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Gwent MPs back Blair
THREE of Gwent's Labour MPs today gave prime minister Tony Blair their backing to stay on as party leader. Blair is coming under fire from some backbench MPs who have called for him to stand down for the good of the Labour party. A number of backbenchers
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War declared on car thieves
Police are appealing for the community's help to crack down on car thieves and are offering crime prevention advice as part of the drive. Operation Berlin will target known car thieves - some who are as young as 10 - over the coming weeks in a number
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New appeal for missing wife
SHOPPERS are to be targeted in the search for Margaret Llewellyn who went missing from her Chepstow home three years ago. Mrs Llewellyn's photograph will be printed on milk cartons sold at the Iceland chain of supermarkets. Dave Llewellyn is desperate
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Residents hit out at court's picture ban
NEIGHBOURS of a Blaenavon yob detained for four months for breaching a strict anti-social behaviour order slammed the decision not to allow him to be pictured. As we reported on Saturday, Luke James Davies, 17, of Blaenavon, breached the strict Asbo imposed
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Cup is County reward
NEWPORT County youth team boss Glyn Jones believes playing in tonight's Welsh Youth Cup Final is a reward his young charges have fully earned this season. County take on their Cardiff City counterparts at Ninian Park (7pm) knowing that victory on the
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Our jungle queen
SUE Farthing jets off for the opportunity of a lifetime today leaving behind office life for the rainforest and caterpillar farming. Mrs Farthing was selected from more than 220,000 HSBC workers to take part in a wildlife conservation project in Costa
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Wales trio sign for the region
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have signed up three young Welsh stars on development contracts from next season. They have secured Newport and Wales under-21 scrum half James Ireland, pictured, who made one start and two appearances as a replacement for the Dragons
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Village talk proves Mel C's a real sport
A GWENT Women's Institute is getting a celebrity speaker to spice up one of their meetings. Pop star Melanie Chisholm, better known as former Spice Girl Mel C, is set to swap the stadium arena for a smaller venue for her guest spot. She was spotted taking
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I'M COMING HOME
IT'S like coming home, says Paul Turner after being officially unveiled as the new Newport Gwent Dragons coach at Rodney Parade today, ending weeks of speculation. Turner has signed a two-year contract, which could well be extended, to herald his return
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Derrick disgust at 'ball tampering'
GLAMORGAN will decide later today whether to follow up an allegation of ball tampering against Gloucestershire fast bowler Steve Kirby, but coach John Derrick, pictured below, is adamant they should. Derrick and several spectators allegedly witnessed
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Put a sock in it Butler!
Is there any chance of peace breaking out in this rugby region of ours? Very little on the continuing evidence, it has to be said. The latest outburst, and an astonishing one it was, came with Eddie Butler's firm view on Sunday's Scrum V programme that
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Smoking ban by 2008
THE National Assembly should be given the power to introduce a ban on smoking in public places in Wales within three years, a report says today. Tough new proposals would see smoking outlawed everywhere except for private homes and designated areas in
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Savage out in the cold
Robbie Savage, pictured, has been left out of another Wales squad by manager John Toshack but still refuses to give up hope that he will play for his country again. Toshack has chosen a 22-man party to travel to San Sebastian - where Toshack still has
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Veterans join VE day party
THERE were spam sandwiches, field guns in the street and a 1,000lb bomb on loan from ROF Glascoed as Abergavenny celebrated the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Hundreds of people lined the streets as the celebration and commemoration VE event on Sunday travelled
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Teenage girl hurt in riverside shooting horror
A TEENAGER was left with a bloody wound to her thigh after being shot by a stranger with an air gun in an unprovoked attack. Carla Price was with friends on the river bank opposite Fleur-de-Lys rugby club when she saw four youths in a tree - one of whom
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Our jungle queen
SUE Farthing jets off for the opportunity of a lifetime today leaving behind office life for the rainforest and caterpillar farming. Mrs Farthing was selected from more than 220,000 HSBC workers to take part in a wildlife conservation project in Costa
