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Owen gets the nod to skipper side
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons back row forward and Argus columnist Michael Owen will captain Wales for the remainder of the 2006 RBS Six Nations Championships. The Wales number eight takes over from the injured Gareth Thomas who will miss the entire campaign
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Home advantage suits Stevens
MATTHEW Stevens is hoping that being back on home soil will give him the edge over his opponents when the Welsh Open gets under way on Monday. The Carmarthen cueman heads into the two-week competition in mixed form, with his season having taken a downturn
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Councillors want to see airstrip site
A PLANNING application for a private airstrip in Abergavenny was deferred yesterday after councillors decided they wanted to see the site. The planning committee at Monmouthshire County Council did not make a final decision on the airstrip and an aircraft
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Jury retires in city fatal stabbing case
THE jury in the Lemy Bullock murder trial retired yesterday afternoon to begin considering their verdict. Two brothers, Mohammed 'Mo' Nasser and Abdul 'Sammy' Nasser, and Martyn Bruce are accused of murdering 36-year-old Mr Bullock. A fourth man, Mohammed
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Say a big ah for artwork
WAITING for a doctor's appointment can be a dreary experience. But one Gwent surgery has teamed up with a local artist to bring a splash of colour to patients' waits. Roy Hall, 77, is an amateur painter from Beech Close, Llanmartin, and, like many keen
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Flats planned for petrol station site
LUXURIOUS riverside apartments could be built at the gateway to a historic Gwent town if a planning application is given the go-ahead. Martyn Richards, co-owner of Hanbury Garage at Uskside, Caerleon, applied to Newport city council for permission to
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Fashion winners sew happy
FASHION-savvy students from Gwent danced with joy after scooping first prize in a business competition. A-level business students from Croesyceiliog Comprehensive put their fledgling fashion company SEW on to the catwalk in the annual competition organised
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Cabbies angry at permit delays
NEWPORT cabbies are angry at a delay in issuing their licences - meaning some are working with expired badges. Hundreds of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire taxi drivers in the city are affected by the situation, with some waiting up to eight months for
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Thomas is struck with Six Nations KO
Wales captain Gareth Thomas will miss the rest of this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering damage to an artery in his neck. The Toulouse star faces up to 12 weeks out, having undergone an MRI scan after going to hospital on Sunday night
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MPs set for revolt over merger plan
HOME Secretary Charles Clarke's controversial plan for an all-Wales police force sparked a major revolt among Welsh MPs. The cross-party Welsh Affairs Select Committee - which includes Newport East MP Jess Morden and Monmouth MP David Davies - says today
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My para son died needlessly
THE mother of a Gwent soldier who died during a parachute jump says his life could have been saved by a vital piece of kit. Carol Wright, 58, yesterday said no more young men should "die needlessly" like her son Daniel. She wants all trainee parachute
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BREAKING NEWS: Two convicted of Lemy murder
TWO men who wore Scream horror masks were today convicted of the brutal murder of popular Newport father-of-three Lemy Bullock. Mohammed 'Mo' Nasser, 44, of Kirby Lane, and Martyn Bruce, 38, of Courtybella Gardens, both Pill, were found guilty by a jury
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County share away day spoils
PITY the 500 or so Newport County supporters who don't go to away games. In recent Conference South matches at Spytty Park, County have shown all the fighting prowess of Audley Harrison, but last night they proved again that they have become prize fighters
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Team focused on Irish game
CLIVE Griffiths has had a week to forget, and he reckons the furore surrounding Mike Ruddock's departure is not over yet. But Wales' defence coach insists that the squad will not let that affect them ahead of Sunday's clash with Ireland at Lansdowne Road
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I'll fight the chimes ban for my AIDS son
GRIEVING families are vowing to take action against Newport council's plan to ban wind chimes from a city cemetery. The council said the chimes must be removed from Christchurch Road Cemetery after some visitors complained they make too much noise. One
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I'll fight the chimes ban for my AIDS son
GRIEVING families are vowing to take action against Newport council's plan to ban wind chimes from a city cemetery. The council said the chimes must be removed from Christchurch Road Cemetery after some visitors complained they make too much noise. One
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No answers
THE great Welsh rugby mystery has deepened rather than been resolved after last night's four-hour WRU board meeting at the Millennium Stadium. We are no further forward in knowing the reasons for Mike Ruddock's shock resignation as coach less than a year
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Bugs in dirty pub kitchen
THE landlord of a Gwent country pub was fined yesterday after health inspectors found dead insects on the floor and walls of the kitchen. They said the kitchen at the White Hart Inn, in Llangibby, was in an "appalling state" when they visited the premises
