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Backing expected for Newbridge dance hall plans
PLANS to convert the dance hall at Newbridge Constitutional Club into three selfcontained three-storey maisonettes are set to be approved. Members of Caerphilly council’s planning committee will be recommended to approve an application at its
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Three apiece for Glamorgan pair
DEAN Cosker and Will Owen took three wickets apiece as Glamorgan bowled out Kent on an abbreviated first day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash at Cardiff. After being put in to bat Kent, who have lost their last three County Championship
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Project will target off-road bike damage
A NEW project is aiming to stop illegal off-roading by showing teenagers the damage motorbikes can cause to the countryside. The Treads project promotes responsible and safe driving, and targets teenagers in South Wales who have been in trouble
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Families enjoy day of fun on Gwent canal
GWENT families enjoyed free boat rides on the Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal on Sunday as part of a national 'go boating day'. More than 100 people visited Goytre Wharf, near Abergavenny to board a skippered narrowboat, owned by Redline Boats, and were
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Valleys school library service faces axe
THE library service which serves 98 schools in Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent is likely to be scrapped from December this year. It has been operated by Caerphilly council at annual cost of £261,596 since 1997, but the local authority's cabinet members
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Magical characters take to Ebbw Vale stage
A CAST of magical characters take to the stage tonight to bring Beauty and the Beast to Ebbw Vale. A 30-strong cast of the Ebbw Vale Operatic Society, wearing original Disney costumes, and aged from 14 to over 60 will perform a range of
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Chance to meet Thomas and friends
THE Dean Forest Railway in conjunction with the South Wales Argus is pleased to offer two family tickets to attend its Day Out With Thomas event on either Saturday, June 4, or Sunday June 5, 2011. Thomas will be visiting the Dean Forest Railway
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‘CCTV not tampered with’ - prison death inquest
AN INQUEST jury has retired to consider its verdict on the death of a Pontypool man charged with murdering his girlfriend. Daryl Terence Smith, 40, of Belle Vue Terrace, Trevethin, was found dead on October 19, 2009, in his Cardiff Prison cell
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M4 car fire at J28
A CAR is on fire at junction 28 of the M4 at Tredegar Park. Smoke is blowing across the road and the matrix sign is set to 40 mph. The blazing car is on the hard shoulder with emergency services en-route.
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ROBIN DAVEY SAYS: A season to forget for Wales AND the regions
SO much was expected from this rugby season with it being World Cup year but it has spectacularly failed to deliver. A Welsh team challenging for the Heineken Cup? Not a chance. A Welsh side bidding for Magners League silverware? Barely. So much for
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Now we want council back - Blaenau Gwent Labour
AFTER regaining the parliamentary and Assembly seats from independent control during the most turbulent six years in local politics, the Labour Party has set its sights on taking control of Blaenau Gwent council. The history is well-documented
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Woman tells of 'loving brother' killed in Abergavenny crash
THE sister of a man killed in Abergavenny on Saturday has paid tribute to the father-of-three. Kevin Thomas, 48, who died in a crash on Hereford Road, Abergavenny, on Saturday morning. Mr Thomas died after his Peugeot 306 crashed through
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Raglan church hall takes centre stage
A NEW children’s worker at a church in Gwent is hoping to reach out to the community by moving into the church hall. Hazel Cave, 43, currently lives in Usk and started her new job as a part-time children and youth worker at the Raglan Baptist
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Fab five given Wales call-up
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are celebrating after a record number of their players have been chosen in the Wales squad for the game against the Babarians at the Millennium Stadium on June 4. The fortunate five who have made the 26-man squad are wing
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Labour to form minority government
LABOUR will seek to form a minority administration in the new Welsh Assembly, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. The party missed out on an overall majority by just one seat in last week's election. Following the result, Mr Jones's party staged
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Burns delight at shock Wales call-up
LLOYD Burns could cap a whirlwind year by going from building site to representing Wales against the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium. The 26-year-old hooker was yesterday selected in a 24-man squad by coach Warren Gatland along with his
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Gatland defends inclusion of Henson
THE CELTIC Manor Wales Open can legitimately lay claim to their finest field to date after securing a host of Ryder Cup stars for Wales’ showpiece golf event. A trio of stars of the 2010 Ryder Cup will return to Newport after Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ross
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Torfaen could have £4m care shortfall
TORFAEN council is forecasting a shortfall of almost £4million in this year’s social care and housing budget. A report warns of a £3.9million shortfall for 2011/12 and suggests ways to balance the budget, save £300,000 and reduce costs.
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Tributes paid to Blaenavon biker
MOTORCYCLIST Jason Powell, who died in a road traffic collision on Friday was described as “a loveable rogue” who was “loved by everyone”, in a tribute released by his family. Mr Powell, 45, landlord of the Queen Vic, Blaenavon, was killed when
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Volunteer ready to sparkle at centre ball
THE LONG-AWAITED Serennu Children’s Centre may have opened its doors last month, but the drive for much-needed funds continues. Last month the first children crossed the threshold of the state-of-the-art facility at High Cross, which will provide
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Cwmbran internet fraudster ‘a cheap trickster’ - judge
A CWMBRAN serial internet fraudster was branded a “cheap confidence trickster” yesterday by a judge who sentenced him to 42 months’ imprisonment for seven counts of fraud. Judge David Wynn Morgan made the statement as he sentenced Phillip Shortman
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PASSPORT OFFICE: Union fury over redundancy leaflets
THE passport service was condemned yesterday after boxes of redundancy leaflets were left at the front of its Newport office in full view of staff arriving for work. Anne-Louise McKeon-Williams, branch secretary of PCS union, said the incident
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Hardship grant cut in half says Newport’s university
NEWPORT’S university says cash earmarked for emergency grants for needy students has been slashed by more than half by the Assembly this year. Figures from the University of Wales, Newport, show that while in 2009/10 it was given £485,955 for emergency
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McGoldrick finds way to pass the time
COMMONWEALTH Games gold medal hopeful Sean McGoldrick is facing a three-week countdown to find out his fate – and he’s set to wile away the time by facing the best in Europe, writes Michael Pearlman. The 19-year-old from Newport lost the Commonwealth
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Best Wales Open yet
THE CELTIC Manor Wales Open can legitimately lay claim to their finest field to date after securing a host of Ryder Cup stars for Wales’ showpiece golf event. A trio of stars of the 2010 Ryder Cup will return to Newport after Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ross
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Copper piping stripped from Fleur de Lys Miners’ Institute
VANDALS caused around £6,000 worth of damage when they stripped a community hall of its copper piping. Thieves broke into Fleur de Lys Miners’ Institute through a window on Sunday night and stole all the piping from its toilets and heating system.
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Hot spell dries Gwent rivers to record low
RIVERS in Gwent are drying up because of low rainfall and high temperatures over the last few months. Water levels in parts of the Usk, Wye and Severn rivers are at their lowest since records began in the 1960s. And while many of us
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Powell reaps rewards for going back to basics
BATSMAN Mike Powell is hoping to continue reaping the rewards of getting back to basics when Glamorgan start their County Championship clash with Kent in Cardiff this morning. The 34-year-old was dropped from the championship side in 2010 but is back
