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Newport bus driver to walk in memory of cancer victim
NEWPORT transport bus driver Ray Cripps is preparing to walk more than 16 miles dressed as Santa in memory of a young Bettws man. Mr Cripps 46, will walk from Cardiff Castle to Bettws Rugby Club next month in aid of the Lymphoma Association
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Peel relishes return to duty
WALES scrum-half Dwayne Peel will return to Test match action on Friday night - and launch what will probably be his last international season as a Sale Sharks player. Peel's stint in the Guinness Premiership is likely to end when his existing Sale
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Conference highlights wildlife crime
ISSUES such as persecuting birds of prey, illegal off-road biking and the burning of wildlife habitats, were discussed at the annual Wildlife Crime Conference in Newport. The impact of wildlife crime on tourism in Wales was one of the main themes of
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Wales on Bellamy watch
WALES officials will monitor Craig Bellamy's involvement in Manchester City's trip to Abu Dhabi this week. The national team captain has withdrawn from the squad to play Scotland at Cardiff City's new stadium on Saturday with a groin injury. But
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Newport school remembers fallen
MEMBERS from the Royal British Legion visited a Newport school today for a Remembrance service. Duffryn High School has held the annual remembrance service for the last five years and has built up a close relationship with the Royal British Legion.
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Libanus pupils get taste of school dinners at last
LITTLE ones at a Blackwood primary school tucked into their first hot school dinner in 18 months, after the completion of a new extension. Libanus Primary School has been without a school kitchen since July 2008, while builders worked to create four
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Newport postie launches festive stamps
NEWPORT postman Ian Abbinett got a close-up look at what is set to become a very familiar sight during the next few weeks - the designs for new festive stamps. Mr Abbinett helped launch the new stamps at Newport Cathedral, an appropriate venue
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Argus photographer on African adventure
ARGUS photographer Catherine Booker is off to Uganda with a team of four people aiming to build a school in the village of Ogenda. The trip is funded by the Nick Lewis travel bursary, named in memory of former Argus journalist Nick Lewis, who died
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Gwent Police's husband and wife team are face of campaign
TWO NEWPORT neighbourhood sergeants are helping to promote Gwent Police’s non-emergency number, by being the faces of a new campaign. Husband and wife Steph and Richie Blakemore are gracing the front of fridge magnets which were handed out during last
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EUROMILLIONS: 'I always knew I'd win'
THE jackpot win of £45,570,835.50, has not come as a complete surprise to Caerleon Euromillionaire, Les Scadding as he always believed he would one day win the lottery. "It is a funny thing with my family but for the last 12 years I have always
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Newport High School opens its doors
MORE than 1,000 students started lessons in their new school yesterday when the new £28million Newport High School opened its doors to pupils for the first time. Former Bettws High School students, dressed in their new school uniforms piled
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Chepstow family destitute after arson
A CHEPSTOW family was left devastated after an arson attack wreaked havoc on their home and destroyed nearly all their possessions. Pamela and Robert Dumayne, of St Ewens Road, Chepstow and their children were forced to evacuate their house
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Gatland is taking no chances
WALES' head coach Warren Gatland has made five changes from the team beaten by New Zealand for Friday night's Millennium Stadium clash against Samoa. Cardiff Blues' 21-year-old flanker Sam Warburton is among the players called up, winning just his
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No Lydiate in Wales team
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons flanker is surprisingly not in Wales' 22-man squad to take on Samoa this Friday night as was widely expected. Andy Powell keeps his place on the blindside and Jonathan Thomas is on the bench. Coach Warren Gatland
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Raglan station could be taken to St Fagans
COULD this old Monmouthshire railway station find a new lease of life in Cardiff? Experts are looking at moving the old Railway Station at Raglan to the open air museum at St Fagans, and even using it as a working station. For years Monmouthshire
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ROBIN DAVEY SAYS: Dragons keep on making waves
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons go from strength to strength – leading Welsh team in the Magners League, second in their group in the Heineken Cup and now winners against Sale to get their LV Cup campaign off to a winning start. They continue to surprise all the
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Carter handed one-week ban
