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Edwards on top form in Adelaide
Nigel Edwards gave an inspired performance to fire Wales into contention for the World Amateur team title for the Eisenhower Trophy in Adelaide yesterday. The 40-year-old four-times Walker Cup player returned a superb three under par 69 on the Grange
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87 year old killed getting in to friend's car - inquest
AN 87-year-old Crumlin woman was accidentally killed as she got into her friend’s car, an inquest heard. Lottie Moore was outside the indoor bowl centre in Pontllanfraith when she was killed on Saturday, March 1. Mrs Moore died of multiple fatal
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O'Driscoll for Lions skipper - Hastings
BRIAN O'Driscoll should retain the British and Irish Lions captaincy in South Africa next summer, according to two-time tourist Gavin Hastings. Ireland centre O'Driscoll was captain on a short-lived trip to New Zealand three years ago. He suffered
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Pupils give anti-booze message a hand
PUPILS in Ebbw Vale gave a strong - and unique - anti-drinking message this week. An after school art class at Glyncoed Comprehensive was asked by police officers to come up with a slogan against young people drinking. The winning phrase - "Underage
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Assembly vows to throw firms a lifeline
Coalition leaders today said they would look at their capital programme to see if they could throw businesses a lifeline by bringing forward big building projects. Ministers pledged to do all in their power to limit the scale of the impending
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Teen supplied class C drugs
A Newport man must do 140 hours unpaid work after pleading guilty to supplying Class C drugs. Kyle Rudge, 18, of Broadwood Close, Newport, appeared at Newport Crown Court. He had pleaded guilty on August 1 to supplying cannabis between January
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Court hears of couple's £16k benefit fraud
A CWMBRAN couple made more than £16,000 in benefits after fraudulently claiming for years. Geoffrey and Gaynor Walding claimed council tax and housing benefits after failing to declare Geoffrey, 48, received a work pension. The couple were sentenced
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Blitz on mean streets
IN the third of our series marking Not In My Neighbourhood Week, looking at how the authorities are making Newport a better and safer place to live, Jane Helmich reports on action being taken to tackle a blight on many communities. PRIDE in Newport
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Police call for street drink ban
A CORE of troublesome alcoholics in Monmouth has prompted the police to call for a booze-free zone in the town centre. The idea was muted at Monday’s meeting of Monmouthshire County Council’s licensing and regulatory committee, having been requested
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Cost of weddings set to soar
THE cost of getting married at Caerphilly council’s Ty Penallta House is set to jump by more than 100 per cent for certain days. At a meeting of the cabinet this week, councillors approved proposals to increase the charge for marriages and
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Supervision order for mother of truant
A mother was given a 12-month supervision order today for failing to ensure her teenage daughter attended school. Joanna Griffiths was also ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work after being convicted at an earlier hearing of failing to secure
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Limousine firm's licence revoked
A Gwent limousine company will have its licence revoked after using unlicensed vehicles and drivers. Go-Stretch Limited, based in Undy, heard owners Scott and Julie Demaret "used vehicles illegally on several occasions", Wales Traffic Commissoner Nick
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NEGLECT TRIAL: Agency staff on duty night of death
AGENCY staff were helping to care for a man the night he died at a Newbridge care home, a court heard. This is the latest evidence to come to light in the trial of seven people charged with wilful neglect leading to the death of Alan Sayers
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ARGUS COMMENT: Taxing times ahead of us
THE local government settlement announced yesterday was pretty pitiful and it’s hardly surprising there are already worries over how services will be affected. Local councils in Wales will get an average 2.9% cash increase in Assembly funding
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Council cash settlement slammed
NEWPORT'S council boss Matthew Evans has slammed the amount the authority will get from the Assembly for front-line services next year as "woefully inadequate". Torfaen's council leader Cllr Bob Wellington warned of possible service reductions
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Hospital waiting list targets under threat
Targets to cut hospital waiting times in Wales are under threat because of a lack of money, NHS finance directors warned today. Although more cash is being pumped into the service, they warn it will not be enough to meet an Assembly Government pledge
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Toshack: Win or bust
Manager John Toshack believes if Wales do not win their next two World Cup qualifiers they can say goodbye to dreams of reaching the finals in South Africa in 2010. The Wales boss watched his battling side lose just 1-0 to a German side who
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Turner's rallying cry to fans
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has appealed to fans to go over to Bath in numbers to support them in Sunday's Heineken Cup-tie - and turn up in greater numbers at Rodney Parade when they return there in mid-December. "This is a
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Teacher's £18k for being bullied
A FORMER teaching assistant from Tredegar was awarded nearly £18,000 by an employment tribunal after resigning following allegations that she was bullied. Christine Gray, 49, from Cefn Golau, claimed unfair constructive dismissal, from Tredegar
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School remembers tragic friend
SCHOOL friends of a boy who died in a holiday tragedy off the Devon coast paid their own special tribute to him yesterday. Louis Price, 14, died during a family diving trip to Brixham, Devon on August 12. His body was found off the coast of Brixham
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Hillier situation badly handled
NEWPORT County’s former skipper Ian Hillier has officially launched an appeal over his contract termination. Hillier broke his leg in three places in an accident during his day job as a tree surgeon’s assistant last month, subsequently seeing
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News in brief
Pandy Singing Festival: Choir rehearsals are going well for the Festival which will be held at St Michael’s church Llanfihangel Crucorney next Sunday evening, October 19, at 8pm. The soloist is soprano Elizabeth Tiley. Admission is by programme which
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ARGUS COMMENT: We must save castle
IT WOULD be a crying shame if Caldicot Castle was allowed to fall into disrepair. This jewel in Gwent's crown of historic buildings is a popular visitor attraction, hosting numerous diverse events throughout the year. But it is much more than that,
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Summer reading scheme
Chepstow Library’s summer reading scheme was a great success with 124 children completing this year’s national reading challenge. The theme for this year was ‘Team Read’ and children were set the task of reading six books through the summer holidays.
