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Residents split on underpass plans
PLANS to partially close a Newport underpass plagued by anti-social behaviour have split residents' opinion. Residents in Dawson Close, Ringland, pleaded with council bosses to take action to tackle ongoing problems caused by gangs of up to 50 drunken
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Stricken club could win reprieve
A THREATENED Rogerstone club that seemed destined for closure could be dealt a last minute reprieve. The Redwood Club, Tregwilym Road, Newport, is owned by the Royal British Legion and has for 60 years been home to many local sporting and community
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Fears over job security
The number of consumers in Wales concerned about their own job security and wider UK employment prospects has increased according to the latest Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Consumer Barometer. The Barometer, which surveys around 2,000 people across
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Cash for bereavement support
THE Monmouthshire-based Bereavement Support Group is to receive a £288 grant from the county's Local Health Board charitable funds committee, towards the cost of setting up a monthly support meeting in Monmouth.
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Time running out for town clock
USK Town Council is appealing for volunteers to help the money needed to save their historical town clock. The Victorian town clock, built in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, urgently needs repairs to its brickwork to stop it falling
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: Hearing adjourned
Natasha Hogan said she was shocked at the adjournment of today's hearing and asked for her family to be left alone until the trial finishes. In a statement read out on her behalf, she said: "It has come as somewhat of a shock that the court has come
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: Man had 'heavy illusions' - psychiatrist
Joannis Nestoros, professor of psychiatry from the University of Crete, went on to describe how Hogan had "heavy illusions" and schizophrenic symptoms when under pressure. He added: "He was diagnosed with depression and his psychological condition
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MacWhirter Welsh League round-up - Lonely Tredegar take a pasting
PERSISTENT rainfall eventually took its toll on senior football on Saturday, when only Tredegar Town of 13 Gwent-based MacWhirter Welsh League clubs managed to play. However, the relegation-threatened Division Three outfit must have wished the inclement
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Youth hostel is first for Gwent
GWENT's first Youth Hostel Association (YHA)-affiliated hostel was opened in Abergavenny on Friday, making the town accessible to millions of travellers from around the world. The Mulberry House Environmental Studies Centre at Pen y Pound is a not-for-profit
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Beale: Ponty were superb
CROSS Keys director of rugby Robert Beale conceded that his side has been taught a lesson in wet-weather rugby by an industrious Pontypridd side. Ponty bossed proceedings from the off, and Beale admitted that they were good value for their 13-0 win,
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Payback time as Keys are beaten
Cross Keys 0 Pontypridd 13 CROSS Keys went to Sardis Road in September and did a number on their hosts. It was payback time on Saturday as Pontypridd produced a streetwise performance to record a comprehensive victory. Ponty were the best side in
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City house prices fall
HOUSE prices fell in Newport in 2007 for the first time in several years at the end of 2007, one of Britain's largest mortgage lenders says. The Halifax house price index shows that in Torfaen, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent and affluent Monmouthshire
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: 'Husband did not intend harm' - psychiatrist
Joannis Nestoros, a professor of psychiatry from the University of Crete, said he believed Hogan thought he was "sending his family to heaven'' by jumping off the balcony. He also said he did not think Hogan would have leapt had Mrs Hogan not "said
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Valleys homebuyers face rising prices
HOUSE prices rose by 11 per cent in Ebbw Vale and Pontypool in the last three months of 2007, says one of Britain's largets mortgage lenders. The Halifax house price index shows that in Torfaen, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent and affluent Monmouthshire
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: 'Man not fit for trial' - claim
During a break in court proceedings, Hogan's lawyer said his client was not fit to be jailed. Mr Xyritakis said: "He cannot be put in jail. He needs to be put in a psychiatric unit to protect him from harming himself. "He cannot be found guilty
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: Wife describes man's threat
A GREEK court has continued to hear testimony from Newport nurse Natasha Hogan. Mrs Hogan, 35, a nurse who is now divorced from the defendant, told the court her husband said to her: "If you are going to live in a house with the children, I will burn
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Misery continues for Black and Ambers
Newport 15 Swansea 18 THE misery shows no sign of abating for Newport after a late Swansea try condemned them to another Premiership defeat. The Konica Minolta Cup is the Black and Ambers' only solace following their fourth defeat of the season
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ARGUS COMMENT: Safe as houses
THE latest house price survey out today provides a mixed bag of fortunes for so many. It is no surprise that places like Ebbw Vale and Pontypool continue to see rises as high as 11 per cent as they play catch-up with the rest of the country. Of
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ARGUS COMMENT: Protection a must for Rock
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has outlined details of a proposal which could avoid the need for the government to nationalise Northern Rock. While there are critics of this new approach by the government we feel it is probably the right way forward for
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Local rugby round-up - Lucky seventh 'Bridge's great team effort
FOUL weather allowed only Newbridge to get on the paddock in Division One East of the Asda League, and they made full use of the opportunity by clinching their firstwin since October 27. Not since the 10-8 home success over Llantrisant had Newbridge
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Couple's hike to put out the bins
A Llanfoist couple say they are fed up of carrying rubbish bags 300 yards up a steep hill every week for them to be collected. Taxi drivers Nigel Webb, 58 and his wife Lynn, 32 live off Cemetery Road, with their house, Fisherman's Cottage one of two
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£13.5m college revamp plan unveiled
PLANS for a £13.5 million revamp of Coleg Gwent at Cross Keys which incorporate a new performing arts centre are to be considered this week. The plans for a new building in Risca Road using part of the existing college site as well as a former bus
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: Ex-husband is 'selfish man'
FACING questions from defence lawyer Dimitris Xyritakis, Mrs Hogan claimed she had not told Hogan she was leaving him during the trip. They had discussed divorce in the past, she said, but added: "I never said we were breaking up during that trip.
