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Barrage discussions at forum
CONTROVERSIAL environmental issues including the Severn Barrage will be discussed at a public forum in Cwmbran. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn, will visit the forum on Thursday, November 6. Members of the
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Cider makers press for old ways
DRINKERS took a step back in time to enjoy cider made by old fashioned methods. Ponthir friends, Chris Mellen, Royston Etheridge and Lionel Phillips held a demonstration of their cider making techniques to generate cash for St David's Foundation Hospice
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Drug dealing pair jailed
TWO men were jailed for two and half years after admitting to conspiring to supply cannabis. Aaron Slade, 20, of Usk Court, Cwmbran, and 22-year-old Christopher Stephens of Ty Gwyn, Gwehelog, Usk, appeared at Newport crown court for sentencing today
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Mayor puts finishing touch to city school
THE new £28 million Newport school is one step closer to completion following its 'topping out' ceremony. Mayor Noel Trigg marked the completion of the main building of Newport High School at Bettws Lane by hoisting a Christmas tree onto the roof and
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Eighth time lucky for YM
THEY celebrated long into the night after Newport YMCA secured a first MacWhirter Welsh League win of the season – at the eighth attempt. There were also happy smiling faces in the dressing-rooms of Cwmbran Town and Caldicot Town after both halted poor
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Newbridge finally beaten
ALL good things must come to an end, and so did Newbridge’s 100 percent unbeaten Swalec League Division One East record when they visited the Wern Field to face table-topping Merthyr. Blackwood were in better heart after recording another victory which
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Boy battles on in brave cancer fight
A LLANMARTIN tot has completed the latest leg of his treatment against the cancer that robbed him of his sight. At the tender age of two, Finley Ellis-Hall has spent more time in hospital than many people would spend in their life time.
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Gwent Bach Society, St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny
One of Handel’s many legacies is splendid vocal writing originally intended to impress the Italians of the early 18th-century by meeting them on equal terms in their own country. He, a young Protestant, was courageous and self-confident enough to
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Birmingham Royal Ballet, Wales Millennium Centre
Unlike Tchaikovsky’s ballets, the music to Stravinsky’s is more regularly heard in public than the ballets themselves are seen on stage. A trio of works in the same programme – Petrushka, The Firebird and Le Baiser de La Fee – is therefore a choice
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Oasis, Cardiff International Arena
THE entertainment at the Oasis concert started early on Friday night – before you actually got into the CIA in fact. Maybe it was the extraordinarily long queue that caused tempers to be a little frayed. And some over-exuberant revellers
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Andy Fairweather Low, The Riverfront
The 45 year musical career of Wales own Andy Fairweather Low came under review when the great man himself played Newport Riverfront on Saturday evening. “It really is me", he reassured the packed theatre at the beginning of the concert, reminding them
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Riverfront
AN ENERGETIC Northern Broadsides cast of six performed a modern adaptation of Dario Fo’s play. Based on the real story of anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli who ‘fell’ from the fourth-storey window of a Milan police station in 1969, it is still not known
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Youngsters mark Chartist movement
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Blackwood are taking part in a special event next month to celebrate the area's link with the Chartist movement. Pupils from schools across Blackwood will gather at the Chartist Bridge on November 6. They will be joined by local councillors
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Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, Blackwood Miner's Institute
Ageing punks will have noticed that Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s title for its latest visit to the ‘Stute - London Calling! - is also the name of a seminal album by The Clash. But the only clash here was between the populous orchestra and its
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Grandson in running for carer award
A YOUNG carer was been recognised by a charity as an achiever of the year. 17-year-old Terrence Edwards has been looking after his grandfather Terrance Allington since he was 11. Mr Edwards couldn't attend school as much as others children, but after
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Stern word a tonic for Newport
Glamorgan 16 Newport 28 NEWPORT underlined their challenge for the Welsh Premiership title by inflicting a first home defeat in more than seven months on the Wanderers at Ely on Saturday. Their performance drew lavish praise from hosts’ coach Richard
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Mother and son threatened with air pistol
An Ebbw Vale man was jailed after a court heard he pointed an air pistol at a man who had earlier been “taunting and abusing” him. Michael Watkins, 48, of Bethcar Street, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Newport crown court
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GAS EXPLOSION: One taken to burns hospital
ONE person was taken to the burns unit of Morriston hospital in Swansea after a gas explosion in Blaenavon today. Another two people were injured by the incident at 12.30am. Emergency services are still at the scene.
