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This rapper's dynamite
CHARISMATIC and magnetic Dynamite MC is in South Wales next week with Scratch Perverts. The rapper and singer is ready to release a new single - Industry - on Monday, April 18, on Strong Records. Soulful and lyrical, Industry is full of the MC's roots
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Daddy's cool!
FAMILY life doesn't have to mean kids get all the toys! Vauxhall has just revealed its hot version of the new Zafira, and it promises to offer hot-hatch looks, performance and driving dynamics combined with the family-friendly flexibility of a seven-seat
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Year of the Dragon
EXACTLY a year ago Mike Ruddock was celebrating one of the shock announcements of the season - it was less than one day since he had been appointed to arguably the greatest job in Welsh sport. It had appeared a one-horse race with Gareth Jenkins favourite
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A new smile in the city
THE 107 will become Peugeot's entry level car in the small car B segment and will be launched in the summer. Peugeot's new small car has been developed and built as part of a joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota Motor Corporation. The
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Barbara Dickson back on stage
ONE of the UK's most popular and versatile performers, Barbara Dickson, brings her talents to Cardiff's St David's Hall for one night only on , March 17 (7.30 pm), as part of her current UK tour. This award-winning West End star, who was awarded an OBE
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SAV targets new market
FORD Motor Company Limited unveiled a Sport Activity Vehicle Concept (SAV) at the Geneva motor show last week. A stylish three-row mono-space, SAV Concept provides a glimpse of a new design direction for Ford of Europe. Sleek and purposeful, the Ford
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Erasure sound as a Bell
ERASURE play both Bristol and Cardiff this month on the duo's first tour since singer Andy Bell revealed he is HIV positive. The band is pushing its new album Nightbird, which is widely believed to be their most mature work to date. Find them in the Colston
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When the going gets tough...
WANT a car that can cope with the rough stuff every now and then but which won't drink fuel for fun and require a double garage to accommodate it? Yes, then you'll be delighted to know that Renault has revised its fun, yet functional Kanji Trek models
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Big in the USA
MINI USA has sold its 100,000th car since the launch in March 2002, two years ahead of initial forecasts. The sales target in 2002 was 20,000 per annum, but America has fallen for the car following its 'Car of the Year' award at the Detroit International
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No hitch in Smith's comedy
WILL Smith is perfectly cast in this frothy, playful and rather amiable romantic comedy. He plays Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens, the mysterious "Date Doctor" - a consultant who can transform the love lives of even the most lethargic Lothario. His job is to get
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American hero arrives in town
APPEARING at the Beaufort Theatre on Sunday 20th March is Dennis Locorriere - one of the last great undimmed American heroes. Without reservation he still has one of the finest voices around, impassioned heartbreak and lost innocence...and that's 19 years
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Slam time again
WALES will win the Grand Slam again after a gap of almost three decades, predicts Phil Bennett, who captained the last Welsh team to achieve the feat 27 years ago. Three games, three wins is the success story of Wales' Six Nations Championship so far
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Welcome
WELCOME to the March issue of escape.... and the chance to win a fantastic break to the lively city of Dublin, see below for details. What else can we offer you this month? Continuing the Irish theme, we have visited Cork, this year's European Capital
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Warm and friendly junction
ARRIVING at Junction 28, Bassaleg, Newport, on a grey and freezing Monday evening, my husband and I expected to be almost alone in an echoing sea of empty tables. But as we drew up outside the building and spent some time trying to find a parking place
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Shakin' it in style - the hatch tradition
THE UK has seen a raft of new hot hatches burst onto the scene in the last 12 months, including the latest offerings from Renault's performance arm, the Clio Renaultsport 182 Cup and the Megane Renaultsport 225. Now, Renault has combined all its motor
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A week to learn and explore
FROM robot wars to Roman baths, National Science Week is an opportunity for adults and children to discover the past, look to the future and learn more about Wales' diverse environment. During the week, which runs from March 11 to 20, there are a series
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'I was racially abused'
CWMBRAN Town have called on the Football Association of Wales to tackle racism after claiming assistant manager Sean Wharton was subject to racial abuse at a league match at Bangor City. Former Sunderland midfielder Wharton was the target for a Bangor
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Eue on the Lions
PLACES on this summer's British Lions tour to New Zealand are up for grabs at Murrayfield on Sunday, none more so than at scrum half where Chris Cusiter and Dwayne Peel will have a rare personal duel. Peel will win his 40th cap though still only 23 and
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Ex-Tory chief joins school campaign
A FORMER Tory party leader has offered his backing and promised to do what he can to help a closure-threatened Gwent school. Iain Duncan Smith visited Ponthir Primary School after an invitation from David Davies, AM for Monmouth. He talked to teachers
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Snap up a souvenir
THE Argus St David's Day Schools picture special will be available at newsagents from Tuesday. Featuring 120 pages packed with 621 pictures taken at schools throughout Gwent as pupils celebrated St David's Day, our special publication costs just 35p.
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'Prison selection process flawed'
A GWENT MP is to ask questions in Parliament over escapes from Prescoed open prison near Usk. And police revealed today that Paul Meek, 21, missing from Prescoed since February 23, had been taken back into custody in Cwmbran yesterday. A police spokeswoman
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Armed siege: man with rifle faces jail
A MAN who fired a bolt-action rifle during an armed siege in a Gwent village faces jail, a judge warned yesterday. Dean Daniels, 38, was arrested by armed police on December 27 last year, after firing the German-made pre-war .22 bolt- action gun following
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Daughter joy for rugby star
GWENT Dragons' star Percy Montgomery has become a father for the second time after his wife Tamsin gave birth to daughter Taneal. Taneal was born at 7.30pm on Thursday and weighed 7lbs. The 30-year-old South African international said mother and baby
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New Civic at Geneva
LAST week (March 1) saw the unveiling of the Civic Concept, a five door hatchback exclusively developed for the European market. The styling of the Civic Concept is very close to that of the mass production model that will be introduced in early 2006.
