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ASBO pensioner dies
THE Gwent woman who became the oldest woman in Britain to receive an anti social behaviour order has died aged 85. Dorothy Evans, of Park Crescent Abergavenny, who had the order imposed on her when was convicted of harrassing her neighbours in 2005,
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Gwent AM bids for Tory leadership
MONMOUTH AM Nick Ramsay said he will stand to become the Conservative party leader in the Assembly. The leadership was left vacant when former leader Nick Bourne last his seat at the elections at the beginning of the month. The interim
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Newport teaching assistant could scoop top award
A NEWPORT teaching assistant is in the running for a top award. Leanne Parfitt, who works at St Julians School, is a Wales finalist for Teaching Assistant of the Year in the 2011 Pearson Teaching Awards. Ms Parfitt, who has worked at
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Ebbw Vale Institute eyes £660k of lottery cash
THE company that runs Ebbw Vale Institute will apply for £660,000 worth of lottery funding to complete the refurbishment of the Grade II listed building. Social enterprise agency ProMo-Cymru reopened Ebbw Vale Institute (EVI) - which is the
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Good car-ma for Sparkle Appeal!
A NEWPORT car firm will donate a sports car to the Argus-backed Sparkle Appeal, which will eventually be auctioned to raise vital funds. Dave Mellen,45, owner of Caerleon Cars, said he was more than happy to donate the black convertable Mazda MX5 to
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CUSTODY DEATH INQUEST: Sergeant decided on hourly checks
A NEWPORT man who died in police custody was only checked hourly despite being detained under the Mental Health Act after trying to harm himself earlier that day, an inquest heard. Andrew David Sheppard, 22, was found unconscious in his cell at Newport
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Roadworks hit Valleys funeral mourners
THE brother of a Valleys woman was left devastated when he missed his sister's cremation service after getting held up in road works. Len Price, 69, and around fifty members of his family were 20 minutes late for his sister Maureen Green’s remembrance
