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Veteran Collins is rider of the year
Neil Collins had a rough time at the New Year Classic - but at least he didn't return home empty handed. The evergreen Collins, plagued by engine trouble, lifted the fans rider of the year award at the celebration evening following yet another successful
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Meals on wheels will not be cut
NEWPORT'S meals on wheels service is not in the firing line for cuts, it was confirmed yesterday. Paul Cockeram, cabinet member for adult and housing services, reassured colleagues at a full meeting of Newport City Council there are no plans to cut the
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MBE honour presented at ex-mayor's funeral
THE husband of a Monmouthshire councillor who lost her battle with leukaemia six weeks ago was presented with her MBE yesterday at a memorial service to commemorate her life. Hundreds of people attended the service at St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth
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Henson ban cut
Gavin Henson last night had his 72-day ban reduced by three weeks after a four-hour appeal hearing in Dublin. But Ospreys star Henson will still miss Wales' RBS 6 Nations opener against world champions England at Twickenham on February 4, and the Millennium
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Club to restore memorial gates
NEWPORT Rugby Club is starting a project to renovate the memorial gates outside the stadium at Rodney Parade with the aid of a supporters' trust. The gates, erected in 1923 and dedicated to members of Newport Athletic Club who gave their lives in the
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WE'LL BE UP FOR THE DRAGONS
HERE are a massive 17 points between Sale and Newport Gwent Dragons in Pool One of the Heineken Cup, but ex-Ebbw Vale captain Kingsley Jones, coach of the English high fliers, insists they will still pay the Dragons every respect on Sunday. The Guinness
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Fighting-fit woman sheds six stones
CHRISTINE Harris tried everything to lose weight, from slimming groups to fad diets, after she piled on the pounds following the birth of her son. But she went from big mama to svelte mum when she swallowed her inhibitions to kick-start a healthier and
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Dying man crawled from room to room
A FATALLY injured man dragged himself from room to room before collapsing and dying, a forensic scientist told a jury yesterday. Michael Appleby, who is an expert in the interpretation of blood patterns at crime scenes, said that blood patterns indicated
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Army let me down, says blast victim ex-soldier
A NEWPORT soldier left seriously injured after he was caught in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq claims the Ministry of Defence "abandoned" him. Royal Welch Fusilier Neil Spencer, 25, was given a medical discharge after a traumatic 20 months following the
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Bobbies to travel free on the buses
NEWPORT Rugby Club is starting a project to renovate the memorial gates outside the stadium at Rodney Parade with the aid of a supporters' trust. The gates, erected in 1923 and dedicated to members of Newport Athletic Club who gave their lives in the
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Bobbies on buses to foil the yobs
BOBBIES will be able to take a free ride on the buses in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour and bring reassurance to passengers. Services in Gwent are included in the all-Wales scheme, due to be launched tomorrow, which allows free travel on local
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Crash victim was wife of jailed solicitor
A NEWPORT woman who died in a motorway crash was the wife of a solicitor jailed for stealing from dead clients' estates. Una Hiscott, 44, of Lock Street, died in a crash on a slip road between the M4 and M5 near Bristol at 5.20pm on Sunday after a car
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'More time' needed over police merger plan
MORE time is needed before making a decision on the best option for a Wales police merger, Newport council agreed unanimously yesterday. Newport councillors said they needed extra time, more consultation and more discussion of all the options before backing
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Family face agonising wait
THE family of a 13-year-old girl who died last month at her school were told they face an agonising six-month wait before learning what happened to her. Hayley Williams, from Treberth Crescent, off Chepstow Road, Newport, attended Ashgrove Special School
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GARNER THE HERO
IT sounds like a story straight out of Roy of the Rovers - a 29-year old journeyman League Two goalkeeper - saving a penalty to help his side claim one of the major upsets of the FA Cup, third round. However, for Pontypool-born stopper Glyn Garner the
