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Old brewery may rise from ashes
RESTORATION work could soon begin on one of Newport's historic buildings which was devastated in an arson attack. It would be the second time that the present owner has embarked on an ambitious scheme to return The Maltings to its former glory.
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End of an eyesore
THE first step of Newport city centre's multi-million-pound redevelopment is set to begin with the demolition of the Kingsway car park. Crews moved onto the site yesterday to prepare for the mammoth task of ripping down the eyesore facility. A nine-storey
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Legg looking for change of fortune
Luckless Billy Legg is hoping to make it third time lucky when he returns to the number seven berth for the Newport Everest Group Wasps Premier Trophy meeting with Somerset at the Oak Tree Arena tomorrow night (tapes-up 7.30pm). Legg, promoted along
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Crows bid to beat old boss
CWMBRAN Town manager Sean Wharton locks horns with his mentor, Brian Coyne, at Aberystwyth's Park Avenue ground tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 2.30pm). Coyne, the former Crows boss, is now in charge of Aberystwyth, and Wharton said: "I have the utmost
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Parade of form
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner hopes the last two home performances against top Irish provinces Leinster and Munster will be the boost they need to kick start their season, albeit for the final crucial run-in when European qualification is at
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Grieving families waiting for stone
THE grieving families of three friends mown down by a schizophrenic killer two years ago today are frustrated that there is still no memorial to them. Emma Proctor, John Gibbings and Martin Connop were on their way to a barbecue when they were killed
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Crows bid to beat old boss
CWMBRAN Town manager Sean Wharton locks horns with his mentor, Brian Coyne, at Aberystwyth's Park Avenue ground tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 2.30pm). Coyne, the former Crows boss, is now in charge of Aberystwyth, and Wharton said: "I have the utmost respect
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Beauty-ful day for golfer Monty
BIRDIES are often seen on the golf course - but models Rachel Hunter and Jodie Kidd were watching a different kind of birdie during a photoshoot yesterday to launch the Celtic Manor Wales Open in Newport. And a less glamorous-looking golfer with a better
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Fury at traffic chaos in street
ANGRY residents are demanding to know why heavy goods traffic was diverted along their Newport street after an accident blocked the start of the Southern Distributor Road. People living on Mendalgief Road, Pill, said they became prisoners in their own
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Old brewery may rise from ashes
RESTORATION work could soon begin on one of Newport's historic buildings which was devastated in an arson attack. It would be the second time that the present owner has embarked on an ambitious scheme to return The Maltings to its former glory. Work to
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Mementoes of Memo wanted
ONE of Gwent's oldest miners' institutes is asking local people to dig out old photographs and mementoes of the building. The Newbridge Institute and Memorial Hall - known as the Memo - wants old photos to help them build up a picture of its social history
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Councillor wants action to curb boy racers
RESIDENTS in a Gwent village claim they are being plagued by gangs of boy racers. Police have received a number of complaints about youths gathering outside the car park in Gilwern, and speeding motorbikes and cars have been reported in Common Road. It
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Legg looking for change of fortune
Luckless Billy Legg is hoping to make it third time lucky when he returns to the number seven berth for the Newport Everest Group Wasps Premier Trophy meeting with Somerset at the Oak Tree Arena tomorrow night (tapes-up 7.30pm). Legg, promoted along with
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Players hit by raid on changing rooms
BURGLARS stole about £1,500 worth of valuables from a Gwent football team's changing room. Govilon AFC players returned to the changing rooms at Bailey Park, Abergavenny, after their 3-1 defeat to Usk Town to discover valuables and even clothes were missing
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Movie magic for village
A SLEEPY Gwent village is enjoying life in the spotlight during filming of a star-studded new movie. The Baker, starring Damian Lewis, Michael Gambon and Kate Ashfield, is being shot in Grosmont as the producers wanted a "remote Welsh village" for many
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End of an eyesore
THE first step of Newport city centre's multi-million-pound redevelopment is set to begin with the demolition of the Kingsway car park. Crews moved onto the site yesterday to prepare for the mammoth task of ripping down the eyesore facility. A nine-storey
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Parade of form
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner hopes the last two home performances against top Irish provinces Leinster and Munster will be the boost they need to kick start their season, albeit for the final crucial run-in when European qualification is at
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Councillor wants action to curb boy racers
RESIDENTS in a Gwent village claim they are being plagued by gangs of boy racers. Police have received a number of complaints about youths gathering outside the car park in Gilwern, and speeding motorbikes and cars have been reported in Common Road. It
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Dredge can make the Ryder Cup - Monty
BLACKWOOD'S Bradley Dredge has all the qualities to play Ryder Cup golf, according to one of Europe's finest combatants in the event, seven time Volvo Order of Merit winner, Colin Montgomerie. Montgomerie, who has the best points per centage of any European
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The passion I had to keep from friends!
HIS dancing feet have won him a place on BBC1's Strictly Dance Fever. But Darren Bailey, 25, from Newport, kept his passion a secret for three years. Darren, 25, who lives with his parents Eric and Carol and sister Gemma on Nash Road, and his partner
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Dredge can make the Ryder Cup - Monty
BLACKWOOD'S Bradley Dredge has all the qualities to play Ryder Cup golf, according to one of Europe's finest combatants in the event, seven time Volvo Order of Merit winner, Colin Montgomerie. Montgomerie, who has the best points per centage of any
