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1,700 TV licence dodgers netted in city
NEWPORT has retained its position in an annual "league of shame" of TV licence dodgers. Once again the city was third - behind Cardiff and Swansea - in TV Licensing's annual table of the worst offending towns and cities in Wales. Around 1,700 non-licence
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Newport make a Quick move
NEWPORT have snapped up Pontypool scrum half Andrew Quick, though the 24-year-old will remain on dual-contract with the Division One side until their injury problems subside. Quick made a brief appearance for the Black and Ambers on permit in the Premiership
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Youngsters' martial arts fundraiser
YOUNGSTERS from a Newport secondary school took part in a martial arts workout to raise money to fight leprosy. More than 100 Year Seven children at St Joseph's RC comprehensive school, completed a 45-minute sponsored Tae Kwon Do workout for Lepra,
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Sun blindness kids' parking plight
A FATHER of two children with visual impairment hit out after being told he cannot park to drop them off outside the entrance to their school. Eleanor and Joseph Wait, aged 11 and 9, of Cwmbran, both suffer from achromatopsia, a rare condition which
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AM hits out at blackout vandals
An AM has hit out at vandals who caused a blackout to 80 commercial premises for two hours on Wednesday evening. Businesses in the Queensmeadow area were plunged into darkness from around 5pm to 7pm while Cineworld Cinema had to evacuate their premises
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City campus gets green light
PLANNERS gave the go-ahead for the state-of-the-art riverside campus planned for Newport city centre. The £35 million development, which will be glazed on both sides, is set to join the Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre as another landmark building
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Abacus Recruitment North Gwent League
THIS weekend saw a near full programme of matches for the first time for several weeks with some high scoring matches taking place. In the Premier Division, the lead at the top changed once again with Garnlydan not having a match. The other two teams
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UK NEWS: Person trapped in school collapse
One person was trapped when a concrete section of a school collapsed today. Fire and rescue crews used airbags to try to lift the concrete off the trapped person, a fire and rescue service spokeswoman said. The emergency services responded after
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Caerleon kids choose new playground
CHILDREN in Caerleon have helped to choose new equipment for their local playground. A legal contribution of £24,000 from a housing developer will be used for the Roman Way play area. Wicksteed Play Scapes' scheme was preferred by youngsters. It will
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Dead labourer was six times over drink limit - inquest hears
A REGULAR drinker who died after a night out was found to have just under six times the legal drink drive limit of alcohol in his blood, an inquest was told. Leigh Glyn Sculley, of East Pentwyn, Blaina, was just 35 when he died last October. His
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Knauf Insulation Gwent Central League
THE weather improved for the latter part of the week and especially on Saturday morning with a drying wind and sunshine. This improvement allowed the 30 teams in the league to play a game of football. Current Premier Division leaders were playing in
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Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League
A BREAK in the weather at the weekend allowed 30 games to be played in the District League. Llanwern RTB continued to reign supreme at the top of Premier X after a 6-3 win against Malpas. James Hood (2), John Heard, Robert McCarthy, Jamie Smith and
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Dancers line-up for charity
A TORFAEN group of dancers lined up generous donations to two worthwhile causes. The Rebel Stompers were able to hand over £325 each to St Anne's Hospice and MacMillan Nurses. Representatives of the organisations joined the line-dancers at their
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Gran took her own life
A MOTHER and grandmother who became depressed after suffering an illness took her own life, an inquest in Newport was told today. Sharon Jayne Elahi, 49, was found hanging from a bannister in her Cwmbran home by her husband of 32 years when he returned
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Welsh Autoparts Gwent County League
FIRST Division leaders Newport Civil Service continue to set the pace at the top defeating Mardy by four clear goals at Shannon Road, Lea Palmer, Mathew Palmer, Marc Coombs and Colin Wigmore being their marksmen. Abertillery Bluebirds must be feeling
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HONEY
