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'Three years on and we're still mourning loss of steelworks'
THREE years ago the Corus steelworks closed with the loss of 500 jobs. The effect of losing quality jobs was devastating not only for Ebbw Vale but for Blaenau Gwent as a whole. The regeneration of the 200-acre Corus site has been made a priority to enable
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Owen to bounce back
MICHAEL OWEN vowed to bounce back after he was not selected for the Lions' first team in Christchurch next weekend. The Gwent Dragons star, who led Wales to the Grand Slam, looks to have paid the price for his decision to fly home to attend the birth
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Henson shock
WALES and British Lions star Gavin Henson has put a brave face on his shock omission from Sir Clive Woodward's first Test plans against the All Blacks. But while Henson (pictured) ponders a midweek trip to the southern outpost of Invercargill to face
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JONES' JOY
RYAN JONES admits he's had an incredible year - but it could get even better yet. The Newport-born back-row is the talk of New Zealand following his man-of-the-match display in Saturday's 30-19 win over Otago in Dunedin. Kiwi newspapers and TV rugby pundits
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Lights, camera ... and city action!
GOTHAM CITY had Batman, Metropolis had Superman, and now Newport is set to have a superhero all of its own. An Asian superhero from Newport is due to make his big screen debut at a film festival in London next month. It will be a nervous moment for the
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Henson shock
WALES and British Lions star Gavin Henson has put a brave face on his shock omission from Sir Clive Woodward's first Test plans against the All Blacks. But while Henson (pictured) ponders a midweek trip to the southern outpost of Invercargill to face
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Megan reaches for club stardom
IT may have opened doors for Jane McDonald, but one Cwmbran woman has turned down a lucrative singing spot on a cruise ship to launch her own bid for stardom. Megan Fox, 20, from Garth Road, turned down two money-spinning job offers to play the pubs and
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Malcolm back to his best
CHRISTIAN Malcolm announced his return to form in spectacular fashion yesterday, recording his fastest time in four years on the way to winning the 200m in the European Cup. Competing in Florence, Malcolm started well and after coming off the bend level
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Traders: Bus station work could ruin businesses
TRADERS in a thriving Valleys town are calling for urgent talks over fears they will go to the wall because of a major construction project. More than 40 traders in Blackwood town centre have joined forces to complain about the lack of consultation over
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JONES' JOY
RYAN JONES admits he's had an incredible year - but it could get even better yet. The Newport-born back-row is the talk of New Zealand following his man-of-the-match display in Saturday's 30-19 win over Otago in Dunedin. Kiwi newspapers and TV rugby pundits
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Crowds flock to festival fun
MORE than 5,000 people enjoyed a Gwent carnival over the weekend with surfing and rock climbing two of the more unusual activities on offer. Organisers hailed Cwmbran Carnival as "the best ever line-up". Budding surf dudes and dudettes had a go at a free
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Steelworkers to ballot for action in fight for jobs
STEELWORKERS faced with redundancy decided to ballot on industrial action at a mass meeting yesterday. About 50 Alphasteel workers attended the meeting held at Newport City Live Arena where the majority voted in favour of a ballot for industrial action
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Owen to bounce back
MICHAEL OWEN vowed to bounce back after he was not selected for the Lions' first team in Christchurch next weekend. The Gwent Dragons star, who led Wales to the Grand Slam, looks to have paid the price for his decision to fly home to attend the birth
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Pupils put on their dancing shoes
NEWPORT city centre was filled with the sound of tapping toes on Saturday, as youngsters gathered to celebrate Welsh dance. Twenty-eight Gwent schools took part in the Welsh Dance Festival held in John Frost Square.
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Smoke ban may be total in Wales
TONY Blair today opened the way for Wales to part company with England in imposing a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places. A government Bill will allow the Welsh Assembly to introduce its own curbs which ministers accept may go further than
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It's hot as stars party in the park
THIS year's Party in the Park was the hottest ever. Temperatures rose even higher on the scorching Father's Day with acts like Rachel Stevens, Lemar and Mario. The Red Dragon FM and O2 event at Cooper's Field, Cardiff, was a huge success with 20,000 fans
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'Lucky' mum backs secure seat belt drive
KERRY Williams knows all too well about child car seat safety - and she's backing an Assembly drive starting today, to advise parents on their secure fitting. After a narrow escape for her and two-year-old son Scott in an accident nearly nine years ago
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Wasps waste their old heads' efforts
Wasps' vastly experienced old heads, skipper Tony Atkin and Neil Collins, handed out a lesson to the younger riders and guest Stuart Robson in yesterday's home defeat by Premier League champions Hull, who were let off the hook. On a sun drenched afternoon
