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REP OF IRELAND 3 WALES 0
NEW manager Gary Speed's reign got off to the worst possible start with a 3-0 Nations Cup drubbing in Dublin. Wales competed in the first half but fell away badly in the second when all the goals were scored. Full report and pictures in tomorrow's Argus
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Memorial rugby match set for Monmouth soldier
A CHARITY rugby match in memory of a Monmouth soldier killed in Afghanistan almost two years ago is set to take place this weekend. Rifleman Jamie Gunn, of Drybridge Street, Monmouth, died while on duty with 1st Battalion, The Rifles, in the Gereshk
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Summer start for work on steel site homes
A SUMMER start is on the cards for building work on the first homes at the former Llanwern steelworks site, a regeneration company boss confirmed yesterday. Recession and an accompanying collapse in the housing market in 2008 put the brakes on ambitious
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Gwent teen set for Kenya aid trip
A GWENT teenager is preparing for a trip of a lifetime to Kenya where she will work to improve the lives of other young people and families. Hannah Jones, who is based at Monmouthshire Youth Service offices in Usk, will be part of a group going on
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Fewer Caerphilly council houses empty
THE NUMBER of empty council houses in Caerphilly has dropped by almost 50 per cent in the past two years. There are currently 93 empty council properties, down from 190 in February 2009, according to the council. Cllr Lyn Ackerman, Caerphilly public
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Royal Welsh to get Blaenau Gwent honour
THE Royal Welsh Regiment was officially granted the freedom of Blaenau Gwent yesterday after proposals were unanimously agreed by councillors. Council leader Des Hillman formally proposed to award the honorary freedom of the county borough
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Hospital bosses bid to end ambulance jams
HOSPITAL bosses are proposing a redistribution of emergency ambulance attendances between the A&E departments at the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall, to even out the workload. The suggestion comes in the aftermath of well-documented problems with ambulances
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Law chief’s praise for Gwent sex crime unit
GWENT Police's specialist unit for handling serious sexual and violent crimes is one of the best in the country, top law chiefs said. Attorney General Dominic Grieve and Solicitor General Edward Garnier were given a tour of the Gwent CPS and learned
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Hook in at 10
JAMES Hook will start at fly-half for Wales in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield. Hook moves from full-back, where he started in the 26-19 loss to England last week, and wears Wales' number 10 shirt for the first time since
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BREAKING NEWS: Lloyds announces Newport job losses
BANKING giant Lloyds TSB announced another 200 job losses today, mainly in its insurance division. It is understood that 70 of the posts are based in Newport. The part-nationalised group has now axed 26,200 jobs, saying today's cuts are part of
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Asbos depart
ASBOS were flawed, we do not deny. They may have created badges of honour for some in the twilight sub-sulture that so blights our society. So now they are being scrapped and replaced by a complex list of new measures, some of which we question.
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NEWPORT MURDER: Baby brought couple closer – mum
THE mother of the boyfriend of murdered teenager Nikitta Grender said yesterday her son was “broken” following her death as the childhood sweethearts were getting ready to become parents. Kerry Evans, 36, said Kelsey-May was due on February 17, the
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£46k Newport benefit fraudster jailed
A WOMAN who committed more than £46,000 of benefit fraud was jailed yesterday. Margaret Hall claimed on the basis she had no partner living with her, while she was actually living with her partner Melvyn Price. She was sentenced for six months in
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NEWPORT MURDER: Boyfriend’s tribute to Nikitta
THE teenage boyfriend of a murdered mother-to-be Nikitta Grender has paid a poignant Facebook tribute to his "angels". Ryan Mayes, 18, wrote: “Heya my angels hope your ok. you meant the world to me and the bbey would have.” “You were
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NEWPORT MURDER: Neighbours’ tears in face of tragedy
BROADMEAD Park resident Christine Tovey, 26, took her three children to place a teddy bear amongst the growing number of floral tribute’s outside Miss Grender’s home yesterday. Sobbing as she spoke, she said: “As far as I know and what I’ve
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NEWPORT MURDER: Mobile phone found in reen
THE search team investigating the Nikitta Grender murder has just found a mobile phone in the reen near Lliswerry.
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NEWPORT MURDER: Specialist officers search reens
THE search for the murder weapon was extended this morning with four South Wales Police specialist search officers carrying out a fingertip search of reens around Moorland Park.
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Wales have nowhere to hide – Jenkins
SCOTLAND V WALES (Saturday KO 5pm) THERE is no hiding place for Wales, admits assistant coach Neil Jenkins after the 26-19 opening day Six Nations setback against England at the Millennium Stadium. The Welsh team now have to get the show back on the
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NEWPORT MURDER: Police reveal Nikitta's last movements
GWENT Police officers have now pieced together the final movements of murdered teenager Nikitta Grender on the night before she was stabbed to death before her flat in Broadmead Park was set on fire. The heavily pregnant 19-year-old, who
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Help the police to catch killer
IT is difficult to imagine a more evil crime than the double murder of Nikitta Grender and her baby. Within a couple of weeks Nikitta, her partner and her family were due to celebrate the happiest of days with the birth of the baby. Now Nikitta's
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Cable thieves cause rail chaos
CABLE from a Newport railway line was stolen and damaged in two separate incidents over the weekend costing Network Rail around £250,000. The two incidents led to a total loss of signalling between Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction causing long delays
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NEWPORT MURDER: Nikitta was stabbed twice
TEENAGE mum-to-be Nikitta Grender was killed after being stabbed twice, police revealed, as her family appeal for help in finding her murderer. The eight-and-a-half month pregnant victim from Broadmead Park, Lliswerry was found dead at her home following
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DAVEY SAYS: Dragons' fortunes are looking up
MAYBE I was too quick loading the guns a couple of weeks ago, perhaps I was too hasty dismissing Newport Gwent Dragons as a basket case, though in my defence they had just suffered one mishap after another off the field and on it. They had lost every
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Thomas back with a bang for Dragons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons full back Martyn Thomas is back with a bang, aiming to put the misery of the last nine months well and truly behind him and help the side climb the Magners League table. They face Edinburgh at home on Saturday then Aironi, Glasgow
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NEWPORT MURDER: Sorrow and disgust on Facebook
THOUSANDS of people have joined a memorial page to the murdered teen on social network site Facebook. It was set up on Saturday and as of last night, more than 4,400 people had joined it. Two similar pages have also been set up - Nikitta Grenda
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NEWPORT MURDER: Teacher's tribute to 'excellent pupil'
ASSISTANT headteacher at Miss Grender's former school yesterday paid tribute to an "excellent pupil." Jimmy Stokes, who taught Miss Grender Religious Education while she was at Hartridge High School, said: "I'm very saddened by the news of
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DAVEY SAYS: Now Wales' backs are really to the wall
WALES are really up against it now after they suffered the Six Nations start nobody wanted – defeat, not just any old defeat but a loss to England on their home soil. The fact that it was the first hurdle in World Cup year made it an even more
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Eardley hails 'legend' Speed
REP OF IRELAND V WALES (Tonight) WALES defender Neal Eardley has hailed the appointment of Gary Speed as national team boss and cannot wait to get down to work with a “legend” of Welsh football. Speed was named as John Toshack’s full-time successor
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Newport's White-Williams so happy to be a Wasp
THE Newport Wasps go into their Premier League speedway campaign from mid-March with a Newport-born rider in their ranks. James White-Williams from the Ringland area of the city is named as number eight and is the first Newportonian since the late Mike