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BALCONY PLUNGE TRIAL: 'I can see my son dying' - mum
In a television interview with ITV1's Tonight show filmed last year and to be broadcast at 8pm tonight, Newport nurse, Natasha Hogan described the horrific moment her family disappeared over the edge of the hotel-room balcony. She said she will never
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Raw-deal Dragons fall by wayside
Dragons 0 Perpignan 25 THE Heineken Cup campaign hasn't ended a moment too soon for Newport Gwent Dragons. For they lost five of their six pool games, winning the other by just two points. They were heavily outpointed by London Irish home and away
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Turner laments Dragons' lack of squad firepower
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner again bemoaned the lack of squad strength after his side went down to a 25-0 defeat at the hands of Perpignan in the Heineken Cup at Rodney Parade on Saturday. "We were the 23rd qualifying team and we did that
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Plunge father 'did not plan deaths'
A NEWPORT nurse watched today as her former husband told a Greek murder trial he had not intended to kill their son when he jumped with his children from a hotel balcony. Natasha Hogan was giving evidence on the first day of John Hogan's trial on the
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Mr Unstoppable insists on Calzaghe showdown
Roy Jones Jnr stepped up his bid to fight Joe Calzaghe after he overcame fellow veteran Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden. The 39-year-old believes he still has what it takes to compete with boxing's best three years after being written off as
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Turner is set to stay
PAUL Turner is set to sign a new two-year contract as head coach of Newport Gwent Dragons this week - and he hopes to be able to sign at least two quality players and continue to develop youngsters. And former Rodney Parade favourite Percy Montgomery
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Gwent road deaths double
THE number of people who died on Gwent's roads almost doubled last year by comparison with the year before, a top police officer says. Traffic collisions resulted in 32 deaths in the area last year, compared to 17 in 2006. There were 26 fatal collisions
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Missing woman found
A NEWPORT woman who went missing from her home in November has now been found. Helen Beddis, 31, was last seen on November 30, but has now been found safe and well.
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Muslims march to remember martyr
AROUND 400 Muslims marched through Newport at the weekend to mark the death of a martyr in battle around 1,500 years ago. The participants, many of whom were wearing black, braved wet and windy weather as they walked through the city centre on Saturday
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Shopkeepers' anger at drunken vandalism
SHOPKEEPERS in Abergavenny are calling for action after a spate of vandalism by drunken revellers in the town. An Abergavenny lingerie shop, Moira's of Frogmore Street, was left with £4,000 of damage after an incident on January 6. Owner Edwina
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Residents find snake in the grass
A SNAKE was found in bushes on a Newport Street nearly a month after it was stolen from a local reptile shop. Albert Street residents Pam Parker, 50, and Cynthia Kinnel called Wildside reptile store in Baneswell after discovering the foot-long Corn
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Council wants views on 20mph limit
Monmouthshire County Council has launched a survey to gauge opinion on changing speed limits, in some areas to 20mph. After fielding regular enquiries about speed limits and traffic calming measures, it is looking for information that will help develop
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Could you be an opera star?
Welsh National Opera (WNO) is seeking a group of budding male singers to perform in its brand new summer production of Aida. The opera, considered to be Verdi's most magnificent and spectacular work, tells the story of an Ethiopian slave girl and her
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Why it's Blue Monday
WELCOME to the most depressing day of the year. Old newspaper reports would have added - and that's official! But we don't stoop to those sort of cliches any more....do we? A Cardiff psychologist has dreamt up a formula which makes today the most
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Skelton vows to fight another day
Matt Skelton left Dusseldorf insisting he can still fulfil his ambition of winning a version of the world heavyweight title despite his comprehensive points defeat to WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. The Bedford 40-year-old produced arguably the best performance
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Firm helps charity runner
A NEWPORT business is funding a Gwent charity runner's trip to compete in the the New York Marathon. Sarah Driscoll, 39, of Marlborough Road, Cwmbran, is taking part in the race in the big apple in November, and Kymin Financial Services, based in Bridge
