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Ospreys 16 Dragons 3
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons defied all the odds with a magnificent performance against the star-studded Ospreys team at the Liberty Stadium last night. Though they had Richard Parks and Luke Charteris yellow carded and lost Rhodri Davies with a serious looking
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Drugs found in freezer
Police found £800 of amphetamine in the freezer of an Alway home. Alway Neighbourhood Policing Team found the drugs after executing a drugs warrant at an address in Mount Bax on Thursday. A 28-year-old woman was arrested for possession of controlled
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Booze confiscated in crackdown
MORE than 900 cans of beers and cider were confiscated from youths, 52 letters sent to parents and 112 people stopped and searched during a criminal damage operation by police in Newport. Incidents of criminal damage were cut by 5.2 per cent during Operation
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Tosh sends County his best
COUNTY have received a good luck message from Wales manager John Toshack ahead of tomorrow's big game with Fisher. Just like 12 months ago, County go into the final game of the season knowing that a win will guarantee them a place in the play-offs and
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Breaking News...three injured in road smash
A PERSON has been taken to hospital after a road traffic accident on the A465 Heads of Valley road. Police said one person was trapped in a Volkswagen Golf and was removed with cutting equipment by fire crews following the crash at 6pm. The injured
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Drinkers evacuated from Newport pub
A NEWPORT pub was evacuated after a machine broke down, causing a room to fill with smoke. Fire engines were called to the scene to deal with the incident at the Tom Toya Lewis Wetherspoons, Commercial Street, after a bottle fridge broke down and began
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Accident closes busy Gwent road
THE A467 between Nantyglo and Brwnmawr has been closed. Traffic Wales said the closure was due to a road traffic accident. Diversions are currently in operation.
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OAP in court on ASBO charges
AN 83-YEAR-OLD woman has appeared in court to face six charges of breaching an anti-social behaviour order. The order was made in respect of the behaviour of Dorothy Evans towards her neighbour, Angela Casa, and her daughter Gabrielle. Evans of Park
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Pooler home in on title
PONTYPOOL hope to take another step towards sealing promotion tomorrow afternoon when they play host to last season's champions Beddau. Pooler's dramatic 12-12 draw with Caerphilly at Virginia Park last weekend, when Gary Wilks levelled the scores in
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Leading councillor dies
A LEADING Newport councillor who was seeking re-election has died just a week before the poll. Cllr Lloyd Delahaye, who represented Bettws, was cabinet member for public affairs. Cllr Delahaye, 64, had heart bypass surgery in the past and was admitted
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BREAKING NEWS...OAP arrested after death crash
A WOMAN in her 80s has been arrested after two people died in a road crash. Police this afternoon made a fresh appeal for witnesses following the crash at 12.30pm on Sunday on the B4589 Abergavenny to Raglan Road, near to the Hardwick restaurant.
