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Murder accused in court
A FORMER driver appeared in court today charged with murdering a driving agency boss, trying to murder three workers and holding them captive. Russell Leon Carter, 52, appeared before Newport Magistrates charged with murdering Driverline 247
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Dalrymple is handed Glamorgan captaincy
HAVING made his debut for Glamorgan this year, Jamie Dalrymple has now been handed the honour of captaining the side that made this year’s Quarter Finals for the Twenty20 Cup and the Playoff’s for the NatWest Pro 40s. The decision of the club was unanimous
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Man cleared of abduction charge
A NEWPORT man was today cleared of allegations that he had tried to abduct a 12 year old girl. A jury at Cardiff crown court found Alan Hemmings, 64, a married man of Watch House Parade, Pill, not guilty of a charge of attempted abduction.
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Colours come to home thanks to pupils
A NEWPORT nursing home can look forward to a brighter future thanks to the artwork of primary school children. Work to complete the Linc-Cymru nursing home, at Capel Court, Pill is still going on but this week seven poetic murals were unveiled at the
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WRU claim victory in regions row
Welsh rugby chiefs are claiming what they term “a major and significant legal victory” in the battle over international player release. A High Court judge has ruled in favour of the Welsh Rugby Union that Wales coach Warren Gatland’s 32-man autumn Test
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Boffins bring silly science to the stage
THERE’S a half term treat for all the family at Abergavenny’s Abergavenny when Professor Bumm's Story Machine rolls into town. Professor Ivor Bumm and his assistant Doctor Willy Whee invite you to the unveiling of their latest invention. It’s Whose
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Steps girl tackles songbird's life
SINCE its first performance Over the Rainbow - story of the late American singer Eva Cassidy - has received rapturous receptions. Starring Faye Tozer of Steps as Cassidy and Irish singer Rose-Marie as her mother Barbara, the show comes to Cardiff’s St
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Factory worker took indecent pictures of girl - court hears
AN ice cream factory worker who took indecent pictures of a child he met on his computer chat line has been jailed for nine months, suspended for two years. The girl aged 14 had told 22-year-old Stephen Watkins that she was 16, was fully aware of what
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Oasis take to the great outdoors
OASIS undertake their biggest ever tour of open air venues in the UK and Ireland next summer with a date at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Friday, June 19. Tickets go on sale today from 10am through www.oasisinet.com, the Oasis 24-hour hotline 0844
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Bike death man was 'love of my life' - inquest hears
The wife of a 58-year-old man who was killed when his motorcycle collided with a lorry described him as the "love of my life" during an inquest into his death. Christopher Jones, from Abergavenny, died on February 22 while commuting to work along
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City council united by bloom award
IT was a rare moment of unity in a long and thorny Newport council meeting. There has not been much time to stop and smell the roses since the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition took control after 30 years of Labour rule. But at their latest
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Law breakin' metallers are back
ONE of the world’s most popular and influential Heavy Metal bands - Judas Priest - head to the Cardiff International Arena in February 2009 with support from special guests thrash metal veterans Megadeth and Testament. Since 1974, Judas Priest has been
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Imperial pleasure at TJs
HAVING attracted rave reviews the phenomenon that is ten-piece band Imperial Leisure have a gig at Newport’s TJ’s tomorrow night. They play their own particular blend of hip-hop, ska and rock music, complete with live brass section, keyboards
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Jazz Cardinals bring blessings
PHIL Wall's Jazz Cardinals, one of the best known classical jazz bands in the area, will bring some autumn cheer to Caerleon when they play at the White Hart on Sunday. Based on Freddy Keppard's Jazz Cardinals who introduced New Orleans jazz to Chicago
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (U) *** - Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman. IT will be like Christmas and their birthday all rolled into one for millions of young girls as the phenomenally
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Ghost Town
Ghost Town (12A) *** - Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni and Greg Kinnear. RICKY Gervais’ eagerly-awaited first lead role in a Hollywood vehicle is a so-so romantic comedy that is sure to be a hit with the big man’s fans but continue to leave others scratching
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Mum slams louts littering nursery route
A ROGERSTONE mum says she is fed up with walking her tot through rubbish left by youths. Mother of three Lisa Patrick says she has regularly has take her two and a half year old son Jacob through bottles and cans on the way to Ty Du Nursery. She
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Number of sex offenders increases
The number of registered sex offenders in Gwent has risen to 422 from 406 last year, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Justice. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement reports show the amount of registered sex
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ARGUS COMMENT: Trust is the victim
THERE are two main concerns surrounding the Home Office's admission that not all the statistics recorded by police forces across England and Wales have been accurate. This is especially so given that the figures at the heart of the blunder related
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Keys take it out on each other
THE Cross Keys players have been ‘hitting hell out of each other’ this week ahead of their Gwent derby with Pontypool at Pandy Park tomorrow. Coach Greg Woods said training after their 36-7 away defeat to Aberavon had been no place for the faint-hearted
