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Newport 34 Cornish Pirates 32
THERE was late drama at Rodney Parade this evening as Newport scored two injury time tries to beat Cornish Pirates 34-32. The British and Irish Cup holders looked set for glory when they led 32-20 in the closing stages. But hooker Andrew Brown cut the
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Monmouthshire parking plan ‘badly flawed’
MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council was accused of “kicking the towns and individuals” of the area as a row broke out between councillors and officers over plans to end free car parking. At a heated economy and select committee meeting on Wednesday, the council's
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Pontypool teen trashed family home
A VALLEYS teenager admitting attacking his stepfather and trashing the family home after a night drinking and taking cocaine. Newport Magistrates Court heard Grant Jones, 18, returned home to Pontypool on the evening of January 1 after drinking eight
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AMs call on minister to save Gwent Theatre
A CROSS-party group of Welsh Assembly members is calling for a minister to intervene in cuts to Gwent Theatre. The Abergavenny-based group is due to close next month after it lost its £250,000 annual grant funding from the Arts Council of Wales.
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‘Fuel prices could finish us’ - Chepstow haulage firm
A PARTNER in a Chepstow haulage firm fears rising fuel prices may be the final nail in the coffin for the business. Dave Bollen, of Stroat Transport, said in the last ten years since the business started, it has gone from profit to just scraping by
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Six facing football violence charges
SIX more men were charged yesterday, in connection with violence that broke out before a Newport County match in September. The men, aged 18, 21, 39, 43, 48, and 51, all from the north Nottinghamshire area, were arrested after disorder broke out before
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Gwent crime down 5%
OVERALL crime in Gwent is down five per cent, but house burglaries and sexual offences increased, according to the latest figures. A total of 48,504 crimes were committed in Gwent between September 2009 and September 2010, down 2553 incidents (five
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Risca and Crosskeys wards could be merged
AN ELECTORAL WARD that covers part of Risca could be merged with the one that covers Crosskeys under new draft proposals. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales’ review of councillors in Caerphilly county and the areas they cover
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Call to take part in free online training scheme
Employees in companies across Wales can now sign up to the second phase of a free online training scheme to help them understand the benefits of resource efficiency. The training, run by sustainability experts Envirowise Wales, is designed for all company
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Bowe scare for Ireland
TOMMY Bowe has given Ireland a major injury scare ahead of this season's Six Nations championship. The British and Irish Lions Test wing and prolific try-scorer will miss the Ospreys' Heineken Cup clash against Toulon tomorrow. And Ireland coach
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Closer ties will help Welsh jobseekers, says REC
With unemployment still on the increase in Wales, the trade association representing the private recruitment industry has pledged to continue working in partnership with the public sector to help get more people back into work. The latest figures show
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Affordable cyber security and business resilience for IT governance customers
Many business leaders in the UK remain uncertain about the real risk of cyber attack on their business. They understand the global and national threats, but associate these attacks and the defence against them as being about the activities of terrorists
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Newbridge Iraq veteran hit partner
AN IRAQ war veteran, diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), punched his girlfriend in the face during a row, a court heard. Martin Williams, 24, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates Court to assaulting Cerys Morgan following an argument
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Gwent A&E targets still being missed
GWENT hospitals are continuing to struggle to meet accident and emergency waiting time targets, latest figures show. A total of 10,244 patients attended Gwent's two major A&E units at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, and the Royal Gwent Hospital,
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Caldicot couple’s fury at ambulance wait
A GWENT couple say they waited an hour for an ambulance for their asthmatic four year old son who was suffering increasingly severe breathing difficulties, before taking him 15 miles to hospital themselves. Pierce Hardcastle was “drifting in and out
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Weatherman Derek Brockway opens libraries festival in Monmouth
TV WEATHERMAN Derek Brockway was in Monmouth yesterday to launch the Welsh Libraries Festival. The festival, called ‘Fancy That’, encourages all generations of the family to try something new at the library, with events happening throughout Wales
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Blackwood band could be UK's best unsigned act
