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Women warned of sex-pest jogger
A JOGGER who indecently exposed himself to a woman in Rogerstone on Friday evening is believed to be the same man who carried out a similar act last week. The man, described as being in his late forties and of average build, approached the woman in Chartist
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Weaver quits as RL boss
KEVIN WEAVER has ended a three-year association with top-flight rugby league in Wales by quitting as national coach and coach of Torfaen Tigers. But Weaver has thanked the Argus for helping to establish the 13-a-side code in Gwent, which now boasts both
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Our loss inspires us
TOM and Georgina Hathaway's "gorgeous" daughter Jane would have been 30 at the end of this month. But, tragically, Jane did not live beyond the age of 10 after losing a two-year battle against leukaemia in 1985. Now, her loving parents, of Old Market
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Summer signing Ampadu leaves
NEWPORT County have released midfielder Kwame Ampadu, who only signed for the club in the close-season. Ampadu, 34, who was described during the summer by Cornforth as his "number one transfer target" has now had his contract terminated by mutual consent
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Don't panic - Dragons ace Morgan
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are heading in the right direction, insists Wales full back Kevin Morgan who captained the team in their most recent game against Leinster. Morgan is confident the Dragons are on the right road, despite losing their last two games
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Campaign to halt city prostitution
WOMEN selling sex in Newport are being offered the chance to get out of prostitution in a new campaign, police say. A recent report said that a small amount of prostitution has developed in the city centre. Chief Inspector Dave Johnson said he did not
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Youth centre is a step closer
PLANS for a £300,000 purpose-built youth and community centre are a step closer to reality today, despite attempts to veto the proposed site. Last week, Caldicot town council blocked the suggested site - the former Day Luncheon Centre, which has been
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We need a ruling
RUGBY is crying out for regulation, for a common policy which is fair to all with returning British Lions. Wales is to be the only country which insists on a conditioning period which runs into October before players can return. I'm not going to argue
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We need a ruling
RUGBY is crying out for regulation, for a common policy which is fair to all with returning British Lions. Wales is to be the only country which insists on a conditioning period which runs into October before players can return. I'm not going to argue
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Support for call to keep police local
THE policing of Gwent should be kept local, say a cross-party group of politicians who are gearing up to fight any plans to merge the force. Home Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday asked chief constables and police authorities to draw up proposals to
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Stepping up for a rare crossing
PEOPLE were given an insight into the history of a Newport bridge during a heritage open day in the city. Organised by the Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge (FONTB) on Sunday, visitors were given the rare chance to walk over the top of the bridge,
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Thousands sign up to hospital protest
CAMPAIGNERS against the early closure of Ebbw Vale Hospital gathered around 6,000 signatures on a petition urging health chiefs to think again. The bosses are due to address Blaenau Gwent councillors on the matter on Thursday afternoon and Ebbw Vale ward
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Water way for Lili to enter world
THE option of a water birth is now open to women having babies at Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital. A £15,000 donation from the hospital's thrombosis and research group has paid for a birthing pool to be installed in the midwifery-led unit. Lili Illman
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Biker's family urge others to take care
THE family of a motorcyclist killed in a tragic accident expressed their shock that three Gwent bikers have died in just three weeks. They appealed to other bikers to take care on the roads. The mother of Trinant man Lawrence William Harvey, known as
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Working to beat cancer
NURSE Iety Bowden has researched the treatment of breast cancer since 2002. The 49-year-old, originally from Holland, explained the importance of her work: "The Wales Cancer Trials Network (WCTN) has allowed local hospitals to offer patients across Wales
