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Protesters out to save school
MORE than 80 supporters staged a walk to save Newport's smallest school yesterday. Parents and children from St David Lewis Roman Catholic School, in Bettws, marched to protest against proposals for its closure. Chairman of the school's action group Mike
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Pub of the month - Oddfellows & Foresters Arms
As a kid I was occasionally handed a puzzle book with the general hope of keeping me quiet and from roaming the streets of the Gaer estate. Tucked away between the pleasures of finding a pirate with his eye patch missing on the spot-the-difference pages
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Rebels with a cause
Meet a team of young American footballers who we've picked to be our team of the month. Jo Barnes meets Marcus Price, the man behind the South Wales Rebellion... NPL: So, what sport do you compete in? Marcus Price: We compete at flag football, which is
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Yobs wreck memorial
VANDALS destroyed a memorial to a dead Newport woman just hours after it was built by her family and friends. Lucy Wilson was 23 when she died two years ago of a rare liver infection she contracted after working in India. On Saturday friends and family
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Play-off looms
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' hopes of automatic qualification for next season's Heineken Cup competition are fading fast after successive defeats by Connacht and Cardiff Blues. Last night's 18-13 Celtic League setback against the Blues at Rodney Parade leaves
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Boy racers face new blitz
PEOPLE living in Blackwood say boy racers are back plaguing their town - despite a major police crackdown on the problem in the past year. Those living in the north end of the town say there is constant noise coming from revving engines and blaring horns
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Vale edge closer to safety
EBBW Vale coach Alex Codling hailed his troops after they had scored a crucial Welsh Premier Division victory over fellow strugglers Maesteg at Eugene Cross Park last night. But Codling went on to explain things were not done and dusted regarding the
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Wasps in Monarchs challenge
Newport Everest Group Wasps look to get their Premier League season off to a perfect start and extend their unbeaten home start to the season when they entertain Edinburgh Monarchs on Sunday (tapes-up 2.30pm). And the Wasps go into the meeting on a high
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My Newport Life
David Watkins, rugby legend, speaks to NPLife... David Watkins' stats Union career: Position: fly-half Wales caps: 21 Lions caps: Six Born: March 5, 1942 Place of birth: Blaina International debut: Jan 19, 1963 v England Last test: April 15, 1967 v England
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Vicar's Holey Road prayer
A NEWPORT vicar is calling for action because his church is literally on a holey road. Father Edward Mathias-Jones said coffin-bearers are gingerly sidestepping a pothole before funerals at St Stephen's Church in Adeline Street, Pill. He believes it is
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New M4 route 'threat to wildlife'
DAMAGE to the environment will not be significantly reduced by the new route for the proposed M4 relief road, say wildlife campaigners. Yesterday the Argus exclusively revealed the Assembly's new preferred route for a new motorway between Junction 23
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Crows given lifeline
A FIRST-HALF blitz of three goals in eight minutes means Cwmbran's home game against fellow strugglers NEWI Cefn Druids on Saturday could be the key to unlock the relegation escape hatch. The bottom line is a Crows victory will take them out of the two-strong
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City council after square
NEWPORT council is applying to secure a major piece of land needed for the city centre redevelopment. John Frost Square is at the heart of Newport's city centre regeneration. It will form a crucial link between the £150 million Modus Corovest retail scheme
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Landlady can re-open brawl pub
A LANDLADY is allowed to re-open a Blackwood pub closed down by police after a brawl between two gangs, Cwmbran magistrates decided yesterday. But licensee Susan Brookes must ensure the Monkey Tree pub in Gordon Road complies with three conditions, they
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Take a stroll along Charles Street
Barefoot Ceramics was something of a leap of faith for Paul and Fiona Jefferies when they decided to set up the business about a year and a half ago. The couple had wanted to work together and thought the idea of pot painting was a great one - so they
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Back to basics
Seventeen years ago you would have found me behind the wheel of a cheap and cheerful car - my 2CV. This Citroen was built as basically as possible - it didn't even have window winders - and it really stood out from the crowd. Citroen are renowned for
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Turner's men battle in vain
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons conceded the double to their biggest rivals as Cardiff Blues won at Rodney Parade for the first time to stretch their winning spell to an impressive five in a row which has lifted them into third place in the Celtic League table.
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Silent tribute to rugby great
A MINUTE'S silence, right, was held at the Newport Gwent Dragons clash with the Cardiff Blues last night in honour of rugby great Ken Jones, pictured left. Former Wales, British Lion and Newport rugby player Mr Jones, also a sprinter who won a silver
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A Tale of two Restaurants
Following our theme of Newport old and new, NPLife decided to try out two eateries in the city - good old favourite Rocky's was one and The Chandlery, a definite new favourite, was the other. The Chandlery Ask anyone in the know where the best place to
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It's Janet's crossing!
THE woman in charge of constructing the new footbridge over the River Usk in Newport says lifting it is a delicate process which is due to take a week. Janet Sorley is leading a team of 30 men in the coming weeks as the £5 million Usk footbridge is lifted
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Disabled kids' bus torched
DISABLED children will miss out on day trips because of mindless vandals who destroyed their specially adapted bus. The £21,000 bus was used by NCH Cymru to take disabled children and their carers on days out and to take them to and from Blackwood Resource
