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Arts used for healing in Blaenau Gwent
PEOPLE living with mental health problems in Blaenau Gwent are getting together with writers and artists to demonstrate the healing power of words and visual art. The Healing Words project, organised by GARTH (Gwent Arts in Health) and arts groups
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Newport hospital bus service saved
A SPECIAL bus service that ferries patients and visitors between Newport bus station and the Royal Gwent and St Woolos Hospitals will continue to operate after agreement between health and transport bosses Difficulties with financing the popular service
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Wales v All Blacks – Dan Carter named in New Zealand team
DAN Carter has been named in the New Zealand team to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The genial fly-half, who has scored 92 points in five previous appointments with Wales, suffered a calf muscle haematoma during New Zealand's victory
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Gwent pupils learn about health science
PUPILS from Gwent schools and some of the area's GPs have been taking a look at the oft-misunderstood world of pathology as part of an awareness week. Staff at the pathology laboratories at the Royal Gwent Hospital have marked National Pathology Week
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Youngsters mark Chartist Day
CHILDREN in period costume from the 1800s marked the 170th anniversary of Newport’s Chartist revolt by retracing the rebels' steps through the city centre yesterday. Around 150 children from Malpas Court Primary, Maindee Primary, St Woolos
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999 call improvements maintained
DRAMATIC improvements in emergency ambulance response times have been maintained in many parts of Gwent, though Monmouthshire continues to lag well behind the target. Figures for September indicate that big improvements recorded in Torfaen and Newport
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Careful who you shake that tin at
It’s Remembrance Day on Sunday and most of us do our bit each year by dropping a few coins into a tin and wearing a poppy. It just shows that we acknowledge the sacrifices made over the years on many continents by servicemen and women. However
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Hospital workers urged to share cars
HOSPITAL visitors and staff will be able to contribute to a green transport system being introduced by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board. A new car sharing database will allow individuals to register journey details and if there is a match, they will
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£20,000 scheme for Torfaen kerbs
TORFAEN council is proposing to set aside £20,000 a year for the installation of dropped kerbs at sites across the county borough, to aid safer road crossing for disabled people and those with pushchairs or prams. It also proposes to soend £5,000
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Blackwood cancer memorial service
A SERVICE to remember all those who have lost their lives to cancer was held in Blackwood. The Cancercareline Remembrance Service took place at Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Cefn Road, on Sunday. Cancerline, which organised the service, provides
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Ethnic health plan for Newport
A HEALTH action plan is being drawn up to address the needs of minority ethnic communities in Newport. Work is being led by members of MECHANIC (Minority Ethnic Community Health Association: Initiating Change), and co-ordinated by city health chiefs
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Postcode your valuables
POLICE officers will be at Morrisons supermarket in Ebbw Vale between 10am and 2pm today giving crime prevention advice to residents. They will also be registering people’s valuable items, including mobile phones and cameras, with their postcode in
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Usk dentist awarded
A GWENT dentist who expanded a single practice into a network of more than 80 clinics won a top business award. Dr James Hull, 48, of Usk, won the regional title in the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards by accountants Ernst and Young. Since
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Cash available to Monmouth groups
VOLUNTARY groups in Monmouth can apply for grants worth up to £750 to set up new projects or help existing ones. Grants are available from the community affairs committee of Monmouth town council. The deadline is January 29, 2010, and the grants
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GP plans for Monmouth
PLANS are being developed for a new GP surgery in Monmouth to serve patients and staff at the town's existing Dixton practice. the current surgery cannot be expanded to meet demand. A new building would also include some community health services.
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Santa comes to Monmouth
MONMOUTH'S annual candlelit Christmas procession is coming to town on December 15 this year, heading down Monnow Street to the old bridge. As well as Santa and carol singing, there will also be a fancy dress competition.
