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Jones to lead Keys charge
SCRUM-HALF Owen Jones skippers Cross Keys in tonight’s clash with Aberavon at the Talbot Athletic Ground (kick-off 7.30pm). Jones takes over the captaincy from injured hooker Lloyd Burns. Richard Emms is handed the number two jersey with Luke Harwood
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Bird charity gets new boss
A WILDLIFE protection organisation, which runs an important Newport centre, has a new boss. Katie-Jo Luxton was appointed Director for Wales of RSPB having previously been its head of conservation. She was at the forefront of persuading Assembly
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Woman died after fall in hospital - inquest
A NEWPORT woman died after falling down hospital stairs days after she was admitted as a patient, an inquest heard yesterday. Sharon Elizabeth Mayes, 44, was walking home with her partner Leonard Dowding from a friend’s house on June 13, 2008, when
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Welsh Autoparts Gwent County League
STRIKERS were on top in the First Division last week. Leading the way were Dean Morgan and Richard McCarthy, who both scored four for Govilon AFC in their rout of local rivals Mardy AFC at the King George V Ground. A brace from Jamie Llarent and one
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Vehicles to banned from Wentwood Forest
ACTION is being taken in a bid to halt antisocial behaviour in an ancient Newport woodland. Barriers are set to be installed as part of measures to ban vehicles from two routes with Wentwood Forest. It has suffered from fly-tipping, fires and vandalism
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Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League
THE talking point in the league was the alleged assault on a referee last week. The first division game between Lliswerry and Sporting Baneswell was abandoned after 55 minutes due to the alleged assault. A player will face the Gwent County Association
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Pontypool woman's MBE for RNLI work
A PONTYPOOL woman was awarded an MBE for her voluntary work for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Cicely Anne Llewellyn Hughes, of Pontypool, was presented with the award at Pontypool’s Civic Centre by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Gwent,
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Brewery theft claims to be heard at crown court
A FORMER Newport landlord was released on bail after appearing in court charged with stealing more than £24,000 from SA Brains Ltd. Michael Derek Cook, 58, is accused of stealing a told of £24,721.64 from the brewery between May 5, 2008 and January
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Ryan Transport North Gwent League
LAST weekend saw the first round of the Tom Perkins Cup being played, the first cup competition of the season. Three all Premier Division clashes saw Castle Inn play host to league leaders and neighbours Garnlydan and the visitors progressed to the next
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Benefit changes mean more rent help
MORE families will be able to get help with paying their rent because of changes to benefit rules, says Newport Citizens Advice Bureau. It is urging parents who receive child benefit and rent their homes, but presently do not get housing benefit,
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Shirenewton homes raided in fraud probe
TWO people from a Monmouthshire village were arrested by police investigating an alleged multimillion pound international fraud case. A man and woman, aged 56 and 60, were arrested on Tuesday from their home in Shirenewton as part of an investigation
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Send us your Remembrance Day pictures
ARE you going to one of the many Remembrance Day parades on Sunday? We want to see your pictures of this important day as the people of Gwent gather to pay their respects to the men and women who have given their lives for this country.
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Knauf Insulation Gwent Central League
ALL pitches were declared fit following last Friday night’s heavy rain and three games were played in the Premier Division on Saturday with Llanarth recording an excellent 6-2 away win at Lower Meadow over Pandy. Goal scorers for Llanarth were Colin
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Keep Torfaen work local - chief urged
CONTRACTS for social housing improvement works should be reserved for Torfaen builders, the chief executive of Bron Afon Community Housing was told yesterday. At a meeting of Torfaen Council, Cllr Fred Wildgust said: "Using contractors from the council's
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Keep Abergavenny site for learning – campaign group
AN ABERGAVENNY community group is holding a public meeting calling for The Hill College to be kept for education. The college shut in August and the group, Bryn y Cwm Community Forum, is calling for the campus to continue to be used for learning.
