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Hail Hayley's bike ride
MODEL Hayley Evans has very personal reasons for taking part in the Argus supported bike ride in aid of Cancer Research UK. Hayley, 32, of Cwmbran, is encouraging people in the region to register for the charity's sponsored 15-mile bike ride on Sunday
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Rugby's Rod heads for home
DRAGON Rod Snow is heading for his own little bit of paradise in Canada. He leaves Newport with his family after Saturday's testimonial match which marks the end of a decade of service at Rodney Parade. Snow, 34, is returning with wife Elizabeth and 18
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Nature lesson on the boardwalk
SCHOOLCHILDREN experienced the wonders of nature in one of Newport's finest open spaces. A recent makeover at Pilton Vale Park, next to Grove Park, has transformed the ecologically important site. Now pupils from across the city are able to explore the
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Swindled by an ex-cop
A FORMER Queens Park Rangers Football Club director and ex-Gwent Police officer who led a "jet-set lifestyle" swindled an elderly brother and sister out of almost £300,000. Lyndon Fuller and his wife were the former best friends of victim Mrs Ursula Antoniou's
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Hero on Parade
LIFE at Rodney Parade has been a roller-coaster ride for the past ten years, and one man who has experienced all the ups and downs happens to be a Canadian. Rod Snow has lived through the good times and the bad when Newport were all but relegated, the
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School wins closure fight
AN Abergavenny rural school yesterday won its fight to stay open - but two other village schools in the area will close. In the biggest shake-up of primary education ever seen in Monmouthshire, round two of the plans saw the member panel recommend the
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My amazing year
Michael Owen has had quite some year. In March the Newport Gwent Dragon lifted the Six Nations trophy as Wales completed a historic Grand Slam. On Monday the 24-year-old will lead out the British Lions in their opening game against Argentina at the Millennium
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'Dream business' was never funded
IN July 2002 the Business Argus ran a front page story on Fuller's announcement that he planned to create 27 new jobs with his company Fans 1st with the help of a £50,000 grant from the National Assembly. The article said the venture was "a dream business
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Surprise 'yes' for school site plan
A CONTROVERSIAL new hotel and car park were given the go-ahead in a shock move by Newport councillors. Earlier this week the Argus reported on a furious row between council bosses and Esterkin Properties over plans to shelve their proposals to transform
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'A world-class health service in ten years'
A WORLD-class health service by 2015 - that is the aim of a ten-year plan for Wales launched by Assembly Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons today. Called Designed For Life - Creating World Class Health and Social Care for Wales in the 21st Century, the
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'I think he was corrupted by money'
THE DAUGHTER and niece of Fuller's victims, who was also the former best friend of the financial adviser and his wife, has welcomed his conviction. Helena Payne, a 45-year-old Newport nurse, has also spoken of her trauma at Fuller's betrayal after he
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Sparky's hair has put me off management
Ryan Giggs will line-up for Manchester United in Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal ready to create his own little piece of history. Victory for United on Saturday would be their 12th FA Cup final victory but it would also Giggsy's fifth winners
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Two on murder charge
A MAN and a woman appeared before Caerphilly magistrates yesterday charged with the murder of a 45-year-old Risca man. Paul Jeffrey Lewis, aged 54, of Elm Drive, Risca, and Kathleen Carey, aged 55, also of Elm Drive, are jointly charged with the murder
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Burglar locked up
A BURGLAR "fuelled by heroin addiction" who broke into New-port's Rugby Football Club and stole a plasma television and more than £400 in cash was jailed for almost three years yesterday. Levi Gulwell, aged 23, from Hendre Farm Drive, Newport, appeared
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Prayers for the pupils
YOUNGSTERS invol-ved in the minibus crash which claimed the life of 12-year-old Jasmine Allen returned to school today - the first time since the tragedy. The seven pupils from Hafodyrynys are being eased back into New-bridge Comprehensive School. Head
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Wilko determined to show his worth
Jonny Wilkinson is a man who has been through more than most over the past two years. 18 months ago the Newcastle Falcons outside-half kicked THAT drop goal to secure a historic World Cup victory for England in Australia. Since that night, Wilkinson has
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Rugby's Rod heads for home
DRAGON Rod Snow is heading for his own little bit of paradise in Canada. He leaves Newport with his family after Saturday's testimonial match which marks the end of a decade of service at Rodney Parade. Snow, 34, is returning with wife Elizabeth and 18
