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Baby joy all down to new diet
CLAIRE Peters blamed her weight when she suffered two miscarriages. But a new diet, which saw her eating a tiny amount every 15 minutes, meant her prayers for a baby were finally answered. The 27-year-old, of Malpas Road, Newport, always dreamed of having
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Four-week wait for GP check-up
PATIENTS at three Gwent GP surgeries are angered by new waiting-times of up to four weeks following the closure of a nearby practice last October. An influx of 500 more patients from the surgery in Mill Road, Pontnewynydd, brought numbers at the Old Road
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Pub on the up after villagers' buyout
BUSINESS is booming at a country pub just eight months after it was saved from possible closure. Six regulars at the Angel Inn, in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, forked out £250,000 to buy their local because they feared it would either shut because of falling
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Newport taste Paddy revenge
NEWPORT produced a storming finish to beat Cross Keys 22-19 in a hard-fought Gwent derby clash at Pandy Park. The win avenged the 18-16 defeat suffered against their opponents in the league match at Rodney Parade on Boxing Day. The Black and Ambers snapped
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'Put the brakes on boys'
PLANS to combat Gwent boy racers should not be abandoned because of Monmouthshire county council's climbdown on car parking fees. That is the view of a mayor who wants measures brought in to stop anti-social behaviour in the county's car parks. Last month
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Traders horrified by mess
THE manager of a Saturday market in Newport say traders are cleaning up condoms and hypodermic needles left by prostitutes working the area. Stallholders at the open-air market in Pill are sweeping away the mess before they open up. Residents say they
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Saddam general in Gwent church visit
ONE of Saddam Hussein's top military advisers at the zenith of his power as Iraq's dictator gave an Easter Sunday speech at a Newport church. General Georges Sada, a fighter pilot who became Saddam's air vice-marshal, spoke at King's Church in Pill. A
