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Keen sportsman joins city’s management team
NEWPORT city council's new corporate director is a keen sportsman with an impressive record in the field of local government. Alasdair Bovaird takes the role vacated by Tracey Lee, now the authority's managing director, and will have responsibility
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Strauss ignores the hype
ANDREW Strauss insists his side will remain level-headed going into their series against South Africa despite suggestions they are a team on the rise following their Ashes victory. Much is expected of England, especially in the aftermath of a busy summer
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Langstone teen set for Himalayan adventure
A NEWPORT teenager swapped his books for a pair of boots as he set off for the Himalayas last week. Joe Cooper-Gray, 19, of Tregarn Court, Langstone, left for Nepal on Thursday to take the trip of a lifetime. For the next three weeks
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Tell us who gives service with a smile
ENTRIES are now flooding in to our Service with a Smile competition two weeks ago. From small independent shops which have been in the city for years, to chain stores like Boots or BHS, we have received all sorts of nominations for customer
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Gwent nurses shortlisted for UK award
THREE Gwent nurses will travel to London next week with a chance of lifting a prestigious national award. Joy Jones, Dorothy Jeffrey and Natalie Rowles are in the running for the Nurse of the Year award run by the Nursing Standard magazine, acknowledged
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Ambulance boss faces Torfaen councillors
IMPROVEMENTS to ambulance response times in Torfaen were met with guarded reaction from councillors yesterday. Having bottomed-out last December, figures for category A emergencies last month were five per cent above Assembly guidelines. Torfaen
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Crumlin family 'forced' to leave home
A CRUMLIN woman says her and her family have no other option but to leave their home because yobs continually harass them. Hannah Young, 26 of Trinant Terrace, says her, her husband who does not want to be named, and her five-year-old daughter
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Torfaen Choral Society, Our Lady and St Michaels Church, Abergavenny
Haydn’s Stabat Mater is an excellent choice for amateurs seeking to pay Sabbath homage on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. Church settings of this hymn to the sufferings of the mother of Jesus have been dodged by many composers because
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Death crash trial date set
A TRIAL will take place in Leicester next month of the man accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a popular Newport grandmother. Susan Clark, 55, of Bakers Court, Marshfield, was driving on the M6 near Rugby on April 7, 2008, when her
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20 Gwent Police stations could close
UP TO 20 police stations in Gwent could close and be replaced by mobile policing units by March 2011, a leaked document has revealed. The proposals are being considered as part of Gwent Police’s re-provision programme, which aims to save money, improve
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ROBIN DAVEY SAYS: Judgement day draws near for Dragons board
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have exceeded themselves, they are the top Welsh team in the Magners League going into the autumn break — but it is rapidly approaching D-day for the board. I can hear the question being asked now: ‘Why make a drama or a crisis
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Police plan is a concern
THE document leaked to the Argus showing that up to 20 police stations in Gwent could close will cause concern among many today. We should point out that these are very early plans and nothing has been finalised. However, the loss of any police
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Parents need to get a grip
FIGURES out today show a rise in the number of calls to police over Hallowe’en in Gwent. A total of 133 calls were made compared to 96 last year. It seems children - and their parents - are still not getting the message. Anti-social behaviour
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Gwent Hallowe’en crime grows
MORE THAN 130 calls relating to crime and anti-social behaviour over the Hallowe’en weekend were made to Gwent Police this year, an increase on last year's figure. A total of 133 calls were made between the hours of 5pm on October 31 and 6am
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ROBIN DAVEY SAYS: Carter will make or break Wales' chances
DAN Carter probably holds the key to the outcome of the latest Wales-New Zealand battle royal at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. It may be a bit simplistic, but if the imperious Carter plays Wales will almost certainly suffer their 22nd successive
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Army says thanks to 104 year-old fundraiser
DONATIONS for troops on the front line collected by a 104-year-old Blaina woman were handed over to a grateful soldier yesterday. As reported in Friday's Argus, May Townsend has helped to collect items for soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan
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Wales public service savings overstated, says auditor
PUBLIC services have overstated the success of efficiency savings, the spending watchdog said today. A review of local councils and other public bodies in 2005/06 and 2006/07 found "the overall level of declared efficiency savings was significantly
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Gatland targeting top man McCaw
TACKLE Richie McCaw — that is the message the Welsh team will have ringing in their ears from coach Warren Gatland when they run out to face the All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. McCaw is not just the New Zealand captain, he is their
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Battling Undy tot is face of poster campaign
AT JUST three-days-old Olivia Morgan was rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital to receive emergency treatment for a condition that affects just ten children in the UK each year. Now the Undy tot, who will turn two in December, is walking and talking
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Charteris ready to grab his big chance
THE underdogs tag which has always surrounded Newport Gwent Dragons has helped propel towering lock Luke Charteris into the Wales starting line up against the All Blacks for the first time. And he believes Wales being written off in the same
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Newport Centre could house student bar
PART of Newport Centre could be turned into a new students' union under plans revealed by university and union chiefs. The University of Wales Newport is looking for a site to expand the current union services on the Caerleon campus, and to
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Newport fitness boss in pole dance row
A MUM-OF-THREE who set up a pole dancing fitness gym after 10 years on benefits says her livelihood is being threatened because the council has asked her to remove frosted glass which gives her customers privacy. Charlene Elliott, 27, set up Vanity
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Shop Cwmbran attack thugs - Gwent AM
A GWENT politician has appealed to the parents of those responsible for attacking a Cwmbran pensioner with a skateboard to shop their children to the police. The Argus reported yesterday on how 65-year-old retired carpenter, Bryan Roberts, of St Dials
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County gunning for victory in FA Trophy
NEWPORT County boss Dean Holdsworth has vowed his side will do all they can to lift the FA Trophy this season, after being handed an all Blue Square South tie in the third qualifying round yesterday. The Exiles will host Essex boys Braintree on Saturday