Honey is a seven year old neutered male. He was taken by his owners to a local veterinary surgery with an injury to his eye; the eye was so badly damaged that it had to be removed. His owners never returned to collect him despite frequent letters from
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HARLEQUINN and COLUMBINE
Harlequinn (Harley) is a neutered tortie and white female & Columbine (Col) is a black and white neutered female, both about 18 months old. They were living under the bushes in a garden for six months. The lady who was feeding them suspected that they
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Bearman boost for the Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons received a big boost today after their talented back row forward Joe Bearman signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Rodney Parade until 2010. The 28-year-old has been in fine form for the Dragons this season and he
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Penelope
Penelope (U) *** Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon and Peter Dinklage. FOLLOWING hot on the heels of another frothy movie that was also charming and harmless enough, Enchanted, this is another film aimed at audiences who like their
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Trio with strings attached
COMEDY trio Pluck have won four international awards, performed at four Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. They were the "undeniable hit" of the Adelaide Fringe 2004, stunned an audience of 8,000 in a football stadium, played the Glastonbury Festival in white
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Green project enters community contest
A CONSERVATION project in Blaenau Gwent is the latest entry in a competition to give community initiatives a helping hand. Offenders working with Gwent Probation Service are available to lend their help as part of the unpaid work requirement of their
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Eco-project is latest entry in community contest
A CONSERVATION project in Blaenau Gwent is the latest entry in a competition to give community initiatives a helping hand. Offenders working with Gwent Probation Service are available to lend their help as part of the unpaid work requirement of their
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STEVE JAMES SAYS: Tough time to be English exile
HERE we are again. The most awkward week of the year for me. An Englishman- an ardent England rugby supporter at that - living in Wales - and with strong affections for Welsh rugby - with a Welsh family. Ah, the arguments and the banter. All I have
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Charities can get power grants
THERE are just two weeks left for applications to Uskmouth Power's charitable fund. The power station in Nash has increased it's community grant fund to £5,000 a year. Each quarter they will offer one £500 grant and three £250 grants to individuals
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ARGUS COMMENT: Consider PO subsidies
ALL over Gwent campaign groups are being launched to save various post offices from closure. The threat of closure hanging over the 20 or so branches in this area has galvanised the respective communities into action, several of which we have reported
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Gillespie can’t wait
AUSTRALIAN fast bowler Jason Gillespie is determined to hit the ground running when he arrives at Sophia Gardens. Gillespie's recent capture ended Glamorgan's arduous search for an overseas player. The 32-year-old - Australia's fifth highest Test wicket-taker
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Pensioner is great, grand volunteer
DESPITE being in her eighties, great-grandmother Phyllis Burland spends every day volunteering at a charity shop. For the past fourteen years the 86-year-old has clocked up thousands of hours at Barnardo's on High Street, Blackwood. Now the Pontllanfraith
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Dad's Everest trek for ill daughter
IT WAS the route taken by Sir Edmund Hillary when first climbing Everest. Now Newport father-of-three Richard Jenkins is to follow in his footsteps - and help raise money for Crohn's Disease at the same time. The 38-year-old of St Julians is taking
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Death crash biker was over drink limit
A DEVOTED young dad who died when his motorbike crashed was more than twice the legal drink drive limit at the time of the tragedy, an inquest was told yesterday. Tom Bubela lived in Fort View, Bassaleg, with his partner Lisa Smith and their two young
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Ethereal celtic crooners return
THE original members of Grammy award-winning Clannad have reunited and will tour the UK for the first time in ten years. Moya Brennan, Ciaran Brennan, Noel Duggan and Padraig Duggan have reformed to go on an 11-date UK tour which includes a date at
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Williams: No split in camp
FLANKER Martyn Williams has allayed fears that the Ospreys dominance in the Wales squad will lead to splits in the camp and has basked in the buoyant mood. Williams and winger Mark Jones will be the only two players starting at Twickenham that don't
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Time for some Hiro Worship
