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Bold Nasir's bid
MO Nasir faces Darran Langley in his Commonwealth Games semi-final tomorrow in a good old fashioned Wales v England battle. And the light flyweight boxer from Newport is determined not to let the Welsh fans back home down in what promises to be a classic
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Get rid of board - club chief
THE future of the entire 18-man Welsh Rugby Union board will be in jeopardy when the required ten clubs, as expected, call an EGM within the next few days. It was thought that the heads of WRU chief executive Steve Lewis and chairman David Pickering
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Wasps are ready for road trip
NEWPORT Everest Group Wasps will be hoping to build on Sunday's last-heat success when they travel to take on King's Lynn in the Premier Trophy tonight (tapes up 7.30pm). The Wasps edged out the Isle of Wight 47-42 to get their home start to the season
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New health battle for MP
BLAENAU Gwent MP Peter Law is still battling serious illness nearly a year after it was revealed he had a brain tumour. Last May the popular politician stood as an independent in the Labour stronghold while being treated for cancer, and won a landslide
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Boxer Mo's going for gold
THE family of Commonwealth boxing contender Mo Nasir says he wants to bring gold home for the people of Wales. The Yemen-born 20-year-old, of Alice Street, Pill, is already guaranteed Commonwealth bronze after securing a place in tomorrow's light flyweight
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Bold Nasir's bid
MO Nasir faces Darran Langley in his Commonwealth Games semi-final tomorrow in a good old fashioned Wales v England battle. And the light flyweight boxer from Newport is determined not to let the Welsh fans back home down in what promises to be a classic
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MP in new asylum plea
A NEWPORT politician has written to the Home Office in a bid to help an asylum-seeker stay in the country. Newport East MP Jess Morden wrote to the immigration department on behalf of 32-year-old Cynthia Orgun. Mrs Orgun says she fled Nigeria with three
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Get rid of board - club chief
THE future of the entire 18-man Welsh Rugby Union board will be in jeopardy when the required ten clubs, as expected, call an EGM within the next few days. It was thought that the heads of WRU chief executive Steve Lewis and chairman David Pickering would
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E-mail lists reasons to remove it
AN e-mail from the Newport Community Safety Partnership, seen by the Argus, outlines a number of reasons for removing the Mosquito. It does not distinguish between young people causing anti-social behaviour and those who are not, affecting their individual
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Junkie torched crash car
A HEROIN addict who set fire to his car after being involved in an accident which left a young woman paralysed was jailed for 14 months yesterday. Pedestrian Meg Wilson, 21, from Monmouth, may never walk again after a collision with a car driven by John
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Keep it, say kids and staff
AT the Spar shop in Caerleon Road, Newport, ten-year-old Ellen Counsell said: "It is just like a long high-pitched beep." She lives in nearby Heather Road and often visits the store with her parents. "It can be a bit uncomfortable if my mum stops to talk
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Family helps fellow player
RELATIVES of a Newport rugby hero who died last weekend are to donate cash raised at his funeral to help fund a brain operation for a fellow player. Glyn Davidge, the former Newport, Wales and British Lions player, died at the age of 72 after a short
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Anger as anti-yob device is removed
A DEVICE used to disperse gangs of anti-social youths in Newport is being removed over fears it could breach their human rights. The Mosquito device fitted to the Spar shop on Caerleon Road succeeded in cutting anti-social behaviour by dispersing gangs
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Get rid of board - club chief
THE future of the entire 18-man Welsh Rugby Union board will be in jeopardy when the required ten clubs, as expected, call an EGM within the next few days. It was thought that the heads of WRU chief executive Steve Lewis and chairman David Pickering would
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Injury boost gives Veater cup dream
NEWPORT vice-captain Matthew Veater has been given the all-clear to resume playing on April 19, meaning his hopes of finishing the season with a Konica-Minolta Cup final appearance at the Millennium Stadium have been revived. Veater was thought to be
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Miss on mission of love
A TEACHER is running the London Marathon for a charity which supports those born with disfigurements. Chepstow Comprehensive teacher Debbie Scroggs aims to raise £1,500 for Changing Faces. The 45-year-old PE teacher wanted to give something back to the
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Twelve charged in city car blitz
TWELVE people were charged with a variety of offences including possession of offensive weapons after police launched an operation in the city. Operation Cyclone, which was launched on Monday, saw officers on Bettws Lane, Newport, using automatic number
