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Big Chance
NEWPORT'S James Collins is poised to start for Wales against Austria in Vienna tonight as boss John Toshack attempts to make amends for Saturday's 2-0 defeat. The 21-year-old Cardiff City defender has yet to start under the new regime despite some outstanding
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Food and fun on menu
PONTYPOOL'S Elm House has a new owner. The former Pontypool RFC clubhouse on the town bridge has been bought by Newport-based bar and club-owner Iftekhar Haris. He bought it from former rugby club benefactor Bob Jude two weeks ago. Mr Haris said he plans
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Probe continues into blaze
POLICE are still investigating the blaze which ripped through an empty warehouse in Newport. About 30 firefighters spent more than two hours bringing the huge blaze at the Maltings under control on Saturday afternoon. Flames and smoke could be seen from
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Bus boss counts the cost
AN ARSON attack which destroyed two double-decker buses and seven coaches at a Gwent bus depot has caused £250,000 worth of damage. Managing director of Stagecoach Wales John Gould was today counting the cost of Saturday's blaze at the company's Pontypool
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Community to pay tribute to Lemy
HUNDREDS are expected to line the streets of Pill, New-port, next week for the funeral of a well-known father-of-three who died after a stabbing incident at a city pub. Lemy Bullock, 36, from the Pill area, died at the city's Royal Gwent Hos-pital after
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Stars fly in for Snow's last game
NEWPORT favourite Rod Snow, pictured, has lined up a galaxy of stars to play in his testimonial game at Rodney Parade on Saturday, May 21, almost certainly the last match he will ever play. Snow is retiring at 34 after spending ten years at Rodney Parade
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Mum finds girl, 14, dead in bed
A GWENT teenager was found dead at her home on Friday by her distraught mother. Shocked neighbours in Pentre Close, Coed Eva, Cwmbran, said they believed 14-year-old Alex Mitchell died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and now police and the Health and Safety
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Paramedic struck at accident scene
A PARAMEDIC was assaulted at the scene of an accident near Abergavenny. The man, who has not been named, was taken to hospital after suffering facial injuries. The incident has brought fresh condemnation from a Welsh ambulance chief and provided further
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Mother finds girl, 14, dead in bed
A GWENT teenager was found dead at her home on Friday by her distraught mother. Shocked neighbours in Pentre Close, Coed Eva, Cwmbran, said they believed 14-year-old Alex Mitchell died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and now police and the Health and Safety
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Giggs still has role to play for Wales
Ryan Giggs still insists he wants to continue playing for Wales even if their World Cup dreams have been shattered. He will captain the side again in the Ernst Happel Stadium where Wales will try to regain some pride against the Austrians, who beat them
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Children march to save school
MORE than 150 supporters braved the rain and cold to stage a march in protest at the proposed closure of Newport's smallest school. Parents, children, teachers and governors from St David Lewis Roman Catholic School in Bettws went on the walk to demonstrate
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Cabbies facing tough taxi test
THE chances of a Newport cabbie getting lost or short-changing you will soon be even slimmer - now city councillors have had their way. All new taxi drivers are to be set tests, to boost their city knowledge, language and number skills. Newport councillors
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Tales for legions of fans
FOR most of us the Roman buildings of Caerleon and Caerwent are overlaid by those of later years, their distant message muted by the clamour of our modern world. But Rosemary Aitken, writing as Rosemary Rowe, has the ability to part time's veil. In her
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Music by royal command
THERE will be a real Welsh flavour to proceedings when Prince Charles ties the knot with Camilla Parker Bowles next month. For Jemima Phillips, who grew up in Ebbw Vale, will be playing the harp during their wedding reception at Windsor Castle on April
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Paramedic struck at accident scene
A PARAMEDIC was assaulted at the scene of an accident near Abergavenny. The man, who has not been named, was taken to hospital after suffering facial injuries. The incident has brought fresh condemnation from a Welsh ambulance chief and provided further
