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Tudor crowned as development head
CWMCARN Paragon’s former top rider Darren Tudor has benefited from the fabulous success achieved by the Great Britain Cycling Team in this year’s World Track Championships and the Olympic Games. Tudor has been promoted to one of the most senior positions
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Man admits having imitation gun
A NEWPORT man, who previously admitted robbery, pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent. Steven Gorry, 21, of Bryn Bevan, Brynglas, pleaded guilty to robbery in Newport crown court on October 13, but the case was adjourned as
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Man bailed in wounding case
A 42-YEAR-OLD Newport man, who denies wounding with intent and unlawful wounding, was bailed. Andrew John Williams, of Cardiff Road, Maesglas, appeared in Newport crown court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to both charges. Judge David
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Woman falsely claimed benefits - court hears
A CWMBRAN woman was bailed after pleading guilty to falsely claiming benefits. Jacqueline Watkins, 48, of Hawarden Gardens, Llanyrafon, appeared in Newport crown court charged with dishonestly failing to notify Torfaen county borough council that she
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Police appeal after collision
Gwent Police is appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 12.50pm on Tuesday 28th October. The collision involved one car, a black Dihatsu Sirion, on the B4293, Llanishen, near Chepstow. The
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Have you seen missing teen?
A TEENAGE boy who was a resident at a secure unit is missing. Police are appealing for information to find 16-year-old Thomas Gardner who was last seen on Thursday at 12.50pm in Oak Lane, Llanellen, Abergavenny. The teenager was a resident at Hillside
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Could you help clean up ponds?
WORK to clean up ponds in Pontypool Park is set to begin next week. Torfaen County Borough Council will fund the £3,000 clean up of Nant-y-Gollen Ponds. Water will be drained, silt will be removed from the ponds and repairs will be made to the bank
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Police hunt absconder
Gwent Police is appealing for information to locate an absconder. 16 year old Thomas Gardner was a resident of Hillside Secure Unit, Neath. He fled from his social services carer whilst in the Abergavenny area yesterday, Thursday 30th October.
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Get on pole position for this week's caption comp
THIS competition is now closed. The winner is lisajo for the caption: "Im not listening to you" I dont want to get in the car! "It far to noisy and hurts my ears" She wins a bottle of Penderyn Welsh whisky.
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You can join Search for a Star
COME along to Newport Market from 11am tomorrow and cheer on our Search for a Star hopefuls in the live audition. The aim of the competition, run by the Argus in conjunction with Newport Council and Red Dragon Radio, is to find a singer to
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Prisoner walked out because of 'bullying' - court hears
AN OPEN prison inmate walked out and went to his home in Chepstow claiming he was being bullied, a court heard. Six days later, Cardiff crown court was told, 26-year-old Tommy Robinson surrendered himself at the local police station, admitted absconding
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Spread your savings for maximum safety
EVERYONE, urgently review your savings! Sadly we must now consider the ‘risks’ of saving: once it only applied to investing. Yet for the first time we’ve seen the Financial Services Compensation Scheme activated (for Icesave), so it’s crucial everyone
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Francis Dunnery, The Point, Cardiff
Listen: I like Francis Dunnery’s music. From my very first encounter, watching him on The Old Grey Whistle test, I sat open mouthed at his guitar prowess which was the absolute de rigueur reaction for a young aspiring guitarist at the time. Shortly after
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£4.50 BT line rental for those on benefits
BT’s launched a new social tariff, BT Basic, aimed at cutting the costs for those on certain benefits. It costs £4.50 a month (compared to the usual £10.50 a month) line rental. This gives you line rental and includes £1.50 worth of calls each month
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Newport look to turn on the style
NEWPORT bid to snatch top spot from visitors Llanelli at Rodney Parade tomorrow afternoon and aim to do it in style. The Black and Ambers have made a superb start to the Premiership campaign and only Neath can better their tally of 30 tries, and that
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NOFX cross the pond to Cardiff
AMERICAN punk rock band NOFX are returning to the UK next year and have a date pencilled in at Cardiff University Great Hall in May. Formed in Los Angeles back in 1983, NOFX have sold six million records worldwide during their career, an unprecedented
