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Friends' chat on tape
A TAPED telephone conversation between Ms Benjamin and Jones was played to the jury. It was recorded by Ms Benjamin in her role as a police informant. Part of the chat was about Jones' alleged proposition to Mr Routledge to kill her husband: (telephone
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Tributes to a hero
ABOUT 250 mourners gathered yesterday to say goodbye to a rugby club stalwart described as being "at the heart of the community". Les Gardner, who served Risca Rugby Club for almost 50 years, died aged 67 of a suspected heart attack on a coach home from
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Beadle aims to bring back duo
COUNTY boss Peter Beadle is meeting with Andrew Thomas and Darren Jones today with a view to bringing both back to the club. Beadle has made it clear that he would like to see both defenders rejoin the club and is relishing the chance to discuss what
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Viewers name the brutes who did this
A TELEVISION app-eal to catch a gang who brutally assaulted a man in Newport bus station had a "phenomenal response". Gwent Police screened CCTV footage of the violent assault on BBC One's Crimewatch programme on Wednesday. A 25-year-old man was attacked
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Be prepared to be shaken
THE Unseen are on tour with Sick Of It All throughout February and March and call at TJs, Newport, on Tuesday, February 27. The Unseen's music (tracks can be heard on Hellcat's Give Em The Boot 4 compilation, Rock Against Bush Volume 2, and the Warped
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Now I know punk hero is my brother
A CHEPSTOW woman tracing her family claims brother is punk legend Johnny Rotten. But Janet Small, 51, from Thornwell, says the ex-Sex Pistols star does not believe her. Her long search for her natural parents began in the 80s. She says her mum, Eileen
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Ex-SAS man: Accused asked me who could bump him off
GWENT housewife Anthea Jane Jones asked a former soldier if he knew anybody who could 'bump off' her wealthy husband, a court heard yesterday. Robert 'Bob' Routledge, who served in the armed forces for 24 years, first met the defendant in 2000 while he
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Witness: 'I'm not a dominatrix'
KEY witness Debra Benjamin told a court yesterday that a business card showing her in a bikini and featuring the words "real dominatrix" and "resistance is futile" was for a dance show she had planned to set up. Ms Benjamin, 44, told the trial of Anthea
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I miss my dad terribly
THE heartbroken family of Lemy Bullock told yesterday how their lives were torn apart after his murder by a violent gang. Mr Bullock left three children - Ryan, 15, Abigail, 11, and Luca, six. Ryan said his father's death was a shattering blow. He told
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Get Carter on stage
THE cult movie classic, Get Carter, will be brought to life in a new stage adaptation to be shown at the Beaufort Theatre & Ballroom, Ebbw Vale, on Friday, March 31, at 7.30pm. Get Carter is a roller-coaster ride of loud, bruising theatre - a brutal
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Father's murderers out by decade's end
THREE young killers who murdered a widower outside Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital could be out of prison before the end of the decade after a top judge ruled they were "perhaps unfortunate" to be convicted. Ashley Haynes was 18, Emma Oates, 19, and Roger
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Johnson: New role will be tough
HE role may have changed, but the man won't. That is the vow of Wales caretaker coach Scott Johnson ahead of his first game in charge against Ireland on Sunday. And he reveals, while he won't change, the way Wales do play might just have to. He said:
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Jekyll and Hyde on stage
THE critically-acclaimed X-entricity Theatre are coming to the Blake Theatre, Monmouth, on March 3 and 4 with Jekyll and Hyde the Musical. Set in Victorian London, Dr Henry Jekyll, a well-respected and brilliant practitioner is searching for a chemical
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'Do him in, you'll have life of luxury' claim
JONES' former lover told the court how she said he could live a life of luxury if he killed her husband. Leonard Loveridge said Jones had come to him, upset after an argument with her husband. Mr Loveridge told the jury that Jones suggested someone could
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Cheap night with Bitchpups
GWENT-based dance-rock band Bitchpups are playing the Queen's Head in Monmouth tonight with support from It Wore Him Down. It's the second time the ambitious combo have played the town's popular music venue. They've also recorded a new three track CD
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We want an EGM - clubs
GWENT rugby officials believe an EGM is inevitable in the wake of Mike Ruddock's departure - though they are split on whether it is the right way forward. It takes the signatures of just ten clubs out of 245 to force a special meeting, and there is plenty
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Witness: 'I'm not a dominatrix'
KEY witness Debra Benjamin told a court yesterday that a business card showing her in a bikini and featuring the words "real dominatrix" and "resistance is futile" was for a dance show she had planned to set up. Ms Benjamin, 44, told the trial of Anthea
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O'Driscoll threat
THE threat of the finest outside centre in the world is looming large for Newport Gwent Dragons player Hal Luscombe at Lansdowne Road on Sunday. For in just his third game in the position for Wales Luscombe comes up against Brian O'Driscoll, British Lions
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Little Me is a big night
THE Concept Players are bringing Little Me to the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, from March 9-11. You may not have heard of Little Me yet, but it's a show like no other, according to the Players. The production has had a recent revivial on Broadway. With
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Gwent Police rejects merger
GWENT Police Authority yesterday rejected Home Secretary Charles Clarke's plans to merge with Wales' three other forces. It means all four authorities have now refused to agree voluntarily by today, which Mr Clarke had set as the deadline. The Argus is
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Ready to rumble - Joe Calzaghe column
THE FIGHT top boxing promoter Frank Warren has said will be one of the three biggest he has staged in 25 years as a promoter, if not THE biggest, is now just over eight days away. But whether the world super-middleweight unification fight between myself
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Punk and hardcore to rock city
FIRST gig of the week takes place tomorrow at Le Pub with a release show for top local hardcore act Routine Check's seven-inch vinyl. A free copy to everyone who turns out, with the first 20 LPs coming in special limited-edition packaging. Support comes
