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My blog will come out, Tomorrow...
My computer desk has seen better days, and I am deciding whether to take a plunge and buy a flat-Pack assembly one, which is stupid I know, because I'm unlikely to get past opening the instruction book, without a hammer and chain saw... I want one with
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My blog will come out, Tomorrow...
My computer desk has seen better days, and I am deciding whether to take a plunge and buy a flat-Pack assembly one, which is stupid I know, because I'm unlikely to get past opening the instruction book, without a hammer and chain saw... I want one with
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UK NEWS: Head on beach victim remembered
An emotionally-charged memorial service was held for a woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach. About 200 people attended the service at Arbroath, Angus, just yards from the area where Jolanta Bledaite's remains were found. Ms Bledaite
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Have stick will travel
Well it’s so nice to be back and I would like to thank everyone for my warm welcome… I’d like to but all that’s happened is Merv hadn’t noticed I’d gone and Mike said I was like a bus. I’ll have you know I’ve lost weight. Admittedly I think most of what
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Have stick will travel
Well it’s so nice to be back and I would like to thank everyone for my warm welcome… I’d like to but all that’s happened is Merv hadn’t noticed I’d gone and Mike said I was like a bus. I’ll have you know I’ve lost weight. Admittedly I think most of what
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Give your support to Joe
LET world champ Joe Calzaghe know that Gwent is behind him all the way as he prepares for the big showdown on Saturday. Leave your messages of support here by adding a comment and let the world - and Joe see how the folks back home are rooting for
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UK NEWS: Edward and Sophie's son christened
The baby son of the Earl and Countess of Wessex was christened during a private ceremony. The Queen's four-month-old grandchild was christened James Alexander Philip Theo at a private chapel in Windsor. Close family members of his parents Edward
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Keys and Newport win, Vale draw
CROSS Keys and Newport won their Premiership games this afternoon while Ebbw Vale had to settle for a share of the points. Keys won their final home game of the season when they sent Aberavon packing at Pandy Park. Tries from Lloyd Burns, Carl Pocock
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County 1 Eastbourne 1
COUNTY remain in sixth place in the Blue Square South despite a disappointing draw against second-placed Eastbourne this afternoon. Surprise defeats for Bath City, Eastleigh and Havant & Waterlooville mean the Exiles will move up to fourth if they win
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Show must go on for transplant woman
CAMILLE Pentland's first thought on waking after a 14-hour kidney and pancreas transplant operation was "what is the first dog show I can go to?" Whatever her doctors advised, it is unlikely to have involved returning to the show ring just a month
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'He doesn't half go on...'
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Dukes up
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Who's got the biggest reach?
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Hey DJ - what's with the hat
Joe goes on air in Las Vegas.
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'Pick on someone your own size' - Enzo
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UK NEWS: Third blast at terror suspect home
Army bomb disposal experts carried out a third controlled explosion at the home of a 19-year-old terror suspect today. Play Video A loud crack from the detonation was audible at Comb Paddock in Bristol. Residents were evacuated from their homes
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Coroner's warning after boy's lorry death
ANOTHER tragedy similar to that which resulted in the death of Jordan Lee Widdall-Hughes is bound to happen if children continue to play on or around moving vehicles, a coroner warned. Gwent coroner David Bowen was told at the opening of the inquest
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Calzaghe ready for showdown
Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins exchanged final insults at the weigh-in ahead of Saturday's light-heavyweight super-fight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Both men tipped the scales two pounds under the light-heavy limit at 173lbs and posed
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UK NEWS: Fuel shortages warning over strike
A planned strike by workers at a giant oil refinery will lead to fuel shortages from next Friday and could cripple supplies for a month, its owners have warned. Up to 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth site in Scotland will walk out on April 27 and 28
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Stone: Wasps are on the up
WASPS will have a new riding order for tomorrow's Premier League clash with Redcar at the Hayley Stadium, writes David Rowe. They completed their first set of three home and three away matches in last weekend's Premier League fixture at Berwick, and
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Brothers re-unite for charity trek
FIVE brothers originally from Gwent are set to re-unite for a tough charity challenge. David, Alan, Clive, Colin and Paul Wilmott, originally from Newport, are getting together to walk the 95-mile West Highland Way walk from Glasgow to Fort William
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UK NEWS: Spring on the way at last
Despite a bleak weekend across much of the country with grey skies, chilly winds and some rain for parts of England and Wales, there are hints and signs, finally, of quite a significant warm-up through next week. Saturday temperatures will only rise
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The trials of blogging..
Bloggers are like buses, you don’t see one for ages then four turn up together. The funny thing about blogging, when you’re not doing it you can think of dozens of things you COULD blog about, then, when you commit yourself, inspiration
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The trials of blogging..
Bloggers are like buses, you don’t see one for ages then four turn up together. The funny thing about blogging, when you’re not doing it you can think of dozens of things you COULD blog about, then, when you commit yourself, inspiration
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Trauma veteran threatened with eviction
A CHEPSTOW man suffering from a mental health condition he says was caused by army service was threatened with eviction as he couldn't afford to pay his rent until his benefits came through. This came on top of the ongoing wait he's enduring until
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BREAKING NEWS: Man dies in crash
A MAN was killed last night after his car struck a tree in Newport. The car was travelling along the A48 in Coedkernew at around 10.20pm when the crash occurred. The black Ford Focus struck a tree and the only occupant of the vehicle died at the scene
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Pressure time for Alsop and County
IT'S crunch time on and off the pitch for County striker Julian Alsop this week. The Exiles face a crucial seven days with three games left to secure a place in the Blue Square South play-offs while Alsop also has a third baby on the way and various
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Fight time - Let's get ready to rumble
JUST hours to go until the biggest fight of the year between Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins and it must be blog time. Yesterday saw the official big fight weigh-in and it was a truly thrilling event, but I will get to that later. On Wednesday evening
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Prayers answered for historic church
AN AMBITIOUS plan to renovate a historic church is to receive a substantial grant from the Assembly. Heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas announced Our Lady of Peace RC Church in Newbridge will be awarded £170,000 for a programme of improvements.
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Vale aim to end on a high
A PAIR of Gwent sides will hope that their opponents' minds are elsewhere when they host Konica Minolta Cup semi-finalists this afternoon. Ebbw Vale welcome Glamorgan Wanderers, conquerors of Newport in the last eight, to Eugene Cross Park while Aberavon
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Biggest test yet for Joe
JOE Calzaghe argues that his last opponent, Mikkel Kessler, is better than Bernard Hopkins. Calzaghe's father, trainer and mentor, Enzo Calzaghe, has rightly pointed out that his son has nothing left to prove, that at 44-0 and with a decade of dominance
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Destiny calling for our Joe
TONIGHT Joe Calzaghe steps into the Planet Hollywood ring in Las Vegas against an icon of American boxing. Joe has already conquered the world as a super middleweight king and tonight is his chance to break America as a two-weight world champion. Forget
