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Phone bill shock in Internet scam
A NEWPORT businesswoman is warning of a premium rate line con that has left her hundreds of pounds out of pocket. Danielle Sheahan, the owner of the West Usk Lighthouse bed and breakfast at St Brides, was using the internet when a computer virus connected
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Cat shot three times
AN air weapon user has wounded a second cat in Newport within a week. In the latest attack, Julie Wagstaff's cat Elvis has had to have a third of his liver and part of his stomach removed after being shot in the bowel area. Elvis was also hit by an airgun
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School future: we'll listen
A GWENT education chief today insisted a controversial proposal to close a comprehensive school will not be "steam-rollered through". Torfaen council's director for education, Mike de Val, is adamant no decision has yet been made on whether to close Trevethin
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It's his job to keep you entertained
IT is the job of Nicolas Young to reconcile two opposing philosophies about how Newport's new Riverfront arts centre is used. There are those who say the best way to recoup on the £16m building cost is to get bums on seats. Others say Newport's intellectual
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Special honour for river rescue boys
TWO youngsters were today due to be honoured after they saved a girl from a fast-flowing river. Scott Crowley and Daniel Clutterbuck staged the dramatic rescue in July when their friend Emma Williams, 11, fell in Afon Lwyd. The boys helped terrified Emma
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Sorry end for giant of the sea
HUNDREDS flocked to see slaughtermen dispose of Newport's 60ft fin whale amid anger the authorities failed to preserve the mammal. The 40-tonne female washed up on to a beach near the West Usk Light-house, St Brides, early on Thursday. Many had called
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Tough tests for top men
Newport County moved close to naming a new boss as interviews took place yesterday and today. And the Argus can reveal that the selection process will be the most thorough that has ever taken place at Newport. Candidates have been required to put on a
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Village outraged by rave rumpus
A RAVE party brought misery to people living in Magor - and had to be closed down by police. Residents say music began at midnight on Saturday, and it was 10am on Sunday before police were able to pull the plug. The rave, which had a professional sound
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Croft is simply the best
SKIPPER Robert Croft was named Glamorgan player of the year at the first club chairman's ball and awards evening at Sophia Gardens on Saturday. Panteg's vastly improved seamer David Harrison was named young player of the year and batsman David Hemp took
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Two hearts keep grandfather alive
A GWENT grandfather is being kept alive by two hearts. Carl Mitchard, 67, had a donor heart transplanted into his body more than 12 years ago to keep his own going - and now he wants to encourage more organ donors to sign up to the register. Carl, from
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WRU take charge of game's future
THE Welsh Rugby Union have taken over the running of the Welsh Schools (senior group) and Dragons Trust, as well as the Welsh Youth previously announced. WRU chairman David Pickering explained it had been done to give the governing body greater control
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All set for phone mast battle
DETERMINED residents are battling a telecommunications giant's plans to extend the size of a phone mast in Cross Keys. They have written letters to the National Assembly before a planning appeal, in a bid to stop Vodafone replacing a 15 metre metropole
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Wales call for Dragons
SIX members of the Newport Gwent Dragons team will be involved in Wales squad training for the autumn internationals - but one of them will almost certainly have to pull out. The six of the best are backs Hal Luscombe, Ceri Sweeney and Gareth Cooper and
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Pupil plan finds favour
CHILDREN from a Newport primary who go to a secondary school in Caldicot could be 'brought back home' under council proposals to shift catchment areas. Historically Llanmartin Primary School children have gone to Caldicot Comprehensive, which is run by
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Region seeking fair play
GIVE us fair play, Newport Gwent Dragons ask the Welsh Rugby Union in their escalating dispute over stand alone status and funding. The Dragons are the only region still to sign the participation agreement with the WRU and it means they have not been