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Gwent Central football results
Results from matches played last night Premier Division Trevethin 7 - Llanfoist 1 Lower New Inn 3 - Pandy 1 Division One Clydach Wasps 8 - Pilcs 0 Govilon 8 - Race 0
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BREAKING NEWS...Car crash victim dies
A 21 year old man who was injured in a crash on Sunday at Thornhill Road, near to the junction with Hafren Road, Cwmbran has died. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, which involved a Fiat Bravo car, to call the Collision Investigation
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Keys aim for Vale double
AFTER successfully sending Aberavon packing last weekend, Cross Keys backs coach Dai Manley is asking his weary troops to dig deep at Eugene Cross Park to complete the second part of a hat trick bid. Keys bring the curtain down on an encouraging campaign
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Health Boards avoid huge overspend
A POTENTIAL multi-million pound overspend for Gwent's Local Health Boards (LHBs) will be wiped out in a deal with the area's surplus-making NHS trust. Last December, LHBs - there are five in Gwent - were saddled with an unforeseen total bill of around
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Cronk: We aim to end on a high
NEWPORT forwards coach Sven Cronk is determined to give the Rodney Parade faithful something to cheer about in the last home game of the season against Bedwas tomorrow afternoon. It has been a season to forget for the Black and Ambers and their woes
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Rodney Parade dream a step closer
AN AMBITIOUS multi-million regeneration of the home of rugby in Newport has moved a step closer. Newport Rugby Club and Newport Gwent Dragons today submitted the planning application for the redevelopment of Rodney Parade to the city council. A 15,000
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ARGUS COMMENT...Rodney Parade
THERE is nothing particularly new in the Rodney Parade planning application which goes before Newport City council today. Although some of the detail is now being added on the numbers of flats and homes attached to the plan. But there is no getting
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Arrest after car crash
ONE person was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a collision between two cars in Ebbw Vale today, said a spokeswoman for Gwent Police. Emergency services were called to Mountain Road at about 11.15am. No-one was injured, added the
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Thomas hopes for derby joy this time
EBBW Vale forwards coach Will Thomas is hoping to avoid Gwent derby agony when he faces his home town club Cross Keys at Eugene Cross Park this weekend. Keys made it an unhappy homecoming when lock Thomas returned to Pandy Park in December, the hosts
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JOE CALZAGHE SAYS: Gary can conquer US
WHAT a great experience the past week has been... what can I say? Going to America and beating Bernard Hopkins in his own back yard, meeting one of my favourite actors, Al Pacino, and having Tom Jones singing the Welsh national anthem before the fight
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BREAKING NEWS...Man arrested by armed police
A MAN was arrested after a domestic incident involving armed police in the Trevethin area of Pontypool this morning. The 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray, false imprisonment and threats to kill. Police were called to the address in
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BREAKING NEWS...Armed police at house in Trevethin
ARMED police are at a domestic incident at an address in the Trevethin area of Pontypool this morning. A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said officers were called to the house in Ferncroft Way at around 10am, with armed response units sent there as a precaution
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Sweeney signs for the Blues
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons outside half Ceri Sweeney has signed for the Cardiff Blues following months of speculation linking him to the Arms Park. A product of the Pontypridd Youth team, Sweeney made his debut for Wales against England in the Six Nations
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Pot Noodle axes quarter of workforce
MORE than 60 jobs will be axed at a Gwent factory in order to secure its long-term future. Bosses at Unilever, which runs the Pot Noodle fatory in Crumlin, announced the job cuts after a seven month review into the factory's future. Fears had been raised
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ARGUS COMMENT...Pot Noodle job losses
WHILE we feel for the workers who are to lose their jobs at the Crumlin-based Pot Noodle factory, we welcome the investment the company is making to keep the site open. Seven months ago the plant's future was not looking so bright. It was last September
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Blues hooker signs for Dragons
THE Newport Gwent Dragons have signed Cardiff Blues and former Wales Under-21 captain and hooker Duane Goodfield on a two-year deal with the region. Goodfield has appeared 26 times for the Blues, with experience in the Magners League, Anglo-Welsh Cup
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ELECTION: Controversial decisions could cost Labour
LABOUR will be challenged hard across Torfaen on May 1 in a council election with more candidates and fewer uncontested seats than the previous poll. On polling day 92 candidates will fight for 44 council seats, compared to 84 candidates in 2004.
