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Lunch club aghast at meals cuts plan
A PASSIONATE and emotional appeal is being made to a Newport council boss to reconsider the decision to axe meals-on-wheels in the city. As we reported last week, Trinity Methodist Church luncheon club is one of four such organisations in the city that
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Woman dies in head-on crash
AN ELDERLY woman driver died in a head-on collision between two cars on a Gwent country road. The woman, in her eighties, was pronounced dead at the scene just outside Tintern, Monmouthshire, on the A466 just after 10am on Saturday. Police confirmed that
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Town's residents object to naked Boatman sculpture
PEOPLE in Chepstow say a naked bronze statue isn't suitable for their town. The Boatman, part of the £2m redevelopment of the centre of Chepstow, is meant to celebrate the town's long association with the fishing industry. But Ned Heywood, owner of the
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Crows make it four as tempers fray
THE Crows made it four successive Welsh Premier wins, although it took a fortuitous 10th-minute goal to settle this wind-spoilt affair at Cwmbran Stadium. Goalkeeper Gareth Wesson's long punt was headed on by striker Andrew Mainwaring, with the ball bouncing
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Dragons on verge of qualifying
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons enter the last lap of the Celtic League programme in third place in the table and well set for a decent double. They are now almost guaranteed a place in next season's Heineken Cup again and a home draw in the knock-out stages of
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Improper noun that's set for shady women
THEY have been called many things, but now women who seduce rich and powerful men in order to climb the career ladder have a title all of their own. And it's all thanks to a Gwent lecturer. In a competition to find a new word to be included in the Collins
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Police caution illegal bikers
POLICE cautioned 49 drivers after they were caught using off-road vehicles illegally on Gwent mountains yesterday. More than 20 officers, including four on off-road motorbikes, took part in a huge operation to tackle illegal off-road drivers. Operation
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Star campaigner is a true inspiration
ADRIENNE Greenway was told she would not live past the age of nine. But now, aged 18, Adrienne is campaigning to fulfil the wishes of other sick children. As ambassador for the Make A Wish Foundation her inspirational fundraising has even captured the
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Black and Ambers show true grit
NEWPORT gained revenge for their defeat at Pandy Park and maintained their impressive run with this victory at Rodney Parade on Saturday, but were given the toughest of battles by injury-hit Cross Keys. Their visitors could not fill their bench, had no
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Disused cinema set for an upgrade
ONE of the oldest cinema buildings in Gwent is set to be renovated in a multi-million pound development, its owners say. The Grade II listed Palace Cinema in Risca has "two major household names" interested in taking it over, according to the building's
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Footie ace's gift to school
PARENTS fighting to save a Cwmbran primary school are holding a fundraising auction - and once again a famous old boy has turned provider. Campaigners hoping to defeat council plans to close Brookfield School are confident they can raise more than £1,000
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INJURY BOOST
WALES' hooker problems have eased - that was the optimistic bulletin coming out of the training camp this morning. All three hookers - Mefin Davies, Robin McBryde and Steve Jones have been injured and doubts surfaced over the weekend whether any of them
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Fighting her way back to fitness
LOUISE Brown has lived with the effects of a stroke for more than a third of her 31 years -- but only in the past two months does she feel she is getting the help she needs to recover some of her mobility. Most services for people who have survived a
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Red hot Coles is on fire
Michael Coles, one of Newport Wasps new arrivals this season, took third place in the Prince of Wales Trophy at the Hayley Stadium yesterday - and he was delighted with his display. A beaming Coles, signed from Exeter, declared: "That will do for starters
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INJURY BOOST
WALES' hooker problems have eased - that was the optimistic bulletin coming out of the training camp this morning. All three hookers - Mefin Davies, Robin McBryde and Steve Jones have been injured and doubts surfaced over the weekend whether any of them
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School blackmarks lunchtime junk
IT'S news to make Jamie Oliver's heart sink. According to Duffryn High School head teacher Jon Wilson, the favourite meal among the nearly 1,300 pupils is "cheese and chips", along with a variety of pasties and pies. When the Argus visited the Newport
