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You are never too old
There is hope for us all - well, maybe not me with such a gammy knee, but Shaun Udal's selection at the age of 36 for England's winter tour of Pakistan will have given hope to many county cricketers. It sends out a message of never give up, maybe even
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MP tells of dismay at police merger plan
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn wrote a personal letter to the Home Secretary to tell of his "stomach-churning dismay" at proposals to merge police forces. Mr Flynn is one of a band of local cross-party politicians fiercely opposed to plans which could mean the
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Tournament to honour tragic teen
SARAH Fullwood feared her 13-year-old son Lewis - who died in an accident five months ago - would be forgotten by all but his closest relatives and friends. But the tremendous affection in which the sports-mad Newport teenager was held by hundreds of
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Blow for Mason as operation looms
rider Karl Mason is out of the Knock-out Cup semi-final, first leg, meeting with Weymouth at the Wessex Stadium tomorrow night. Mason, who recently won his way back into the Wasps team, suffered knee ligament damage in a heavy fall at home to Premier
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DRAGONS BOOST
Locks Ian Gough and Luke Charteris have both reported fit for Newport Gwent Dragons for Saturday night's first home Celtic League game of the season against leaders Ulster. That removes the need for the Dragons to even consider asking the Wales management
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'My promise to all of you'
GWENT Chief Constable Mike Tonge today pledges that he will listen to the public over plans to re-structure police forces in Wales. In an exclusive letter to Argus readers, Mr Tonge says any restructuring will need to keep policing locally accountable
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Firms say they are owed thousands
BOSSES of companies in Gwent claim a building contractor which went into insolvency owes them thousands of pounds. Noel T James, of Kelvedon Street, Newport, went into insolvency on Tuesday and all its 75 workers have been made redundant. General manager
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Highs and lows of life in newspapers
HE covered his first murder when he was 16 and is a seasoned journalist. But, as Mike Buckingham discovers, former Argus man Bob Skinner has a soft centre. IF you cut Bob Skinner's arm off you'd find the word 'newspapers' written through it like a stick
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Mixed fortunes at Riverfront
AS the spotlight falls on the first nine months of Newport's Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, it is revealed that audiences have flocked to some of the events - but stayed away from others. Following a sparkling opening last October and until June
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Lockett defends pal Calzaghe
GWENT middleweight Gary Lockett has blasted the critics of world super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, a man he hopes to follow to a world title later this year. Cwmbran-born Lockett has been promised a fight against Ryan Rhodes for the vacant WBU
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'I am very proud of the work we have done'
TODAY Gwent's Chief Constable Mike Tonge writes a personal message to Argus readers about proposed restructuring of the police service. 'I KNOW that talk of restructure of the police service is very unsettling, not only for the staff in the service but
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Ulster's big guns are out in force
ULSTER bring all eight of their Ireland squad members to Rodney Parade for Saturday's Celtic League clash against Newport Gwent Dragons. And they arrive buoyed by successive victories over Cardiff Blues and Edinburgh which, together with four points from
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ASBOS not only way to beat yobs, say police
A REDUCTION in anti-social behaviour was achieved in a Gwent council area - with few anti-social behaviour orders being handed out. Figures released by the Safer Caerphilly County Borough Partnership for June 2004 to August 2005 show that 1,125 first
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Work to start on youth centre
WORK is set to begin on a million-pound centre to serve young people in two Gwent communities. Magor Undy Sports and Leisure Association (MUSLA), a committee of residents and politicians, are pushing ahead with plans for the new centre. Monmouthshire
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'NHS staff need more protection'
MORE than 20 acts of violence and aggression are recorded every day against NHS staff in Wales - and health bosses must do more to help protect their employees, according to a new report. NHS trusts spend more than £1 million a year training staff to
