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Returning Brits tell of Egypt chaos
BRITONS arriving back from crisis-stricken Egypt have spoken of the "absolute chaos" in its capital, Cairo, as law and order began to break down in the Arab republic. David Lewis, from Manchester, spent two days at Cairo airport while rioters
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Reid set for Stevenage move: EXCLUSIVE
CRAIG Reid will beat the transfer deadline to sign for League Two outfit Stevenage, the Argus can reveal. The hotshot is departing Spytty Park for a six figure fee, with the Exiles set to get two Stevenage players on loan until the end of the season
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Arriva launch legal bid to stop rail strike
ARRIVA Trains Wales launched legal action today in a bid to halt the train drivers strike on Friday. The industrial action planned by rail union RMT is set to cause chaos for rugby fans travelling to Cardiff for the Wales v England Six Nations match
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£500K Royal Gwent parking scheme gets funding
A £500,000 parking scheme for the Royal Gwent Hospital is among £1.3 million worth of projects to be funded next year from a special budget for developments, replacements and renewals run by Gwent health bosses. But capital spending cutbacks in Wales
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Tributes paid to Gwent PC after cancer battle
TRIBUTES were paid to a Gwent Police officer who died following a battle with cancer. Cath Benton was described by her husband and Steve as “generous and happy”. PC Benton joined the force in 2006 and was diagnosed with breast cancer
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Vulnerable will lose out – warning over councillor’s grant cut
PROPOSALS to scrap councillor’s community allowances in Newport would have a detrimental effect on vulnerable groups who rely on it, councillors argued. Speaking at last week’s full council meeting, Lliswerry councillor Allan Morris said the £1,500
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Define banter, Mr Keys
RICHARD KEYS, he of the Andy Gray Sky sexism debacle, described a conversation in which he referred to a young woman as "it" as "stone age banter". Interesting use of words that. Banter implies an amusing, good-humoured two-way exchange worthy of Beatrice
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Goytre man back at bingo after heart attack
A GWENT bingo fan made an emotional return to the hall where he collapsed and nearly died. Lyndon Wright, 57, from Goytre, suffered a heart attack while playing at Castle Leisure Club, Newport. The club is one of several in South Wales equipped
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Monmouth’s Savoy theatre looks to put big names on
THE TRUSTEES behind Wales’ oldest theatre are aiming to put Monmouth on the map for live entertainment. The Monmouth Savoy Trust looks after the grade II-listed Savoy theatre and cinema on Church Street, and relies on volunteers to help its three paid
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Games off for Ebbw Vale soccer kids as thieves strike
A JUNIOR football club was forced to cancel all its matches at the weekend after thieves stole equipment worth around £2,000. 150 players, aged between six and sixteen, were devastated to learn that virtually all of the equipment owned by RTB Ebbw
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Three released prisoners wanted by Gwent Police
THREE released prisoners are wanted by Gwent Police, after having their licences revoked for breaching the conditions of their release, according to a new report. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice in its Offender Management Quarterly
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Newport woman takes pooches dog scootering
IT’S not your usual form of transport but for Newport woman Rachael Netherway, dog scootering is the perfect way to get from A to B. Mrs Netherway, 38, of Nash, took up the activity after seeing the idea on a website and now loves to spend her free
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Parts of M4 set to be closed at night
PARTS of the M4 motorway between the Coldra and Malpas will be closed at night for over five months. This is to allow a concrete barrier to be installed between junctions 24 and 26, with work expected to last from February 7 until July 31. During
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Restoration to start on Newbridge Memo
AFTER years of campaigning and fundraising, work will finally start on the £5.6m restoration of Newbridge's much-loved Memo this week. The fight to save the grade II listed Newbridge Memo and Institute has been a long ordeal, with thousands of people
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Harris encouraged by battling display
NEWPORT County boss Tim Harris believes the Exiles have turned the corner despite failing to beat basement boys Histon, once again paying the penalty in the Blue Square Premier. This time around it was Craig Reid who missed from the spot, a late chance
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dynamic duo boost for Dragons
THE arrival of Tony Brown and Dylan Matthews on the board of Newport Gwent Dragons is fantastic news and will lift the profile of the rugby region at a stroke. For the pair are two of the best known businessmen in the area, Brown owning the nationwide
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The Soul Exchange, National Theatre Wales
National Theatre Wales new site specific piece of work explored the streets and stories of Butetown Cardiff. Showing the diverse range of people, and their lives this interesting story began by showing how such a wonderful multicultural society first
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The Rape of Lucrece, Borough Theatre, Agergavenny
Actor Gerard Logan was doing what comes naturally in making a one-man show of dramatising Shakespeare's epic narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece. Despite that, and with 700 lines cut in the interests of audience staying power, it still seemed like one
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Malpas surgery to close despite patients’ concern
A NEWPORT medical centre will close in April despite hundreds of its patients calling for their GP services to continue to be provided there. Almost 2,200 patients of the Malpas Medical Centre practice will transfer to Malpas Brook practice from April
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County pay the penalty yet again
Histon 0 County 0 THE search for a victory continues but Newport County could take some comfort from stopping a run of four successive defeats with a goalless draw at Histon. Up against spirited hosts who put in a performance that
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Love and laughter as Newport pensioners wed
YOU’RE never too old to fall in love as pensioners Ann and Ken Dennison proved when they tied the knot on Saturday. The Newport couple, whose love blossomed after they met at the sheltered housing accommodation where they both live, said their “I do's
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Wilson’s delight after hard win at Sale
SPIRIT won it for us, claimed Danny Wilson, one of the new breed of Newport Gwent Dragons coaches after their outstanding 28-20 LV Cup win at Sale on Friday. “For the final 20 minutes Sale fought back and the boys hung on for dear life,” said forwards
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Two weeks to learn Turner’s fate
THE disciplinary hearing into Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Paul Turner’s conduct should be completed within a fortnight. Turner was suspended after a board meeting on Thursday afternoon and the decision was announced to a shocked squad on Friday
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Reduced parking to boost city centre trade begins
REDUCED parking rates at Newport council’s pay and display car parks will come into force today. Motorists will pay a nominal 10 pence charge for the first two hours stay at the city’s Emlyn Street, Faulkner Road, Hill Street, Maindee, Market, Riverfront
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Tony Brown is back at Parade - and Dylan Matthews is joining him
TONY Brown is back on the Newport Gwent Dragons board and has been joined by Celtic Manor chief executive Dylan Matthews. This bombshell news will reverberate around Newport and the whole of Gwent, for the presence of such a pair will lift