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£8.3m Newport lotto winner went from hostel to dream home
SHE went from earning just £9,000 a year and living in a council house to a multi-millionaire over night, but all a mum-of-three from Newport could think of doing with her winnings was helping out her family. Single mum Jenny Southall won £8.3 million
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Newport man had child sex images on mobile
A NEWPORT man found with dozens of indecent pictures of children on his mobile phone was yesterday given community service and told to register as a sex offender. Andrew Marsh, 49, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court after earlier admitting 11 counts of
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Local rugby round-up
A GREAT team effort from Newport High School Old Boys saw them beat Nelson 23-14. The Old Boys’ style and flare was evident as they got back on the winning road. Some defence coaching from Dragons Ashley Smith and Lewis Evans really paid dividends
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Man behind 'Video Killed the Radio Star' is Raglan stalwart
ALMOST 30 years ago, Geoff Downes scoring a number one hit with 'Video Killed the Radio Star' as one half of the 1970s group The Buggles. Now, as fellow Buggles member Trevor Horn produces the new Robbie Williams album and the former Take That singer
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Welsh businesses go green to cut costs
Businesses in Wales are cutting costs by making environmental changes and becoming more resource efficient, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). The UK-wide survey, commissioned to find out whether businesses
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Smaller manufacturers' order books expected to stabilise – CBI
Demand for goods made by the UK’s small and medium-size manufacturers remained depressed in the last three months, but firms expect order books to stabilise in the next quarter. Moreover, they are the most optimistic about the business situation in
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New centre will support Monmouthshire women
MONMOUTHSHIRE women suffering domestic abuse could soon be provided with a range of support services all under one roof if councillors give the go-ahead to a new centre today. The council's cabinet is due to consider whether to sell a building
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Twin joy as Lewis boys make history
ROB and James Lewis are set for another first when they become the first twins to play for the Barbarians next Wednesday. The 21-year-olds from Abergavenny will take to the field in the Baa-Baas’ clash against the Combined Services at Aldershot (kick-off
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Mils laughs off Gatland comments
New Zealand full-back Mils Muliaina has shrugged off suggestions from Wales coach Warren Gatland that the All Blacks are vulnerable and that their aura of invincibility is not what it was. New Zealand-born Gatland, who coached the Waikato provincial
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Bonfire bonanza
WE'VE published details of just some of the organised firework displays right across our area. And our message to families is to attend one of these displays rather than launching home-grown displays and that is for several reasons.
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Gwent Police stations must not close - politicians
GWENT politicians are set to take action after a leaked document revealed up to 20 police stations could be closed in Gwent by March 2011. As reported in yesterday's Argus, the proposals to replace the stations with mobile policing units are being
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Coops relishing the limelight
SCRUM-HALF Gareth Cooper hopes a frenzied Millennium Stadium atmosphere can help him become an unlikely hero against New Zealand. The former Newport Gwent Dragon got the nod for last autumn’s clash with the All Blacks and will again wear the number nine
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The Castle Taps Into WaterAid
Hi Everyone, This month we are teaming up with WaterAid to try and reduce our carbon footprint by offering tap water to our customers as an eco-alternative to bottled water. The Tap into WaterAid campaign encourages people to donate a small amount
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Torfaen councillors welcome 999 improvement
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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Newport men charged with 'gunpowder plot'
TWO Newport men appeared in court yesterday charged with an alleged "gunpowder plot". Matthew Starmore, 30, and David Hodge, 46, both of Corporation Road, Newport, were remanded in custody after they appeared at Newport Magistrates Court. The pair
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Salome, The Riverfront
Oscar Wilde would surely have had something witty to say about silent films, which were still on the horizon when he died in 1900. Their exaggerations and lack of audible dialogue were the exact opposite of the way the characters in most of his plays
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Porridge, New Theatre
What a coup for producer Ed O Driscoll when devising the stage show of the classic television sitcom Porridge that he received the full co-operation of the shows creators Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais. Clement and Le Frenais insisted on writing the
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Hook holds the key – Jenks
JAMES Hook will take centre stage when Wales go up against a ruthless New Zealand side sure to bombard the makeshift full-back on Saturday. A foot injury has robbed Warren Gatland of the comforting presence of Lee Byrne and the boss has turned to his
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Conduct code to tackle bad behaviour on Gwent buses
GWENT children will be forced to behave on school buses as part of a new measures to be introduced in January. The Assembly has published its first ever All Wales Travel Behaviour Code in a bid to improve the behaviour and safety of pupils travelling
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Union steps up bid to raise the minimum wage
Union leaders have stepped up their campaign for the minimum wage to increase to £6 an hour, arguing the rise would be ‘sensible and affordable’. The TUC met the Low Pay Commission to discuss the case for a higher statutory rate, which currently stands
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Welsh shoppers to be charged for carrier bags
SHOPPERS in Wales will be charged for plastic bags, but not until 2011 it was announced yesterday. Environment Minister Jane Davidson told the Welsh Assembly that a charge on single-use carrier bags would come into force by early 2011, before the next
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Accident causes delays on A48 at Coedkernew
DELAYS are reported on the A48 this morning after a multi-vehicle accident at Coedkernew. The collision happened between Celtic Way and Marshfield Road.
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2000 sign black box recycling petition
A PETITION signed by more than 2,000 Monmouthshire residents will be handed to councillors tday in a bid to save the county's black box recycling scheme. At a Monmouthshire cabinet meeting, councillors will discuss whether to get rid of the
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Dragons won't rush Willis back
TALISMAN skipper Tom Willis will not be rushed back into actiion by Newport Gwent Dragons for Friday’s LV Cup opener with Sale at Rodney Parade. The hooker injured his calf in the first game of the season against Ulster and played just 20 minutes before