TOP comedian Phil Nichol is coming to south Wales later this month as part of a new full UK tour The If.comeddies 2006 winner performs at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre with his stand up show Hiro Worship. It is a story about idols and hero worship, demonstrated
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Cop fined £2000 for death crash
A GWENT Police officer was fined £2,000 and banned from driving for a year after a crash which led to the death of an Usk prison officer. Police constable Christopher Browning, 28, who serves in Newport, denied causing the death of motorcyclist Gordon
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No feet of clay
THE Clay are an up-and-coming young three-piece band from Newport who release their first record What They Told You on the prestigious 1965 records next month. After recording their first demo in September, head honcho, James Endicott, the man who
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ARGUS COMMENT: Police right to probe officer
IT'S quite right that the case of police officer Christopher Browning was investigated so thoroughly. A court heard that his driving resulted in prison officer Gordon Bowyer losing control of his motorcycle. Mr Bowyer later died and Browning was
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Keep watching the skies
I don't want to worry you but I read earlier this week that there's this satellite floating around the earth and it's a bit broken, to the point where it may fall to earth very soon. Despite the immense technology at their fingertips the USA's National
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Keep watching the skies
I don't want to worry you but I read earlier this week that there's this satellite floating around the earth and it's a bit broken, to the point where it may fall to earth very soon. Despite the immense technology at their fingertips the USA's National
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Jones vigilant over threat on the flanks
THE prospect of coming face-to-face with giant wing Lesley Vainikolo looms for Wales wideman Mark Jones but first he is preparing for combat with two world-class fliers in their own right. The Scarlets man, with Martyn Williams the only non-Osprey in
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'I left fatally injured man in street' - witness tells court
A WITNESS told a murder trial how he saw a fatally injured Newport man lying covered in blood in the street - but did not call an ambulance in a bid to save him. Christopher Davies told Newport crown court he has been haunted by the incident where
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Windsor: The Grand Slam is on
GWENT rugby legend Bobby Windsor is tipping Wales to get off to a dream start against England on Saturday and go on to win the Grand Slam. Windsor rates Warren Gatland highly and believes he has the ability to get the best out of talented players in
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100 evacuated as vandals cause power blackout
MORE than 100 people were evacuated from a Newport cinema last night after vandals caused a power blackout. Cineworld and McDonalds were forced to shut after lights went out at Newport retail park around 5.30pm last night. 80 commercial premises
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Seussical the Musical, Dolman Theatre
Seussical the Musical is based on the books of Dr Seuss that follows the story of Horton, the elephant. Hearing a noise from a tiny speck of dust, Horton discovers the tiny new world of the Who's. Unfortunately he's the only animal that can hear
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Godspell, Wales Millennium Centre
Godspell is loosely based on the Gospel According to St Matthew which means the story has been around for approximately 2000 years. But that didn't show at all in Tuesday night's production as the bright, vibrant, multi talented cast sang and danced
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Brave Keys go close
Cardiff 23 Cross Keys 19 CROSS Keys may have slipped to defeat at Cardiff but they gave their big-spending hosts one heck of a scare with a whole-hearted performance at the Arms Park. Keys travelled home with a losing bonus point but it could have
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Usk Diary
Items for the March edition of the Usk & amp; Raglan News diary are needed by Friday February 1st. Local news and events details can be sent to Usk & Raglan News Diary, PO Box 47, Usk NP15 1WU, or by email to usknewsdiary@yahoogroups.com Many businesses
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Charity sale
The long-running St. Madoc's charity, which raises funds for Llanbadoc church, will be having its next sale of clothing, books, china, bric-a-brac and household items on Tuesday Febr uary 5, from 10.30am to 4pm. Now that the charity no longer has a shop
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Late, late success
The return of the popular Late, Late, Christmas Show to Usk's Memorial Hall played to a full house who welcomed each of the fourteen acts with enthusiasm. Organised by Usk Mayor, Jill Jeremiah, the show raised £1,600. Of this, £400 will go to the Jane
