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Newport firm preserves important Canadian building
A NEWPORT engineering firm, which is currently repairing Egypt's oldest pyramid, was awarded a contract to preserve one of Canada's government buildings. Cintec International, based at Goldtops, was enlisted by The Limen Group in Toronto to
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Torfaen councillor eyes online award
A TORFAEN councillor is the first in Wales to ever reach the finals of the councillor of the year awards. Cllr Catherine Lewis has been nominated for online councillor of the year because her extensive use of the internet and social networking sites
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County sign up Lennon
NEWPORT County have tonight completed the signing of striker Steven Lennon from Irish club Dundalk. The 23-year-old former Scottish under-21 international, who started his career at Old Firm giants Rangers, follows player/coach Wayne Hatswell
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Pam Ayres set for Monmouth Women’s festival
THIS year’s Monmouth Women’s festival kicks off on March 4 with a host of inspirational female writers, poets, gardeners and topical experts attending the ten-day event, including national treasure, writer and poet, Pam Ayres. Monmouth Women's festival
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Torfaen councillor's resignation fails to stop investigation
EX-COUNCILLOR Fred Wildgust's resignation has failed to stop the public services ombudsman from investigating the most recent complaint against him. The former councillor had expected that his resignation would mean an end to the investigation of the
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Sebastopol walker keeps canal bank clean
A LOCAL dog walker has gone above and beyond for his community after he has picked up an estimated 9,000 bags of litter. Lyndon Moxham, 64, takes his two dogs, Toby and Prince, for a daily walk and on his journey helps the local environment by picking
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Griffithstown man set for Himalayan trek
THE manager of the Tithe Barn in Abergavenny is preparing to take on the Himalayan mountains next month, to help raise money for “life-transforming” charity, Dogs for the Disabled. Richard Morgan, 30, who lives in Griffithstown, will begin
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Max Boyce and Friends, Blackwood Miner's Institute
HE’S performed in some of the biggest and most well known theatres in the world, but I doubt Max Boyce would get a better welcome than the one he received at Blackwood Miners’ Institute this week. The much loved Welsh comedian and songwriter bounded
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Chepstow author shows support for libraries
CHEPSTOW author Meg Kingston held a ‘Read-In’ protest at the town's library last Saturday, as part of a national day of protests against the closures of local libraries. Read-In events were organised all over Wales and England on February 5
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Kinnock backs vote change campaign
NEIL Kinnock has joined the Labour party's yes campaign for the planned referendum that could change the way we elect MPs. The former Islwyn MP has joined colleagues Ed Miliband, Diane Abbott, and Tessa Jowell in supporting the move to the
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Is it your turn to put the kettle on?
WE were reporting the results of a survey this week that claims women make three times as many cuppas in the workplace than men. This may not be the case in every workplace of course but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more than a grain of truth
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‘Support Lloyds staff’ – AMs’ plea
ASSEMBLY members called on more support to be given to Lloyds TSB workers in Newport following the announcement that 70 jobs are under threat. The Argus reported yesterday that the 70 posts, based at the Tredegar Park site, are at risk as part
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Interest rates held at 0.5%
THE Bank of England held interest rates at 0.5% today.
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Abergavenny man left scene of sledging accident
AN Abergavenny man was given a 12 month conditional discharge yesterday for failing to stop at the scene of a fatal accident. Alwyn Smith, 35, of Charles Close, was sentenced in his absence at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court yesterday after he hit 19-year-old
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NEWPORT MURDER: Police hold man for extra 12 hours
POLICE have been given an extra 12 hours to hold a man being questioned in connection with the murder of mother-to-be Nikitta Grender. Murder hunt detectives arrested the 26-year-old man yesterday in connection with the violent killing. Gwent
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Broken down train causes 60 minute delays
Delays of up to 60 minutes to train services are reported this morning due to a broken down train. First Great Western and Arriva Trains Wales services are affected.
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Newport child porn man jailed for 2 years
A GWENT man used internet chat rooms to exchange indecent images and live out his child abuse fantasies, a court heard. Thomas Williams, 25, of Conway Road, Newport, appeared in Newport Crown Court yesterday for sentencing having previously pleaded
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Cleverly will fight for world title
CEFN Fforest star Nathan Cleverly will take on German champion Juergen Braehmer for the WBO light-heaveyweight title at Wembley Arena on April 2. The 23-year-old won the interim world title by beating Nadjib Mohammedi in Liverpool in December and, after
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Blaenau Gwent streets still Wales' dirtiest
BLAENAU Gwent was revealed as having the dirtiest streets in Wales for the third year running, according to figures published yesterday. In “How Clean Are Our Streets” by Keep Wales Tidy, Blaenau Gwent was found to have the lowest rating of cleanliness
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No further action over councillor’s racist remark
A COUNCILLOR who made a racist comments will face no further action, a tribunal ruled yesterday. Monmouthshire councillor John Major breached the councillors’ code of conduct three times while sitting on a mock-interview panel when he said one of the
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Edmonds may hang up gloves
NEWPORT super bantamweight Matthew Edmonds is considering retiring from boxing after his latest defeat. The St Joseph’s fighter, who turns 27 on Saturday, lost his challenge for the vacant British Masters title to Shaun Doherty at the Newport Centre
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U21s: Wales 2 Northern Ireland 0
WALES Under-21 boss Brian Flynn hailed a "fantastic" performance by his side after they overcame Northern Ireland 2-0 in last night's friendly at the Racecourse Ground. Daniel Alfei opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute following
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Bank agreement is welcome
WE WELCOME news that an agreement has at last been forged between the government and banks which should improve lending to businesses. We argued some time ago that the reluctance of banks to lend money was stifling any hope of a quick economic recovery
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NEWPORT MURDER: Nikitta gran pays emotional tribute
NIKITTA Grender’s grandmother left a touching tribute on a social networking site as the number of people joining online tribute groups passed 13,000. Friends of Miss Grender set up groups on social networking site Facebook within hours of the news
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Return of big guns will boost Speed
MIDFIELDER Joe Ledley believes the return of star trio Craig Bellamy, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale can transform Wales ahead of next month’s clash with England. The Celtic man played the last 30 minutes in the 3-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in
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Accident blocks Bulwark Road, Chepstow
BULWARK Road in Chepstow is partially blocked this morning due to an accident and recovery work near near St Mary's Church. Emergency services are on the scene.
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Newport cancer dad's US charity challenge
A FORMER Newport man who lost two of his children to a rare genetic disorder and fought a cancer battle himself is embarking on a charity challenge to give something back to a hospital which helped him. Hywel Morse, who emigrated to America in 1993
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We'll target Parks, says Wales flanker Warburton
SCOTLAND V WALES (Saturday KO 5pm) WALES will be on a mission when they take on Scotland at Murrayfield in Saturday’s Six Nations clash – stop Dan Parks and his support runners, writes Robin Davey. That is the warning from openside flanker Sam Warburton
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Evans gets chance to be 'magnificent' seven
DRAGONS V EDINBURGH (Saturday KO 2pm) LEWIS Evans has been handed another chance to prove himself a magnificent seven against Edinburgh on Saturday. The 23-year-old gets the nod in the back row for the Magners League clash at Rodney Parade following