his left knee at the age of 29. But instead he had operations, reconstructive surgery and eleven months out of the game as he determined to keep
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We're getting there- Rees
NEWPORT coach David Rees is happy that his Welsh Premier Division champions are back at the top of the table with a 100% record after four games, but he'll be even happier if they remain there following the next four. Three of their first four games were
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'Smoking ban the only way'
SMOKING rooms in workplaces and ventilated no-smoking areas in pubs are not protecting non-smokers from the damaging effects of tobacco smoke, Welsh AMs were told Scientists told a National Assembly committee examining ways of banning smoking in public
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Classic is top of the range
The Cross Oak, Oakdale Terrace, Penmaen, nr Oakdale DRIVING through the village of Penmaen, it is hard to miss the Cross Oak pub. With its colourful hanging baskets, the pub was a worthy winner of the recent Caerphilly in Bloom competition. It is every
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A feast of big names
ANYONE with eyes bigger than their belly can feast both in Gwent this weekend at the sixth Abergavenny Food Festival Wales' most successful food festival is a chance for foodies to admire the work of old masters while catching up with the young Turks.
