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County bow out of FA Trophy
COUNTY 1 TORQUAY 2 Newport County bowed out of the FA Trophy in front of a bumper crowd at Spytty Park despite an excellent display. Mark Dodds' stunning volley cancelled out the visitors opener and the Exiles dominated in the second half. However
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BREAKING NEWS...Seven injured in three car smash
THE Heads of the Valleys road is closed after a three-car smash that left seven people injured. The incident happened on the A465 near Gilwern at around 4.15pm. A 42-year-old woman driver had to be cut free from her vehicle, a Renault Megane, and was
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Keys grab late win
CROSS Keys were 18-14 winners at Bedwas after replacement wing Gareth Williams crossed deep into injury time. Keys deserved their win, Lloyd Burns and Tom Lampard also grabbing tries, but it seemed that they would be edged out when wing Jimmy Norris
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London Irish 41 Dragons 24
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons suffered defeat at the hand of London Irish at the Madejski Stadium but they showed tremendous spirit with a second half fightback. The Dragons grabbed a four-try bonus point after Ben Daly, Gareth Wyatt and Ceri Sweeney added to
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Work begins on Blaenavon pool site
WORK began "in earnest" on a £15 million new school project after a Gwent leisure centre was demolished to make way for it. Top officers from Torfaen council were on site last week putting together the details on a plan which will see Blaenavon getting
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Young politicians throw hat in ring
MEET the next generation of candidates planning to shake up the stereotype of ageing councillors. With the average age of Gwent councillors currently 62, these twenty-somethings hope to freshen up the image of local politics after being selected to
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Burglaries rise in Newport
A SHARP increase in burglaries in Newport during the first week of the New Year is triggering police warnings. Between January 1 and January 9, there were 37 burglaries across the city. The statistics show a steep rise in burglaries when compared to
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Baby rescued in floods drama
A ONE year-old baby was rescued from a car stranded in flood water as severe weather caused chaos on Gwent's roads and railways yesterday. The baby boy and two men, thought to be in ther 30s and from Newport, became marooned in their car in flood water
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Flat plan gets thumbs down
PLANNERS refused a proposal by developers to bulldoze a Newport office block and replace it with 14 flats. Newport Council's planning committee turned down the outline planning application from J Otley Rhodes Ltd to build the flats on Bassaleg Road
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Ruddock questions WRU player policy
MIKE RUDDOCK believes the new Welsh policy on international selection, that threatens player careers if they move out of Wales, has thrown up a number of points'. English clubs are likely to be the big losers when the powerful statement of intent' put
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Gwent Olympian launches charity lottery
OLYMPIC athlete Darren Campbell helped launch a Gwent charity's huge annual lottery fundraising draw. The St David's Foundation hopes its Super Draw lottery, which will be held in March, will net the charity around £50,000 in vital funding. The
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Jobs rise weakest for years
December's Report on Jobs, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, signalled that permanent staff appointments rose at the slowest rate in fifty-four months, while temp billings increased at the weakest pace for 20 months. Pay inflation
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Gwent doctor leads ethics team
VITAL new guidelines on the rights and wrongs of medical research involving human beings have been overseen by a Gwent doctor. Professor John Saunders, consultant physician at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, chaired an expert Royal College of Physicians
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O'Sullivan welcomes cup distraction
County v Torquay NEWPORT County winger Sam O'Sullivan believes the FA Trophy IS a distraction from the Exiles' Blue Square South promotion aspirations - but an entirely welcome one. County entertain Torquay United in the second round of the competition
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Owen: We can do it
London Irish v Dragons BE bold and go for it, Michael Owen will urge his Newport Gwent Dragons team written off as no-hopers in today's Heineken Cup clash against London Irish at the Madejski Stadium, Reading. Owen takes over the captaincy from Colin
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Schramm on the move
NEWPORT'S 2007 rider of the year Chris Schramm has confirmed his move into the Elite League for the new season. Schramm, after two years with the Wasps,was the subject of interest from his parent club Mildenhall at the end of the last campaign, but he
