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Goodbye to a brave little girl
AROUND 400 mourners packed out St Gabriel’s Church in Cwmbrantoday to say goodbye to the town’s “little angel” Amber Hartland. Six-year-old Amber, who suffered from the rare genetic disorder, Infantile Tay Sachs, died on Sunday night after her condition
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Heartbreak for Hope
KERRY Hope will not be fighting on the undercard of the Madison Square Garden showdown between Roy Jones Jr and Joe Calzaghe. Hope, who was the only British fighter on the undercard, was scheduled to face Brooklyn native Willie Lee, a former
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Newport 35 Pontypridd 0 - Tovey the star
Outside-half Jason Tovey was in top form as Newport returned to winning ways with an emphatic 35-0 Premiership bonus point victory over Pontypridd at Rodney Parade. Tovey showed his class with some superb kicking for position and clever chips ahead that
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Woman killed in road accident
A woman was killed following a road accident in Newport earlier this evening. The accident occurred at the city's Cenotaph on Clarence Place at around 6pm. Eye witnesses said police officers at the scene fought to save the woman's life in the minutes
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Blast man still 'critical'
A BLAENAVON man remains in a critical but stable condition almost two weeks after a gas explosion at his home which hospitalised two others. The man, named locally as Owen Coslett, 57, remains in Swansea's Morriston Hospital after the blast at an end
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BREAKING NEWS...Council puts off decision on wind farm
BLAENAU Gwent council today deferred making a decision on the controversial wind farm plan for Mynydd James between Cwmtillery, Blaentillery and Blaina. Councillors will go on a site visit before deciding on the plan for four 328ft high
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Police hunt Tredegar knifeman
A BETTING shop worker was threatened with a knife during an armed robbery in Tredegar. A young man went into the Ladbrokes Betting Shop at 6.45pm on Charles Street on Monday and demanded money. He then threatened the assistant with a small knife and
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Medical education centre to open next year
A NEW education centre for medical students will open at the Royal Gwent Hospital next spring, eight years after plans to boost training facilities were first revealed. A new £800,000 facility is being built behind the main hospital complex, next to
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Caerleon Road closed
AN accident has closed Newport's Caerleon Road. It is understood that a casualty is being helped by 999 staff. Police have released no further details at the moment.
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Michael Pearlman's notes from the Big Apple
CERTAIN language differences exist between the UK and the US, as you’ll be well aware. Ask where the lift is, or for some chips with your burger, and you’ll get some funny looks indeed. Don’t even try to ask about the loo. You rest in the restroom, you
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Henson out of Welsh team
GAVIN Henson has been ruled out of the Welsh team to face South Africa tomorrow because of an Achilles' tendon injury. Henson was a late withdrawal from the side today after assistant coach Rob Howley initially declared at a Press conference the centre
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Businessman sues Celtic Manor
A BUSINESSMAN is suing the company which owns Newport's five-star Celtic Manor Resort alleging he was wrongly branded a convicted paedophile by a member of staff. Leslie Gwillym, believed to be 58, of Llantarnam, is claiming he was slandered
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Tourism sidelined in Wales - claim
Tourism leaders say their industry has been sidelined by an Assembly Government that does not appreciate its importance to the economy, a leaked report reveals today. It proposes setting up a new public-private organisation to give the industry a
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Woodhall backs Joe for victory
FORMER world champion fighter Richie Woodhall, whose career came to a close thanks to a brutal left hand from Joe Calzaghe, is tipping his former foe to repeat the trick when he meets Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.
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BREAKING NEWS...90 jobs under threat in Tredegar
A TREDEGAR construction company announced the possible loss of 90 jobs. Wacker Neuson, in Crown Business Park, Tredegar, broke the news to staff yesterday and went into consultation over the proposals. The exact number of job losses has not yet been
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M4 INQUEST - No wrong-doing by police
The conduct of police officers in the pursuit preceding the fatal collision was investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The IPCC report handed to the coroner in December 2007, cleared officers of any wrong-doing. IPCC Commissioner
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M4 INQUEST - Full report of hearing
FOUR people were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of a driver going the wrong way along the M4, a Newport inquest ruled yesterday. Lee Maggs, 26, Sam Case, 19, both from Newport, and James Stafford, 69, and his wife Bridget, 70
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Up to 99 jobs under threat in Gilwern
AN AUTOMOTIVE company in Gilwern, near Abergavenny, is proposing up to 99 redundancies. The site, which supplies aluminium products to the automotive industry, is now entering a period of consultation with its staff. A spokeswoman for the company said
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Holdsworth calls for big effort
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth has called on his players to demonstrate their great team spirit once again tomorrow. The Exiles host high-flying Hayes & Yeading at Spytty Park (kick-off 3pm) with several members of the squad still suffering from
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Gwent youngsters set to play at Royal Albert Hall
A young orchestra from Caerleon will represent Gwent at the national school 'Proms' at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Monday (Nov 10) The Isca Linea Senior Strings will be appearing for the first time at the event but has been at the forefront
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JOE CALZAGHE SAYS IN HIS EXCLUSIVE PRE-SUPERFIGHT COLUMN: I am totally focused
Today is huge for me. As I write this I am just hours away from the weigh-in with Roy Jones Jr and this is the part of a big fight build-up that I hate the most. My weight has been fine, no problem, but it’s natural for me to be around half
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City fighter ace and optician dies
A respected Newport optician had a deadly eye for flying bombs and German jets. Mike Buckingham recalls the life of Mr Robert Cole who died last week. THE first RAF pilot to shoot down a German jet in World War Two who was later awarded the
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Strictly romance for ballroom couple
AFTER her husband of 16 years died, Newport supply teacher Mandy Lian never expected to find love at a ballroom dancing class. But within 12 months of meeting her dance partner, Sheng Lian, 31, the pair were married at St Patrick's Church, Newport,
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We can beat Boks says Bobby
BOBBY Windsor – the man who tipped Wales to win the Grand Slam last season – goes one step further by backing them to beat world champions South Africa at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow. But Windsor insists Wales will have to get the better
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Never mind the real thing - here's the tribute
AFTER playing hundreds of live shows since their formation in 2001, the Sex Pistols Experience head to The Dolls House in Abertillery this weekend. The group’s reputation has spread overseas which has seen them play many festivals and dates all across
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Terry Daley's Gwent football diary
LOCAL football this week welcomed back one of its most colourful characters in much-travelled Andy Beattie, who has returned from a self-imposed exile to take over the reigns at MacWhirter Welsh League Division Three outfit Monmouth Town.
