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CALZAGHE IN BULLISH MOOD
WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe doubts a potential unification fight with Jeff Lacy would be the career-defining bout he has envisaged. Promoter Frank Warren looks set to put the two fighters in the same ring later this year should Lacy win
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Hole in one lands BMW
A NEWPORT amateur golfer scooped a top prize when he hit a hole in one. South Wales Argus sales manager Steve Davies drove the ball straight into the 18th hole - now he is set to be driving a BMW Z4. The 52-year-old from Caerphilly said he was "shell-shocked
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Woman saved in bridge drama
NEWPORT city centre was brought to a standstill on Saturday afternoon when a woman climbed onto a railway bridge. Trains were stopped for three hours after the 43-year-old woman climbed over railings onto the track on the railway bridge close to Newport
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So grateful for gift of life
Just under 105,000 Gwent people are registered as organ donors. As a Gwent father calls for more publicity to encourage people to donate, CRAIG WOODHOUSE and REBECCA LAWRENCE investigate the United Kingdom's transplant lottery FORMER lorry driver Anthony
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Wasps end up stung by Potters
Newport's league fixtures may have got off to a flying start on Saturday evening at Workington but yesterday the Wasps hopes literally bit the dust as injuries to key riders Craig Watson and Kristian Lund saw a reversal of fortune against visitors Stoke
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Successful green scheme to expand
NEWPORT'S recycling charity Wastesavers has outlined plans as it celebrates an important achievement. It was revealed last month that the city had reached a 25 per cent recycling and composting rate two years ahead of schedule. Now the organisation hopes
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Market traders hit by quit demands
NEWPORT'S popular outdoor Saturday market is to close later this year. Stallholders, some of whom have operated in the market for more than two decades, were dealt the blow when they were served with notice to quit by August 13. The busy weekly market
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Jobs boost for Valleys
MORE than 100 jobs could be created by a planned DIY retail park in Blackwood. Developers have already been granted permission to develop a 84,500 sq ft site at the southern end of the town. The project, called Blackwood Gate Retail Park, is waiting for
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Still hungry
Joe Calzaghe believes Saturday's spectacular win over Mario Veit proved his "heart was still in the sport". The undefeated WBO super-middleweight champion, who floored his German mandatory challenger twice before the bout was halted in the sixth round
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'Please help us find a new base'
STAFF at a small playgroup say they were forced to move from their regular site because council chiefs made it impossible to continue there. Caerleon Playgroup has been a part of the community for 45 years and for 40 years it has been based in the Cricket
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Dredge just misses out on win
Ten years on from beating Tiger Woods and becoming top amateur at the Open, England's Steve Webster finally lifted his first European Tour title yesterday, at the expense of Bradley Dredge. At his 247th attempt and after five second place and 27 top-10
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Children asked to give their views
PEOPLE fighting to regain control of their community in Newport now want to give local youngsters a chance to have their voices heard. About 200 residents and business people met police, councillors and community workers last month in a bid to deal with
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Hundreds turn out for VE Day parade
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Abergavenny on Sunday to witness one of the biggest parades the town has ever staged. The commemoration VE event travelled from Bailey Park to Cross Street where a remembrance service was led by the Rev Jeremy Winston
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Drive for more foster parents
AS Newport's foster team launch a recruitment drive, a survey revealed that many people mistakenly believe they are unable to become carers. Newport Gwent Dragons stars Nathan Brew and Hal Luscombe helped to kick off a family day in John Frost Square
