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CCTV on the buses
NEWPORT Transport boss Trevor Roberts is warning vandals new CCTV cameras installed on the city's buses are proving a help in prosecuting offenders. Mr Roberts said a recent prosecution in which magistrates ordered a teenager to pay Newport Transport
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School bus fire drama
TWELVE children were taken to hospital after their school bus caught fire today. The Croydon Coaches bus had just picked up pupils in Marshfield to take them to Bassaleg School when a blaze broke out in the vehicle's engine and filled the double-decker
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Moralee bid to gain Cup glory
NEWPORT County striker Jamie Moralee is certain that he can score the goals to send his side into the next round of the final qualifying round of the FA Cup when County take on North Leigh tonight in a replay at Spytty Park (kick-off 7.45 pm). County
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Brusg with death
FRED Westacott, fath-er of Newport teenage speedway rider Jamie, believes the air bag safety fence at Wolver-hampton could well have saved his 16-year-old son's life. Jamie suffered a high-speed crash in the opening heat of the British Under-18 championship
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What new store would look like
NEWPORT'S Sainsbury's store could be replaced with a superstore on the former gasworks site at Albany Street in Crindau. Plans to be seen by the council today also include a new ramped road into the Crindau area off Heidenheim Way. The plans are seen
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'Don't get into such danger'
THIS is the last thing firefighters and trading standards officers want to see on Bonfire Night - a child at risk of serious injury from fireworks. With November 5 fast approaching, pupils at Ebbw Vale's Willowtown Junior School were shown the dangers
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Target Man
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons enemy number one - that's England's World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson when he visits Rodney Parade with New-castle for Saturday's Heineken Cup tie. Wilkinson, whose last-minute dropped goal gave England the World Cup in Australia, will
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Our day with the stars
A TRIO of Gwent teenagers rubbed shoulders with Hollywood stars when they appeared in a new film. Aimee Humphries and twins Frances and Jocelyn Taylor, all 16, of Caerleon, appeared as extras in These Foolish Things, a movie starring Lauren Bacall and
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Reign of terror by massed 'Saddam' raiders
THE "three Saddams" brought their own reign of terror to shop staff wielding knives, guns and baseball bats before demanding cash. Jamie Miell, 25, of Keith Lucas Road, Farnborough, was convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and 18 other linked
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Ceri's role in Alfie
A NEWPORT model is eagerly awaiting the release of the film Alfie to see if she makes it onto the big screen. Ceri Jones, 23, from Zero One modelling and management agency, appeared as an extra in the new Jude Law movie, out this Friday. She filmed a
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Police officer jailed for theft
A SHAMED Gwent police officer was led away from a court in handcuffs yesterday, jailed for three months for theft. We revealed last month how PC Jonathan Ellis, 32, stole £80 from a purse handed to him as lost property in an undercover sting by his colleagues
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Calzaghe's in a war - Salem
KABARY Salem has warned Gwent's Joe Calzaghe, pictured, that it will be war when the two meet on Friday night in Edinburgh to contest the WBO super-middleweight title. New York-based Salem, 36, known as the 'Egyptian magician' has an impressive record
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Toddlers' heartbreak as pets attacked
TODDLERS have been left heartbroken after vandals smashed up animal hutches and injured a guinea pig. And their beloved rabbit Toby - a female - vanished after the attack sparking fears she may have been stolen. Two hutches for the rabbit and the nursery's
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Open door saves family in gas blast
A GWENT family told how their lives were saved after a huge gas blast rocked their home - thanks to an open kitchen door. Chris Sage, 31, partner Victoria Hadley, 21, and her five-year-old son Ieuan were awakened by the explosion which blew windows, doors
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Gran's fears over soldier's return to Iraq
A NEWPORT grandmother has spoken of her fears after her grandson returned to Iraq this week for his second tour of duty in the war torn country. Trooper Dean Hanbury, 20, of the Queen's Dragoon Guards, left his German base and flew to Baghdad for a six-month
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'Rock of community' dies at 55
A WOMAN described as a 'rock of the community' has died from cancer at the age of 55. Angela Holt, a mother-of-one, died just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Her family and friends paid tribute to the woman who would 'do anything