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History group
At the meeting of the Bill MacadamLocal History Group last Friday evening, the speaker was Lady Diana Falkiner, helped by Martin Russell, who is a photographer. Lady Diana used to keep the shop Huckaback' in Church Street - a veritable treasure trove
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Back to work for bingo jackpot winner
BACK in her Texaco uniform and happily smiling for her customers you would never think that just two days ago Blackwood filling station attendant Christine Bradfield was hitting the headlines with her £1.1 million bingo win. The 53-year-old was back
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Commemoration service
The service of commemoration was held in St. Bridget's church, Skenfrith, at 3 o'clock on a grey and damp Sunday afternoon. The ringers from Grosmont and Skenfrith rang the bells for about 20 minutes before the service. Inside the church quite a large
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Village Hall
Apart from the forthcoming Pantomania' children's pantomime on March 1 and monthly events like Village Women, the Hall continues to have a busy weekly programme. On Monday afternoons between 2 and 4pm the Craft Club meets to practise skills like knitting
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Dance success
Young members of Chepstow's Silhouette Dance Club have once again achieved a 100% success rate in their latest series of examinations. With pass marks ranging from 78% to 98%, many of the children achieved an honours grade and Jade Burford gained a distinction
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Wildlife trust
The January meeting of the Chepstow Group of Gwent Wildlife Trust took the form of a talk by Martin Morgan on the tradition of Lave Net Fishing. Martin gave a fascinating presentation, with a demonstration of the way in which the nets are used and how
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Twinning logo
Last September the specially-formed Committee to deal with this July's Festival of Twinning 2008 contacted the Graphic Design department at King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny, enquiring whether or not it might be possible for the pupils to design
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New hostel
ABERGAVENNY'S old Convent School has become part of the "exciting times ahead" by linking up with the Youth Hostels Association, author and rambler Chris Barber claimed this week. "Abergavenny is a market town with lots to offer, and is an important
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Railway buff
Railway buff Ken Mumford, live-wire secretary of Abergavenny and District Steam Society, fell in love with locomotives more than half a century ago. He still clearly remembers standing in the playground at the infants' school in Cefn Fforest, the village
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Town Farm
In the middle of Abergavenny in times gone by was a farmyard - with barns and all. It belonged to the Holland family who had a small shop with a home attached in Tudor Street, remembers historian and artist Glyn Harris, who was born in the street. The
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Mum's emotional tribute to dead teen
A MOTHER paid an emotional tribute last night to her 16-year-old son who died after being hit by a car. Pedestrian Christopher James Hughes, an agriculture student at Wiltshire College, Lackham, had been crossing the A350 in Chippenham, near Lacock
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Man's Everest trek for ill daughter
IT WAS the route taken by Sir Edmund Hillary when first climbing Everest. Now Newport father-of-three Richard Jenkins is to follow in his footsteps - and help raise money for Crohn's Disease at the same time. The 38-year-old of St Julians is taking
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Powercut leaves cinema in dark
A POWERCUT left a Newport picture house without power last night. Cineworld at Newport Retail Park on Spytty Road lost power between 5 and 7pm. McDonalds and other businesses were affected. Were you among the customers at the retail park last
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Dinner ladies' big cook-off
TWO school cooks went head-to-head in a battle to be named school chef of the year. Wendy Bradbury, 45, head school cook at Penygarn primary school in Pontypool, faced-off against Davina Turner, a school cook from Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the competition
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Residents fight Post Office closure
ALMOST 100 people in Stow Hill have signed a petition against the threatened closure of their local post office. West Park Post Office in Risca Road is one of more than 20 offices which could close as part of a national programme to modernise the service
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All the latest Gwent MacWhirter League news
THE Cwmbran Stadium home of Cwmbran Town is to be inspected early next week as part of the club's bid to gain first-time promotion back to the top-flight Principality Welsh Premier League The grounds of the south-based MacWhirter Welsh League promotion
