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SLAM TIME
WALES are on the brink of casting the golden decade of the seventies into the history books -- they are one game and one win away from achieving their first Grand Slam for 27 years. Only Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday stand between Wales
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Wales enjoy first half blitz - and the Slam is on!
RAMPAGING Wales are on for the Grand Slam against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday after demolishing Scotland by a record margin at Murrayfield yesterday. Wales carried on in Edinburgh where they had left off in Rome and Paris, and the match
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You should be proud of the boys - Ruddock
THE Welsh nation should be proud of its rugby team, says coach Mike Ruddock after an unprecedented month of glory on the road. First came Rome, then Paris and yesterday Edinburgh - three great Welsh triumphs, the first and last by record margins giving
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Plucky Luke's one top player
NOT many ten-year-olds can play the guitar. But to pick one up and effortlessly play Eric Clapton"s Leyla is something of an achievement. It"s even more incredible when you hear Luke Doherty also suffers from a rare combination of two skin conditions.
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Fewer patients are now blocking beds
THE number of bedblockers in Gwent hospitals fell to its lowest level in several years during February. Despite a difficult winter, with increased emergency admissions putting pressure on accident and emergency departments, hospitals and social services
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School sees red over 'comic' hairstyle
COMIC Relief day became less than funny for a young boy after he was sent home from school because of his colourful hair. Children across the country sported red hair for the charity day on Friday. Shane Davies, 12, went one step further and dyed his
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The place to be for job hunters
A WEALTH of recruitment, careers, training and education opportunities are on offer at Job Scene The Roadshow, presented by the South Wales Argus, on Thursday. Open from 10.30am to 7pm at Newport Centre, the free entry event should not be missed by those
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Town is set to ban yobbish boozers
THE streets of Caerleon could be free of anti-social boozers by May, if Newport council has its way. Police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) will soon be able to order anyone drinking anti-socially in public to stop and confiscate
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Soul diva wows at charity night
THOUSANDS of pounds were raised for charity in an event graced by one of the greatest soul vocalists of all time. Nearly 500 people gathered at a fundraiser at the Celtic Manor on Saturday night to see Dionne Warwick belt out hits like Do You Know the
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Gipsies force way onto site
GIPSIES have set up camp in Newport just months after it cost thousands of pounds to clear up after another group were evicted from a nearby site. Nearly 30 caravans are parked on council-owned land near the LG site, Marshfield, after a barrier to the
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Dragons to benefit from youth funding
NEWPORT Gwent Drag-ons development manager David Rees, pictured, believes the Dragons are perfectly placed to benefit from the £3.66m project announced by the WRU and Welsh Assembly to support elite players in Wales. "We've got 10 under-18 internationals
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Wales enjoy first half blitz - and the Slam is on!
RAMPAGING Wales are on for the Grand Slam against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday after demolishing Scotland by a record margin at Murrayfield yesterday. Wales carried on in Edinburgh where they had left off in Rome and Paris, and the match
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SAVAGE QUITS
Wales manager John Toshack has stunned the Welsh public by leaving mid-fielder Robbie Savage out of the squad to face Austria in a double header at the end of the month. Toshack spoke to Savage this morning to inform him of his decision and the mid-field
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SLAM TIME
WALES are on the brink of casting the golden decade of the seventies into the history books -- they are one game and one win away from achieving their first Grand Slam for 27 years. Only Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday stand between Wales
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The place to be for job hunters
A WEALTH of recruitment, careers, training and education opportunities are on offer at Job Scene The Roadshow, presented by the South Wales Argus, on Thursday. Open from 10.30am to 7pm at Newport Centre, the free entry event should not be missed by those
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New building is hot stuff
CONTRACTORS working on a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Gwent building have drilled 100 metres into the ground to extract heat from the ground. Torfaen council"s £1.8 million Power Station learning centre is set to take centre stage in the community of
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Abuse goes on as yobs "wise up" to order
BUSINESSES in a Gwent town are still being dogged by anti-social yobs despite tough new powers brought in by the police and local authority. Evening staff at Trevethin"s Spar shop are afraid of going to work, a spokesman told the Argus, while the manager
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Now bring on the Irish
SLAM-TASTIC! That was the verdict of rugby fans as Wales head towards a possible Grand Slam this weekend after yesterday"s victory over Scotland. Pubs and clubs across Gwent were packed for the game, including Blaina"s Bar 98, run by Mike Ruddock"s niece
