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Detective jailed for child porn
A GWENT detective constable was jailed for 12 months yesterday after he was convicted of exchanging indecent images of children over the internet. Michael Roger Owen Thomas, 40, formerly of Newport, was found guilty of 11 counts of making indecent images
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Gwent anti-text drive film awarded
CAST members and the director of a Gwent-made anti-text drive film, which became a world wide hit, were given Gwent chief constable's commendations for their efforts in promoting road safety. Produced by Brynmawr filmmaker Peter Watkins-Hughes in conjunction
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Brown vows to 'fight to the end'
Gordon Brown has vowed that he will "never give up" as he sought to ramp up campaigning with just five days left to turn the General Election around. In spirited remarks to journalists as he travelled to the North East, the Prime Minister declared
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Owners launch bid to re-open Caerleon pub
A VILLAGE pub which closed due to repeated breaches of licensing conditions could reopen, after a national pub chain submitted a new licence application. Enterprise Inns Plc has submitted a licensing application to Newport City Council for The Goldcroft
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Dave Rees - Independent
All participants have been asked to produce a policy statement in order to help the constituents of Islwyn make up their minds on who to vote for in the forthcoming election. Words are cheap. Looking back at the previous election promises it
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Paul Taylor - Independent
Only read this if you really care, otherwise bin it! I am currently the landlord of the Rock here in Blackwood. People may remember that I stood as a candidate in the 2001 Parliamentary election because I could see what the incumbent Labour
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Daniel Thomas - Welsh Conservative Party
Islwyn needs an MP who doesn't take the people for granted and wants to do the job for the right reasons: to serve the community, to protect the vulnerable, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential and to fight
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CONSTITUENCY PROFILE: Islwyn
Islwyn has traditionally been an extremely safe seat for Labour, with the last two incumbents being Don Touhig and Neil Kinnock. Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock, held the Islwyn seat - formerly known as Bedwellty - for many years, before being appointed
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Asghar Javed Ali - Welsh liberal Democrats
My name is Mr Asghar Javed Ali and I am the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Islwyn Constituency, South Wales. I have been a Liberal Democrat councillor for the past six years. I have been married for 35 years and have
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Steffan Lewis - Plaid Cymru
At no other point in recent history has confidence and faith in our democracy been at such a low ebb. People are rightly angered by the MPs’ expenses scandal and by recent undercover investigations into lobbying practices in Westminster.
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John Roderick Voisey - British National Party
Born in Cardiff, a science graduate of the University of Wales, John is married with two adult daughters. A software developer working mainly in the Defence, Telecom, Insurance and Banking industries for thirty years, he ran his own software
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Jason Richard Crew - UK Independence Party
Born in 1968 I was brought up in Newport Gwent and attended Hartridge Comprehensive School before moving to Blackwood where myself and my family have lived for the past 15 years. Leaving school at the age of 16 I went to work in the family
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Chris Evans - Labour Party
As someone born and raised in the valleys it would be an honour to be elected to represent the community of Islwyn in Parliament. I have strong links to Islwyn - I have worked here and my partner’s family come from Pontllanfraith. Should the
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Group set to climb three Gwent peaks in pal’s memory
A GROUP of Gwent friends are taking on a charity mountain walk this Sunday in memory of the father of one of them who died following a battle with cancer. David Coles’ father Stuart died in 2007 from multiple myeloma, a rare form of bone marrow cancer
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Cwmbran schoolboy gets second chance at top stage school
A CWMBRAN school boy is hoping to fulfil his dream of going to a top performing arts school, after he was left devastated last year when he could not get funding. Alexander Smith, 13, of Croesyceiliog, was due to start as a full time student, studying
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WATO – Teen spirit is great
THE first thing I should stress is that we are a decent team, despite the disappointing loss in our first home league match against Redcar. We have proved that across the season so far and had enjoyed a good margin of victory against the Somerset Rebels
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Man arrested after Llanfoist grave attacks
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with the vandalism of tombs in a church cemetery. Residents of the village of Llanfoist alerted Monmouthshire Council on April 24 that damage had been to the village’s New Cemetery on Thursday evening. Gwent
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‘Play loud music and we’ll smash your stereo’ - council
SEIZED musical equipment was smashed to pieces by Newport council to highlight what happens when residents play music too loud. The equipment was destroyed on Tuesday before being recycled at the council’s Household waste recycling centre in Docks
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Dragons pair go under the knife
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will give an insight into the future next week as they prepare for their final game of the season against the Ospreys in a Magners League derby at the Liberty Stadium. There is still no decision on when the game will be played because
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Death of tragic Maesglas tot could not have been ‘predicted or prevented’ - case review
THE DEATH of a Newport tot could not have been “predicted or prevented” by any agency involved, according to a serious case review published yesterday. Zoe-Ann David was found dead in her home in Bideford Road, Maesglas, on June 19 last year. A post
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Nathan Davies – I'm gutted to leave
NATHAN Davies, dubbed Mr Newport County after giving the Exiles more than a decade of service, admits he is “gutted,” but not surprised to have been shown the exit door at Spytty Park. The former academy player has been with the Exiles since childhood
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Sex abuser gets 20 years
AN EBBW Vale man who sexually abused children was jailed for 20 years yesterday. Roystan Lewis, 58, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday, after being found guilty of two serious sexual offences, one count of sexual assault, seven counts of indecent
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WINDFARM ENQUIRY: Residents ‘wouldn’t be affected’ by scheme
BLAINA residents wouldn’t be affected by the building of a mountainside wind farm due to the size of the valley and skyline, a landscape architect told a public inquiry yesterday. Colin Goodrum said that due to the ‘bold scale’ of the landscape of
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No deal for fab four yet
NEWPORT County boss Dean Holdsworth doesn’t know whether defenders Paul Cochlin and Jamie Collins, winger Charlie Henry or striker Dave Gilroy will be with the club next year after the Exiles’ D-Day to sign the players passed. The Blue Square South winners
