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Bluebirds get UEFA Cup go-ahead
CARDIFF City will represent England in next season's UEFA Cup should they beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup final, the Football Association board decided on Thursday. Under current FA regulations Cardiff would not automatically qualify for Europe by winning
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Teacher is a real inspiration
AN inspirational Gwent teacher has been shortlisted as one of the best teachers in Wales. Chris Rogers, 32, of Abertillery, has been teaching maths for ten years and has been working at Oakdale Comprehensive for nine years. The nomination came as a
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Premiership changes get green light
THE GREEN light has been given to a series of changes aimed at improving the standard of the Premiership. From next season a permit system to draft an unlimited number of regional or academy players to clubs in the top flight will be introduced. The
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Health centre gets closer to reality
THE proposed St Julians Community Healthy Living Centre in Newport has cleared an important hurdle. City planners have given the thumbs up to a scheme for a sports hall with changing rooms and a community room. Now the St Julians Healthy Living Association
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"Soccer hooligans" pictures released
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying possible football hooligans following the FAW Premier Cup clash between Newport County and Cardiff City. South Wales Police have launched Operation Meirion following fighting at the Ninian Park game on Tuesday
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Mother and daughter found safe
A MISSING pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter have been found safe and well. South Wales Police had issued an urgent appeal to find 21-year-old Sarah Nurton who was last seen in the Barry area on April 18. Officers believed she may have been
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Travel agency robber may have struck 31 times
POLICE have launched a nationwide hunt for a man wanted in connection with 31 robberies throughout the country, including the armed robbery of a Gwent travel agents. A gunman struck Newport's Thomas Cook travel agents in broad daylight on July 27 2006
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Railway station to open after four month delay
THE new Llanhilleth railway station is set to open this Sunday after four months of delays. The station is the last Blaenau Gwent stop to open on the 13 mile Ebbw Valley rail link from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff. The Argus revealed last year that the station
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Mum and daughter missing
A PREGNANT woman who has gone missing with her daughter may be in Gwent, police said this afternoon. South Wales Police say they are urgently trying to locate Sarah Nurton, 21, who was last seen on April 18 in the Barry area. She is seven and a
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Derelict pub to be demolished
A DERELICT Newport pub can be demolished and replaced with flats, agreed city planners. The former King Hotel in Somerton Road is in a run-down condition and has suffered at the hands of vandals. However, it has an interesting history with links to
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Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dolman Theatre
Newport Operatic Society has again produced a thoroughly enjoyable evening, filled with cleverly choreographed dance routines, a strong supporting ensemble and a fantastic line-up of talent. Millie Dillmount, a young, "modern" woman from Kansas, arrives
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Four changes to Dragons team
FOUR changes are made to the Newport Gwent Dragons' starting XV after their defeat to Connacht last week for their visit to the Ospreys tomorrow night. Kevin Morgan comes in at full back for the injured Martyn Thomas, Ben Daly is preferred at hooker
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Four in court on murder charge
FOUR men accused of murdering a private detective 21 years ago were remanded in custody today. Daniel Morgan, 37, of Cwmbran was found with an axe embedded in his skull outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London, on March 10, 1987.
