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Mike hits his half-century running
NEXT time organising a birthday celebration seems stressful, spare a thought for Mike Evans - his will last all year. Mike, from Abercarn, set himself the challenge of running 50 half-marathons to mark each year of his life. Since his 50th birthday on
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Black and Ambers equal record
NEWPORT scored a record-equalling sixth successive win over old enemy Cardiff on Saturday to send coach David Rees off to Hong Kong with the Wales Sevens squad a happy man. In difficult Rodney Parade conditions, with driving rain almost throughout and
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Convoy of protest
SUPPORTERS of a Valleys school threatened with closure made an eleventh-hour bid to save it. More than a dozen cars with parents and pupils of Argoed Primary joined a convoy through Blackwood High Street on Saturday. They decorated their vehicles with
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Firearm offences up 12% in Gwent
GUN crime in Gwent rose by 12 per cent last year, according to figures published today. There were 84 firearm offences in 2004/05, compared with 74 the year before. Across Wales, there were 288 offences, up from 169. Crimestoppers Wales today appealed
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Strike closes most schools
DOZENS of schools will be shut tomorrow because of a mass walk-out by council workers. Education in Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire council areas will be hugely disrupted when hundreds of employees, including teaching assistants, caretakers, canteen
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Focusing on a major killer
It's a disease which claims the lives of 16,000 people in the UK every year. Now a Gwent specialist treating bowel cancer says screening in Wales must improve. LIZZIE SMITH, JANE HELMICH and ANDY RUTHERFORD report A LEADING Gwent medical expert says Wales
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A dream from ashes of steel
Ambitious plans to transform an old Newport steelworks site into a new community could be submitted by the end of the week, Lizzie Smith and Rebecca Thomson report The proposals for the former Llanwern steelworks site - one of the largest brownfield sites
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Final go-ahead for £8m health institute
WORK is set to begin this year on a much-needed and much-delayed doctors' training school in Newport. The £8.1m Health Sciences Institute (HSI) will be the centrepiece of medical training facilities in Gwent, and is expected to play a key role in training
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Williams on a high
GWENT snooker ace Mark Williams believes his China Open success makes him a real contender for next month's World Championship. Williams edged John Higgins 9-8 in Beijing to win one of the hardest-fought major finals on record. Neither player could get
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Great to have you back
DRAGONS coach Paul Turner has hailed the return of Welsh star Ceri Sweeney as a major boost for his side's bid to secure Heineken Cup qualification for the region next season. Sweeney missed the entire Six Nations campaign with a groin injury but made
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Pearce nabs a point for Crows
STRIKER Chris Pearce salvaged a point at a wind-swept Deeside Stadium where a madcap, two- minute spell of poor defending had threatened to send the relegation-threatened Crows home pointless. They had held onto the lead for just over an hour after Pearce's
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365 sex offenders living in Gwent
GWENT has more sex offenders per head of population than anywhere else in Wales, according to latest figures. A report shows there were 365 registered sex offenders living in the Gwent police force area up to March last year, up from 319 in 2003/04. There
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It's just the spot for 'KathFest'
WELSH opera sensation Katherine Jenkins is being urged to bring her own summer music festival to Newport. The 25-year-old star and her team are looking at suitable sites, along the M4 corridor, to hold the two-day "KathFest". Possible venues are likely
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Picasso's works now on display
WORKS by one of the 20th century's greatest artists are on display at a Gwent museum after it pulled off a "real coup". The current exhibition of pieces by Pablo Picasso at Pontypool Museum's Barker Gallery - where security was stepped up for the show
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County thrill fans
FOR Newport County's beleaguered supporters, never has winning ugly been so beautiful. Following on from a four-point haul in their previous two matches, County did everything to preserve their renaissance at Bishop's Stortford on Saturday and were worthy
