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Return of the King to Gwent
WE can beat anyone on our day, warns Sale coach Kingsley Jones, pictured, who brings his English high fliers to Rodney Parade to face Newport Gwent Dragons in the Heineken Cup next season. And it will be a sentimental journey for Jones, for even if he
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Moody returns from injury
Lewis Moody has recovered from a knee injury and will stake his claim for Lions Test recognition in Saturday's clash against Otago. The Leicester and England flanker was hurt during training earlier this week, and stayed behind in Christchurch for treatment
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Hurricane hero gets OBE
HUW Moses' efforts to aid a Caribbean paradise devastated by Hurricane Ivan helped earn him an OBE. As a trustee of the Cayman Islands Recovery Fund, Mr Moses, 44, helped raise more than $5m (£2.75m) towards the rescue effort in a country where 80 per
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No one to take responsibility
My optimism last week was misplaced. There was me thinking that the rain-aided draw against Sussex at Swansea would kick-start something more positive for Glamorgan, and they go and produce another abject display against Kent at Cardiff. I was one of
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Meals service set to stay for the most needy
MEALS on Wheels are set to stay for Newport's most vulnerable citizens. In a shock U-turn councillors today recommended that the WRVS-run scheme should continue, with meal deliveries increased from twice a week to five times a week. The move is a victory
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Pryce to get title shot
GWENT welterweight Bradley Pryce is back in line for a shot at the British title after months of frustration. The 24-year-old from Newbridge has been matched against unbeaten Scottish prospect Kevin Anderson in a title eliminator. The contest will be
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Skipper is wanted in the Forest
NEWPORT County captain Darren Jones is a target for Nationwide South escape artists Forest Green Rovers, the Argus understands. The 22-year-old, voted player-of-the-year last season, spent a spell on loan from Bristol City at Forest Green's Lawn ground
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Pair pull together for Atlantic exploit
HE won the coldest race on Earth - now Monmouth adventurer Andrew Barnett is in training to row the Atlantic. Mr Barnett, 44, is teaming up with South American endurance racer Juan Car-los Sagastume, whom he met on his 300-mile race across the frozen
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Jones in
NEWPORT-born Ryan Jones completes a fantastic year when he makes his debut for the British Lions against Otago in Dunedin on Saturday. It's a quick call-up for the former Newport Youth ace who plays for Celtic League champions the Ospreys. He was hauled
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Awards for bravery
TWO Newport men were given an award by Gwent's Chief Constable Mike Tonge for their part in attem-pting a rescue from a blazing house. Anthony Collins, 44, and his son-in-law Ben Glycos, 20, burst into a neighbour's burning house in Castle Park Close,
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Crimes cut since bobbies return to beat
A NEWPORT trouble hot spot is seeing a dramatic cut in crime after a new police operation put more bobbies on the beat. Three months ago police launched Operation Dalton to crack down on crime in Pill in the wake of unrest after the death of father of
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Devoted dogs need loving new homes
ELDERLY sisters Lassie and Lady need a loving home together following the death of their owner. Staff at All Creatures Great and Small, near Cwmbran, are caring for the 13-year-old collie-crosses. Diane Daniels, who works at the animal sanctuary, said
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Rachel joins the big party
CHART topper Rachel Stevens will entertain music fans at the Party in the Park event on Sunday. She will join Charlotte Church, Daniel Bedingfield, Rooster, Kelly Clarkson and Freefaller at the event organised by O2 Music and Red Dragon FM. Having gone
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Nature's wealth in ancient forest
DATING back to the end of the last ice age, Wentwood Forest is one area of Gwent that has changed very little in centuries. It is almost certainly Gwent's oldest woodland, and one of the oldest wooded areas in the UK. Now around 900 acres of the ancient
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Tributes at the end of long lives
TWO Newport women who both lived for more than a century died last week. Dr Anna Gregory died, aged 101, on Friday at The Rothbury Nursing Home and Annie Collings, aged 102, died two days earlier at St Catherine's Nursing Home. Dr Gregory's family came
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Superbug scare for mum and her baby
A NEWPORT mum hit out at health bosses for causing unnecessary alarm after she and her newborn baby contracted the superbug MRSA. Clare Williams claims health officials left her in turmoil when they told her she and her two-week-old son, Alistair, were
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Don't put graves in our playing fields
MORE than 700 angry residents signed a petition urging Newport council not to turn their recreation area into a cemetery. City council bosses are considering extending St Woolos cemetery to cover a large part of the Glasllwch playing fields, creating
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Will's a hit at cricket
A NEWPORT A-level pupil swapped his books for a cricket bat and made an impressive stand representing his country. Eighteen-year-old Will Bragg, of Henllys, Cwmbran, helped Wales restore some pride when he went to the crease. Before he went into bat against
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Singing legend Andy on his way
THE ultimate King of Cool, Andy Williams, returns to the United Kingdom this month for a series of unforgettable performances which will include Cardiff - and you could win tickets. The voice that has charmed the world over will be touring across the
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Two AMs poitive in drug test
AN Assembly minister and a Gwent AM tested positive for cannabis yesterday at a voluntary session des-igned to show the capability of a hi-tech drugs testing machine. Edwina Hart, social justice minister at the National Assem-bly, had not been using drugs
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Praise for steel works 'vision'
THE regeneration of Ebbw Vale and transformation of the former Corus tin plate works is "a shining example to all declining industrial areas in the UK". The praise came from the 14 local authorities in steel areas across Britain who work together as SteelAction
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GEMS RAID: 'Construction worker' thief grabs £40,000 haul
DIAMOND earrings worth £40,000 were snatched in a raid on an Abergavenny jewellers. The thief, dressed as a construction worker, grabbed a tray of six pairs of diamond stud earrings from a shocked sales assistant and pushed his way past a pregnant woman
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Film students reap rewards
ACCLAIMED film director Ken Russell was full of praise for the aspiring movie-makers of tomorrow at the annual awards ceremony of the Newport-based International Film School Wales. "The standard of films was excellent," he said, after viewing a diverse
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Death road 'not in the frame for barriers'
THE road on which four men lost their lives does not automatically qualify for safety measures, say council bosses. Residents are calling for safety barriers to be put up on the B4239 coast road at St Brides after a car went off the road and plunged into
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Advice via video link
A PIONEERING advice service is offering a helping hand to Torfaen residents. The Connect 2U service is the first of its kind in Wales and enables people seeking help and advice to speak to an expert via videolink. The move will mean residents don't have
