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Cruel blow for Faletau
RISING star Toby Faletau looks set to miss Wales’ Six Nations campaign with an ankle injury that rules him out of action for six weeks. It is a bitter blow for the Newport Gwent Dragons No8 with a Wales team insider saying Faletau was “gutted
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Plymouth 13 Newport 24
NEWPORT won their final British and Irish Cup game with a bonus point in Plymouth this evening. The Black and Ambers triumphed 24-13 at a sodden Brickfields with their tries coming from Adam Frampton, Dai Pattison (2) and Owen Broad.
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Children’s firearms licences ‘lethal’ - Plaid Cymru
SHOTGUN-toting 10-year-olds are among hundreds of youths in Wales legally allowed to carry firearms, it was revealed today. Hundreds of under-18s, among them children below the age of criminality, have been granted shotgun or firearm licences.
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Five Gwent police stations could close
FIVE Gwent police stations could close if police authority members give the go ahead to proposals aimed to save money and modernise the police service in the community. A report into the re-provision of neighbourhood police stations in Gwent is set
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Newport singer wins airline’s X Factor
A NEWPORT singer is reaching new heights after being selected to entertain passengers as part of bmibaby’s “enterplanement.” Becky Barnbrook, 20, was named the winner in the airline’s X Factor-style competition aiming to uncover Wales’ top talent.
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Royal Welsh to get freedom of Blaenau Gwent
THE Royal Welsh Regiment will march through Ebbw Vale next month after Blaenau Gwent councillors agreed to grant it the Freedom of the borough. The Council voted to award the Freedom of the County Borough to the regiment in recognition of their heroism
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Winter freeze just one factor behind slump
The Forum of Private Business is reacting to today’s shock GDP figures showing the economy shrunk by 0.5 per cent in the final three months of 2010 following four successive quarters of growth. The Government has blamed the bad winter weather for the
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Still time to avoid hefty fines, warns local tax specialist
Small businesses across South Wales should make tracks to complete their self assessment tax returns now to avoid hefty fines, a local tax specialist has warned. John Thomas who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Newport said that with the official deadline
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Abergavenny pupils prepare to rock you
PUPILS at a Monmouthshire school are preparing to recreate the hit West End musical “We Will Rock You” in Abergavenny next month. Drama students at King Henry VIII Comprehensive will perform the world-famous musical, featuring songs by the rock band
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‘Think again on passport office’ – council’s plea
NEWPORT council is urging the government to think again about proposals to close the passport office after a report identified the city as a “vulnerable”. A report published by the research group Centre for Cities yesterday said the city would be
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Newport man who goes the extra mile to be honoured
A NEWPORT man, who has spent the past three years helping to save lives as an ambulance service volunteer, will be honoured at the city council’s Extra Mile Awards. John Wheat, of Ringland, is a Newport First Responder trained to assist in an emergency
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Joy for Abergavenny family after baby wait
ANNA and Chris Batten have spent the last nine months worrying that their new baby would be born with the same rare medical condition which caused their four-year-old son to be born with no eyes. But the Abergavenny couple were relieved after baby
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Newport teen in TV dance contest in dad’s memory
A NEWPORT teenager, who lost his father to cancer, is through to the live semi-finals of Sky One’s Got to Dance talent show. Jack Bradshaw, 16, and his dance group Eruption will now compete for a coveted spot in the final of the show, hosted
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BREAKING NEWS: Faletau to miss Six Nations
YOUNG Newport Gwent Dragons star Toby Faletau is set to miss the entire Six Nations campaign with an ankle injury. The 20-year-old No 8 was named in Wales’ squad on Sunday. But the Tongan-born back rower was hurt in the Dragons’ defeat to Glasgow in
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Family pays tribute as Marshfield man, 38, dies
THE family of a Newport father who raised hundreds of pounds for charity before his death from cancer yesterday paid tribute to a “fantastic” and “lovely” man. Hywel Jenkins, 38, died on January 14 just four months after he was diagnosed with
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End the excuses for 999 delays - AMs
WAITING up to 10 hours for an ambulance is "totally unacceptable" and NHS managers should stop making excuses for delays, Gwent politicians said yesterday. Since last Thursday the Argus has reported cases of patients waiting in agony for up
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Soccer pundits' ignorance
Sky’s Andy Gray and Richard Keys showed complete ignorance in their cavemen opinions of lineswoman Sian Massey, during an off-air chat before the Liverpool and Wolverhampton game. We are surprised they didn't know better. Had they learnt nothing from
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DAVEY SAYS: SOS for 'basket case' Dragons
WILL the Welsh Rugby Union step in and do something about the basket case that is Newport Gwent Dragons? Something has to be done for it can't carry on like this, stumbling from one disaster to another on and off the pitch. Just look at the facts. We
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Tributes paid to tragic Abergavenny cyclist
THE FAMILY of a cyclist who died following a collision near Abergavenny on Sunday has described him as a kind and wonderful man. Edwin Bond, 67, of Abergavenny, was involved in a collision with a green Landrover Defender on the Old Raglan Road just
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DAVEY SAYS: Gatland gives youth a chance
NO-ONE can accuse Wales coach Warren Gatland of lacking boldness when it comes to picking the squad for the Six Nations Championship. It's a case of out with the old and in with the new as he seeks to lift the nation on the back of a disastrous Heineken
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Pothole repairs to top £700,000
GWENT councils will spend hundreds of thousands of pounds fixing pot holes this year - despite already spending more than £5.5 million on repairs over the last two years. Figures obtained by the Argus show Newport, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent
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Business group responds to new work experience scheme
The Forum of Private Business is cautiously welcoming a government initiative to expand work experience for young unemployed people – but warning more needs to be done to review the quality of training they receive and free apprenticeships and work placements
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Hook could play anywhere in Six Nations opener
JAMES Hook’s future is about to take a dramatic new turn on the field, whether that’s with Wales or on the club front. He is due to announce where he is going to play his club rugby from next season at a Press conference called in North Wales tomorrow
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Cuts to city CCTV service proposed
PROPOSALS to reduce Newport city centre's CCTV service leaving it unmanned during the day met with opposition from councillors yesterday. Members of Newport Council’s environment and community safety overview and scrutiny forum discussed a report into
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Now County wait on Collins
NEWPORT County are bracing themselves for yet another blow to their promotion bid this week with the news that FA Cup heroes Stevenage Borough are in talks with midfielder Jamie Collins. Collins, very much a Dean Holdsworth signing and still based in
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Crime falls by 10 per cent in Gwent
MORE than 34,000 crimes were committed in Gwent between April and December, down 10 per cent, according to a Gwent Police Authority report. Figures in a performance report, due to be discussed by Gwent Police Authority this week, show a total of 34,668
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Black and Ambers must tighten defence
PLYMOUTH V NEWPORT (Tonight) NEWPORT must stop Plymouth being a driving force in the British and Irish Cup this evening (kick-off 7.45pm). The Black and Ambers head to Devon in high spirits after a dramatic late victory against the Cornish
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Injury blow for Dragon Toby
TOBY Faletau has given Wales coach Warren Gatland a big scare within 24 hours of being named in the Six Nations squad. The Newport Gwent Dragons back row forward injured an ankle in Sunday’s Heineken Cup tie against Glasgow, though he played right through
