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Pupils get taste of healthy eating
A GWENT school has started the New Year on a healthy eating kick with the announcement of a new catering contract. Forget fish cakes and beans, the new menu at Chepstow Comprehensive School will feature poached salmon wraps, fruity Caribbean curry
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Newbridge planning for next season
NEWBRIDGE have started planning for next season with a couple of new signings, with more to come in the next few weeks. Experienced former Ebbw Vale, Pontypool and Bristol centre Jonathan Hawker has joined from Division One East rivals Merthyr while
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Mum's anger at pram collapse
A SEVERELY disabled baby narrowly escaped being crushed when the pram he was in collapsed, claims his mother. One-year-old Riley Edmunds has brain damage and Cerebal Palsy and has spend most of his short life in hospital. His mother Kirsty Edmunds
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Cwmbran firm shares profits with hospice
A GWENT business is donating a slice of its profits to a local charity. Independent company Asset Mortgage Solutions - currently based in Cwmbran - is opening a new branch in Abertillery. And the company is offering to make a donation to the Tredegar-based
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Enzo and Anne go head-to-head
MOST people turn into a quivering wreck when they are confronted by Weakest Link host Anne Robinson - but not dynamite punching WBO World Cruiser-weight champion Enzo Maccarinelli! Big Mac came head-to-head with the fiery red-head during filming of the
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Donor mum supports consent change
A GWENT mother who donated one of her kidneys to her daughter is supporting proposed changes to the organ donation procedure. Kathryn Fleet, 42, donated her kidney to her daughter Kirsty Fleet, 19, in December after Miss Fleet suffered kidney failure
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Hitman Ricky dodges Rees bout
RICKY Hatton has said he will not be fighting Newbridge WBA light-welterweight champion Gavin Rees. Rees told the Argus last month that he would love to take on Hatton, who lost for the first time in his career against Floyd Mayweather in December.
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ARGUS COMMENT: Putting new heart into city
AS our picture shows today, the new university campus for the banks of the Usk in Newport city centre is set to become a reality at last. The scheme has been mooted for four years but there have been numerous stumbling blocks along the way. The University
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Councillor hits out at Welsh Water over floods
A GWENT councillor has hit out at the Environment Agency and Welsh Water for not placing more stringent controls on planning following this week's flooding. David Attwell, Newport's member for Langstone spoke out after flooding in Penhow on Tuesday
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Jones Jr has Joe in his sights
EIGHT-TIME world champion Roy Jones Junior has stepped up his bid to fight Joe Calzaghe in Wales following Saturday's showdown with Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden. A champion in four different weight divisions from middle to heavyweight, 38-
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Guess who's back?
I know you've all missed me terribly and no doubt have been waiting eagerly and impatiently for more pearls of wisdom and exciting tales from the keyboard of your favourite blogger. Well, here I am, back once again (with the ill behaviour), to entertain
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Pub book is bestseller
THE colourful history of public houses in Monmouthshire proved a surprise topic for one of the hit books of last year in a local store. Heather Hurley's The Pubs of Monmouth, Chepstow and the Wye Valley outsold even the latest Harry Potter in one bookshop
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Local rugby round-up
BLAINA entertained local rivals Pontypool United at the Central Park on Saturday looking to avenge the 50-point hammering that United inflicted on them at the start of the season. They certainly achieved their aim as a great team effort ended with Blaina
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Dragons' dancers set for TV fame
AMATEUR dance group Dance Katz, the official Newport-Gwent Dragons troupe, will be making their television debut this weekend. The Dragons host Perpignan at Rodney Parade this Saturday and the Dance Katz - made up largely from girls with no previous
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ARGUS COMMENT: Cost of liberalism
IT is depressing to note that the United States now sees Europe as a more potent terrorist threat than countries traditionally linked with exporting terror. The head of homeland security in the US, Michael Chertoff, outlined his fears in an interview
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Gunter makes Spurs bow
NEWPORT teen ace Chris Gunter shone on his debut for Premiership Tottenham Hotspur last night in their 1-0 FA Cup replay win at Reading. The 18-year old Welsh cap joined the North London outfit on January 1 from Cardiff City for around £1.5 million and
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Kids thrown from windows in blaze rescue
CHILDREN were thrown to safety from a first floor window and a family slid down a roof to escape a suspected arson attack on a block of flats in Newport last night. Sixteen people were evacuated from nine flats in the three storey Marina Court block
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Latest images of city centre campus
THESE are the latest images of the striking £35 million university city centre campus planned for Newport. A key element of the city's regeneration, it is hoped the campus will become a hothouse of creativity, innovation and entreprenurial activity
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Williams: I may call it a day
TWICE Masters champion Mark Williams revealed he may retire at the end of the season after crashing out of this year's tournament. The Cwm man, a Masters winner in 1998 and 2003, looked in good shape as he raced into a 2-0 lead over Irishman Ken Doherty
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Villagers call for enquiry into landslide
RESIDENTS are calling for a public inquiry after the second massive landslide to hit a Monmouthshire village in six months. Terrified villagers in Tintern were faced with a surge of uprooted trees and several tonnes of earth which slid down a bank
