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Monmouthshire restaurant wants accommodation green light
THE owner of a Monmouthshire restaurant is hoping to provide tourist accommodation if his plans are approved next week. Proprietor and head chef Simon King, of Restaurant 1861 at Cross Ash, near Abergavenny has applied for planning permission to build
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Noble could look for code-switchers to aid Crusaders
NEW Celtic Crusaders coach Brian Noble could turn to rugby union in his efforts to transform the fortunes of the Welsh Super League club. The former Wigan and Great Britain coach started work today on re-building the Crusaders, who finished bottom
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Newport wheelchair users get extra charge
WHEELCHAIR users in Newport will have “much more freedom” after campaigners won their fight to have an emergency charging point placed in the city centre. The charging point, at the library in John Frost Square, is the first to be installed by a council
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Ryan Transport North Gwent League
The league continued with two high scoring matches and 30 goals scored in just two games as RTB Ebbw Vale and Neaudd Wen both hit double figures. In the Reserve Division, RTB Ebbw Vale followed their nine goals scored last week by scoring another 11
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Fourth Welsh swine flu death confirmed
HEALTH officials in Wales confirmed a fourth swine flu-related death today. It takes the total number of deaths in the UK to 93, with 76 in England, 10 in Scotland and three in Northern Ireland. Most people had underlying health conditions.
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Battling Newport boy starts nursery
LITTLE Finley Ellis-Hall is all smiles as he looks forward to a new edition to his family. The three-year-old suffers from neuroblastoma which causes tumours across his body. The youngster from Llanmartin has been in and out of hospital
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Welsh Autoparts Gwent County League
Goalkeepers had a busy afternoon last Saturday with a total of 126 goals being scored in the three divisions. Leading the way in Division One were Aber-carn United who hit seven against visitors Govilon AFC. The goals came from Mathew Thomas, who hit
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Penhow residents waiting for satnav truck barrier
RESIDENTS are waiting for work to start on a narrow Penhow lane to prevent large vehicles from getting stuck. Over the last year, the Argus has reported on how several HGV lorries have got stuck in Policeman’s Lane causing damage to nearby houses after
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Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League
THE cup competitions in the District league this week came up with a few surprises. In the Greyhound Senior Bowl competition K-2 went two down against Shaftesbury Youth before going on to win 4-3 in a first round tie. Goals from David Jones (2),
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Tesco 'ignored residents' over Llanwern wind turbine
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco was accused of ignoring the views of Newport residents over proposals to build a pair of 100 metre wind turbines at a distribution centre in Llanwern. Tesco wants to build the two turbines either side of the large distribution
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Knauf Insulation Gwent Central League
THREE games were played in the first round of the A Jones & Co (Usk) Ltd Benevo-lent Cup. Blaenavon Blues beat visitors Govilon 4-1 thanks to goals from Ryan Hewish, who scored two from the penalty spot, Brad Jones and Leigh Carrick. The Govilon goal
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Gwent rugby teen lucky to be alive
A NEWPORT schoolboy is lucky to be alive after complications following an operation to fix his broken leg left him fighting for his life. Bassaleg Comprehensive School deputy head boy Mathew Verallo spent a week in intensive care on a ventilator after
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Life changing conversions in Newport
FOR Chris Smith it has been a conversion more dramatic than anything Jonny Wilikinson, Dan Carter or even Neil Jenkins could manage. The 19-year-old from Duffryn, known as Ginge by his pals, was stuck in a rut. After being thrown out of school in year
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Time out for lights out plan
BLAENAU Gwent Borough Council is not the only local authority to try turning off streetlights to save money and energy. But it is the council whose actions have caused the biggest uproar among residents. Following a meeting yesterday, which took
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: County will recover, but Toshack must go
WHAT a chance squandered by Newport County. Glory, prestige, financial rewards and a chance to play against the best teams in the land gone with one disappointing defeat. But that’s enough about the Gwent Senior Cup. I am kidding of course
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Five arrests in bus lane clampdown
FIVE people were arrested and almost 200 fines were given out to stop the illegal use of bus routes in Newport city centre. The arrests and 188 fixed penalty tickets were given out during a two-day operation to stop illegal use of bus routes. A
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Crusaders dream team unveiled
CELTIC Crusaders’ highly impressive new coaching regime of Brian Noble, Iestyn Harris and Jon Sharp are urging the people of Gwent to get behind the club. The trio were unveiled at the Twenty Ten course at the Celtic Manor Resort which hosts the 2010
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Gwent hospitals make progress on accident wait times
GWENT'S hospitals are making headway in their bid to cut the number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks for treatment. The number of patients in Gwent waiting more than 26 weeks for treatment following referral from their GP continued to
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Gatland to check on Tovey
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons full back Jason Tovey is one of the players in line to replace the stricken Lee Byrne for Wales’ autumn series of internationals which kicks off against the All Blacks on November 7. Byrne, who has been a revelation for Wales under
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Newport Kenya teen still on ventilator
A NEWPORT teen, struck down by a mystery illness in Kenya, is still in intensive care, a month after returning to the UK. Chris Morrone, 17, from St Julians, Newport, became ill while one a month-long trip to Kenya, when he started suffering from chest
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Blaenau Gwent streetlights back on – for now
LEADING councillors in Blaenau Gwent decided to switch thousands of streetlights back on for the next four months at a special meeting yesterday. But after that, councillors voted to install a new system in all the 13,200 streetlights in the county
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County latest: Gilroy out on loan/Thelwell optimistic
NEWPORT County striker Dave Gilroy has joined Weston-super-Mare on a one month loan deal. The frontman swaps places with Ashan Holgate who has completed his permanent move from Weston to the Exiles. The Argus understands that Gilroy remains in manager
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: PM is right to put conditions on troop numbers
GORDON Brown has agreed to increase British forces in Afghanistan by 500 soldiers - if certain conditions are met. He wants them to have the necessary equipment, other Nato countries must boost their numbers and more Afghan soldiers must be trained
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Toshack vows to battle on
JOHN Toshack admits he has not done as well as he would have liked as Wales boss, but insists that he will soldier on in charge. Wales' youngsters produced a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein on Wednesday night, their final World Cup Qualifying Group Four
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Half marathon planned to take 20,000 runners
ORGANISERS of the Cardiff Half Marathon said they wanted to expand the event so it can rival the world-famous Great North Run. Ministers pledged £75,000 to help turn it into one of Europe's top road races with the aim of attracting 20,000 runners
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Dad’s anger as Newport school bus cancelled
A NEWPORT dad says he is angry that the bus service which takes his disabled son to school was cancelled without notice. Twelve-year-old Craig Williams, of Malpas, has sever learning difficulties, is autistic, has epilepsy and cataracts in both eyes
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M4 accident causes delays
AN accident on the M4 is causing delays this morning. Holdups of 30 minutes and traffic queues of five miles are reported following the incident on the M4 Eastbound between J29 A48(M) and J28 A48 / A4072 (Tredegar Park). Congestion stretches
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Swffryd man could be web hero for disabled
A BLAENAU Gwent man has reached the final of the nation’s search for a Digital Hero after developing a website which provides information and support to disabled people and their carers. Steven Evans, 45 of Swffryd, set up the Disability Advice
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Pontypool girl is nation’s top Badger
A SCHOOL girl from Pontypool beat hundreds of other contestants to be named St John Ambulance badger of the year. Eight-year-old Rebecca Jolliffe, from Pontypool, has been going to the St John Ambulance children's club in Griffithstown for more than
