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Girl of 12 is found
A YOUNG girl, who went missing on Saturday, has been found safe and well. Gwent Police appealed for information on Jessica Maloney, 12, after she went missing outside the Post Office in Bridge Street, Newport, at midday.
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Newport still the UK's greenest city
NEWPORT is still the greenest city in the UK according an ecological index released by a leading environmental charity. Last October, WWF, formerly the World Wildlife Fund, placed Newport and Plymouth at the top of a green league table of 60 cities
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Short, sharp shock for would-be 'joyriders'
SHOCKING images will help to drive home the dangers of "joyriding" to young people. A vehicle crime awareness day is being held at New Inn fire station on May 16 for those already involved with the youth offending service because of motoring offences
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Lucy Porter, Sherman Theatre
IT WAS supposed to be a bitter and twisted look at love, but Lucy Porter's Love-In was anything but. welcome to her world of disastrous dates, PVC nurse's uniforms and imaginary dogs. Porter's theory is that love is a mental illness - and that she
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Carmen, Dolman Theatre
BIZET'S popular opera was an ambitious production for an amateur company to take on. But, with the introduction of some more experienced singers, the Lyric Musical Society mainly rose to the challenge. Although some may prefer it in the original language
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Entrants wanted for dragon race
TEAMS can still enter an unusual river race in Monmouth next month. Eight to ten paddlers, plus a drummer, are needed to race one of the ornate Chinese dragon boats. The 250m course finishes at Monmouth Rowing Club. Organisers promise it is exciting
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It's the economy, stupid
IF Labour wants to know why it did so badly in Newport, its workers should remind themselves of the wise words of Bill Clinton: "It's the economy, stupid." In other parts of Gwent there have been other issues which have severely eroded people's respect
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New ambulance chief appointed
A FORMER watchmaker has pledged to make the ambulance service run like clockwork in South East Wales. Grant Gordon, who has become regional director of Wales' busiest area, faces a difficult challenge. Figures for January released in March showed
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Girl, 12, goes missing
A YOUNGSTER described by police as "vulnerable" is missing. Twelve-year-old Jessica Maloney was last seen outside the Post Office in Bridge Street, Newport, at midday on May 3. She is 5ft 6ins and of slim build. Jessica has long hair with a straight
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Sale of booze to youngsters is down, says council
A DRAMATIC decrease in sales of alcohol on licensed premises to underage youngsters working on behalf of Caerphilly's trading standards is being reported. From 71 per cent of sales attempts in 2006/07, the figures were slashed to five per cent in
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Dragons humbled by Magners champs
Leinster 41 Dragons 8 The Newport-Gwent Dragons were humbled by Magner's League winners Leinster, who were winning their first piece of silverware since their Celtic League final defeat of Munster in 2001, at The RDS on Saturday evening. It was a
