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Motorcycle exhibition is top gear
MORE than 100 vehicles were on display in Caerleon as part of the 26th Annual Classic Motorcycle Show. The event, which was organised by Ponthir British Motorcycle Club, was held at Caerleon Comprehensive School. The school hall and gymnasium were filled
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Vera lives a life less ordinary
IT was the Sound of Music in real life - a young Gwent woman one jump ahead of would-be German captors as the dark clouds of war descended over Europe. "I was one of the last Britons to leave Germany. Another few hours and I dread to think what would
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Cancer blow for troubled widow
A CANCER diagnosis was the third blow in three months for a Newport widow. Jennifer Nock, 54, of St Julians, had already coped with her daughter Lisa Jarvis, 28, who suffers from epilepsy and asthma, being put into a medically-induced coma while on holiday
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County won't rush to make a choice
NEWPORT County are not rushing to make a managerial appointment, insisting they will take as much time as necessary to get it right. It is has been more than three weeks since John Cornforth was shown the Spytty Park exit door but the selection process
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Jackie's Lottery p-luck
SHADOWS fan Jackie Rudd will go on a musical spending spree after scooping £100,000 of lottery cash. Jackie, 62, hit the jackpot after buying a National Lottery scratchcard at a post office near her home. But the 62-year-old, who once a month meets other
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Brew blow
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons threequarter Nathan Brew is out until December at the earliest and has not been included in the squad for the Heineken Cup which starts later this month. Brew goes into hospital on Thursday for an operation on a groin injury which
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Lord of Steel still in fame game
IF YOU think you saw the last of Gwent's Lord of Steel rocker Ivor Beynon on the X-Factor, think again. Because despite Ivor failing to make it through the first round, the X-Factor's ITV2 show, the Xtra Factor, visited him to film a children's party
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Soccer stars hurt in crash
A RISING Gwent football star is in hospital after a car crash with a lorry in Monmouth yesterday. Four young Cardiff City players had to be cut from the wreckage following the crash, Blaenavon player Lloyd Jenkins, 18, received minor injuries and remains
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Can't look back now
FOUR events in 24 hours have almost defied belief - but one has a really serious undertone, the outcome of which is crucial for the future of Welsh rugby. The shocks sure came thick and fast, so rapid you could barely keep pace. First of all there was
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You can't force us to change - head
THE head teacher of a Gwent foundation school, Cwmcarn High School, says the local council cannot force his governing body to accept a reduction in its catchment area. The change is planned under proposals by Caerphilly council to close Oakdale Comprehensive
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Family fears the worst
THE FAMILY of a Caldicot man who went missing with a rifle say they are preparing themselves for the worst nine days after his disappearance. Derek John Upton, 64, a retired steelworker from Caldicot disappeared last Sunday. Police have still had no sightings
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Man fined for Batman stunt
A NEWPORT man was fined £250 and told to pay £55 costs for his part in breaking into the Big Brother TV compound. Fathers 4 Justice protestor Andrew James, aged 35, of Lyndhurst Avenue, appeared before St Albans magistrates yesterday with three other
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It's better but not good enough
RESIDENTS in a Gwent town say they suffered for years at the hands of noisy boy racers who congregate in a car park. The problem - which has been seen across Gwent in towns like Blackwood and Abergavenny - plagued people living near Llanyrafon's boating
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Mural dedicated to ex-head teacher
A MURAL dedicated to a former Gwent head teacher was unveiled in the town where he lived. The Brynmawr Town Partnership's third town mural, painted by Dennis Bryant of Brynmawr, was shown to the public on Saturday. The mural was dedicated to the memory
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More police for troubled town
TRADERS in a vandalism-hit Gwent town are welcoming an increased police presence. Shop owners in Blaenavon threatened to leave the book town last month after shop windows were smashed during regular bouts of trouble at weekends. Town councillor Brian
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Gwent pair's award night delight
GWENT pals Danny Gabbidon and James Collins took the top awards at last night's Carling Welsh football awards dinner held at Swansea's New Stadium. West Ham defender Gabbidon was named Welsh Footballer of the Year and teammate Collins was voted young
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Long wait over, say NHS chiefs
WAITS of more than 12 months for hospital treatment for Gwent patients will be eliminated by the end of November, and possibly by the end of this month, say health chiefs. The pledge comes as surgeons and managers try to catch up on an operations backlog
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Dancers line up to hoe down
PINK cowboys and cowgirls lined Newport's John Frost Square to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Dozens of line dancing beginners and experts danced the afternoon away on Saturday guided by professional line dancing instructor Big Dave Gastap. Dancers
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Four injured in second accident
A MAN is in a stable condition and three other men were injured in an accident involving a car and an articulated lorry in Gwent yesterday. All four had to be cut from the wreckage following the crash. The lorry driver escaped unhurt from the accident
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MS sufferer tells of life with chronic disease
ANN Pitchforth is wheelchair-bound and in constant pain from multiple sclerosis (MS) - but she is determined that will not stop her from raising awareness about the disease. Hers is a mission born out of almost 20 years of health problems, during which
