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Newport residents quiz wannabe AMs
PEOPLE in Newport will be able to quiz their Welsh Assembly candidates at a meeting taking place later this month. In the run up to the Assembly elections, a coalition of organisations are hosting meetings across Wales to talk about housing, care and
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Ebbw Vale street attack trio locked up
THREE Gwent men are beginning jail and Youth Offenders' Institution sentences totalling more than three years after an attack in which one of their victims' heads was kicked "like a football." In all, six people, all from Ebbw Vale, were involved in
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WELSH OPEN: Stevens romps home against Murphy
MATTHEW Stevens produced one of his best performances in recent years to thrash Shaun Murphy 4-0 in Newport. Stevens stormed into the last 16 of the Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open after destroying the Magician in only 79 minutes and showed signs of
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Donor pledges ‘still rolling in’ – Cwmbran transplant man
A CWMBRAN shop owner who had a kidney transplant last year after years of dialysis says he still has people coming into his shop pledging to carry a donor card. Lawrence Evans, 53, told his story to the Argus last July, saying he wanted more people
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Plea for re-think on Abergavenny college sale
A COMMUNITY group campaigning to secure the future of a former college in Abergavenny is calling on its owners to reconsider after a deal to sell the property collapsed. Community Action to Save The Hill (CASH) wants Coleg Gwent to get back to the
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Pontllanfraith man took company’s cash to aid his pub
A GWENT firm's financial controller took more than £18,000 from the company account to cover losses on his struggling pub, a court was told. Forty-eight year-old Jonathan Powell, of The Grove, Pontllanfraith, took the money, totalling £18,118
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FoNR sponsor Newport RFC players
The Friends of Newport Rugby Trust organise sponsors for all of the Newport RFC players each season on behalf of the club. So far we have raised approaching £12K this season and Trust secretary Kev Jarvis recently handed over a cheque for this
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Race for Life returns to Newport
NEWPORT will see the return of its Race for Life this year. The 5km run is coming back to the city on September 25 after a 12-month hiatus As in previous years, it will be held at Tredegar Park to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
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Burglars pose as utility workers in Newport raid
BURGLARS posing as utility workers made off with cash from a home in Newport before being chased away by one of the occupants. Three men struck at a house in Oakfield Road while the family, two men and two women, were inside. Dressed
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Youngsters engineer London day at the races
PUPILS from a Newport primary school will travel to London next month to take part in at the Big Bang Young Scientists and Engineers Fair. Year 5 and 6 pupils at Maesglas Primary School will exhibit a model carbon dioxide-powered car they entered
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‘City centre can still thrive’ – Newport council
NEWPORT council insists the city centre can be revitalised despite having the highest number of empty shops in Wales. The authority says figures published by the Local Data Company (LDC) showing 28.8 percent of shops in Newport were vacant,
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Going Straight, Dolman Theatre
Newport’s, Dolman Theatre took on the chic yet vulgar opulence of an ex-pat villain’s Spanish villa, in Richard Harris’ comedy thriller, Going Straight. In the capable hands of director Catherine Cook, the menacing twists and turns of the plot
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NIKITTA KILLING: Nikitta’s parents face murder accused
THE parents of murdered pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender faced her alleged killer in court yesterday. Paul and Marcia Grender sat with their 19-year-old daughter’s boyfriend Ryan Mayes, 17, in a packed public gallery at Cardiff Crown Court. The
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Speed was vital for sick miners
DESPITE winning an important legal judgement in the late 1990s red tape and delays meant that many miners had to wait years before seeing any cash. In 1998 campaigners won a vital High Court battle to force the government to pay compensation to sufferers
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WELSH OPEN: Williams delighted by fine form
GWENT'S Mark Williams kept up the momentum from last week's title-winning performance at the German Masters to ease into the second round at the Newport Centre yesterday. The Cwm-born star beat Hong Kong's Marco Fu 4-0 in little more than an
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WELSH OPEN: Passport to round two for Robertson
AUSTRALIAN Neil Robertson staged a stirring comeback from 2-0 down to beat Nigel Bond 4-2 at the Newport Centre last night. The 2007 Welsh Open champions earned a last 16 meeting with Graeme Dott. Robertson nearly missed the German Masters
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Victory for miners
WE WELCOME the publication of figures today which show that former Gwent miners, or their families, received £88m in compensation for chest diseases. If nothing else the staggering amount of money paid out illustrates the extent of the problems which
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Politicians welcome miners’ payout
POLITICIANS today welcomed the money paid out to miners and their families. MP Peter Hain, who was a tireless supporter of our said: “This is an incredible landmark in the journey to ensure that our miners and their families receive the compensation
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Miners campaign gets £88 million of justice
THEY were hailed as the heroes of the South Wales Valleys, putting their lives on the line everyday to keep the thriving coal industry going. Today we reveal how the thousands of Gwent miners and their families have finally received justice
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'Go back to your roots' urges former Dragons skipper
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons should go back to their roots and become more of a community club, urges their former No 8 Michael Owen, who captained Wales in their Grand Slam triumph in 2005. He also believes the Dragons should use what he describes
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Malpas bush fire causes M4 delays
TRAFFIC is very slow on the M4 around Newport due to a bush-fire this morning. Foliage next to the motorway caught fire on the Malpas straight between J27 and J26. Congestion is reported as far back as J29 eastbound and to J24 westbound. Earlier
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Dragons suffer Willis blow
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons skipper Tom Willis could miss the rest of the season after suffering a hand injury. The hooker broke a bone and damaged ligaments in Saturday’s Magners League win against Edinburgh at Rodney Parade. The New Zealander
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Dean of Monmouth becomes South Atlantic bishop
THE Dean of Monmouth will become the bishop of a group of islands in the South Atlantic after being elected to a new position. The Very Revd Dr Richard Fenwick has been elected as Bishop of St Helena by the bishops of the synod of the church of the
