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It's play time
ANYBODY who thinks that a droptop is the only Z newz due in 2005 is wrong. Very wrong. Because on January 13 at Autosport International, Birmingham, Nissan unveiled the limited production, 300Ps edition of its 350Z coupe in association with Sony PlayStation's
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Vale out of cup after fiasco
EBBW Vale have been thrown out of the Konica Minolta Cup competition for fielding an ineligible player in their third round 29-5 victory over Glamorgan Wanderers on December 18, writes Paul Tully. Club forwards coach Chay Billen's flanker nephew Cory
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Super car... supermini price
VALUE doesn't come any better than this ... a brand new Hyundai Accent 1.3 GSI three-door for just £6,995 - that's £1,000 off the normal list price. This brilliant offer started on January 1 and runs to March 31, and applies to the entry level Accent
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Outback... its safe inside
THE 2005 Model Year Subaru Outback has won a top rating in the latest American NCAP crash test - the only vehicle to do so. Not only did the all-wheel drive crossover score 5-stars for driver and passenger in the front impact test but attracted another
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Dragons told to attack set pieces
ATTACK Newcastle and take the set pieces away from them in Sunday's Heineken Cup decider -- that is the advice to Newport Gwent Dragons from a true rugby man of Gwent. Kingsley Jones, the former Ebbw Vale and Wales captain, is now head coach of leading
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Tag broadens Tucson's appeal
HYUNDAI'S remarkable Tucson SUV now has another string to its bow ... a new two-wheel drive version went on sale on January 1, 2005, at the amazing price of £13,995 on-the-road. The front-wheel drive Tucson 2.0 GSI features all the usual Hyundai refinements
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Urban brawler built to tame the city
"THE Lightning CityX is our urban streetfighter, a bike that's especially suited for aggressive city riding," said Erik Buell, chairman and chief technical officer at Buell Motorcycle Company. "This is a bike for the rider who loves to dodge traffic,
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A change in health set-up investigated
GWENT'S five Local Health Boards want to explore the possibility of providing some community health services in their areas, currently provided by Gwent Healthcare Trust. The LHBs - Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Monmouthshire - expressed
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New pub now set to open in summer
PUB chain JD Wetherspoon says it is still committed to opening new premises in a fire-hit building in Pontypool, perhaps as early as August. Uncertainty over the company's much-delayed plan to open a pub on Osborne Road intensified after fire gutted the
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Caring Kirsty is set to fly Down Under
AFTER raising more than 2,000 for a charity that helps seriously ill children to take the holiday of their dreams, a Gwent teenager is getting the chance to fly Down Under. Kirsty Sutton, 18, from Greenmeadow, Cwmbran, has raised 2,250 over the last two
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You name it!
THE search is on for a name for Newport's latest bridge. The Southern Distributor Road bridge opened in late November last year, but the city's latest river crossing has not been christened yet. Councillor Ron Jones, cabinet member for transport, is searching
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Soccer club's bid to stay on the ball
A GWENT football club is taking emergency measures to ensure its next match is not cancelled because of a flooded pitch. Officials at Welsh Premiership side Cwmbran Town AFC estimate the club has lost thousands of pounds from cancelling two home games
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A plan of action
VOLVO is offering customers of its S40 Saloon and V50 Sportswagon the peace of mind and reduced maintenance costs of a three-year or 36,000 mile servicing package for a one-off fee of £100. The service package, worth an average of approximately £800,
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England pair will have to find form
You probably think that I've got to say this after my rash 4-0 prediction at the start of the series, but I still think that England can win this series against South Africa. That is even despite the fact that the momentum in this series seems to have
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Extended range of requested equipment
EVEN back when it was launched on the market two years ago, Maybach was already offering its customers more than two million equipment choices for its Type 62 and Type 57 limousines. Now the high-end luxury brand has once again extended its range of optional
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Business blighted
A GWENT businessman has just gone 12 months without a burglary for the first time in more than 30 years of trade. This time last year, Phil Chappell, owner of B.E.C. Car Hire and Scootex, on the Severn Bridge industrial estate in Portskewett, was burgled
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AM says start on rail link is 'political infill'
THE announcement of of a start soon on preliminary work for the Ebbw Vale rail link has been dismissed as "political infill" by the area's AM. The announcement was made by Assembly economic development minister Andrew Davies who said: "I'm delighted to
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Drunken teen caused terror on streets
PEOPLE fled in terror as a drunken Gwent teenager - in breach of his Anti-Social Behaviour Order - swung a working disc cutter over his head, a court heard. Newport crown court was told yesterday how one woman took off her shoes in order to run away faster
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PALS help pupils stop bullies
BULLIES beware. A new pupil-led scheme is stamping bullying out of one Newport school. In 2003, the Argus highlighted a number of allegations of bullying made by Duffryn pupils. We ran an anti-bullying campaign, which also highlighted a number of allegations
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Police launch crackdown on drug dealing
POLICE in Gwent are playing a part in a nationwide blitz on cocaine and heroin dealers. Yesterday Operation Crackdown was launched in England and Wales, to run until the end of March. The forces involved will use covert surveillance, stop and search,
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Three new 307 specials for 2005
FANS of the Peugeot 307 will already know about the outstanding levels of equipment and value that the car has to offer - not to mention style and safety. But for 2005, customers will now have three additional special editions to choose from, each offering
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Mazdamotion zooms into town
MAZDA is offering motorists the chance to see the award winning range of exciting Mazda cars in the comfort of their local shopping centre, with specialists from the local dealership on hand to offer advice and assistance with any enquiry. The MazdaMotion
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Nissan's cash reward
ANYBODY who trades in a current or classic Micra for a new, top-of-the-range Micra SVE will get an £800 thank you from Nissan. They will also get three years' free servicing and three years' free roadside assistance. And if they choose to finance their
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NO APOLOGY
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Chris Anderson has refused to make an apology to Newcastle after Rob Andrew, their director of rugby, demanded one. As reported in the later editions of yesterday's Argus, Andrew said the 'arrogant' claims directed at him by
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'Mesa'a futuristic image
KIA Motors today released the first images of the KCD-II, also known as the 'Mesa'. The new, rugged looking sport utility vehicle (SUV) is scheduled to be unveiled next week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, USA. The Mesa, which