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Keys show their quality
Cross Keys 30 Pontypool 16 CONFIDENT Cross Keys gave Pontypool a second-half tactical lesson to deservedly win this rugged Gwent derby battle. The loss of outside-half Gavin Ashman with a shoulder injury soon after the restart could have spelled big
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60 brave souls abseil for hospice
Sixty brave souls abseiled off the Nine Arches Viaduct in Trefil yesterday. They were lowered 80 feet off the structure, with their efforts raising over £3,000 for the Hospice of the Valleys. The Tredegar-based charity provides care at home for sufferers
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BREAKING NEWS...Gas explosion in Blaenavon
REPORTS are coming in of a gas explosion on Hillside Avenue, Blaenavon. Are you at or near the scene? Let us know through the link below, or via mobile on 80360 with the message ARGUS NEWS. Alternatively, to speak to a reporter, call newsdesk on
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Jobs still out there
Research from fish4jobs confirms that although recruiters are being more cautious with their budget, there are still plenty of vacancies advertised in the UK. It appears that despite the credit crunch the employment market in some sectors is still buoyant
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Vale stun the champions
Ebbw Vale 29 Neath 10 EBBW Vale added to the mounting problems facing champions Neath with a stunning victory at Eugene Cross Park, writes Tony Poole. Not too many people gave the Steelmen a chance when they failed to make maximum use of a strong
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ARGUS COMMENT: Shining knight
WE must say well done to Julie Knight today for her remarkable efforts in raising money for the Sparkle appeal. She has now completed three half-marathons in five weeks and is already training for April’s London Marathon. The 40-year-old Gwent Healthcare
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ARGUS COMMENT: Tragic toll on young drivers
WE’RE not surprised that a survey today reveals that around half of motorists believe young drivers should be banned from getting behind the wheels of high-powered sports cars. Those under 21 should be refused insurance cover on sporty and high-powered
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Masterful display earns title for Way
ABERCARN tree surgeon Jamie Way stole the show at the Newport Centre on Friday night, producing a performance of real ferocity in winning the International Masters title in a stellar main event against Ali Wyatt. The 26-year old had never
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Olympic swim star's kidney plea
PARALYMPIAN Gareth Duke knows first hand why it is vital that more people join the organ donation register. The double medal-winning swimmer is facing an agonising wait for a new kidney after his body rejected the one donated by his father.
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Thomas denies Scarlets link
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons and Wales prop Rhys Thomas denies he is signing for Llanelli Scarlets when he is out of contract at the end of the season, though he admits he is receiving offers from major teams in Wales, England and France. And he also confesses
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Deano: Cochlin is a target
NEWPORT County boss Dean Holdsworth today reveals his desire to re-sign defender Paul Cochlin, but the Argus understands the Exiles will have to move swiftly to get their man. The 26-year-old was a big hit at Newport County over two and a half seasons
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County rue missed chances
County 0 Welling 0 NEWPORT County’s flu-ridden walking wounded will feel aggrieved to have only collected a point in a disappointing Blue Square South clash at Spytty Park. With County’s defence looking completely transformed from the ill-disciplined
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Councillor prepares to fight cancer battle
A GWENT councillor is facing the biggest battle of his life after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Now Blaenau Gwent councillor Graham Hughes, 69, from Beaufort Hill wants people to get behind a charity which has already provided him with vital help
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Dragons make giant strides
Gloucester 25 Dragons 20 NEWPORT Gwent Dragons again showed they can live with the big boys and even go close to beating them when they gave Gloucester a fright in Saturday’s EDF Energy Cup clash at Kingsholm. The week before the Dragons went to Bath
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Row over dog led to attack
A ROW between neighbours over a barking dog culminated in one of them being struck across the face with a milk bottle and scarred for life, a court was told. Joanne Francis, 22, of Buchanan Close, Monmouth, was jailed for one year and eight months after
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Calls for new M48 junction
THERE are fresh calls for a new M48 junction as engineers estimate £20 million must be spent on the Old Severn bridge in the next two years. Plaid Cymru parliamentary candidate for Monmouth, Jonathan Clark, has called for a new junction linking the M48
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Massive farm fire still burning
FIVE-HUNDRED tonnes of hay and 30 tonnes of fertilizer went up in flames in the early hours of this morning during a huge barn fire in Llantrisant, near Usk. 14 fire crews including chemical blaze specialists were called to the Llantrisant farm and
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It's all in the rumps
It’s amazing the things you learn by paying attention to the news. Normally when the journalist is sat across from me delivering the news to the rest of the country I’m checking the weather or sorting out the next few songs or just away with the fairies
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£1.6 million boost for Blaenavon
BLAENAVON will be awarded a lottery grant worth £1.6 million which will see Welsh mountain ponies bought back to the landscape. The pledge of more than £1.6 million will be made by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to Blaenavon Forgotten Landscape Partnership
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Abolish bus lanes or find Policemen to enforce them!
We have hundreds of traffic laws but no policemen to enforce them. Newports’ traffic police are too busy polishing their patrol cars ready for the 2010 Ryder cup, to do their proper job. Every day I travel through the centre of Newport, usually
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Man threatened with air pistol
An Ebbw Vale man was jailed for pointing an air pistol at a man who had earlier been “taunting and abusing” him, a court heard. Michael Watkins, 48, of Bethcar Street, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Newport crown court after pleading