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Slam time again
WALES will win the Grand Slam again after a gap of almost three decades, predicts Phil Bennett, who captained the last Welsh team to achieve the feat 27 years ago. Three games, three wins is the success story of Wales' Six Nations Championship so far
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Experience the Sport with a Cupra
SEAT is rewarding customers who take delivery of a Leon Cupra R before June 30, 2005, with an exciting, money-can't-buy motorsport package. The Seat Sport Experience includes professional tuition at a track day, two tickets to a round of the British Touring
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Eue on the Lions
PLACES on this summer's British Lions tour to New Zealand are up for grabs at Murrayfield on Sunday, none more so than at scrum half where Chris Cusiter and Dwayne Peel will have a rare personal duel. Peel will win his 40th cap though still only 23 and
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Prototype of a sporty-type
THE Geneva Motor Show (March 1, 2005) was the venue for SEAT to reveal the Prototype of one of its most important cars to come, the new Leon. The Leon Prototype gives a clear indication of the look and image of the future Leon, which will build on the
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Year of the Dragon
EXACTLY a year ago Mike Ruddock was celebrating one of the shock announcements of the season - it was less than one day since he had been appointed to arguably the greatest job in Welsh sport. It had appeared a one-horse race with Gareth Jenkins favourite
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Taste of Revolution
IT'S all happening at the Revolution Bar in Griffin Street, Newport, where there are only 42 days left to enjoy the great pint-sized Vodka Festival. For an hour every evening between 6pm and 7pm you can sample six specially-created vodka cocktails created
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Complex Kyshera
KYSHERA, who played their debut gig last night, are centred on the song-writing talent of Cwmbran's James Kennedy. James first featured in Mono over a year ago when he released his solo demo Made In China. After Mono's article it was demo number one on
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It just gets better
THE cult middleweight just got bigger and better for 2005. The engine is bigger, the bodywork is all-new, there is the option of ABS and ther is plenty of adjustment for seat and bars to suit riders of all sizes. The GSF650 has a cowl between dials and
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Slashes the parts other companies cannot meet!
ISUZU has slashed parts prices by more than 50% in a bid to boost the use of genuine components. Over 160 parts are covered in the 'Real Deal' campaign including timing belts, clutches, brake systems, exhausts, shock absorbers and all types of filters
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Little in size... big on pleasure
RENAULT has chose the 2005 Geneva Show to take the wraps off its latest concept car, Zoe, a diminutive upper-range urban vehicle which places the accent on genuine motoring pleasure in response to the public's demand for compact, appealing, dynamic models
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A week to learn and explore
FROM robot wars to Roman baths, National Science Week is an opportunity for adults and children to discover the past, look to the future and learn more about Wales' diverse environment. During the week, which runs from March 11 to 20, there are a series
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Magee has no hope of going distance
ONE week to go to my 16th WBO world super-middleweight title defence against Brian Magee in Belfast and I feel in great shape physically, back to my old self. Training has gone well, the weight has come down nicely and I'm really up for Magee and looking
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Aled on promotion tour
HE may not have been the voice on Walking In The Air on that cartoon but that hasn't stopped Aled Jones from making a career two decades later out of it. His latest release, Aled, was released at the end of February. The North Wales singer is now on tour
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Loads of fun at 'Tigger Bay'
WALES Millennium Centre, the world-class performing arts centre in Cardiff Bay, will host the lovable duo Winnie the Pooh and Tigger and their friends from March 15 to 20 in Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh. In honour of Tigger's special visit to Cardiff,
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Support cash is slashed by 11%
SOME of Gwent's most vulnerable residents are set to receive a blow as funding for their community support schemes is slashed. National Assembly funding for Supporting People schemes, which provide care and support for the elderly, homeless, mentally
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Parking fees fury
traders have reacted with anger over plans to introduce car parking charges to Monmouthshire's free car parks, and double them elsewhere. One Caldicot trader said the charges could force him to close his business. The county council will introduce charges
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Care by city's GPs wins praise
THE standard of care offered by family doctors and their staff at the 22 practices in Newport has been classed as "extremely high" following an assessment as part of the new GP contract arrangements. Practices were visited by two GP assessors, both from
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We're seeing red to lick this fundraising!
PEOPLE in Gwent are going Comic Relief crazy. From bush tucker trials, dogs with wigs to fun runs, everyone in Gwent is getting behind the Red Nose cause. Workers at Hasbro in Newport were busy fundraising all week. Managers at the centre took part in
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'I owe my life to these two men'
A PREGNANT Newport woman yesterday thanked two police officers who saved her life, pulling her from her crashed car on the coldest night of the year. Ashma Begum, 21, lost control of her Fiat Punto on a motorway before spinning across three lanes of traffic
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Trauma of shop boss as he faced knifeman
A MASKED raider who tied up a supermarket manager and threatened him with a knife before making off with almost £4,000, was jailed for eight years yesterday. Abergavenny Farm Foods manager Aaron Birch was so "traumatised" by his ordeal at the hands of
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I'll take players of field' - Coyne
CWMBRAN Town manager Brian Coyne has vowed to remove his players from the pitch if he witnesses any racist behaviour during a match. Coyne is standing shoulder to should with his assistant Sean Wharton in the complaint to the FA of Wales about racist
