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Rain ruins Wasps trip
Newport Everest Group Wasps made a wasted journey to the Isle of Wight for a Premier Trophy meeting last night after heavy rain caused a postponement. It is likely that the meeting will now be staged next Tuesday. The Wasps are at Somerset on Friday
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Rees left happy by proud win
NEWPORT coach David Rees said his team played with purpose and pride to beat Pontypridd last night. The Sardis Road men currently are fourth in the Principality Premiership table and meet Cardiff in the semi-finals of the Konica Minolta Cup at Rodney
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Griffiths kicks Newport to win
OUTSIDE half Daniel Griffiths scored all of Newport's points with the boot as they notched a much-needed 21-17 home win over Pontypridd last night. Griffiths made an inauspicious start failing with a straight forward short-range penalty in the third
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Hal blow
WALES centre Hal Luscombe has suffered a setback and is now extremely doubtful for Newport Gwent Dragons for Saturday's Celtic League clash with bottom team Connacht in Galway. He was forced off in the second half of last Friday's game against Munster
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Man wielded axe in 'terrifying' robbery
AN AXE-wielding robber terrified a young couple and their two-year-old son during a street robbery in Newport, a court heard. Robber Ellis Abdie, 19, was sent to a young offenders' institution for 28 months and was told by judge Phillip Richards: "You
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Hal blow
WALES centre Hal Luscombe has suffered a setback and is now extremely doubtful for Newport Gwent Dragons for Saturday's Celtic League clash with bottom team Connacht in Galway. He was forced off in the second half of last Friday's game against Munster
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Brass band duel is a family affair
IT'S all set to be trumpets at dawn when two postmen from the same family face off at the National Brass Band Championships this autumn. Kerry Bowden, 55, from Risca, has been a postman with Royal Mail for 20 years and is the conductor of the Cross Keys
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Health fears after needles dumped in the streets
A TRADER in Newport says hypodermic needles are regularly strewn along a pathway yards from a children's play area and clinic. Emmanuel 'Manny' Paul, 57, said drug abusers dump needles, lighters and condoms on the path outside Secondhand Warehouse in
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'Mosquito' returns to zap the rowdies
AN ANTI-YOB device which was removed from a city Spar shop because of fears it breached its victims' human rights is back at another Spar. Newport Community Safety Partnership stopped using the 'Mosquito', which is designed to cut anti-social behaviour
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Banned from keeping pets for five years
A NEWPORT man beat a Yorkshire terrier so badly that the traumatised animal had to be put down, a court heard yesterday. Leighton Martyn Collins, 50, who admitted a charge of animal cruelty, was banned from owning animals for five years, fined £1,000
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Boss tackles the police
A NEWPORT recovery firm boss is demanding to know why police banned him from recovering an overturned lorry that caused traffic chaos. Thousands of motorists suffered long delays after the scrap metal lorry overturned and spilled its load on the city's
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Two years for a killer punch
AN ex-soldier and boxer who bullied and physically abused his alcoholic flatmate before killing him with a single punch was jailed for two years yesterday. David Dowden, 35, died in hospital from slow bleeding to the brain 18 days after his skull
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Holly blossoms into stardom
SHE is only 18 but Newport teenager Holly Holyoake has already won a clutch of awards for an extraordinary voice that has impressed from her home city to Hollywood. Jane Helmich meets the up-and-coming soprano... WHEN Holly Holyoake walked out to sing
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Shattered by her partner's sudden death
A GWENT woman's dream of a fairytale white wedding was shattered after her 42-year-old partner died suddenly of a suspected heart attack. Leanne Perryman had talked about venues for her big day and even bought her wedding shoes. Her 12-year-old son, Kelston
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Meet the new High Sheriff
A NEWPORT woman is the new High Sheriff of Gwent, only the second woman ever to hold the prestigious title. Audrey Hull will hold office during the Queen's 80th birthday year. She said: "I am honoured and very delighted with the appointment." Mrs Hull
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Gwent health trust has debt of £5m
PATIENTS in Gwent are not to suffer in spite of a health trust overspend last year of more than £5 million, its finance director says. And Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust's Andrew Cottom says there are currently no proposals to make staff redundant to save
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Rain ruins Wasps trip
Newport Everest Group Wasps made a wasted journey to the Isle of Wight for a Premier Trophy meeting last night after heavy rain caused a postponement. It is likely that the meeting will now be staged next Tuesday. The Wasps are at Somerset on Friday evening
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Rees left happy by proud win
NEWPORT coach David Rees said his team played with purpose and pride to beat Pontypridd last night. The Sardis Road men currently are fourth in the Principality Premiership table and meet Cardiff in the semi-finals of the Konica Minolta Cup at Rodney
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Griffiths kicks Newport to win
OUTSIDE half Daniel Griffiths scored all of Newport's points with the boot as they notched a much-needed 21-17 home win over Pontypridd last night. Griffiths made an inauspicious start failing with a straight forward short-range penalty in the third minute
