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Shows join forces to survive
TWO of Gwent's most prestigious shows are being combined to secure their futures. Bedwellty Agricultural Show and Blackwood Big Balloon Festival will this yer b held over one bank holiday weekend. Last April it was feared a lack of funding might mean
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A cabaret with a dash of Somerset
HAUNTING UK band Goldfrapp have gone from a backwater curio to chic international outfit. Their debut album Felt Mountain stunned sensitive pop pickers with its Alpine warbling. Its funky follow-up, Black Cherry, won over dance fans and earned them a
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Turner's Dragons fired-up
ALL to play for - Newport Gwent Dragons head off to Ireland on Saturday to face leaders Munster flat out to make their presence felt in the Celtic League. Ever since winning their opening game of the season in Glasgow - their last away triumph - the Dragons
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Town to battle fire station plan
RESIDENTS in Blackwood are gearing up to fight proposals to merge the town's fire station with one in Bargoed. And it could mean the nearest fire station to Blackwood being five miles away. Discussions have begun about replacing Cefn Fforest and Bargoed
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Red hot blues
THE Ian Parker Band has established a reputation across Europe as one of the UK's finest and hottest blues exports and they will be performing at Abertillery Community Theatre, on Friday February 17, at 8pm. Ian's music is characterised by tormented tales
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SO TOUGH! - Euro 2008 draw
WALES have been handed an incredibly tough group as they bid to qualify for the 2008 European Championships to be held in Switzerland and Austria. John Toshack's men will face World Cup hosts and perennial tournament specialists Germany, the Czech Republic
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Extra date for Derren show
THE Riverfront, Newport has announced an extra date for Derren Brown's Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour, following the demand for tickets. The first date on Saturday, April 8 has almost sold out with only single seats left, so another show has been
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We've got the word on holiday heaven
SISTERS Georgia and Sophie Hultberg know how to enjoy themselves on holiday. And tomorrow the schoolgirls from Newport will be using their knowledge of what they like to do on trips abroad to advise other youngsters on their family's choice of destination
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Robot cure for drug delays
A ROBOT has brought revolutionary change to a Gwent hospital. Patients at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, now have their medication dispensed by it, saving staff and patients time. The lean, mean dispensing machine, the largest of its type in Europe
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Bridge work is set to open up canal
WORK is under way to open a stretch of canal in Newport which will enable boats to travel along it for the first time in about 40 years. Bettws Lane Bridge, Bettws, is currently an obstacle in the canal stretch between Newport and Cwmbran because it is
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Biker dad was trapped beneath Peugeot
A NEWPORT father-of-three died in a motorbike crash during a day-trip riding around Gwent, an inquest was told. Michael Christopher Pashley died after hitting a car on the A4042 between Abergavenny and Goytre on September 17 at about 3.45pm. The 46-year-old
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We can slam them again, says coach
WALES Under-21s coach Chris Davey has named five new caps in his side for next Friday's opening Six Nations clash against England at the Sixways Stadium, Worcester (8pm). Wales, current Grand Slam champions at senior and under-21 level, travel to Worcester
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Asbestos ruling blow for grandad
A NEWPORT grandfather who suffers from a condition caused by exposure to asbestos spoke of his disappointment following a court ruling. Appeal Court judges reversed the findings of a High Court judge which would have allowed people with pleural plaque
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Walker dies in road crash
A MAN died after a collision with a coach in Chepstow today. The accident happened on the A466 Wye Valley link road just after 7am. Police confirmed a male pedestrian, thought to be in his early thirties, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is thought
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Fozzy are a curious combo
A bizarre metal band fronted by a WWE wrestler plays the Bierkeller in Bristol next week. The curious combo called Fozzy features acclaimed fighter Chris Jericho and members of well-known bands including Rich Ward and other members of Stuck Mojo. They
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I can't humour the rumour - Joe Calzaghe column
IT REALLY was annoying this week to get a phone call from Sports Network, promoters of my world super-middleweight title fight with Jeff Lacy, checking on my fitness. Apparently rumours had been circulating on some internet chat-room that I had damaged
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Police chief's pledge to Gwent
LAST January chief constable Mike Tonge set out his aims for the following 12 months - and a key ambition was to bring police officers closer to the community in a bid to crack down on problems such as anti-social behaviour. Mr Tonge says the force has
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County flop aims to sink old club
FORMER Newport County flop Carl Wilson-Denis is vowing to inflict misery on the Spytty Park outfit when he faces them in tomorrow's Conference South clash at Havant and Waterlooville. Former County boss Peter Nicholas signed Wilson-Denis at the start
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Judge and jury visit Lemy death scene
Judge John Griffith Williams, QC, pictured, and a jury spent around two hours yesterday visiting the scene of the alleged murder of Lemy Bullock at Harveys bar in Pill. The popular father died from stab wounds to the chest last March. Four men have gone
