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Rare Lord's win for Glam
GLAMORGAN secured their first LV= County Championship victory at Lord' s in 56 years after mopping up the last six Middlesex wickets in just over two hours to win by 78 runs and with 62 overs to spare. It was former Middlesex all-rounder turned Glamorgan
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Thieves target ambulance hall for fifth time
RISCA’S St John’s Ambulance members were left “devastated” after thieves stripped the lead flashing from their hall’s roof for the fifth time in less than a year. Caretaker Jamie Arr, 21, arrived at the Tredegar Terrace hall on Friday morning to find
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Sensational Dragons crush Edinburgh
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons ran in seven tries to rout Edinburgh 49-28 at Rodney Parade this afternoon. All the tries came from the backs with wing Will Harries scoring a hat-trick and scrum-half Wayne Evans, centre Ashley Smith, wing Richard Fussell and full-back
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Dog dumped in Valleys
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a dog was abandoned in a remote spot in the Valleys. The adult dark brindle and white Staffordshire bull terrier was dumped on common land in between Markham and New Tredegar near on April 11 at
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Serious sex attack on teenager
A TEENAGER was the victim of a serious sex attack in Tredegar, police say. The attack on the 18-year-old happened in Gainsborough Road in the Cefn Golau area of Tredegar sometime between midnight and 4am yesterday. The attacker is described as being
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Why every ash cloud has a silver lining
LOOKING up at the clear, blue sky devoid of the vapour trails of aeroplanes, I realised what has happened in the past five days is unprecedented in my lifetime. Flights were grounded for around 24 hours after the 9/11 attacks, but nothing has
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Doherty crashes out at Crucible
KEN Doherty kissed goodbye to the Betfred.com World Championship as Mark Selby charged through to the second round. After failing to qualify 12 months ago, Doherty was so thrilled to clinch his place in the draw this time that he entered the arena
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Hundreds cheer on County heroes
AROUND 700 fans turned out to cheer their Newport County heroes today during an open-top bus ride through the city to celebrate their win in the Blue Square South. The team was then given a civic reception by Mayor Glyn Jarvis.
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Battling tot loses fight for life
A NEWPORT tot who spent his life fighting end-stage kidney failure has lost his battle with the disease. Four-year-old Leo Jones, died of a cardiac arrest at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales, on Thursday. The Alway Primary School
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Police leak details in error
PERSONAL details of 10,000 people applying for Gwent Police clearance in Criminal Records Bureau checks were sent to a journalist by mistake, the force admitted. A senior member of staff has now been suspended and a top-level inquiry into how this happened
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Good Samaritans come to car crash woman's rescue
A MAGOR woman escaped with minor injuries after her car turned onto its roof when she hit a central reservation at the Coldra intersection this morning. Members of the public came to the assistance of the 55-year-old following the crash which happened
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Newport sport stars target good cause
RUGBY stars Luke Charteris and Scott Quinnell proved they have good eyes for more than just line-out ball during a charity shooting event. The pair joined Dragons coach Paul Turner, former prop Adam Black and Newport County players such as Sam Foley
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Monmouthshire school is UK's greenest
A MONMOUTHSHIRE school was declared the UK's greenest school after it achieved the highest sustainability rating of any school in the country. Rogiet Primary School was honoured at this year's BREEAM Awards as one of the 16 most successful UK sustainable
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Celebs set for Celtic Manor
GWENT golf enthusiasts can rub shoulders with sporting heroes including Bernard Gallacher, Alan Shearer, Harry Redknapp and Austin Healey at a special celebrity gold tournament at the Celtic Manor next month. The two day tournament in aid of the
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Malpas firefighters return from epic desert challenge
TEMPERATURES reached a sweltering 52 degrees Celsius - 126 degrees Fahrenheit - when three firefighters took part in the Marathon Des Sables, the toughest footrace on Earth. The 243 kilometre run through the Sahara Desert in Morocco was described