A VALLEYS band who only formed last year are gunning for the top prize of a recording contract in a competition to find the UK's best unsigned act. Blackwood-based Witness to the Reform made it through the audition stage and into the regional finals
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Gwent veterans back British Legion manifesto
GWENT veterans are supporting a manifesto launched by the Royal British Legion this week which urges the next Assembly Government to help Wales’ serving soldiers and veterans. The RBL launched its five point manifesto for May’s Assembly election in
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‘Vicious’ Nantyglo kidnap pair jailed
A FATHER and son were jailed after a woman was kidnapped, repeatedly beaten and told she was going to be shot dead. Charles David Richards, 60, and his son Anthony John Richards, 21, both of The Walk, Nantyglo,were sentenced at Cardiff Crown
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Blaenau Gwent council leader ‘did no wrong’ over school closure plans
BLAENAU Gwent council leader Des Hillman was not biased in the way he dealt with the proposed closure of a Valleys sixth form, legal representatives for the local authority said yesterday. On the last day of a judicial review into the proposed
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NZ the biggest test for Jen
CHEPSTOW’S Jenny McLoughlin admits she will have to pull out the best performance of her fledgling career to date if she is to medal at the IPC World Athletics Championships. The 19-year-old sprinter has travelled to New Zealand for the championships
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Thankful Cwmbran landlord sends staff on holiday
A CWMBRAN landlord treated staff and friends to an all-expenses paid holiday in the sun to say thanks for their support during the recession. Malcolm Gough, 57, who runs The Halfway Hotel, Old Cwmbran, sent wife, Kim, 55, barmaid Averil Jones
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Dragons aim to give the fans some tries
DRAGONS V GLASGOW NEWPORT Gwent Dragons aim to end their try scoring famine when they face Glasgow in Sunday’s final Heineken Cup pool game against Glasgow at Rodney Parade, writes Robin Davey. They have managed a paltry four tries in their five matches
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Gwent Police breathalyse 12,000 in drink drive campaign
MORE than 12,000 drivers were stopped and breathalysed as part of Gwent Police's month long campaign targeting drink drivers, new figures show. Figures released yesterday show that as part of the Christmas campaign in December, 12,022 motorists were
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The win comes first for the Steelmen
EBBW Vale are hot favourites ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Bedlinog yet a bonus point is not at the forefront of their minds. Victory remains the Steelmen’s prime concern rather than running in tries to turn four points into five. The Steelmen’s tally
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Keys snap up Anderson
CROSS Keys have signed experienced fly-half Chris Anderson as they bid for a place in the play-offs for a place in next season’s British and Irish Cup. The left-footed number 10, who is 30 tomorrow, has signed until the end of the season. Anderson,
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Job axe fear at Newport’s university
JOBS are under threat at Newport’s university as it tries to bridge a projected £2 million funding gap for 2011/12. Trade Union UNISON claims more than 100 people are at risk of redundancy at the University of Wales, Newport, with up to 236 posts affected
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Connor: We must be clinical
PONTYPOOL will need to discover their cutting edge if they are to ease their relegation fears with victory against Aberavon tomorrow afternoon. Pooler head into the game on the back of a midweek defeat to Cardiff at the Arms Park that didn’t even yield
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Tributes paid to colourful Monmouth character
A CAMPAIGNER who battled to brighten up Monmouth with floral displays has died at the age of 80. Pensioner Jack Roocroft was well-known for driving around town in his vintage tractor and for placing hanging baskets and flower tubs around the town.
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Versatility could get Harries Wales nod
VERSATILITY could count heavily in favour of Will Harries when Wales coach Warren Gatland names his squad for the Six Nations tournament on Sunday. The Newport Gwent Dragons player starred on the wing during the second half of last season and his blistering
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Jones: Pirates clash will be physical
SKIPPER Alex Jones says Newport will be buoyed by last season’s encounter with Cornish Pirates when they take on the unbeaten group leaders at Rodney Parade this evening. Newport will need to be at their best against a side that has one foot
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'Strong support' for job centre strike - union
UNION leaders said a strike at a Job Centre Plus contact centre was strongly supported yesterday. Members of the Public and Commercial Services are taking industrial at the Newport site, which employs 350 people, as part of a national action
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Exiles go back to basics
NEWPORT County have gone back to basics in an attempt to halt their slide down the Blue Square Bet Premier League table. Caretaker manager Tim Harris has forced his players to watch a specially created DVD of their last six performances, which have seen
