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Plethora of professionals
PROFESSIONAL drama in Newport has been notable by its absence for the last few years, with only the occasional touring production for the city's theatregoers to savour. But this weekend Newport will move from famine to feast with the opening of the new
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Do Me Bad Things release new single
DO Me Bad Things release a new single next week and play South Wales the day after. The nine-piece 'soul' band's (eight of them are vocalists) latest is Time For Deliverance. On it Nicholai Prowse competes for vocal duties with Chantal Delusional. The
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Move along, these aren't the droids you're looking for.
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Students' CD comes right from the heart
THE newest recording artists in Gwent are poised for the release of their first CD. But this isn't a manufactured pop act, or a band put together in someone's garage. The performers are homeless or unemployed people who visit a day centre in Newport.
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Album and tour for Rees
CHRISTOPHER REES released his long- awaited album last week and next Wednesday his tour comes to Newport. Rees and his brand of angst-folk have been wowing crowds from South Wales to Parliament for years. Earlier this month he played the House's bar,
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Thin end of the Wadge
WEST Country lass Amy Wadge is a 28-year-old singer/songwriter who has been based in Cardiff for eight years. After graduating from Welsh College Of Music & Drama, she has been gigging and writing extensively as well as acting with Theatr Clwyd Cymru
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Cruise waves a sword at imperialism
IT'S A crowded battlefield this year for bloody, cinematic epics inspired by history or legend. Achilles and Paris, Alexander the Great, and King Arthur all promise to impress, but Tom Cruise starts 2004 with an admirable turn in this historic East meets
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Move along, these aren't the droids you're looking for.
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Police scour rocks for missing golfer
ITEMS belonging to missing Caldicot golfer James Nutley were found on a beach just yards from the Tenby hotel where he was staying, police revealed. Mr Nutley, 25, from Deepweir Gardens, Caldicot, was last seen at midnight on Sunday after leaving the
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Dad was wrongly jailed
A NEWPORT father of two has spoken of his trauma after spending more than 600 days in jail as a wrongly convicted prisoner. Richard Jones, 34, of Jeans Close, Malpas, is now claiming compensation after being cleared by the Court of Appeal of inflicting
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Shoppers get the hump
A TAXI company is slapping customers with an extra 50p charge for going to a supermarket - because it claims speed humps are damaging cars. Asda in Blackwood has installed ramps and bollards in its car park to put a stop to boy racers in the evenings.
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County boss busy in search of talent
NEWPORT County's home match against Grays might have fallen foul of the weather last night but boss John Cornforth did not view it as a night off. Instead he stepped up his bid to bring in new faces in time for County's FA Cup clash at Tiverton on Saturday
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We'd worry English- Beattie
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons would be in the top half of the Zurich Premiership if they were in it, insists back row forward Ross Beattie who has just regained his place in the Scotland squad. Beattie has hit back at those who claim there is a gap in standard
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Banding together to cut crime
PUB licensees and police will be clamping down on underage drinking in Newport with a new wrist band scheme. Revellers who prove they are 18 or over at a pub or club will be given a band that acts as proof of age in all other licensed premises in the
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Cheap and cheerful
THERE are two words to describe the food at the Royal Albert pub in Newport - cheap and cheerful. The meals are basic at the Albert Avenue pub in Maindee but are delicious all the same. And they are much better value than some other similar outlets in
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City's Mr Funding off to new top post
THE sports and arts boss who played a part in bringing the Velodrome and the Riverfront theatre to Newport is leaving the council. Iain Varah, head of continuing learning and leisure, has been instrumental in sourcing over £28 million of inward investment
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At last- a move to close the back door
There was some interesting news from the England and Wales Cricket Board last week, namely that, at last, they are trying to do something to curb the ever increasing amount of foreign players flooding into county cricket by the back door - in other words
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Wedding bells for gold medal hero
GWENT'S Olympic gold medalist Darren Campbell has confirmed he is to get married to his long-term girlfriend Clair Jacobs. The couple who live in Marshfield, revealed they are to tie the knot at a ceremony in Hereford on December 19. The 4X100m gold medallist
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It's heritage and fun for the family
LOOKING for an exciting, fun, educational and free day out for all the family this half term? Visit Big Pit and experience what life was like for generations of miners who earned a living from coal. Big Pit: National Mining Museum of Wales has a wealth
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Retire? Not me
GWENT world champion Joe Calzaghe has blasted back at his critics and has promised his best is yet to come. The Newbridge southpaw, who is the WBO Super-middleweight champion, has been hammered by many critics after an unconvincing performance in defending
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Real rockers pack 'em in
DAVID Coverdale turned 55 last month but with a new band of preening 'real' rockers he's packing them in. So much so that four new dates have been added to the latest Whitesnake tour which comes to Newport tomorrow night. Spandex wrapped rock is hip again
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Something for all lovers of dance
IT USED to be that if you wanted to watch innovative and unusual dance in Newport, you had to go to Zanzibar - but the Riverfront's line-up has something for everybody. The programme begins on November 2 with The Cholmondeleys & The Featherstonehaughs
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Katherine sings in capital
NEW Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins has just released her second album and next March will play St David's Hall. The 24-year-old school teacher hit the headlines earlier this year when she became the fastest selling opera singer since Maria Callas
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Singin' in the rain for Fiddler on the Roof
IT'S AN old show business cliche that the show must go on no matter what. So when Newport's Dolman Theatre was evacuated last night cast members of Fiddler on the Roof carried on the performance outside in the wind and rain. Hundreds of theatre goers
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Skipper aims to lift the gloom
IT'S not all gloom and doom, promises Newport Gwent Dragons captain Jason Forster as he leads his team into Sunday's crucial Heineken Cup-tie against Edinburgh at Murrayfield. Forster admits the Newcastle result was a huge disappointment, but says a tough
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New help to tackle yobs
NEWPORT will be one of 50 new areas to get special help from the government in tackling anti-social behaviour, it was announced today. Assistance for the city is expected to include specialist training academies for council staff and police officers to
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Our appeal hasn't lost any sparkle
THERE are 81,000 reasons for fundraisers for our Sparkle Appeal to smile. Because Argus readers have raised £81,000 for the appeal which aims to help a new centre for disabled children at High Cross, Newport. We launched the Sparkle Appeal last December
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It's not one thing it's The Others
OVER-hyped indie pop band The Others will show whether or not they've got trousers as well as mouth in the Barfly next week. The last few months have seen The Others everywhere and this Monday they released a new single, Stan Bowles. It's about mavericks
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Top Met role for brother
SIR Ian Blair, 51, the brother of former Newport council chief executive Sandy Blair, is to be the new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Sir Ian is currently the deputy commissioner and will replace current chief Sir John Stevens in the new year
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It should be brolly better at the weekend, folks!
HOLD on to your brollies folks - the unpleasant weather is expected to continue across Gwent for the next two days with more rain forecast. Saturday could see a temporary respite with sunny spells and a drop in wind speeds, say the weather people.