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Health bosses push to stop 'inappropriate' A&E use
SAVE A&E for when you need it - that is the message to patients from Gwent health chiefs keen to stem the rising tide of 'inappropriate' attendances in accident and emergency departments. A&E units across Wales have had to deal with increasing
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Histon 0 County 0
NEWPORT County had to settle for their first point under caretaker boss Tim Harris after Craig Reid saw a late penalty saved at Histon this afternoon. The Exiles, still without a win in 2011, drop to seventh in the Blue Square Bet Premier League
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Swalec Cup results
POOLER survived a late scare to win a thrilling Swalec Cup game 26-23 against the determined students of UWIC at Cyncoed this afternoon. Pontypool led 26-16 with 20 minutes to go but a converted Dan Bibby try for UWIC made for a tense finale
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Blaenau Gwent taxi drivers’ plea for fare hike
TAXI drivers in Blaenau Gwent want to increase their taxi fares because of the pressure of rising fuel costs. A petition, signed by about 20 drivers, was initially handed into Blaenau Gwent Council asking to increase the tariff rate from £2.60
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Torfaen council ‘must counter corruption claims’ - councillor
A TORFAEN councillor is calling on the council to refute claims made by a suspended member that it is corrupt. Councillor Alastair Cunnington JP has put forward a motion ahead of Torfaen Council’s meeting on Tuesday which asks the council to refute
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Newport writer pens Shakespearean animated blockbuster
IT'S a movie starring a pair of 'star-cross'd lovers', the story of Juliet and her Gnomeo. And the new Disney cgi animated blockbuster depicting Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as indoor and outdoor gnomes set to grace our big screens from February
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Funeral set for tragic Abergavenny rugby player
AN ABERGAVENNY rugby player who died suddenly after playing in a match for his local team will be laid to rest next week. Lewis Smith, 21, died on January 15 shortly after playing for Abergavenny RFC's 2nd XV, The Quins, in an away game at Gwernyfed
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Felinfoel v Newport postponed
NEWPORT'S Swalec Cup, round two game at Felinfoel this afternoon has been postponed because of a frozen pitch.
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One in and one out for the Exiles
NEWPORT County have made a second signing in 24 hours after securing a deal for former teen starlet Tom Miller. Miller, 20, a central midfielder who has been playing with Dundalk, signed a deal yesterday before County set off for Histon, the Exiles
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Dragons battle to best win of season
SALE 20 DRAGONS 28 NEWPORT Gwent Dragons put their Heineken Cup disaster behind them when they romped to their best win of the season against Aviva Premiership side Sale in the LV Cup at Edgeley Park last night. Wings Adam Hughes and Aled Brew scored
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Gwent Police faces £24m cut
GWENT Police is facing cuts of more than £24 million over the next four years. Following the Westminster government's comprehensive spending review, which slashed public spending across the board, Gwent Police has to tighten its belt significantly
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Turner suspension shock: What next?
THE FIVE-YEAR reign of Paul Turner at Rodney Parade is in doubt after the Newport Gwent Dragons head coach was suspended by the region yesterday. The coach, who is under contract until May 2012, is at the centre of a disciplinary inquiry headed by new
