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Doors set to open for town cinema
A new £2.5 million cinema complex is opening in Cwmbran at the end of the month. The opening of the Vue cinema, in Glyndwr Road, will coincide with the release of the new Bond film, Quantum of Solace, on October 31. Eight screens will seat 1,229
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Pooler sneak crucial win
GERAINT O'Driscoll was Pontypool's hero as he scored all their points in a 13-11 victory over Llandovery. The full-back scored a try, conversion and two penalties to seal an important win. Ebbw Vale also enjoyed victory when they beat Cardiff 26-25
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Dragons triumph
Dragons 32 Glasgow 22 Newport Gwent Dragons extended their winning run to four games when they got their Heineken Cup campaign off to a winning start against Glasgow at Rodney Parade. It avenged successive home defeats by the Scottish team
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Yobs wreck pensioner's scooter
A WAR veteran was appalled after his mobility scooter was stolen and vandalised. Francis Spendelow, 91, parked up his vehicle 50 yards away from the Tesco Express while he popped in to buy a few items at 4pm on October 3. When he came back Mr Spendelow
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Wait continues for Cyprus death family
AN ABERTILLERY family is still waiting for answers 18 months after the tragic house fire which killed RAF corporal Andy Greenough and his two children. Cpl Greenough, 37, from Six Bells, Abertillery, was with his five-year-old son Evan, and
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Keepy uppy king enters record books
A NEWPORT football trickster has put his name in the records books. Abbas Farid, 25, set the new world record for the most heel kicks in one minute by performing 88 during Big Dance 2008. Mr Farid, who has been a professional football freestyler for
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Future's wired for LG site
A COMPANY says it is to open a new data centre - which could employ up to 100 highly skilled jobs - early next year. Next Generation Data is in the midsts of converting the former Hynix building into NGD Europe 1, and is due to begin operation by March
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Evans rues his Exiles exit
RELEASED winger Richard Evans admits today he feels upset by his lack of a chance this season at Spytty Park. The Exiles revealed on Wednesday night that they’d come to an agreement on a ‘mutual termination’ with the former Sheffield Wednesday
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Council's bid for less salt n' shake
IF YOU want to encourage people to use less salt on their chips, what do you do? Perhaps you could make low sodium salt available, or encourage them to ask for just vinegar on their chips. Caerphilly county currently has the highest mortality rate in
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Police arrest four in dawn drugs swoop
POLICE raided properties in Newport in the early-hours of Friday morning, seizing more than £1,000 in cash and drugs. 80 officers targeted eight different properties simultaneously in Somerton, going after people believed to be involved in
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Newport bid for TV repeat
THEY may not have provided too many tea-time treats for television viewers last weekend but Newport would settle for a repeat when they head to Neath this evening (kick-off 5.30pm). Seven days after taking the spoils in a dour affair at Ebbw Vale, the
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Heineken Cup start for Charvis
COLIN Charvis makes his first start of the season for Newport Gwent Dragons in today’s Heineken Cup clash against Glasgow at Rodney Parade. Wales’ most capped forward who captained the Dragons last season has been largely confined to a coaching role
