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Head north for fun
JUST a couple of hours drive up the A470 and you can arrive at the perfect break for young families. If you survive the constant stream of "how many more miles?" and "are we there yet?" then at the end of the road is a day-trip ideal for children and
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Go behind bars with Iron
DESCRIBED as 'psychological drama at its best' by the Daily Telegraph, Playgoers' February production is the gripping and powerful drama Iron. This moving play about a young woman who visits her mother in prison for the first time 15 years after she was
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X-type diesel more tax efficient
JAGUAR has today announced that all X-TYPE Diesel saloon and estate models will be Euro IV emissions compliant from January 2005 - a year ahead of the date demanded by legislation. The new Euro IV compliant X-TYPE 2.0 Diesel replaces the original model
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Marinos backs Dragons
Newport Gwent Drag-ons face a host of South African rugby stars when they take on the Investec Stormers in the 'Duel in the Desert' in Dubai today. The Stormers, lying third in the top Southern Hemisphere Super 12 competition and the leading South African
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Spielberg, De Niro and Hoffman move over
THE GOLDEN Globe winners have just been revealed and the Academy Awards are around the corner but even multiple winners De Niro, Hoffman and Spielberg have never dominated an award category in the way that Renault has at the annual What Car? Magazine
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Belfast would be a great fight
THERE has been continuing speculation in the press this week about who and where I'll be fighting next, but still nothing has been decided. However, as I told you last week, I will not be fighting Danish WBA world super-middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler
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Expression through design
THE ASTRA Sport Hatch has just been added to the Vauxhall price list and it's good news for style conscious buyers. Despite the new model's coupe-like styling, the range is no more expensive than the equivalent five-door versions, starting at just £13,795
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Manics back with a bang
HOT on the heels of December's sold-out arena shebang Manic Street Preachers are back with an Easter tour. The Past/Present/Future - April 2005 Tour will take Blackwood's finest to venues they have not been to for ten years. Alas, there is still no hometown
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Superb - and fast paced
GOING for a meal with my better half can be a traumatic experience. Storecard Sally, as she is affectionately known, was brought up in a modest environment with four sisters and if she wanted a full meal, she had to eat fast. So dining with a culinary
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'The whole World wants to be there'
THERE'S nothing to compare in world sport with a Wales-England rugby international in Cardiff, says that great former England war-horse Mike Burton, a native of Gloucester who retains a great admiration for Welsh rugby. He's convinced everyone in the
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KT tipped for top
RASPY singer-songwriter KT Tunstall slipped out one of the best records of 2004 in December. And this month she's to follow that inspiring collection of dirty blues, titled Eye To The Telescope, with a new single Black Horse and the Cherry Tree. "Black
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Water theme still on boil
JAMES Yorkston and The Athletes continue to be raved about over coffee tables and cappuccinos. And the band is on hand to reap the popular seeds they've sown with another tour, coming your way. The sleepy band come to the Chapter Arts Centre on Sunday
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Gala of waltz and polka
THE SUBLIME waltzes and polkas of Johann Strauss are back by popular demand at Cardiff's St David's Hall. The Johann Strauss Gala returns on Sunday, February 6, at 7.30pm to belatedly welcome the new year. The concert is directed from the violin in the
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Mazda scores yet again!
MAZDA HAS scored yet again at the glittering What Car? Awards 2005 in London last week with a double win for Best Coupe for Mazda RX-8 for the second consecutive year and Best Estate for Mazda6 for the third consecutive year. "The Mazda is our Estate
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Light and dark side of Green
THE chirpy manner of Adam Green's new album Gemstones belies the dark lyrical content therein, writes Matthew Blythe. Released at the end of last month, it's full of jaunty numbers that wouldn't be out of place on Burt Bacharach's Butch Cassidy and the
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Two out of three in Monte Carlo!
KOSTI KATAJAMAKI driving a Suzuki Ignis has finished second in the Monte Carlo Rally, round one of the Junior World Rally Championship, with fellow drivers Alan Scorcioni, P-G Andersson and Englishman Guy Wilks third, sixth and seventh, respectively.
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A tall order in the lineout
Robert Sidoli admits he's probably up against the two best line-out forwards in the world - but he's determined to repay Welsh coach Mike Ruddock's faith in him against England on Saturday. No-one was more surprised than Sidoli to receive a Wales call-up
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438bhp need we say any more?