NEW Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has been handed a one-week suspension for his high tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts at a disciplinary hearing in London today. Carter was cited after the All Blacks' 19-12 win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday
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EUROMILLIONS: Jobless winner eyes Barbados home
JOBLESS Euromillions winner Les Scadding was looking for work before his incredible win. Now he wants to splash out on holidays in Barbados and to replace his Citroen C5 with a Range Rover Sport. Mr Scadding discovered that he and his
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ROBIN DAVEY SAYS: Samoans will push Wales hard... again
JUST when you think it might get easier for Wales after yet another setback against the All Blacks, don’t you believe it for the next opponents in this autumn series are Samoa at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night. On the face of it
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Gwent drug seizures on the up
GWENT had the largest increase in the number of drugs seized by police compared to other Welsh police forces last year. According to the latest figures released by the Home Office last month, Gwent Police seized more drugs last year than the
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EUROMILLIONS: Winner had a nose for profit
CAERLEON Euromillions winner Samantha Peachey-Scadding runs her own company called, appropriately, Simple Profitable Solutions. The Gwent businesswoman's company, which she runs from home, offers marketing and human resources consulting.
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Dragons hope for Joe boost
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are hoping the outstanding Joe Bearman will be back in time for their Heineken Cup double header with Biarritz next month. The 30-year-old back rower had looked a good bet to win his first cap for Wales in the autumn internationals
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EUROMILLIONS: Winning ticket came from same shop as earlier Newport winner
Gwent lotto winners Les Scadding and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding bought their ticket from the same store as another Gwent lotto millionaire. The pair bought the winning ticket from the Tesco store on Spytty Road, which is the same store
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EUROMILLIONS: I want to help heart hospital - winner
NEWPORT lotto winner Samantha Peachey-Scadding said she would like to give part of her winnings to the hospital which cared for her father. Well-known city accountant Roger Peachey died in 2007 after suffering heart problems. Mr Peachey
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Jenkins: We need to knuckle down
STAR prop Gethin Jenkins says Wales’ humiliating 2007 World Cup defeat to Fiji taught this squad to take victory for granted against Samoa at their peril. Wales were red-hot favourites to beat Fiji in Nantes two years ago but went down 38-34 in one of
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EUROMILLIONS: Couple celebrated with Sunday lunch
GWENT lotto winners Les Scadding and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding celebrated their £45 million jackpot with Sunday lunch at the Priory restaurant in Caerleon. Les Scadding is 58 and is a qualified mechanic but worked as a driver for haulage
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BREAKING NEWS...Gwent Euromillions winners named
THE Gwent winners of the Euromillions jackpot were named this morning as Les Scadding and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding. For more on the Euromillions winners click here.
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Gwent Euromillions couple to be named today
THE Gwent couple who won a staggering £45.5 million share the Euromillions jackpot will be named today. Lottery organisers Camelot will reveal the married couple who have scooped half of Friday’s £90 million prize at a press conference in Cardiff.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Don't let the law be an ass
THERE has never been a time when the public's faith in this country's criminal justice system has been so low. From being the envy of the world British Justice is now seen as soft on criminals, unjust on victims, time consuming and a vast money-making
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Campaign grows to save Somerton 'Tardis'
WORK to revamp a crumbling iconic police box on Chepstow Road in Newport is gathering pace. A community group is preparing a grant application for Cadw for the Somerton structure, known as the Tardis, while one councillors says he hopes one of BBC's
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Pill Millennium Centre faces cash crisis
A TRUST which runs a Newport community centre is facing financial difficulties it has emerged - just before it is supposed to become self-sufficient. Many vital services are run from the Pill Millennium Centre and council bosses have stepped
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Wales star trio out of Scotland clash
UNDER-PRESSURE Wales boss John Toshack has been handed another hammer blow after a star trio of Premier League players withdrew from his squad for Saturday’s friendly with Scotland. Aston Villa centre-back James Collins (groin), Manchester City striker