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Anger rekindled by flooding chaos
TORRENTIAL rain caused chaos in parts of Gwent yesterday, flooding homes and closing roads. A landslide in Tintern saw tonnes of earth and uprooted trees engulf the main road. Andy Doyle, Daniel Lombard and Jon Doel talked to those affected as the
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Beadle backs Havant to push Swans
NEWPORT County boss Peter Beadle is backing fellow Blue Square South side Havant & Waterlooville to take Swansea all the way to penalties in tonight's FA Cup third round replay. The Exiles welcome Havant to Spytty Park for a league clash on Saturday
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Post Office protestors vow to fight
THE fight against the controversial plans to close Post Offices across Gwent has begun, as DARREN EVANS and JANE HELMICH report. A TOTAL of 21 Post Offices in villages and communities in the Gwent area are earmarked for closures by Post Office Ltd,
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Armed police incident in Newport
REPORTS are coming in of an incident involving armed police in the St Julians area of Newport. Are you near the scene? Can you send pictures? Let us know on 01633 777226 or use the e-mail link below. You can send pics via e-mail, or by mobile on
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Landlady denies £17k theft
A PUB landlady has denied allegations that she stole around £17,000 from her business partner's bank account while he was recovering from his alcohol addiction. Heather Davies, 44, of Highfield Road, Pontllanfraith, and the former licensee of Porters
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Peel’s Wales future is 'safe'
WALES head coach Warren Gatland insists Dwayne Peel's international career will not be affected by his decision to join Sale Sharks. Sale maintain no contract has yet been signed, but the Llanelli Scarlets yesterday announced Peel will remain at Stradey
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Kinnock's son arrested in St Petersburg
STEPHEN Kinnock, son of former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock and Euro MP Glenys Kinnock was arrested in St Petersburg today. Strained relations between Britain and Russia deteriorated further after the director of the British Council in St Petersburg
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Driving range set to tee off
WITH less than 1000 days to go until the Ryder Cup, plans for a new £90,000 10-bay driving range at a Newport golf club were given the green light. The Tredegar Park Golf Club, Parc-y-Brain Road, Rogerstone, was given the go-ahead for the 31m wide
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Fozzie returns to play in Newport
JASON Forster, the former Newport and Newport Gwent Dragons captain, is going back to his roots and re-joining Newport Saracens for the rest of the season as a player. Since leaving his home base Forster played a season with English Division One club
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Council chief admits fund was 'mismanaged'
A GWENT council looks set to relinquish control of a centuries-old charitable trust after its chief executive admitted that funds had been mismanaged. The Usk Grammar School Foundation, founded in 1624, could be handed over by Monmouthshire council
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Dragons waiting on Morgan and Smith
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are waiting on the fitness of full back Kevin Morgan and centre Ashley Smith before naming their side to take on high flying Perpignan in their final Group One Heineken Cup-tie at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Morgan missed the game
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Cash boost for redundant steelworkers
FORMER employees at a Newport steel works which went into administration days before Christmas are being given Assembly cash to help them re-train. Yesterday, Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport, announced
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Kids thrown from windows to escape blaze
Children were thrown to safety through windows as residents fled a burning apartment block late last night. Others slid down the building's roof to escape the blaze on Frederick Street in the Pill area of Newport. Fire crews led residents on Frederick
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Simon Jones: My Glam fear
FORMER Glamorgan fast bowler Simon Jones has revealed his fears for the future of the Welsh county. The injury-plagued England paceman believes Glamorgan could have financial problems if they fail to continue attracting international cricket to the new
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Fire crews tackle bungalow blaze
A HOUSE fire in Monmouth is being investigated by the police and the fire service. The emergency services were called to a dormer bungalow in The Gardens at around 6pm last night. Four fire engines, a 4x4 vehicle, and incident command unit all attended
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Pay law reaches sell by date
An equality leader has called for the Equal Pay Act to be scrapped to help tens of thousands of women receive a fairer deal on pay. Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said the legislation, introduced almost 40 years
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Man arrested over leisure centre hold-up
POLICE arrested a 17-year-old man following an incident with what is believed to be a hand gun. A 65-year-old Ebbw Vale man was threatened with a gun, bound and pushed into his car outside the town's leisure centre on Monday evening. As the offender
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Councillors quit in 'disgust' at pool closure
TWO town councillors quit the Labour party in "disgust" after the closure of a swimming pool and leisure centre. Husband and wife Brian and Pauline Whitcombe said they felt "angry and upset" over the Labour-run Torfaen council's decision to close Blaenavon
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TRAFFIC NEWS: One lane closed on M4 at J27
M4 Highcross One lane closed due to obstruction on the road on M4 Eastbound at J27 B4591 (Highcross). Lane three (Of three) is closed. M4 Malpas Slow traffic on M4 Westbound between J26 A4042 / A4051 (Malpas Road) and J27 B4591 (Highcross).
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16 rescued in blaze terror
SIXTEEN people were rescued from a block of Newport flats last night after fire broke out. Fire crews led residents on Frederick Street to safety using ladders and a hydraulic platform. The blaze is believed to have started in a second floor flat