FOR model year 2004 the GT2 has been revised, creating the most powerful road-going version of the 911 yet, with a maximum output of 483 bhp (355 kW) - 21 bhp (15 kW) more than the previous model. Increased performance has been achieved by development
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'The whole World wants to be there'
THERE'S nothing to compare in world sport with a Wales-England rugby international in Cardiff, says that great former England war-horse Mike Burton, a native of Gloucester who retains a great admiration for Welsh rugby. He's convinced everyone in the
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Skate to victory
THE ANDROS Trophy season has still to reach a conclusion but legendary Ice Racing champion Yvan Muller and his Kia Rio Ice Racer laid claim to victory with two races still to run. Yvan Muller amazed spectators and competitors as he pulled out all the
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Union set to take bus firm to court
A UNION has launched legal action against a company at the centre of a redundancy row sparked after its Gwent workforce was laid off three days before Christmas. The TGWU is taking the action on behalf of 40 former 2Travel workers from the company's Cwmbran
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New landmark named to reflect city's status
THE new bridge over the Usk and Newport's latest landmark now has a name - City Bridge. Councillor Ron Jones, cabinet member for transport, said the new name marked a new future for Newport as a city. He added: "There was a substantial amount of City
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Serial raider is put away for five years
A SERIAL burglar who stole property worth more than 5,500 and also attacked a man with a weapon has been jailed for a total of five years at Cardiff crown court. Matthew Williams, 25, was said to have spent most of the last eight years in custody and
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Jump start to jobs in Gwent
THE economy of Abertillery is being boosted with forty jobs at a new 4million battery component manufacturer. Atraverda is refitting a factory on the Roseheyworth Industrial Estate just north of the town. Part of the space will be devoted to a laboratory
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Life-saving surgery is postponed twice
A CANCER sufferer has had life-saving sur-gery cancelled twice - including when she was on the trolley, about to leave for theatre. Both times it was postponed because there was no intensive care bed available for Sandra Lowe at the Royal Gwent Hospital
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Awash with cool characters
CLOONEY and friends reunite to form what should have been called Ocean's Hollywood Allstars. With George, Brad and Matt backed up by Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts, there's a threat that Andy Garcia and Bernie Mac will be left on the bench. And then there
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I've never know anything like it
IT doesn't get any better than this, says Newport Gwent Dragons threequarter Hal Luscombe who makes his Six Nations debut against world champions England in the cauldron of the Millennium Stadium tomorrow. It will be Luscombe's eighth cap since he qualified
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A tall order in the lineout
Robert Sidoli admits he's probably up against the two best line-out forwards in the world - but he's determined to repay Welsh coach Mike Ruddock's faith in him against England on Saturday. No-one was more surprised than Sidoli to receive a Wales call-up
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Monumental presence
TRIUMPH through the desire and will to create something quite special has harnessed the sheer brute power of the world's largest capacity production motorcycle and, in doing so, has delivered one awesome machine. The Rocket III's unique, fuel-injected
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Lexus sat nav as standard
THE LEXUS IS200 series has consistently offered motorists a first-class driving experience and exceptional value for money, with a comprehensive array of luxury and performance features provided as standard. Now that advantage has increased still further
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I've never know anything like it
IT doesn't get any better than this, says Newport Gwent Dragons threequarter Hal Luscombe who makes his Six Nations debut against world champions England in the cauldron of the Millennium Stadium tomorrow. It will be Luscombe's eighth cap since he qualified
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Crunch time
You won't catch Newport County boss John Cornforth indulging in any fortune telling- he had plenty of that during his time at Exeter City. This is a time of the season when managers are scrambling for the calculators in a bid to work out how many points
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Jump start to jobs in Gwent
THE economy of Abertillery is being boosted with forty jobs at a new 4million battery component manufacturer. Atraverda is refitting a factory on the Roseheyworth Industrial Estate just north of the town. Part of the space will be devoted to a laboratory
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Rush hour's coming!
IF THE FESTIVE season has drained you of most of your savings, but you're still hopeful of kicking off 2005 in style with a brand new, stylish set of wheels to replace your ageing family car, then Renault might just have the answer to your prayers with
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Gruesome gang on stage
ROALD Dahl's famous tale The Witches is brought to the stage in the late author's home city. The New Theatre in Cardiff hosts The Witches from Tuesday, February 8 to Saturday, February 12. A gruesome gang of witches are fiendishly plotting to get rid
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Mum and baby put at risk
A YOUNG mum and her baby were taken to hospital after a fire and arsonists set a prefab alight in two simultaneous fires in Newport this morning. Firefighters from Cwmbran had to be called to the chip-pan fire at Cedar Road because two Newport crews were
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We're so proud of Andrew, even if he is playing for England
RUGBY is in the blood for one Gwent family - and tomorrow's Wales v England clash will prove to be a classic case of divided loyalties. Because while Blackwood's Ron Thomas is a proud Welshman who would love to see the home side put one over on the English
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Sophie loses her struggle for life
A BRAVE youngster who touched the hearts of many people with her courage and determination has lost her three-year struggle against leukaemia. Thirteen-year-old Sophie Rogers died peacefully at her home in Bettws with her mum, Natasha, and dad, Ricky,
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You have lost out say developers
A DEVELOPER who planned to build homes on a former golf course and donate a new park to the public has said "the people of Newport have lost out". Newbridge Construction wanted to build 150 homes on part of the former Tredegar Park golf course, and pledged
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Stars lined up for celebrity golf match
TV STARS Ant and Dec are set to host a celebrity version of the Ryder Cup at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort. Golf fans Robbie Williams and David Beckham have been approached to play for the European team, with Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Costner lined up
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Hayley fall ride to re-open in March
A WHITE-KNUCKLE theme park ride from which a Gwent schoolgirl fell to her death is to re-open. Hayley Williams, 16, from Broadway, Pontypool, died after plunging 100ft from the Hydro ride at the Oakwood Theme Park in West Wales last April. Following the