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Ospreys side to face Dragons
THE Ospreys have picked a strong team to face the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League tomorrow night at Swansea's Liberty Stadium (kick off at 7.35pm). Shane Williams, James Hook and Lee Byrne start in the backs while Gwent-born forwards Ian
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Now Joe must face Green-Eyed Monster
Jealousy is a curse that seems to rear its head higher in the sports world than any other and Joe Calzaghe is its latest victim. On Saturday, Calzaghe defeated one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of his generation in Bernard Hopkins, but immediately
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I'd swap it all for big scalp - Black
NEVER count us out. That is the upbeat message from Newport Gwent Dragons prop Adam Black who becomes the first player from any region to reach 100 Magners League appearances when he plays against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium tomorrow. Most people
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Newport traders glam-up for charity fashion show
NEWPORT traders are clubbing together to hold a fashion show that will raise vital funds for charity. The show, run by Newport Arcade traders, will raise money for St Anne's Hospice. Staff from Freestyle and The Pot cafe will be modelling clothes
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Sugababes, CIA
The best selling girl group of 21st century, the Sugababes, brought their Change tour to Wales on Wednesday evening and those who attended Cardiff CIA were not disappointed. First off though, the evening opened with support act Van Tramp. Two fifths
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Moby Dick, Congress Theatre
AUDIENCES couldn't help but have a whale of a time with the Congress Youth Theatre's production of Moby Dick The Musical. A challenging musical to stage - the young, but talented cast, had no trouble rising to the riotous occasion. Upon learning
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County can learn from Aldershot Town - Terry Daley's Gwent football diary
SO the gravy train known as the FAW Premier Cup has stopped and those who run Newport County must be scratching their heads trying to come up with ideas which could net some £280,000. Because give or take a grand or two, that's how much the club has
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Willis is on the way
FORMER All Blacks captain and hooker Tom Willis admits he is on the brink of signing a contract to play for Newport Gwent Dragons. He is set to play his last game at the Waikato Stadium on Saturday night for the Chiefs against Queensland Reds in their
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Dream still alive for County
COUNTY'S Blue Square South play-off hopes have received a major boost with the news of Bishop's Stortford's defeat at Welling United. First half goals from Sonny Cobbs and Orlando Smith gave the Wings an unlikely victory on Tuesday night and put Stortford
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Teens convicted of terrifying petrol attack
TWO youths were locked up after they were convicted of kidnapping a teenager, dousing him with petrol and threatening to set him alight. Newport teens Salman Ullah, 17, and Sajid Ali, 17, were both given detention and training orders after they subjected
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Risca taxi murders continue appeal battle
AN APPEAL by two men found guilty of a brutal double murder in a Risca taxi office may have failed - but the campaign to clear their names looks set to continue. John Roden, 42, and Michael Attwooll, 64, who have spent 14 years in prison, claim they
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ELECTION: Labour stronghold under threat
BLAENAU Gwent Council elections promise to be one of the most closely contested in Gwent. The once Labour stronghold, home of the founder of the NHS Aneurin Bevan, has been through troubled times in recent years since the saga of the Labour all-women
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ELECTION: Blaenau Gwent candidates
ABERTILLERY Stephen Richard Bard, Welsh Liberal Democrats Keith Chaplin, Labour/ Ymgeisydd Plaid Lafur Nigel John Daniels, no party Dale Owen, Labour/ Ymgeisydd Plaid Lafur Pam Price, Blaenau Gwent People's Voice John Taylor, Independent
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Pensioner sustained multiple injuries after alleged neglect
AN 84-year-old pensioner being cared for at a Gwent nursing home suffered a fractured collarbone, a fractured rib, bruising to the abdomen, chest and lower back as a result of alleged neglect by carers. When the niece of Gladys Thomas saw the extend
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ELECTION: Caring councillor steps down
TREDEGAR councillor Bill Davies is stepping down after twelve years in office because he wants to take care of his wife following her hip operation. Mr Davies, 71, has enjoyed a 22 year political career, during which he spent three years representing
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Fence 'crippling' town traders
A CONTROVERSIAL fence "blighting" an historic Monmouth building should be removed as soon as possible, said town leaders. Just three weeks after the fencing around the grade-1 listed Shire Hall was installed, Monmouth Town Council has agreed to pay
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Snapper turns camera on homeless group
STUDENT Catherine Townsend has turned her camera on a Newport-based homeless organisation as it celebrates a special anniversary. Temporary is an up-close look at 25 Solas clients, one for each year the organisation has operated from the city. Catherine's
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UK NEWS: Strike will hit thousands of schools
The National Union of Teachers in England and Wales will stage their first national strike in 21 years on Thursday, forcing the closure or partial closure of thousands of schools. Gordon Brown said the teachers' strike was "very regrettable", telling
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UK NEWS: Oil refinery strike 'to go ahead'
Talks aimed at averting a strike by workers at the giant Grangemouth oil refinery have broken down. A two-day strike by up to 1,200 workers at the site in Scotland will now go ahead on Sunday and Monday, threatening fuel supplies. Officials from
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Police appeal follows burglary
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Old Cwmbran on Saturday. A burglar entered a house in Bentnor Road without force between 2pm and 3.30pm on April 19. A number of Nintendo games and items of jewellery were stolen. Among the