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Woman’s horse sense gets her national award
A GWENT woman won a prestigious national award recognising her work in horse safety. Rose Horrex, 72, of Raglan, Monmouthshire, was presented with her prize at the British Horse Society Sefton awards 2008, held at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment's
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Tricked up Triumph
TRIUMPH’S Street Triple was launched last July and has by far exceeded the company’s expectations. Sales of the middleweight street-fighter have rocketed in a period that is seeing Triumph returning to its ‘Golden Age’ of the 1960s. In 1967, the company
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First drive
IT’S SO often the case in the motor industry that evolution takes precedent over revolution. For many the path to financial riches – or even simply staying afloat – demands that buyers are not scared witless by a bold new design or mind-bending new technology
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Better safe than sorry
General Motors is mounting a nationwide campaign to reinforce the benefits of using a Vauxhall, Chevrolet or Saab Approved Bodyshop for accident repairs rather than risk a sub-standard job by entrusting your car to untrained technicians. The campaign
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Choosing is the problem
Following much acclaim for its sporty and aggressive styling at the Paris Motor Show last month, Renault has now confirmed UK pricing for its chic New Mégane Coupé range. Ordering opens early next month, with prices starting from £14,745, ready for the
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Going for the 1,000mph record!
Twelve years since Andy Green OBE and Thrust SSC scythed through the sound barrier on their way to the current World Land Speed Record of 763.053 mph, Green and former record-holder, Richard Noble OBE, are preparing to write the latest chapter in the
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Are you paying attention?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 12 months, it’s a fair bet that you’ve been paying a lot more attention to the cost of living. And while we all shop around to find the best rate mortgages and household fuel bills, Chevrolet customers
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Class act to follow
More details of the forthcoming SEAT Exeo, along with further images, being revealed following its world debut at the recent Paris Motor Show. The elegant upper medium class four-door, based on the Volkswagen Group Premium platform and set for its
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Izzard comes to Gwent
HAILED as one of the foremost stand-ups of his generation, Eddie Izzard will be in Gwent next week for a gig. Following a sell-out US tour across 34 cities, he returns to London’s West End for a limited run at The Lyric Theatre with his critically
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Valleys goes acoustic for showcase
THE third Llanhilleth Acoustic Showcase promise more musical diversions in the form of a quirky Irish trio and a headline by one band which completed a recent BBC Radio One Americana session. On Tuesday at 7.30pm, the Llanhilleth Institute hosts what
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Northerners elbow way to top
ENJOYING the most successful year of their career, the outstanding and recently crowned Mercury Prize winners Elbow play at the Newport Centre next year. Scooping the accolade for their current album, The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow have made themselves
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Pupils hold Chartists' banner high
THE demands of the Chartist movement once more echoed down the Sirhowy Valley yesterday as children from three Caerphilly schools staged a commemorative march in one of the movement's heartlands. Intended as a celebration of the Chartist statue
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Another nightclub joins the £5 free-for-all
A NEWPORT nightspot owner says he has no choice but to follow another city club's suit and bring in a controversial £5 all you drink promotion. After the Wednesday night promotion at Escapade in Stow Hill bought hundreds of clubbers into the city,
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Bird-lover devastated as council seize animals
A VOLUNTEER at an Ebbw Vale bird sanctuary had 17 birds seized from him by a council just two weeks after receiving an award from the same authority. Malcolm Jones, 69, received a Citizens’ award in the Blaenau Gwent 2008 Environmental awards
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Green homes plan for docks
A DEVELOPER has submitted plans to Newport city council for affordable housing on the Old Town Dock redevelopment. Fairlake Properties, on behalf of Charter Housing, has submitted proposals to build a total of 101 homes for affordable home ownership
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Game on as WRU intervene
WHEN a late phone call on Wednesday night said Pontypridd were unable to fulfil tonight’s clash with Newport at Rodney Parade (kick off 7.15pm) it seemed that fixtures between the sides were cursed. The Black and Ambers’ first game of the season was
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Assembly slams city planning record
NEW Assembly Government statistics show Newport Council only manages to make decisions on 29 per cent of planning applications within the eight week time scale. The council is the worst performing authority in Wales for speed of determining applications
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Bus users can have their say
PEOPLE who use Newport’s buses can take part in a bus “surgery” on November 25. Bus Users UK is organising the event in the library in John Frost Square between of 10.00am and 2pm. It is an opportunity for bus users and other members of the general