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NEW INN DEATH: Man in court over murder
A 52-year-old man appeared in court today charged with murdering company director, Kingsley Monk. Russell Leon Carter, of Rumney, Cardiff, is also charged with the attempted murder of Robert Lewis, Nathan Taylor and Gethan Heal and four counts of
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ARGUS COMMENT: Our Joe is true champ
WE MUST pay tribute to World Champion Joe Calzaghe for the selfless way he took time out of his hectic schedule yesterday to meet those behind the South Gwent Children's Centre. It was a couple of months ago that Joe agreed to be patron of
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JOE CALZAGHE SAYS: Don't count out dad
THIS is my final column from the UK before my fight with Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden on November 8, so let’s make it a good one. The first thing I want to talk about is my dad and trainer Enzo Calzaghe. You will have read this week that dad
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Car overturns outside school
A CAR has overturned outside Eveswell School on Chepstow Road in Newport. Fire crews from Maindee and Malpas are at the scene as are ambulance crews. Are you at or near the scene? Let us know through the link below, or via mobile on 80360 with the
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Abduction charge was 'shock to man'
A JOBLESS man accused of trying to abduct a schoolgirl said he was "quite shocked" when the allegation was put to him, a court heard. Alan Hemmings, 64, of Watchouse Parade, Pill is on trial at Cardiff Crown court after pleading not guilty
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Pooler expecting 'warm welcome'
PONTYPOOL coach Gareth Lintern expects Cross Keys to come at them with ‘all guns blazing’ in their eagerly-anticipated Gwent derby at Pandy Park tomorrow. The two sides are currently experiencing contrasting fortunes. Pooler travel the
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BREAKING NEWS: WRU calls for urgent talks with regions
THE latest twist in the quarrel between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four regions over the release of players for the autumn internationals, has seen the WRU appeal to the regions to answer a 'final request' to attend a meeting this morning to resolve
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Calzaghe wins round one of legal fight with Warren
Boxer Joe Calzaghe today won the first round of his legal fight with his former manager Frank Warren. A High Court judge ordered Warren's company, Sports Network, to pay £1.76 million into court ahead of the main hearing to decide which one of the
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Abergavenny celebrates right royal day
Prince Charles was among old friends when he visited Abergavenny. He had visited the town in 2000 for the opening of St Mary’s Priory Church’s community facility, and returned to the site yesterday to open a new interactive learning centre in the town's
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Neath still among best - Jones
EBBW Vale need to be at their very best tomorrow if they are to inflict yet more misery on champions Neath, says Lyn Jones. Former Neath and Ospreys coach Jones, working with the Steelmen as a consultant, is wary of the Welsh All Blacks.
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Glowing praise for new skipper
COACH Paul Turner pays his latest captain Ashley Smith a glowing tribute as he leads Newport Gwent Dragons into battle against Gloucester in Saturday’s EDF Energy Cup-tie at Kingsholm. Smith, who is 21, becomes the 14th player to lead the Dragons
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Newport keep feet on ground
NEWPORT head to Glamorgan Wanderers’ Memorial Ground with their feet placed firmly on the ground after their 65-21 thrashing of Swansea last weekend. Head coach Sven Cronk was delighted with their eight-try home demolition of the All Whites
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Moffett blasts WRU chief Lewis
DAVID Moffett, the interim chief executive of Regional Rugby Wales, has launched an astonishing attack on Welsh Rugby Union group chief executive Roger Lewis. The International Rugby Board yesterday ruled they had no powers to intervene in a domestic
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Dr John, The Point, Cardiff
f the makers of the Simpsons were to create a character of a stereotypical New Orleans Bluesman, they’d struggle to come up with someone who wasn’t a dead ringer for Dr John. Dressed in a snappy suit, voodoo regalia, wearing sunglasses indoors
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Glenn Tillbrook, The Point, Cardiff
At the Ivors this year Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford won the PRS Outstanding Contribution To British Music award for their songwriting partnership in the group Squeeze. They were Britpop before the word existed and provided a playlist of succinct
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Joe makes time for Sparkle
ARGUS columnist Joe Calzaghe may be training hard twice a day ahead of his fight with Roy Jones Jnr, but Wales' greatest ever boxer still made time to check the progress of the Sparkle appeal. Calzaghe was followed by a team of HBO cameramen as he toured
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Grieving woman's pension stopped because she was 'dead'
A GRIEVING woman was left devastated and without her widow's pension after the Department of Work and Pensions told her family that she was dead. June Paginton used to claim her pension jointly with her husband Fredrick, who died last month
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Village is tops twice over
REDWICK scooped two awards after being chosen as having one of the best kept pubs and in one of Gwent’s best kept villages. The village near Magor was awarded the titles in the category of villages which have between 50 and 351 residents. The competition
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Man with cut artery had to make own way to hospital
A MONMOUTH man says he had to make his own way to hospital after cutting a main artery and losing two pints of blood. He ended up having 500 stitches during a four and a half hour operation to repair it. Alan Cox, 46, of Woodland View
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Play-offs still on says Davies
FANS favourite Nathan Davies claims Newport County can still make the play-offs this season, as long as the supporters get behind the team. The Exiles, currently one place above the relegation zone in 17th host eighth-placed Welling United at Spytty