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Youngsters get fairytale sure start
CROWDS of children and their parents enjoyed a magical time at Newport Centre. A fairytale fun day for the half-term holiday was organised by the city's Sure Start organisation. Programme manager Catherine Richards said they had invited all their
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We try the £5 all-you-can-drink club
AFTER a Newport nightclub came under fire for launching a controversial Wednesday night promotion with £5 entry and free drinks, Alex Cinus went unannounced to see how the night went. IT WAS a weeknight, the temperatures had plummeted but hundreds
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Television cameras back at Pooler
WITH the television cameras returning to Pontypool Park there’s some extra spice about Pooler’s big clash with high-flying Pontypridd tomorrow (kick off 5.30pm). Pontypool’s match against the Sardis Road outfit is live on S4C and team manager Colin Brennan
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Carrack-on singing
THE highly regarded Sheffield-born singer and pianist Paul Carrack who found fame with Ace and their No 1 hit How Long is playing at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall next Friday. He also found fame as vocalist and keyboard player with Genesis guitarist Mike
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Wales to have 'best' facilities
WALES coach Warren Gatland says the Welsh team and management will have no excuses after the WRU unveiled a £2m centre of excellence which they describe as the best in the world. The centre is at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort which
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Vale grounded after champions slaying
EBBW Vale may have humbled champions Neath last weekend but there has been no danger of them getting carried away ahead of their visit to Swansea. The Steelmen turned over the Welsh All Blacks 29-10 last weekend, a result that pushed them up to fourth
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Quantum Of Solace - Not exactly 00heaven
Quantum Of Solace (12A) *** - Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric and Paul Haggis. BOND was back to near his best when Daniel Craig took over the reins for 2006’s impressive Casino Royale
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NEGLECT TRIAL: 'No case' against care home pair
TWO CARE assistants accused of wilfully neglecting a dementia sufferer were cleared of all charges yesterday. Judge Roderick Denyer heard applications from the counsel of all seven defendants charged with wilfully neglecting 52-year-old Alan Sayers
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County re-sign Cochlin
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth announced to fans this morning that central defender Paul Cochlin has re-joined the club from Bath City. The move represents a change of heart by Holdsworth who released the player before the start of the season
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It won't be for the faint-hearted - Woods
CROSS Keys coach Greg Woods expects a brutal battle when his troops take on Bedwas at the Bridge Field tomorrow. The Keys boss said his players travel with confidence but insists they aren’t getting carried away by last week’s big Gwent derby win. The
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Simply Mick and Co.
SIMPLY Red are set to entertain a over a million fans in 12 months as they set off on their Greatest Hits World Tour which begins in Australia in February. The band will be arriving in Cardiff in March as part of a tour that first sees them visit Chile
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Hillier wins case against County
FORMER Newport County favourite Ian Hillier has spoken of his delight at winning an appeal against his sacking by the club but insists he will never play for the Exiles again while the current board is in place. The ex-Tottenham and Luton Town central
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Turner wary of powerful Wasps
COACH Paul Turner warns Newport Gwent Dragons to be more alert when they visit English champions and former Heineken Cup winners Wasps in a crucial EDF Energy Cup-tie on Sunday. The Dragons have to go to Adams Park and beat formidable opponents with
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ARGUS COMMENT: Solve this mystery
WE hope the CCTV images we publish today will jog a few memories. The pictures show possible witnesses who may hold a clue following the death of man after a night out. A year ago Gareth Davies was involved in an incident outside a Cwmbran
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Gatland: I'm not going anywhere
WALES coach Warren Gatland insists he is going nowhere a week after admitting he was considering his future when the regions refused to release squad players for training and the political upheaval that followed. Gatland now says he was frustrated at
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ARGUS COMMENT: Dunkirk spirit alive and well
