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Tots in the pink for charity
A NEWPORT nursery welcomed a special guest to their Pink Day in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness. Mini-Me Day Care Nursery, in Church Road, had a day full of pink-themed activities last week to help raise money for the charity. Lucy Perry, one of
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Newport in top ten fastest growing retail centres
NEWPORT council leaders have responded to a survey which has put the city among the UK's top ten fastest-growing retail centres over the next ten years. Economic experts Experian released the findings in their annual independent retail report. It
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Family flee home following arson attack
A GWENT couple and their baby were forced to flee their home in the early hours of the morning after arsonists set fire to a nearby garage. Simon Thomas, 35, his wife Stephanie, 23, and their one-year-old son Bradley managed to escape from their
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Late tries hurt Dragons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons lost against top English opposition for the third week running when they were beaten by Wasps at Adams Park yesterday, and this time a losing bonus point was snatched from them in the eighth minute of injury time. With less than
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Parky attacks presenters over calls
Sir Michael Parkinson has slammed presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for their "silly, obscene, tasteless and unfunny" phone calls. The veteran chat show host said the calls to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs were "indefensible". He said
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Bond film breaks box office records
Daniel Craig's latest outing as suave secret agent James Bond has broken box office records to take £4.9 million in ticket sales on its opening day, Sony Pictures have said. The film, Quantum of Solace, has shattered the previous record for
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Farmer is calendar star
AN USK farmer is appearing in a new charity calendar to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The calendar features Mark Williams, 33, on his Monmouthshire hillside home, Tump Farm, that he runs with his father Glynn. Mr Williams