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Ysgol Y Ffin
With the move from Sudbrook to Caldicot complete, children and staff at Ysgol Y Ffin have now settled into their new surroundings. Children in the reception class and the new nursery unit are enjoying their first experiences of Welsh Medium education
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Talking books
If you’ve ever wondered how an audio book is produced, ‘Making Books Talk: how an audio-book is created from start to finish’, will tell you all you ever wanted to know. Gordon Griffin, (a renowned actor and award-winning narrator of hundreds of talking
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Book signing
Usk author Julie McGowan (pictured above) will be signing copies of her novels in the Cwmbran branch of W.H. Smith on Saturday October 18, from 10.30am. Julie’s first novel, ‘The Mountains Between’ , which is set in Blaenavon and Abergavenny, quickly
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Crime panel
Householders in Abergavenny have been challenged by the town’s police chief to become Nosey Parkers in a bid to deter crime. Inspector Fran Richley, who once worked in London, urged people to “report what you see” to the police and his officers would
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Air Ambulance
Wales air ambulance are appealing to Abergavenny residents to help make a difference by becoming volunteers. The charity are looking for anyone who can donate time to assist the life-saving service through helping in their charity shop at 13 Frogmore
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Usk scientist on TV
Usk scientist Simon Haslett starred in a recent broadcast of the popular BBC programme ‘Timewatch’ to talk about his work on tsunami affecting the British coastline. The programme, entitled ‘Britain’s Forgotten Floods’, focused on research carried out
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Band strike the right note
Usk Youth Brass Band is launching its long-awaited CD ‘Now In Session’ on 15th October at an invitation only cheese and wine event in the Sessions House, Usk. The CD was recorded over the Whitsun Bank Holiday by the professional recording company Dolce
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Old soldiers take a backward step
THE OLD soldiers took a gentlemanly backward step at a ladies’ night dinner at the Lamb and Flag Hotel, writes Don Chambers. Although the Abergavenny branch of the Royal Regiment of Wales Old Comrades’ Association has been reduced over the years to just
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Wuff weather no obstacle for dog show
Despite persistent rain on Sunday, the Companion Dog Show in St Briavels attracted an estimated 200 visitors from all over the country and 100 pooches of all description. Locals took on the war effort as the forecast turned gloomier in the days leading
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Crumbling castle needs urgent repairs
ONE of Gwent’s landmarks could be damaged beyond repair if hundreds of thousands of pounds are not spent preserving it. Caldicot Castle has stood at the gateway to Wales for more than 400 years, but now it is feared that the deteriorating structure
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Housing plan set to create 250 jobs
A CONSORTIUM of Gwent-based housing associations has taken on a new partner as part of its plans to invest more than £200 million in new and existing homes over the next four years creating more than 250 new jobs. Monmouthshire Housing Association
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Mum pushes her way to fitness
A Gwent fitness instructor who put on five stone while she was pregnant discovered a novel way to lose the post-baby flab - by pushing her child's buggy. Clare Wheeler, 32, from Newport, started "Buggyfit" sessions after struggling to lose
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Heat is on Bath - Wyatt
BATH are overwhelming favourites for Sunday’s Heineken Cup clash against Newport Gwent Dragons, but all the pressure will be on them, insists Dragons wing Gareth Wyatt. Fresh from his two-try performance against Glasgow, Wyatt, who made a delayed start
