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Undy Rugby Academy Visit Rodney Parade
Undy Rugby Academy has been started this season for young players in Undy and Magor to experience competitive rugby. As usual, the organisers are enthusiastic volunteers who give their time freely. Players from the academy were at Rodney Parade to collect
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George and Ellis Help Beat Returning Wanderers
George Hughes who plays for Eveswell School and Pill Harriers was due to perform mascot duties along with his pal Connor Hunt. Unfortunatley Connor was taken ill on the day so Georges' Pill team mate Ellis was able to step in to help him out.
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Newport boy gets baking for good cause
A NEWPORT youngster got busy in the kitchen to help raise money for a good cause. Harry Bridges, 11, of Stow Park Avenue, has been baking his Easter break away making cakes, to sell at school to raise money for the St David’s Foundation and so far
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Mob Handed Mascots Help Make it Black for Neath
On the warmest day this year so far, the champions in waiting, Neath came to rodney Parade expecting to lift the league trophy at full time. Unfortunately for them, Swansea had already won earlier in the day making it mathematically possible for the title
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City scheme wants to recycle old TVs
A NEWPORT company has launched a recycling scheme for old analogue televisions as part of the digital switchover. Environmental company FootPrintMatters2U will collect and ethically recycle televisions that are surplus to requirements. These can
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Nash puts Glam to the sword
PART-time off spinner Chris Nash claimed career-best figures to help Sussex secure an opening County Championship win over Glamorgan by 201 runs on the final day at the Swalec Stadium. With Glamorgan offering some stubborn resistance from Ben Wright
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Undy artist puts horses in the picture
FOR UNDY woman Elin-Sian Blake, it was too hard to choose between her love for horses and her passion for art, so she combined the two. This has led to the 28-year-old artist, of The Causeway, being selected as one of five artists to showcase their
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MacWhirter Welsh League football
CALDICOT Town’s next two away games will shape their destiny and decide if they are to become the county’s first Division One champions in 19 years. Two dropped points from a tense 2-2 draw at Cardiff Corinthians mean Caldicot have slipped to third place
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Cost-cutting plans for Newport libraries
BRANCH libraries in Newport will close on Saturday afternoons as part of a bid to save around £20,000. This was just one of the decisions made by Newport City Council’s cabinet member for leisure and continuing learning, Mike Hamilton. He also decided
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Caldicot man jailed for sex with underage girl
A CALDICOT man was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment after admitting to sexual activity with a girl under 16. James Hole, 26, of Green Lane, pleaded guilty to the charge last month on the day he was due to stand trial over the charge.
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Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra, Our Lady and St Michael's Church, Abergavenny
If marks were awarded to amateur orchestras for the warmth of welcome they give a conductor, Abergavenny's would deserve a full set. Eugene Monteith stepped up at this early Spring concert as the first of its guests during regular conductor Brian Weir
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Tributes laid for tragic Blackwood boy
DOZENS of tributes were laid for tragic Blackwood youngster Luke Matthews who died after his bike was in a collision with a bus on Thursday. The eight-year-old twin died from injuries he received after the bike he was riding collided with a Stagecoach
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Pluck-In Musical Arson, Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
If you think classical music is po-faced and beyond a joke or two you are probably not the well-rounded person it's meant to address. By being an accomplice, it can certainly withstand the wild jokes made at its expense by Pluck, a rollicking threesome
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Gwent man had 400 child sex images - court hears
A GWENT man was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment after admitting to 16 counts of possessing indecent images of children. Carl Jones, 53, from Gwent but of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the charges in October last year. This was after more
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The Likes of Us, Caldicot Choir Hall
THE Likes of Us tells the story of the early life of Dr Barnardo and was the first collaboration of those two masters of the musicals Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Performed on a simple set with a back projection showing appropriate slides
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'No stop' zones for Newport schools
AS PART of a bid to stop parents parking dangerously near schools, No Stopping Orders will be introduced in Newport. After consultation with parents, schools and the police, Newport City Council will bring in No Stopping Orders outside all suitable
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Police re-appeal after SDR fall
GWENT Police re-appealed for information after a man fell from a car on a Newport road. Alex Chant of Lliswerry was found on the side of the Southern Distributor Road on Saturday 27th March in Newport with serious head injuries. The 20-year-old
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Appeal pays off for Wasps
