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Brown hoping for a move back home
Tom Brown, who has travelled the length and breadth of Britain to pursue his speedway dream, would love the chance to come homer. The 20-year-old, who has overcome serious illness and injury, has thrown his helmet into the arena for a reserve berth with
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Lowest Prices Guaranteed for Groups with Serenity Golf
A large void in the market has been filled by new golf travel brand Golf Groups Direct who launched their 2005/06 brochure in December. It is aimed specifically at groups of golfers. The company is offering a Lowest Price Guarantee for groups of 8 or
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The 2005 Mobile Cup Moves to Collingtree Park Golf Club
Not Welsh news but, hopefully, readers will find the following information of use when planning their "golf watching" for the coming year. The fourth staging of The Mobile Cup on the European Seniors Tour will be marked with a new venue this year, as
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Leaderboard Boosts Tsunami Appeal
The DEC Tsunami Earthquake Appeal will be boosted by around £40,000 after the Leaderboard Group of golf courses offered free golf to fundraisers. The group has a fine track record with fundraising and recently donated almost £30,000 for the BBC's Children
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England expects
ENGLAND coach Andy Robinson expects next week's opening Six Nations Championship clash against Wales to be even better in view of the advanced state of Welsh expectation. That has been fuelled by considerably improved Welsh performances during the Autumn
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South Wales Seniors Classic
The South Wales Seniors Classic competition is now in its second year, following the successful season of 2004. This is a fourball better ball knockout competition specifically for senior golfers with a maximum handicap limit of 18 (three quarters difference
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Machete robber gets eight years
AN armed robber who terrorised staff at two Gwent service stations in the space of 20 minutes was jailed for eight years today. Iwan Owen, aged 24, of Rover Way, Cardiff, brandished a 12-inch blade machete in the faces of his victims during the incidents
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David Howell Wins Royal Bank of Scotland Shot of the Year Award
David Howell, who always performs well at the Wales Open, has won The Royal Bank of Scotland Shot of the Year Award for the superb tee shot he played during The 35th Ryder Cup Matches at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan. The 29-year-old Englishman
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Stirring Test but same old Proteas
Wayward prediction or no wayward prediction, this was a Test series to savour, full of unexpected twists and turns and always producing enthralling cricket. There was, though, one aspect that was not unexpected- that South Africa were unable to shed their
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Machynys to Host Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
The first Nicklaus-designed golf course in Wales is getting ready to stage a major tournament in its opening year. Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd and the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour have confirmed that Machynys Peninsula Golf and Country Club will host
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'Nuisance' wild board can be shot
FOREST landowners fearful of attack by wild boar have been told they can legally shoot the animals. The Argus reported last month how 51-year-old horse rider Carla Edmonds, from Staunton, near Monmouth, fled in terror from the animals. Her horse Elwood
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The visions of hell that I'll never forget
THESE days the words and actions of Reginald Pringle cannot always keep up with his quick mind. His eyes are the clue. The eyes that once took in the horrific scenes at Dachau concentration camp are twinkling blue, alive with humour and intelligence.
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Tories' rage over council's payoffs
NEWPORT council took more cash than any Welsh authority under the golden goodbye retirement payoffs. The 13 long-serving Newport councillors who agreed to stand down at the elections last June were paid a total of 293,280. Many of them were paid 20,000
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Hunger striker's stitches out
AN ASYLUM-SEEKER who sewed his mouth shut broke his hunger strike after six days. Hamid Biak, 28, who is staying in Maindee, Newport, stitched his lips in protest against the Home Office refusal of his asylum application. But after reading the Argus report
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Search for clues to man hurt in car park
DETECTIVES today identified a man found with severe injuries in a Newport city centre car park. A police spokeswoman said the man, a 76-year-old, was identified as being from the Cardiff area but officers did not release his name. But how he came to have
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Council HQ takes priority over this school
CRUMBLING schools are to miss out on £8million of repairs because the money is being spent on new council offices instead. A row erupted after Caerphilly councillors decided to redirect the cash to build new offices for 700 staff instead of spending it
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Simon Swales
Simon Swales is the new pro at Radyr - although "new" would probably be the wrong word as he's been in post for several months now. "I actually started here on 1st August last year," said Simon when I spoke to him recently. "But I'd been stocking the
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New Captain Drives - In at RAF St Athan
New Years Day always sees the traditional drive-in for the captain at RAF St Athan Golf Club. This year was no different from any other. A large crowd of club members turned up at the course to wish new Captain Robbie Ford all the best for the season.
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Wales blow for Charteris
LUKE Charteris is the latest doubt for Wales for next week's eagerly awaited Six Nations Championship opener against England at the Millennium Stadium. And it highlights a team selection crisis for Newport Gwent Dragons ahead of Sunday's Celtic League
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Security guard found injured
A SECURITY guard was found lying in a Caerleon street today with head injuries. The 41-year-old man, believed to be from Cwmbran, was guarding the site of flood defence work currently under way in the town. The man was found by a member of the public
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Mail bandit was on run from jail
A MAN who escaped from jail teamed up with a gang of post office employees to steal mail bags, a court was told today. And Gareth Tuvnes, 24, was even given Royal Mail uniforms to disguise himself so he could take post from "safe" pick-up points. He used
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Directors to face tough questions
NEWPORT County's board of directors could be in for a rough ride at tonight's annual general meeting of shareholders. It has been a turbulent season so far with Peter Nicholas given money to strengthen in the summer, then sacked in September, with new
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Spirits amid the ales
THE spooky sounds and bumps in the night at one Gwent pub can't be explained by a few too many pints. Now, the landlord of the Friendly Fox at Rhiwderin has contacted a group of ghostbusters to help him get to the bottom of the strange goings on. Since
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Church hit by burglars
AN EXPENSIVE stained glass window at a Blackwood church has been damaged during a burglary. Several thousands of pounds worth of damage is thought to have been caused to St Margaret's Church in the High Street, when thieves broke in through a door. The
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In the swing of helping others
A GWENT man has turned his back on a life of crime and is now helping his local community. Neil Mason of Pontypool had been in and out of prison for most of his life for offences such as burglary and car theft until he become involved with a local residents
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Cuts 'are a threat to teachers' jobs'
THE NUT has warned teachers' jobs are at risk if education cuts are made as a council tries to balance its books. Last December the Argus revealed how Torfaen council was looking at axing 2million from its schools budget. Now the Torfaen NUT secretary
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Ex-publican had images of depravity
A FORMER pub landlord caught with nearly 4,000 indecent images on his computer has escaped a jail sentence. Robert David Williams, 37, from Pilmawr Road, Caerleon - a former licensee at the Hereford Arms in Maindee - had made 3,945 of the indecent images
