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Girl tells police of abduction and rape
THIS is the man police want to question following the alleged rape and abduction of a 15-year-old girl. The teenage girl said she was abducted in Cardiff and taken to a flat in Edison Ridge, Malpas, Newport, where she was kept against her will and raped
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Plans 'fatal' for town
A PROPOSED multi-million pound out-of-town super university campus plus 1,500 new houses and a business park would be "fatal" for Caerleon, councillors say. The University Park proposal, for a 420-acre site three-quarters of a mile west of Caerleon, between
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Rapist hunt: schools in chaos
ANGER was spilling over in Usk today over the escape of a convicted child rapist which put thousands of school pupils on alert. "We warned that this would happen," said Paul Starling, chairman of the Usk Residents' Action Group. Every school in Newport
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Dragons target second
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will go second in the Celtic League table if they pull off their first victory at Ravenhill tonight against Ulster. And they have a game in hand over their rivals. They currently lie third, a point behind Leinster, who they sent
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On the trail of a challenge
FOR a challenging mountain bike ride with breathtaking views, get on your bike and ride the Twrch Trail. Ranger at the Cwmcarn Visitor Centre, Graeme Layzell, said the course has a lot to offer. "The trail has a brilliant single track ride and offers
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First glimpse inside arts centre
THE design of the new Riverfront arts centre provoked a debate that flashed across the Argus' letters page for months - and readers will be intrigued to know the interior decor is as provocative as its futuristic exterior. All wide-open spaces, rippled
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Ringer- it will be tough
IF we don't match Ulster in the first 20 minutes at Ravenhill tonight we won't maintain our winning run, warns in-form Newport Gwent Dragons flanker Jamie Ringer. If fans are expecting a fourth successive win to roll off the production line especially
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Gwent mascots are all fired up
ELEVEN Gwent schoolchildren are hoping to bring Wales' footballing heroes a little bit of extra luck tomorrow as the team's official mascots. The pupils from three Torfaen schools have been chosen to lead out the team at Old Trafford ahead of the epic
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A special moment
THIS was the touching moment when 105-year-old Gertie Jenkins met her first great-great-great-granddaughter for the very first time. Mrs Jenkins, who lives at the Red Rose Nursing Home in Ebbw Vale, was said to be 'over the moon' with the newest addition
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On track for the future
IT'S nearly ten years since Jan Preece founded the Pillgwenlly Heritage Centre. Many people at the time said its involvement in the community would never stand the test of time. Well, it has. Much to Jan's delight they've been proved wrong, and his passionate
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Bug hits County
JOHN Cornforth celebrated his 37th birthday yesterday, but it was Lemsip and not champagne he was drinking as he spent the day trying to get over a flu bug that has swept through his side. The new boss is in charge for his first Nationwide South game
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Gwent mascots are all fired up
ELEVEN Gwent schoolchildren are hoping to bring Wales' footballing heroes a little bit of extra luck tomorrow as the team's official mascots. The pupils from three Torfaen schools have been chosen to lead out the team at Old Trafford ahead of the epic
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An adventure for your palate
WHAT the Taste of Asia in Caxton Place, Newport, lacks in dcor more than makes up in the quality of its food. On a disappointingly quiet Thursday night I found myself wandering around Newport and by accident found the Indian restaurant/takeaway in Caxton
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Is your home at risk of flooding?
GWENT homeowners could face rising home insurance premiums and falling house prices after the Environment Ag-ency published its most comprehensive flood-risk map for homes and businesses. But many are also set to benefit, insurance experts are predicting
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Tales from the sex shop
FORMER sex shop worker Ville Valo says he can't leave it alone and that pornography made him into a monster. Next Friday he'll be telling all of Cardiff about it in the International Arena. He and his pop-goth band HIM have come all the way from their
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I'd be happy to meet 'Left-hook'
MUCH of the talk this week has been about a possible future fight between me and the new kid on the block, American super-middleweight Jeff 'Left Hook' Lacy. I was delighted the young man from Florida captured the vacant IBF crown by beating Syd Vanderpool
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Rees return
BOTH the Cross Keys and Newport coaches and players could be forgiven if they got their wires crossed at Pandy Park on Saturday during a game which should attract a bumper crowd. First of all there is the fact that David Rees is returning to the ground
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Seize the day
Mark Hughes will ask his Wales side to "grab the moment" just like he did 20 years ago on his international debut. Hughes (pictured) takes charge of Wales for the penultimate time against England at Old Trafford tomorrow, still harbouring vivid memories
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Departure arrives
PSYCHEDLIC yet miserable surf sound maestros The Departure make their sonic attack in the Barfly tonight. While the band's guitarists play like they were in Man Or Astroman the vocalist does a good impersonation of Morrissey. Their new single Be My Enemy
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Showtime for centre
IT'S BEEN years in the making, but the new Millennium Centre, visible from across Cardiff and already nicknamed 'the Armadillo' by workers in the Bay, is about to open for business. And from Monday, tickets have been on sale for a whole host of attractions
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Things that go bump in the night
HALLOWEEN is just three weeks away, and the ghost tours and events around Gwent and further afield are getting booked up fast. So if you want to give the family a spooky treat on Halloween weekend, it's time to act now. It will be party time in the barn
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Rock 'n' riot with Razorlight
THE NME Rock'n'Roll Riot tour brings the goodtime-lovin' Razorlight to Cardiff Uni tonight. Like a latter-day Pogues-cum-Saw Doctors, but with more attention to their wardrobe, Razorlight are a romantic lot. Their last two singles, Vice and Golden Touch
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'We do our utmost to deter squatters'
THE owners of Newport's former art college say they are doing all they can to keep people out of the building after another fire broke out yesterday. A woman had to be rescued from the arson-plagued building and a search was launched when it was feared
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Parents' bus woe
PARENTS say they fear for the safety of their children who are being "herded on to a school bus like cattle". The 49 bus service, run by Newport Transport, is needed by 77 St Joseph's pupils living in Bettws to travel between school and home every day
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Arsonist is jailed
A NEWPORT man set fire to his mother's house during a "psychotic episode" when he thought the Mafia were after him, a court heard. Phillip Evans, 30, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Andrew
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Seize the day
Mark Hughes will ask his Wales side to "grab the moment" just like he did 20 years ago on his international debut. Hughes (pictured) takes charge of Wales for the penultimate time against England at Old Trafford tomorrow, still harbouring vivid memories
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Let's go to enjoy Avril shower
AVRIL Lavigne could be no more obviously manufactured if she had a barcode and telephone number for customers branded in her butt. The evidence is overwhelming. Her best-known songs on the album Let Go, including omnipresent singles Complicated and Sk8r