Wasps 45 Rye House 45 NEWPORT Wasps were handed a British Premier Trophy South qualifying point in controversial circumstances at Hayley Stadium yesterday. The vast majority of the paying public had left thinking the visitors had secured a quick-fire
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Hedgehogs give Royal Mail a stamp of approval
HEDGEHOGS being cared for in Gwent will soon be covering our cards and letters as they become the new faces of a set of stamps. The prickly creatures, which have been rescued from hedgerows and ditches, are currently enjoying rest and recuperation
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Swalec Leagues rugby round-up
NEWBRIDGE captured local bragging rights and moved above Division One East rivals Blackwood by defeating their closest rivals 24-21 at home. In the same section Tredegar took a further step towards safety with a third win in four games thanks to a sparkling
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Force praised for “remarkable” detection work
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission has praised the “remarkable” detection work which led to a Gwent Police detective being found guilty of exchanging indecent images of children over the internet. The IPCC said it welcomed the
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Dirksen does for ill-disciplined Keys
Cross Keys 20 Swansea 25 FOR the third time in a week Cross Keys lost a Premiership game they could have won but an exciting and entertaining match against Swansea was a fitting end to the season at Pandy Park. After narrow defeats to Carmarthen Quins
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Robling the star for Newport
Newport 27 Neath 24 EIGHTEEN-year-old fly-half Lewis Robling won’t forget the day that the Black and Ambers jolted title-chasing Neath at Rodney Parade. The young number 10, in only his fourth Newport match, was called up as Dan Griffiths and Chris
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Valiant Vale vow to fight to the end
EBBW Vale are pledging to battle until the bitter end after keeping the relegation dogfight going with a spirited weekend win over fellow basement dwellers Pontypool. The Steelmen not only got the win that they needed to keep alive hopes of beating the
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City Vizion set for next step
PLANNING officials are set to recommend the approval of plans for the next stage of Newport’s multimillion pound City Vizion scheme, with 122 new houses and flats planned for the site of the former Robert Price Builders Yard on Rodney Road. Developer
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Ebbw Vale 22 Pontypool 12 – match report
THE obituary may be written but Ebbw Vale don’t intend on it being published any time soon. The Steelmen edged to a tense 22-12 victory over Pontypool on Saturday to cut the gap to their Gwent relegation rivals to eight points. They may not have managed
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Gwent jobless figures double in three years
FIGURES show the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance in Gwent has more than doubled in three years to 19,222 people. Blaenau Gwent's numbers have skyrocketed, singling out the borough as suffering with the highest unemployment in
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Holdsworth still chasing the ton
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth admitted his side were beaten by the better team at Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday. The champions are still on 97 points after going down to a shock 4-0 defeat on the south coast. Danny Rose
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Havant 4 County 0 – match report
THEY came, they saw, they were conquered. Newport County's very own emperor Dean Holdsworth took his troops to Havant & Waterlooville confident they would come back centurions. But the Hawks romped to a 4-0 win and kept alive their play-off
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Patients appeal for Croesyceiliog surgery to re-open
PATIENTS at a Gwent doctors surgery are appealing for health officials to reconsider a decision to close the facility. Brynhyfryd surgery in Croesyceiliog shut on April 1 after Cwmbran Village Surgery, which runs the Brynhyfryd branch, decided
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Tribute gig set for TJ’s legend, John Sicolo
NEWPORT will celebrate the life of TJ’s legend John Sicolo this summer with a special open-air gig in the city centre. Many of the bands who found their feet in TJ’s 15 years ago will play one-off sets at the free show for more than 2,000 people.
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Westwood stays upbeat
IT is hard to imagine some players cracking a joke after finishing third, third and second in the last three majors - especially when they have not won one - but Lee Westwood managed it last night. Runner-up to Phil Mickelson in The Masters at Augusta
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Be careful what you tweet...
Everyone likes a gossip from time to time don’t they? It’s what keeps the modern workplace going most of the time. I know there are some who say they don’t normally like talking about others but given half a chance will give you chapter and verse
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Search is on for next 'Face of Cwmbran'
THE SEARCH is on for the new 'Face of Cwmbran' as the current holder moves on to her new role as a police officer. Former Miss Torfaen Larissa Feeley was chosen as the first 'Face of Cwmbran' four years ago, but as she starts her new career with Gwent
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Glam must battle for draw
ALL-ROUNDER Robin Martin-Jenkins continued to play a major role as Sussex headed confidently towards a first win of the season against Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium. At the end of day three, Glamorgan had been reduced to 51 for three in their second
