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Tough man turns author for dad
A BLAENAVON man hung up his boxing gloves and picked up a pen to write a book about his hometown. Alan Matthews, 50, a fitness trainer, once boxed and worked as a bodyguard for the boxing world's most famous fighters. But he swapped his life protecting
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County's pride
County.......3 Thurrock....4 THE biggest crowd of the season at Spytty Park was treated to a goal-feast on Saturday, but unfortunately a bruised and battered Newport County lost out as their season ended in something of an anti-climax. It was a shame
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Vandals target kids' play area
TODDLERS were left with nowhere to play after vandals targeted the only playground in a Gwent town. Monkey bars and swings next to Blaenavon Leisure Centre were declared unsafe after the attack in which vandals removed several bolts from the equipment
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Why I turned my back on Labour - rebel MP's vicar
THE vicar who will conduct MP Peter Law's funeral service launched a stinging attack on the government last night, saying it had "elements of dishonesty and immorality". And the Reverend Geoff Waggett, the rector of Ebbw Vale, the son of a long-serving
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Jenks: I'll talk to Mike
NEW Wales coach Gareth Jenkins revealed that he wants to meet Mike Ruddock sooner rather than later to talk about the pitfalls of being national coach. After weeks of speculation Jenkins was appointed Wales coach on Thursday night, beating Leeds Tykes
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'WRU board must go'
THE clubs who forced the May 14 extraordinary general meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union stepped up the pressure for the board's dismissal with a series of further allegations. It means recent events such as a severance agreement with outgoing Wales national