THANK goodness common sense has prevailed at last and the Remembrance Sunday parade in Newbridge will be allowed to go ahead. Yesterday the Argus was told that Caerphilly Council had backed down and removed the one hour 15 minute time limit on road closures
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Go where the ghouls are tonight
LOOKING for a scare on Halloween? Then you may be spoilt for choice. Gwent is the home of many a pub claiming a ghost and reportedly haunted mountain, with the Skirrid Mountain Inn in Abergavenny being one of the most famous spots for ghost
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The family’s favourite
Skoda has just made its family friendly MPV even better by adding a whole host of goodies to the Roomster 2, completely free of charge. With value for money, low running costs and high fuel efficiency topping the wish list of more and more car buyers,
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Six degrees of innovation
In spite of its small dimensions, iQ is the fruit of some very big ideas in how to design and engineer small cars. Success in creating a vehicle that is less than three metres long, yet has space for four seats on board was made possible thanks to a series
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Practically wrapped
The new Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer raises the bar for premium design in the mid-size estate sector, combining the elegance of its hatch and saloon siblings with an even higher degree of practicality and versatility. Two new engines for the
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microGo Ho-Ho
Christmas is coming and the credit crunch is biting. But RoadPilot is spreading some festive cheer by reducing the price of its microGo speed camera locator by more than 30 per cent. Now available for just £99.95 from www.roadpilot.com, the gadget is
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DB7 gets the Midas touch
There’s nothing standard issue about this unique Aston Martin DB7. Even the world’s most famous secret agent couldn’t stay incognito in this 24-carat gold and platinum-leafed supercar from luxury customization company, Alchemist. The day after Quantum
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Racking up the customers
PEOPLE don’t like to be patronised, and that goes for the car-buying public, too. However, if aliens visited earth and discovered that their spaceship was in no fit state for the return journey, found their breakdown cover didn’t include ‘tow-home’ and
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Concept could be a winner
Volkswagen has revealed the fourth model in its commercial vehicle line-up with the debut at the IAA in Hanover last week of an all-new Pickup concept. Aiming to set new standards in the one-tonne pickup class, the new model will go into production
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TRAFFIC: Queues on Malpas Road
Malpas Road is badly congested this morning due to an earlier accident involving two vans and a car. Traffic coming into Newport is affected. The crash happened before 8am between Blaen-y-Pant Crescent and J26 of the M4. All lanes have
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Levante Sold out
Despite the recent decline in car sales and consumer spending, all of the £115,000 plus Caterham-based Levante supercars scheduled for production have been sold. Launched in Spring 2008, the Levante is the most powerful production Caterham ever,
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CCTV could hold clue to killing
ARE YOU one of these people who could hold vital clues to the death of a 26-year-old Gwent man? Gareth Davies died after a scuffle outside the John Fielding Wetherspoon pub in Cwmbran. He was on a fundraising night out and was dressed as a
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Judge throws out misconduct ruling
A SENIOR nurse found guilty of misconduct after a dying patient was neglected on her ward - despite not being personally involved in the failings - yesterday won her High Court battle to clear her name. Catherine Marshall was a grade E nurse working
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House prices plunge to record low
Play Video Houses have lost 14.6% of their value during the year to the end of October following 12 months in a row of plunging prices. The Nationwide Building Society said prices fell by a further 1.4% in October, setting
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Cup kings YM enjoy home comforts
SHOULD Newport YMCA make Welsh Cup progress against visiting Briton Ferry Athletic on Saturday – expect the city outfit to be drawn at home in the competition’s fourth round. Why? Well remarkably, and not withstanding last season’s losing semi
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UK NEWS: Labour narrows gap on Tories
There was more evidence of a "Brown Bounce" as another poll showed the Tory lead over Labour had narrowed significantly. The Conservative advantage has plunged from 24 points to nine points over five months, with the Prime Minister seemingly prospering
