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'My boys will now get a fresh start'
THE mother of teenage twin boys who left their Newport school after allegations one was bullied says they are being given a fresh start. Debbie Hill, 42, of Alway, stopped twin sons Bradley and Matt, 14, attending Lliswerry High School a month ago after
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Friends rally in brain op drive
FRIENDS and neighbours of a Newport man with a crippling condition are launching a campaign so he receives vital treatment. As reported previously, 34-year-old Simon Henson, of Bishpool, suffers from dystonia, a condition that has left the former fitness
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Please, don't shut our school
PARENTS fighting to keep a Gwent village school open collected a 600-name petition against the plan. Pupils from Argoed Primary and their parents have collected the signatures in the village and at Blackwood's Asda store. Now they intend to go to Cardiff
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New battle over parking fees
PEOPLE in Abergavenny, Usk and Chepstow can challenge the introduction of charges in free car parks in a judicial review after a court victory yesterday. The three towns' councils won the review into the rises imposed byMonmouthshire county council after
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Calls for Owen to be axed
CALLS have been growing for Wales to drop latest captain Michael Owen, the Wales and Newport Gwent Dragons number eight. Garin Jenkins, the former Pontypool and Wales hooker, is the latest to call for change in the back row involving the removal of Owen
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Delight as school to get new footbridge
PARENTS are celebrating after winning new school safety measures. Last March we reported how pupils from Newbridge Comprehensive were forced to walk in the road through overcrowding on a narrow footpath under Bridge Street railway bridge. Parents called
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Police could impound boy racers' cars
BOY racers and cruisers making life a misery for residents in a Gwent town face having their cars impounded if they ignore police warnings. That's the tough message from Inspector Jo Bull, of Gwent Police, to nuisance drivers in Blaenavon. The Argus reported
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Joe's such a hero say Gwent pair
JOE Calzaghe stands proudly as the best pound for pound boxer in the world today, according to two young Gwent fighters. Now retired super-featherweight Jamie Arthur who won gold at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002, was at the fight on Saturday
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I'm still learning says McBryde
FORMER Wales hooker Robin McBryde admits that he still has plenty to learn before he can even contemplate a full-time coaching role with the WRU. McBryde has linked up as a forwards coach in the wake of Mike Ruddock's departure and has impressed the squad
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Newport urged to move on
NEWPORT will attempt to get back to winning ways when they travel to the Old Parish ground to face Maesteg tonight in a Konica-Minolta Cup quarter-final rehearsal (kick off 7.15pm). The Black and Ambers suffered their first defeat in four games when they
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Joe's back home
JOE Calzaghe says it's time to cash in after his career-defining win on Saturday. But he insists he will always live and train at home in Wales. Back at his father's gym in Newbridge yesterday, following the fight in Manchester, he said: "I'm going to
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1,000 calls over NHS dentists
MORE than 1,000 Chepstow area dental patients have contacted Monmouthshire Local Health Board about future NHS provision, in the wake of two town practices deciding to go private. Boscobel House practice announced its decision in mid-February, with Fairlight
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Gwent's public enemy Number One
A NEWPORT man with 277 previous convictions faced his 98th separate court case yesterday, and was described as "probably Gwent's most prolific offender". Although only 26, Andrew John Paul Davies' record dated back to 1994, Newport magistrates were told
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Get behind us - Beadle
NEWPORT County boss Peter Beadle is urging supporters to come out in force for tonight's crucial Conference South clash with fellow strugglers Hayes (kick-off 7.45pm). Beadle and his charges face their biggest game of the season with just ten games left
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School caf is top class
STUDENTS often claim they need a caffeine hit to stimulate their grey matter, so sixth formers at one Newport school now have no excuse for dozing off in class. For Bassaleg Comprehensive School yesterday launched its new coffee shop, Hoffi Coffi, meaning
