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Bringing cheer to city runners
A GWENT cheerleading team is preparing to rally thousands of runners through Newport's first-ever Race For Life. The Gwent Cheerleaders are normally found on the sidelines at Newport Gwent Dragons and Newport Titans matches. But on July 17 they will take
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Glam win a thriller
ANYONE who doubted the fantastic excitement of Twenty20 cricket should have been at a sunbaked Sophia Gardens last night. A capacity 6000 crowd witnessed an extraordinary match won by Glamorgan against Somerset with a bye off the last ball - though only
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Leslie greets the Queen with a joke
GWENT-born author Leslie Thomas knew just what to say to bring a smile to the Queen's face yesterday. Mr Thomas, from Newport, joked with her about her health at her first public appearance since being struck down by a heavy cold. The author of the best-seller
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She'll Carrie on singing to fame
SINGING receptionist Carrie Ford is hoping to prove she's got the X-Factor in her quest for soul stardom. Carrie, 22, of Blaenavon, who works at the Dial contact centre in Cwmbran, is determined to make it big in the music industry. Now she is pinning
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A lesson in rations
WARTIME rationing made bananas and chocolate rare commodities, but 60 years ago youngsters had healthier diets and few were obese. Now primary pupils in Torfaen are finding out how they can improve their modern day diets with a lesson from the past. Hundreds
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Cash pledges flood in to save forest
THE Woodland Trust said it is overwhelmed with the public response to its appeal to save an ancient Gwent woodland. Two weeks ago, the trust launched a bid to buy almost 900 acres of Wentwood Forest near Caerwent, Wales' most ancient woodland, which is
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Wilko is a no-go- Dai
JONNY Wilkinson hasn't got the pace or guile to play at inside centre, says David Watkins, the Newport president and former Wales and British Lions outside half. Current Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward has controversially switched Wilkinson from outside
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Police have names of baiting suspects
SUSPECTED badger baiters were reported to Gwent Police after an Argus story highlighted the plight of a female with horrific injuries. Steve Clark, chairman of Gwent Badger Group, said the story in Saturday's Argus had resulted in the names and addresses
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Cherry could be sweet answer
I have heard it said that Glamorgan's loss to Middlesex at Southgate last weekend was one of their worst ever. To score so many in the first innings (584-3 dec) and then end up losing is indeed unusual, but I have a lot of sympathy for skipper Robert
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Web porn teen's sex shame
AN addiction to internet pornography led a teenage boy to sexually assault a young girl, a court heard. The 16-year-old Abertillery boy, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault on a female under the age of 12, at Blackwood
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Unlicensed door staff netted in blitz
A POLICE crackdown on unlicensed door staff resulted in 26 people being cautioned. The crackdown took place earlier this month on a Saturday night in Newport city centre. Sixteen officers from Gwent Police worked overtime to check on 76 clubs and pubs
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Buddies play in harmony - School of the Week
GRIFFITHSTOWN Junior School has two separate facilities, a mainstream school and a special needs resource base. The resource base caters for children from throughout Torfaen with modearate learning difficulties, but head teacher Westley Hughes is keen
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Physio's major role in recovery process
WHETHER it is recovery from spinal injury or surgery, or from a broken finger, physiotherapists are likely to be involved in a patient's path back to fitness. The profession has an ever-increasing role to play in the recovery process, with a wider range
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Surgeon takes his operation skills to Africa
SURGEON Brian Stephenson's use of a pioneering hernia operation simplified treatment and recovery for more than 1,500 patients in Gwent over the past eight years. The consultant, based at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital, has also taught the 'plug and patch
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Greg dreams on
GREG RUSEDSKI'S fading Wimbledon dream ended in fading Wimbledon light last night. The British number two showed flashes of his very best tennis and elements of his worst in his centre court encounter with number 11 seed Joachim Johansson. But 32-year
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'Seedy stripping will shame city'
CITY councillors blasted a bid to open a late-night occasional strip club in Newport. Businessman Enzo Nigro wants to hold weekly strip shows and extend the opening hours of The Bassment, on Stow Hill. It is the second time the club owner has applied
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Owen's sheer hard work
ABERGAVENNY author Owen Sheers is already hard at work on his next novel after winning the £10,000 Welsh Book of The Year prize. The 30-year-old writer, who scooped top place for English language fiction with The Dust Diaries, plans to deliver his next
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... And now Hansen's joining in
STEVE Hansen, the former Wales coach now assistant coach of New Zealand, today stepped into the controversy over the lack of Welsh players in the British Lions team for Saturday's first Test against the All Blacks in Christchurch. Woodward yesterday named
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... And now Hansen's joining in
STEVE Hansen, the former Wales coach now assistant coach of New Zealand, today stepped into the controversy over the lack of Welsh players in the British Lions team for Saturday's first Test against the All Blacks in Christchurch. Woodward yesterday named
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Wilko is a no-go- Dai
JONNY Wilkinson hasn't got the pace or guile to play at inside centre, says David Watkins, the Newport president and former Wales and British Lions outside half. Current Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward has controversially switched Wilkinson from outside
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Belle of the ball
PLUCKY Adrienne Greenway did go to the ball - thanks to famous designer Stella McCartney, who made a spectacular dress just for the Gwent teenager. Adrienne, of Chepstow, made quite an entrance at the Make-A-Wish Foundation's eighth summer ball at Blenheim
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Cut a dash on fun run for charity
THERE is still time to get your entries in for the Prince's Trust Cymru 5km fun run, which is being held in the beautiful setting of the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. Supported by the Argus, the event is being held to raise money for the trust's work
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Duo shade it on a mission for vision
NEWPORT'S very own Blues Brothers are on a mission - to raise awareness about the importance of looking after your eyesight. Mayor Ken Critchley and his deputy, Roger Jeavons, donned their shades along with thousands of other people across the country
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City club to honour legendary DJ Peel
A NEWPORT club is set to honour the legendary DJ who helped put it on the international music map. John Peel, the late radio DJ and broadcaster, gave TJ's club the prefix "The Legendary...", and now the bar is to open a lounge in his memory. Club owner
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Go-for-it Andrew is the video star
ANDREW Lloyd was not only the inspiration of a new video which is the first of its kind in the UK - he is also the star. Andrew, who has Down's syndrome, underwent heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary last year, and the film is aimed at other young
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Election tussle for council majority
LABOUR and the independents are to contest a seat on Brynmawr town council next week - in the first election in Blaenau Gwent since Peter Law's general election victory in May. A by-election for the Brynmawr north ward is being held on June 30, after
