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Man in Thai jail after drug swoop
A NEWPORT man is in a Thai prison after being arrested in a police sting targetting drug dealers. Marcus Parker, 45, was arrested in Phuket, along with German national Miki Maksim Klasnovic, 31, on suspicion of conspiring to supply drugs. Mr Parker,
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Council plan to tackle pothole backlog
BLAENAU Gwent's roads are so riddled with pot holes it would take 43 years to clear the backlog of repairs. A report delivered to Blaenau Gwent's executive committee today reveals the appalling condition of Valleys roads, with the highways department
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Dragons record
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons supply a record four players in the Welsh team to face the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Record try scoring wing Aled Brew, lock Luke Charteris and back row pair Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau, who makes his debut
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Win Wales v Barbarians tickets
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Church is given a £100,000 lifeline
A CHEPSTOW church with an uncertain future was thrown a lifeline after it was awarded around £100,000 of funding to repair its leaking roof. Fundraisers for St Arvan's Church are delighted they now have more than half of the money needed for
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Smoking ban for hospital grounds
SMOKING will be banned in the grounds of all hospitals in Gwent - with the probable exception of the Royal Gwent - by the end of March next year. And the area's biggest hospital is set to follow suit as soon as safety concerns over patients smoking
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Newport uni fees set
STUDENTS planning to join some of Newport’s university’s most highly regarded courses could be set to pay as much as £9,000 a year in fees. The University of Wales, Newport, said yesterday it will charge the top rate to students starting its fashion
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Union vows to fight passport office cuts
TRADE unionists vowed to continue to battle against cuts to the Newport passport office at a public meeting last night, suggesting workers may take strike action over the move. Paul McGoay, president of the Public and Commercial Service union's IPS
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Turley can spoil 'McGuigan' party
CEFN Fforest super-bantamweight Rob Turley believes he can shock the man known as the new Barry McGuigan on Saturday night. Turley challenges Belfast’s highly-rated Carl Frampton for the Celtic title as the chief support on the Matchroom Sport bill
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Fitness fight for Wales ace Halfpenny
WALES ace Leigh Halfpenny faces a race against time to be fit in time for the World Cup but is confident of making rugby’s showpiece tournament. Plagued by injuries, the wing picked up a recurrence of an ankle injury in the opening minutes of Cardiff
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Victim's disgust at attacker's caution
A VALLEYS woman says she is "disgusted" after being attacked in her own home and then hearing the woman arrested for it had been issued with a caution. Kathleen Johnson, 63, of Brynithel, says the incident happened on April 7 following a dispute over
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Todd: I've no hard feelings
DEFENDER Chris Todd insists he leaves Newport County without animosity despite revealing he wishes he could have stayed at Spytty Park. The former Torquay and Exeter City man who joined the Exiles 18 months ago after winning a fight with leukemia, has
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Estate set for pitch battle
A GROUP of Cwmbran residents say they fear a new football pitch planned at a local community centre would see anti-social behaviour escalate in the area. A proposal by Communities First Thornhill to extend the council-owned facility on Leadon Court
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Project aims to cut rate of re-offending
AN organisation is on the lookout for Gwent-based volunteers to support a £2 million-pound project across Wales which is helping ex-offenders reintegrate into the community. SOVA, Supporting Others through Voluntary Action has recently launched its '
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Blitz on drivers starts
'THINK before you drink' is the message of this year's All Wales Summer Anti Drink/Drug driving campaign. The annual campaign is being launched today and over the next month officers across Wales will be focussing their efforts on drink and drug drivers
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Faletau closing in on first cap
TOBY Faletau is moving a step nearer to making his debut for Wales and the squad for the World Cup in New Zealand in September. The Newport Gwent Dragons back row forward impressed everyone, not least Wales coach Warren Gatland, with his all-action displays
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Time running out for Abergavenny campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to buy a former school in Abergavenny and turn it into a community centre may have just eight days to secure the property. Monmouthshire Council is put Park Street Primary School, together with the former Darenfelin Primary School
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Dredge – My Wales Open dream
BRADLEY Dredge admits winning the Wales Open would represent the pinnacle of his career and revealed he is still haunted by his 2007 defeat at his home event. Blackwood’s Dredge, who has enjoyed better form in 2011 with two top-20 finishes, returns to