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ELECTION: Torfaen candidates
Abersychan - three seats John Burgess, independent Jean Church, Labour Gwyneira Rose Clark, Labour Kenneth Clark, Labour Owen Clarke, The Green Party Wayne Tomlinson, independent Ray Pinto Williams, independent Blaenavon - three seats Lyndon
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Parks back in action
RICHARD Parks returns to action for Newport Gwent Dragons tonight charged with keeping danger man Marty Holah quiet in the Magners League derby against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium. Openside flanker Parks has been confined to just two appearances
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We can do it, Beadle tells fans
COUNTY boss Peter Beadle says he didn't sleep in the wake of Monday's humbling by Thurrock but still believes his side can and will make the play-offs. The Exiles fans made their frustration clear following the 4-1 hammering at Spytty Park on Monday
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Dragons have it all to play for
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons may be huge underdogs, but they've got a great deal to play for collectively and individually tonight when they take on the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in a crucial Magners League derby. At stake is third place among the Welsh
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GP waiting times under review
PATIENTS' access to appointments with their GPs appears "exceedingly limited" in many parts of Gwent, with waits of more than two weeks not uncommon, according to a health watchdog survey. Gwent Community Health Council (CHC) hopes the findings of its
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'Staff at nursing home were unqualified'
THE GWENT nursing home at the centre of a trial involving eight care workers accused of willfully neglecting an 84-year-old woman was undergoing a staffing crisis, a court heard. A jury at Newport Crown Court were told bosses at Bryngwyn Nursing Home
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Taffies rejoice
Bore Dda to all you lucky welsh people, didn't I always say, to be welsh is to be born with a golden daffodil in your mouth anyway ? A leafy English village is so taken with the benefits which the Welsh have including free prescriptions and free hospital
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Taffies rejoice
Bore Dda to all you lucky welsh people, didn't I always say, to be welsh is to be born with a golden daffodil in your mouth anyway ? A leafy English village is so taken with the benefits which the Welsh have including free prescriptions and free hospital
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At the touch of a button
IT'S Spring, a time of new growth and fresh prospects, and, according to Audi, the perfect time to launch the new A4 Avant. It's certainly grown alright. It's now larger in every dimension, with improved passenger space and, claims Audi, the largest in
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Extreme TT
The first Audi TT to sport the evocative S' insignia denoting extraordinary performance - the new 272PS TTS - is now available to order in Coupe and Roadster forms priced at £33,380 OTR and £35,380 OTR respectively. Equipped with either a standard
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First 8C arrives
The first example of just 41 Alfa 8C Competizione supercars destined for the UK, arrived here last week. The ultra-rare £138,500 hand-built Italian sportscar was collected by award-winning Manchester-based architect, Ian Simpson. Visually arresting
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Increased but no change!
A revitalised SsangYong has reacted quickly to last month's Budget announcements of increases in vehicle excise duty (VED or road tax) by announcing that SsangYong on-the-road prices will be unaffected. Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that
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You’ll have him smiling for days
Give your Dad a Father's Day gift to remember by spending the day burning rubber sideways in a Caterham Seven. The one-day Caterham Driving Experience (CDX) courses, starting from only £99, will put Dad behind the wheel of the legendary Caterham
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A silhouette to remember
With its groundbreaking design and sophisticated technology, the new Insignia takes Vauxhall's new-found design language to another level. The premium styling of the new five-seater - initially available in hatchback and saloon guise - clearly defines
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Toyota gains the “Freemen of London”
Changes to the Central London Congestion Charge announced today open the way for even more Toyota vehicles to travel in the capital for free. From 27 October, cars in bands A and B for Vehicle Excise Duty - those emitting less than 120g/km of carbon dioxide
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Sporting looks and performance
Unveiled in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, on 31 January by the drivers of the ING Renault F1 Team, Twingo Renaultsport 133 is a high-performance, affordable entry point into the Renaultsport range. Its compact proportions and sharp styling echo the
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Bomb test man set for court action
A NEWPORT man whose health has been ravaged over 50 years is among a group of former servicemen and their families taking the MOD to court over alleged damage caused by atomic bomb testing. Pensioner Thomas Bolden has suffered two heart attacks, a stomach
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Cathedral to change its name
AFTER nearly 60 years as Newport's cathedral, St Woolos has moved to incorporate the city into its name. From this month it will be promoted as Newport Cathedral King and Confessor on all advertisements, note paper, letterheads and orders of service.
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Wallace and Gromit inspire kids
NEWPORT pupils drew inspiration from Wallace and Gromit to create their own 3-D animations. Eight and nine-year-olds from primary schools across the city made short films using their own characters at a two-day workshop in Rougemont School. Part of
