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Boys' sex attacker jailed for 11 years
A GWENT police worker and former church warden was branded "evil, corrupt and disgusting" today by a judge who sentenced him to 11 years in prison for abusing young boys. A civilian police vetting file clerk and former warden of St Peter's Church, Blaenavon
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WRU put Dragons in a spin
CLASH - Newport Gwent Dragons and the Welsh Rugby Union have crossed swords over the availability of Wales squad members for tomorrow night's Celtic League game against Ulster at Rodney Parade (7.05pm). Wales coach Mike Ruddock has denied the Dragons
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Gwent four aim Hoy
OLYMPIC gold medallist Chris Hoy MBE has predicted British cycling will go from strength to strength in the coming years - thanks to initiatives such as the Welsh cycling talent team which he launched yesterday. Hoy, who dramatically snatched the gold
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Don't go overboard
Some weary England cricketers returned home this week. For us armchair fans it will seem weird not seeing them on our screens for a while, and some of the more greedy amongst us might even be saying- "We want more." But in reality the players thoroughly
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World record for couple, 106 and 105
A GWENT historian has become a world record-holder after making an amazing discovery in a graveyard. Amateur historian Graham Lawrence, 72, of Brunel Road, Cwmbran, uncovered a century-old gravestone in the overgrown Elim churchyard, Cwmbran, while trying
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To White House via war zones
HE'S reported from war zones across the world, including Afghanistan and Iraq, but Gwent-born television cameraman Dai Baker is facing his most nerve-racking assignment yet - receiving an award from President George Bush at the White House. ITN cameraman
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Curtain up for school's drama class
DRAMA students at one Gwent school are gearing up to wow audiences in Newport's Dolman Theatre. They are hoping their musical Next! is a big hit next week when it opens. Around 60 Fairwater High School pupils are involved in the production, which is part
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'Put more money into the system'
HOSPITAL staff at the Royal Gwent had a simple message for Dr Gibbons: "We need more cash and better systems of care." Doctors and nurses told Dr Gibbons the only answer to the current A&E crisis was to invest more money to make the system smoother
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WRU put Dragons in a spin
CLASH - Newport Gwent Dragons and the Welsh Rugby Union have crossed swords over the availability of Wales squad members for tomorrow night's Celtic League game against Ulster at Rodney Parade (7.05pm). Wales coach Mike Ruddock has denied the Dragons
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No reason why I can't add to caps - Wyatt
GARETH Wyatt has been capped twice by Wales as far apart as 1997 and 2003, but the Newport Gwent Dragons winger still hasn't given up on adding to that surprisingly meagre tally. The fleet-footed Wyatt, just short of his 28th birthday, could be in business
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EWE TAFF TO BE JOKING!
YOU have gone too far with the sheep jokes, Newport County have warned Nationwide South rivals Horn-church after their stormy encounter last month. The Exiles have accused Urchins supporters of making offensive anti-Welsh remarks at a recent Nationwide
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Fraudster, 73, avoids prison
A 73-YEAR-OLD Gwent benefits cheat who falsely claimed thousands of pounds avoided jail yesterday. Ronald Brindley, of Ebbw Vale, previously pleaded guilty to making around 15,000 worth of false benefit claims between July 1998 and March 2003, while he
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Footballer tells of wait in agony
A GWENT footballer has told how he lay in agony with a broken leg after an ambulance got stuck in mud. Abercarn player Kristian Hensen broke his leg during Saturday afternoon's TSA North Gwent League Premier Division second XI match against Tredegar FC
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Please find cure for our hospitals, Dr Gibbons
LAST WEEK, there were ambulances stacked up outside Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital and no beds for non-emergency patients across Gwent. Although yesterday was a quiet day in the accident and emergency departments of the Royal Gwent and Abergavenny's Nevill
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Shock at factory's plan to axe 100 jobs
WORKERS at a Pontypool factory which is set to lose a quarter of its workforce spoke of their anger and shock at the job losses announced yesterday. Later editions of yesterday's Argus revealed that Trico, at Skewfields, is shedding at least 100 jobs.
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Police worker is guilty of abuse
A CIVILIAN worker with Gwent Police faces a lengthy jail sentence today after being convicted of sexually abusing boys. Lyndon Lewis, aged 58, of Cwmavon Road, Blae-navon, was due to be sentenced today at Cardiff crown court after a jury found him guilty
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Diners flee as fire razes restaurant
A GWENT restaurant was gutted yesterday by a raging fire which could be seen from miles away. Pontypool's Harvester restaurant was destroyed in a ball of flames which leapt 50 feet into the air while plumes of black smoke drifted hundreds of feet up.
