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Controversial Brynithel homes plan approved
PLANS to build five houses in a Valleys village have been approved by a planning inspector, despite being rejected by Blaenau Gwent council and a 23 year fight by residents. Planning inspector Emyr Jones has approved an application for outline
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Valleys woman celebrates 100th birthday
A VALLEYS woman who went out dancing until she was 91 celebrated her 100th birthday at the weekend. Swffryd-born Daisy Penn welcomed the milestone with a party with friends and family at her home in Ty Derwen residential home, Crumlin, including
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Newport blaze was a ‘cry for help’
A NEWPORT man who set fire to his mother’s home is beginning a 32-month prison sentence. Christopher Priestnall appeared at Cardiff Crown Court for sentencing, having previously pleaded guilty to arson reckless as to whether life was endangered
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Five Dragons in Wales squad
HOOKER Lloyd Burns is one of five Newport Gwent Dragons to be selected in a 24-man Wales squad for next month's Millennium Stadium clash against the Barbarians. Burns is joined by fellow uncapped forward Toby Faletau and Luke Charteris, Dan Lydiate and
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Still no sign of new Brynithel centre
THREE years after their community centre was knocked down following an arson attack the residents of Brynithel are still wondering what has happened to its replacement. The Brynithel Youth and Community Centre at the welfare ground was built
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Llantilio Crossenny Festival, Mozart's The Magic Flute
Opera for children has long occupied a small but special place in Gwent and its surrounding area. Either someone - usually Rhymney Valley composer Mervyn Burtch - writes an original piece for them or the kids have a go at an existing masterpiece.
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Former Newport Dean is now island's bishop
THE former Dean of Newport Cathedral was elected Bishop of St Helena in a ceremony at the weekend. Dr Richard Fenwick was given the title at George Cathedral in South Africa after being elected bishop of the South African province in February
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Newport bride has perfect dress - thanks to the Argus
A BRIDE who lost her wedding dress when the company she bought it from went bust has married her fiancee in a “perfect” wedding ceremony - thanks to the Argus. Tracy Thomas, 42, from Bryn Bevan in Newport, married her fiancee Andrew
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PM’s message to Argus readers
Prime Minister David Cameron is supporting the Newspaper Society’s Local Newspaper Week and today sends a message to readers of the Argus FOR decades, local newspapers have faced fierce competition. First there was the radio, then television,
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Vandalism proves costly for Gwent schools
GWENT schools spent more than £200,000 repairing vandalism and arson damage over the past two years. Figures obtained from the councils in Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Newport and Torfaen under the Freedom of Information Act show that between
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Usk golf club's speedy kids' attraction
A GWENT golf club will become the first in the UK to open a Speed Slide for children. Brothers Benjamin Morgan, 40, Jonathan, 42, and James, 26, who own the family-run Alice Springs Golf Club at Kemeys Commander, near Usk, began building a
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Two killed in Gwent road crashes
TWO people were killed in separate accidents in Gwent over the weekend. Landlord Jason Powell, 46, of Blaenavon was killed on Friday night when the motorbike he was riding was in a crash with a car and a van on the B4246 Varteg Road between
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Supermarket giant will be boost to Cwmbran
MORE than 800 jobs are set to be created in Cwmbran, through plans for a major redevelopment of the town’s Arvin Meritor site, the Argus can exclusively reveal today. Supermarket giant Morrisons and Meritor, which runs its brake business at
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Evans gets title belt to add to baby joy
WITH a Welsh title belt round his waist and a new baby on the way it’s double celebration time for Pontypool’s Jeff Evans. The talented Talywain fighter, trained by former Team Calzaghe star Gary Lockett, beat Llanelli’s Shon Davies to take his Welsh
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Ryder heroes return
RYDER Cup heroes Ross Fisher, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Hanson have confirmed that they will be joining last October's match-winner Graeme McDowell and captain Colin Montgomerie in returning to Celtic Manor for the Saab Wales Open on June 2-5.
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A professional job – Cronk
NEWPORT head coach Sven Cronk hailed a “professional job” by his players after they wrapped up a playoff victory over Tonmawr by half-time at Rodney Parade. The Black and Ambers headed to their changing-room with a 31-0 lead after crossing for four first-half
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Defence seals Newport's play-off win
THE SCORELINE may not suggest it. but it was Newport’s defence that was the key to their play-off victory against Tonmawr on Saturday. The Black and Ambers beat the Pitmen to move to within 80 minutes of next season’s British and Irish Cup. However,
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Ebbw Vale Marmite artist wows Britain’s Got Talent
A VALLEYS art student who depicted Michael McIntyre using just toast and Marmite is through to the next round of Britain’s Got Talent. Nathan Wyburn, 21 from Ebbw Vale, pictured, has a worldwide following after uploading videos of him working
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Edwards: Dragons are on the up
THERE is only one way for Newport Gwent Dragons to go, insists head coach Darren Edwards, despite the curtain falling on their season with a rare Rodney Parade defeat at the hands of Ulster on Friday night. The Irish province achieved their first victory
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Sean McGoldrick could get Commonwealth gold
NEWPORT teenage boxer Sean McGoldrick looks set to be handed the gold medal he narrowly missed out on at Delhi’s Commonwealth Games last year, after his opponent failed a drugs test. Nineteen-year-old Mr McGoldrick brought a silver medal home
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I’ve been blessed with my baby boy - Alway mum
WHEN Deacon Gilbert was born last June, he weighed less than a bag of sugar. Against all the odds, baby Deacon turns one next month - but the party could be in hospital as he waits for a life-saving heart operation. His mum Jessica Gilbert,
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The king of golf
WHERE do you even begin in paying tribute to someone as great as Severiano Ballesteros? He didn’t dominate golf, he completely and utterly embodied it, inspiring and delighting like no-one else in history. With a swashbuckling style and sheer ability
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Ambulance response times improve across Gwent
EMERGENCY ambulance response times improved across Gwent's five local authority areas during March, despite an increase of more than 10 per cent in calls against the same period last year. Performance in reaching category A emergency calls inside eight
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Rees stars as Glamorgan get off the mark
GARETH Rees scored only his second one-day century as the Glamorgan Dragons secured their first win of the Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a 29-run victory over the Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford. The opener made 110 in just 103 balls as the
