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Gutted
RYAN Giggs was left frustrated last night as once again Wales failed to find the net against Austria despite creating an abundance of chances. Wales were eventually caught by a sucker punch when goalkeeper Danny Coyne allowed a ball to slip through his
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Cheers! Pub rises from the ashes
A £1.1 million Gwent theme pub will open this summer despite a blaze at the site last year and a "painstaking" operation to remove asbestos. Pub chain JD Wetherspoon renewed its commitment to opening a new bar in Osborne Road, Pontypool today. A company
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Toshack: We are on the right track
Wales are going in the right direction says manager John Toshack after last night's heart-wrenching 1-0 defeat to Austria at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna. Wales ripped their hosts to shreds on countless occasions but did not take their chances and
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Porn-probe councillor tells of his anguish
A NEWPORT city councillor named in an FBI child porn probe spoke of his anguish as allegations continue to hang over him. Dean Jenkins says he has received "complete support" from his fellow councillors and constituents. He said: "I have had nothing but
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Kimberley's queen of the oche at 12
A NEWPORT schoolgirl is set to be the next phenomenon in the world of darts. She has only been playing darts for a year, and is barely tall enough to pull her darts out of double top, but 12-year-old Kimberley Lewis has already set a new record as the
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Central contracts backed
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons appear to be the only region in Wales to favour the Welsh Rugby Union bringing in central contracts. The issue is very much back on the agenda with the WRU keen to activate it, but they need the support of all the regions if it is
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Golfers say gipsies threatened them
A GOLF club claims it has come under attack from a group of gipsies who have set up an illegal camp. For the past three weeks, staff and players at the Parc Golf Club in Coedkernew say they have been subjected to threatening and intimidating behaviour
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City crisis over black cab rule
NEWPORT faces a taxi crisis if the city council continues with plans to force drivers to use London-style black cabs, drivers say. Angry cabbies still claim they cannot afford the expensive black cabs and will be forced out of business. The unrest follows
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Gutted
RYAN Giggs was left frustrated last night as once again Wales failed to find the net against Austria despite creating an abundance of chances. Wales were eventually caught by a sucker punch when goalkeeper Danny Coyne allowed a ball to slip through his
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£140million extra for Heads of the Valleys
A 15-YEAR project to regenerate one of Wales' poorest areas is being launched by the Assembly executive today. The Assembly administration is pouring £140 million extra funding into the Heads of the Valleys region, and hopes to attract £500 million in
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England future for Glam's Maynard
The news last week that Matthew Maynard is going to retire at the end of this coming season came as no great surprise. As long ago as the middle of last summer I had spoken to him about this possibility because he felt that there was some spark missing
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It's a nightmare
A GWENT sleeping disorder suffererer has criticised the government's lack of funding to diagnose and treat the illness. Up to 500 people in Gwent are currently waiting for diagnosis of sleep apnoea at St Woolos Hospital, Newport, where a group of volunteers
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Gwent student held in South American jail
A STUDENT from Newport has spent the last four months in a South American jail after being charged with drugs offences. Leah Pugsley, 20, of Ringland, was arrested at Maiquetia airport in Venezuela on December 3 last year and was sent to Inos prison in
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Stunt is a real cell-out!
A RESIDENT of an old people's complex had a day in police cells after a barney with a local councillor. Roger Lawrence spent ten hours in cells at Risca police station following a bust-up with Abercarn councillor Ken James. But the conflict was staged
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Toshack: We are on the right track
Wales are going in the right direction says manager John Toshack after last night's heart-wrenching 1-0 defeat to Austria at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna. Wales ripped their hosts to shreds on countless occasions but did not take their chances and
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Gwent poet is top of the bill
DAVID Brent, of The Office, was a frustrated poet, among other things. But unlike the BBC's unfortunate character, Gwent office worker Andy Tovey is the real deal. Mr Tovey, of Clark Avenue, Pontnewydd, has just celebrated his first publication and is
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School in shock over pupil's death
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the death of a young girl found dead in bed by her mother. Cwmbran teenager Alex Mitchell, 14, was found at her home in Pentre Close, Coed Eva, Cwmbran, on Good Friday after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Gwent
