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Police identify hit-and-run victim

THE teenage victim of a hit-and-run was today named as Lauren Herrera. The 17-year-old was seriously injured after being knocked down by a dark-coloured 4x4 vehicle on Maryland Road in Risca. Gwent Police have launched an appeal to trace the driver of

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Innovators explore new territory for HQ

A FIRM that is developing a revolutionary outdoor exploration device that will change the face of Gwent's biggest tourist attractions has relocated from Bristol to Gwent. The team at Node are now working on the latest version of their gadget at their

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Residents frightened as gangs move on to village

A GANG of up to 30 youngsters is causing havoc in a village after being moved on by police from other parts of Gwent. Officers say youths are drinking alcohol, taking drugs and damaging property in Ponthir after being forced out of Newport and Caerleon

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Team raises racket over closure plan

YOUNG Gwent badminton players have rallied in support of a campaign to keep open their under-threat leisure centre. The Gwent Junior Badminton team are angered at proposals to close Underwood leisure centre in Newport. For years, the team of nine to 16

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All aboard with the Easter bunny

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Award marks firm's striking artistic endeavour

A SMALL specialist design and structure company with some of the world's biggest clients has scooped an award for its contribution to the arts. Chepstow firm Architen Landrell, a leading tensile structure company provides outlandish and beautiful designs

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Castle trek aims to raise £3,000

WALKERS trekked from castle to castle in Gwent to raise money for St David's Foundation. More than 90 people took part in the 18-mile hike from Chepstow Castle to Newport Castle including the mayors of both Chepstow and Newport. The two met as they walked

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Thanks for nothing, Mr Brown

Gordon Brown laid out his budget on March 16 and, as suspected in my pre-budget article of March 15, this is seen as no more than a pre-election political budget. Mr Brown has provided some "sweeteners" and has particularly targeted pensioners, low-income

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Gem by Dimond

KRISTIAN Dimond couldn't have chosen a better time to score his first league goal of the season, his late effort denying the visitors a precious point in their quest to avoid Welsh Premier League relegation. There were only six minutes left on the clock

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Golden jubilation

FIFTY years ago there was much joy when a Newport church was rebuilt and re-opened more than five years after a devastating fire destroyed the historic original building. Half a century later, the congregation of Holy Trinity Church are preparing for

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ALL CHANGE - Tosh goes back to drawing board

IT is back to the drawing board for Wales and John Toshack, says assistant boss Roy Evans. The former Liverpool manager admitted that the go-for-broke system in Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Austria will be changed for tomorrow night's return match in Vienna

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The future of Wales is bright

These are exciting times to be responsible for economic development and transport in Wales. Since devolution Wales has seen the biggest fall in unemployment in the UK - 42% less unemployment now than six years ago and twice the fall in the rest of the

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Online check on your council tax banding

From April 1, Welsh residents will pay an extra £175 million in council tax, thanks to a property re-banding exercise taken on behalf of the Assembly government. More than 430,000 properties in Wales have moved up at least one council tax band and many

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'We'll improve pupils' meals'

GWENT councils have pledged to take action to improve the quality of school meals. School dinners have topped the political agenda after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver revealed that only 37 pence per child was spent on meals. His Channel 4 show Jamie's School

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Dream Team edge out young guns

Teenager Jamie West-acott will never forget captaining the first Welsh speedway team to take to the track. It was a costly exercise and a last-heat shared points denied the home nation a victory. Wales went into the meeting without the vastly experienced

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A chance for the city to strut its stuff

THE search is on for Newport businesses to show their support for what is planned to become the most glamorous event in this city's calendar. Organisers of Miss Newport 2005 competition say that is not so much a beauty pageant, but the perfect opportunity

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Precious point for County

COUNTY crept out of the bottom three yesterday with a draw against fellow relegation candidates Sutton United, but whether you regard the result as one point gained or two dropped depends on where you stand in the glass half full or half empty debate.

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Staff have best-in-country award all wrapped up

CELEBRATIONS are afoot at the Newport branch of Parcelforce Worldwide after staff were voted best in the country for day to day control of its operations. The South Wales depot, which delivers more than 3,000 parcels a day and collects around 1,200 parcels

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Angry residents say court plan is a folly

RESIDENTS of a terrace street in the valleys are furious after it emerged there are plans to site a second court on their doorsteps. People in William Street, Blackwood, already have a magistrates court in their street. Now the Department for Constitutional

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Deal means it's 'dial' M for Manchester United

A GWENT contact centre has signed a deal to handle Internet business on behalf of Manchester United - the world's biggest football club. dial, Wales' only independent contract contact centre, based in Cwmbran, will provide Manchester United broadband

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Group on the lookout for talent

WAWWA - The Musical Theatre is young, ultra-liberal in its ethos and prolific in its output. Over the last eight years - for most of which time it was known as We Are What We Are - it has become one of the most successful musical theatre groups in South

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ALL CHANGE - Tosh goes back to drawing board

IT is back to the drawing board for Wales and John Toshack, says assistant boss Roy Evans. The former Liverpool manager admitted that the go-for-broke system in Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Austria will be changed for tomorrow night's return match in Vienna

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Campaigners called to top-level talks

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a closure-threatened Cwmbran school have been invited to a private meeting with a council education chief. Torfaen director of education Mike de Val was so impressed by alternative proposals from parents fighting for Brookfield

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Creepy crawling up catwalk

A FASHION graduate from the University of Wales, Newport has had her dream of seeing her designs on the catwalk come true. Elizabeth Culley, a graduate from the fashion degree course at UWN, saw her designs at a London fashion show. Her children's wear

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Contract job hopes

A NEWPORT aerospace and defence systems firm is bidding for a government contract to link up fire services across the UK that would see 120 jobs created. EADS, formerly known as Cogent, of Meadows Road, Queensway Meadows Indust-rial Estate already employs

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Pupils get taste of continental style

SCHOOL children got a taste of the continent at a market with a difference. They visited the first continental market in the Caerphilly county borough. It proved a big hit with local shoppers and visitors. The market was held at Blackwood and Bargoed

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Let quit mean quit

I WROTE it in the autumn and nothing has changed now that the British Lions' tour to New Zealand this summer draws ever nearer and the squad announcement is less than two weeks away. I'm talking about player availability - I don't believe that players

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Concern mounts over missing son

A WEEK after a Gwent man went missing, police are still no closer to finding him. Mark Shaw, 26, has not been seen since leaving his home in Raglan, last Tuesday. In the early hours of the following day his black Ford KA was found in the car park of Whitesands

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Group aims to launch radio station

NEWPORT may have its first permanent local radio station by 2006. A group of local businessmen, backed by the Voice Media Group is applying to Ofcom for a "community licence" which would allow a radio station to broadcast over the city of Newport. Newport