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Swedish ace heading back to Newport
NEWPORT Wasps have snapped up Swedish ace Kim Nilsson for the 2010 season. The 19-year-old made an excellent debut for the Wasps at Redcar Speedway in mid-September, winning two races in his first British Speedway match including a victory by quite a
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Mixed views for bag charge
GWENT shoppers had mixed reactions to the Assembly's announcement that retailers should charge for plastic bags. An Assembly bid to encourage shoppers to reuse plastic bags rather than throwing them away could see shoppers paying up to 15 pence
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Football AND rugby yobs shame us all
NOT a bad sporting weekend ahead then for those of us in the Principality – a feast of football and rugby that should ensure Swansea and Cardiff city centres resemble world wide rubbish dumps come Sunday morning. There will be no rugby bashing on this
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NHS staff lead way in saving lives
NHS staff in Gwent are helping to drive fundamental changes in patient care, say the organisers of a national healthcare campaign. The 1,000 Lives campaign, launched in April last year, aims to prevent 1,000 unnecessary deaths and 50,000 episodes of
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Burns injury gives Emms his chance
THERE will be no need for hooker Richard Emms to play it by ear when he is rewarded for his patience with a start at Aberavon tomorrow evening. The 32-year-old has been biding his time on the sidelines and become a valuable member of the squad by going
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Gwent FA probe referee attack
WORRIED Gwent Football Association chiefs are investigating a second alleged assault on a referee in a month after the abandonment of a Newport and District League fixture on Saturday. The First Division clash between Lliswerry and Sporting
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Connor set for Blaina reunion
THE rugby hotbed of Blaina has produced some famous sons over the years from the legendary Dai Watkins to Wales’ 2005 Grand Slam-winning coach Mike Ruddock. And the little village is responsible for generating three more prominent figures engaged in
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Chepstow mums follow cake-making dream
WITH the cost of childcare and the threat of sudden unemployment, two Chepstow mums decided to follow their dreams and start their own business making cupcakes. Helen Child Villiers, 31, of Hardwick Avenue, and Veronika Norman, 29, set up the
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Dragons target the semi finals
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are very much up for the cup in their Anglo-Welsh clash with Paul Turner targeting a big semi-final day out for the fans. The Dragons head coach said he would “love to” take the Rodney Parade faithful to the last four
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McCaw expecting a battle
RICHIE McCaw, the inspirational All Blacks captain, admits he expects Wales to come at them with all guns blazing at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, writes Robin Davey. The rivals will meet for the 25th time, Wales winning just three, the
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Example to us all
OUR congratulations today go to Karen Seager who was last night recognised at Downing Street for the work she does in her Newport community helping to fight crime and tackle anti-social behaviour. The Malpas mother is one of a group of residents who
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Brown honours Malpas crime fighter
TACKLING crime and anti-social behaviour in her local area has earned a Newport woman recognition in the Community Crime Fighter awards. Karen Seager of Darwin Drive, Malpas, was recognised at the awards reception which was held at 10 Downing
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Williams: We don’t fear All Blacks
IT is one of the worst records in international rugby – Wales haven’t beaten the All Blacks since 1953, losing all 21 internationals since then. They will have plenty of opportunity to end that hoodoo because the two age old rivals meet four
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Still doubt over Carter
DAN Carter has been named in the All Blacks team to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday – but he remains a doubt for the big game. Carter limped through the second half of last Saturday’s Bleddisloe Cup tie against Australia in Japan and
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Gwent pair's business has eye for design
TWO GWENT artists set up a business in illustration and soft toys thanks to the help of business support organisation Venture Wales. Genna Davies of Main Street, Newbridge and Joel Lewis of Princes Walk, Pontypool, set up Genoel Ltd in February this
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Badger cull flies in face of facts
WE’VE said it before and we say it again - the National Assembly made a huge mistake in bowing to pressure from the farming lobby by setting up a badger cull. Yesterday the Assembly decided to go-ahead with the scheme, which in our view is extremely
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Bid to stop Wales badger cull fails
AN ATTEMPT to stop a controversial badger cull failed yesterday. Welsh Assembly members voted in favour of plans to trap and shoot badgers as part of a campaign to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle. A five-year trial cull is planned by the Assembly's
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Poppy sales up in Gwent
MORE than £205,000 was raised through poppy sales in Gwent last year, a ten percent increase on the year before. A total of £205,172 was donated by people buying poppies, wreaths and crosses between September 2008 and September 2009, compared to £186,058
