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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Local teen arrested
GWENT Police have arrested a 15-year-old local boy on suspicion of arson and he is currently in police custody. Firefighters received a call at 7.15pm, South Wales Fire and Rescue Group Manager Vaughan Jenkins said and crews from New Inn, Malpas
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Firecrews still fighting Cwmbran blaze
FIREFIGHTERS are still tackling a Cwmbran blaze and are expected to stay at the scene throughout the night. Residents near the furniture warehouse on Avondale Road are being advised by police to close their doors and windows as a precaution
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Abuse of elderly under the spotlight
CONCERNS about the abuse of the elderly in the community will be put under the spotlight at a special information event in Caerphilly county next week. Caerphilly council’s protection of vulnerable adults team is holding a drop-in session at
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BREAKING NEWS...Warehouse fire in Cwmbran
Firefighters are battling a blaze at the former Complete Homes home furniture clearance warehouse in Cwmbran. Police are at the scene and Avondale Way is currently closed off. Officers are advising residents to stay indoors and close
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Call for dog owners to clean mess
THE mayor of Caldicot is urging dog owners to clean up after their pets following a campaign by pupils at Castle Park Primary School. Cllr Maria Stevens wants residents to report anyone they see not cleaning up dog mess to Monmouthshire council
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Art and embroidery in Cwmcarn Forest exhibition
A VALLEYS art group is enjoying its first exhibition. Blackwood and District Art Group is displaying 45 pieces at Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre, including a variety of drawings and paintings as well as pieces of embroidery. The art community
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Health bosses preparing critical care centre case
HEALTH bosses in Gwent are busy preparing an outline business case for the relaunched £230 million Specialist and Critical Care Centre project – the centrepiece of the area’s hospital services modernisation plans. The future of the long-awaited
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Cwmbran society out to unearth ancient history
A TORFAEN charity launched last month to discover more about Cwmbran’s history is calling for new members. The Ancient Cwmbran Society was set up at the end of May as a result of public interest in the Ancient Cwmbran and the Cistercians Project
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Tribute to Newport mum who gave so much
FAMILY, friends and colleagues of a Newport childcare worker who died last year planted a tree in her memory at the centre where she worked. Brave Helen Finnamore lost her nine year battle with cancer in May 2010 aged just 42. But determined
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Newport teen robber locked up
A TEENAGER who helped a gang rob a Newport newsagents at knifepoint is beginning 18 months behind bars. Cardiff Crown Court also heard the 17-year-old, who cannot be named, told “a pack of lies” to the jury throughout his trial when he claimed
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Police to sell unit to council
CAERPHILLY Council will buy Markham Resource Centre from Gwent Police for £57,500, it was decided yesterday. The police authority offered to sell the freehold to the council, with the local authority’s cabinet agreeing to the purchase. It is
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Ambulance response times worsen in April
EMERGENCY ambulance response times fell across most of Gwent during April compared with the same month last year - but remained just above the Wales performance target. Only in Monmouthshire did performance improve this April compared with
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Argus man’s anger at hit and run damage
A HIT and run driver caused around £2,000 worth of damage after reversing into a parked car before fleeing the scene. Argus worker Ian Read was woken by neighbours who heard a crash outside his home in Henry Wood Walk, Alway, Newport, at around
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Daughter makes it five generations for Newport fishmongers
THIS week, Lisa Martins will become the fifth generation of her family to run a Newport fishmongers as her father steps down after 30 years in charge. Rob Needham, 57, has been at the helm of Needhams in the Indoor Market since 1981 when he ran
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Look Roo's watching Turley
CEFN Fforest’s Rob Turley may have been beaten but he picked up a lot of new fans during Saturday’s televised clash with Carl Frampton, including football megastar Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United and England striker was hooked by Turley’s career-best
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Address care crisis now
IT IS worrying that a union is now warning that other care home providers in the UK are “on the brink of collapse” following the revelations over Southern Cross. Southern Cross, which is responsible for looking after 31,000 elderly residents, including
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Caldicot gym gives tonic for the troops
MEMBERS of a Caldicot and a Chepstow fitness club collected more than 50 shoe-boxes of goods to send out to local soldiers in Afghanistan. More than 50 women from the Curves fitness centres in Caldicot and Chepstow donated items including sweets
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Stolen chemical recovered in Ebbw Vale
POLICE recovered a combustible chemical yesterday morning which had been reported stolen fromthe back of a lorry in Ebbw Vale. The 20kg cardboard box containing Perkadox, a white powder, which had been hidden behind a building, was found by
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Ebbw Vale man drove car at love rival
AN EBBW Vale man was given a suspended sentence after admitting assaulting his ex-partner’s new boyfriend and driving a car at him. Kevin Bowers, 39, of Beaufort Street, appeared at Newport Crown Court for sentencing onMonday, having previously
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Lockett: Rees needs to shape up
TRAINER Gary Lockett insists Gavin Rees is on course for another world title tilt but has warned his fighter, you’re still letting yourself down outside of the ring. Newbridge puncher Rees, known as ‘The Rock’ won the European lightweight title at the
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Caerleon campus drama man cautioned
A MAN wanted by armed police following an incident at the University of Wales, Newport’s Caerleon campus gave himself up, the force confirmed yesterday. The 25-year-old man called officers and arranged to meet them at the campus off Lodge Road
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Od couple are Tyne travellers
RELEASED Newport County utility man Eddie Odhiambo and striker Yemi Odubade last night signed deals with Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Gateshead. The mid-table outfit, hammered 7-1 by County on the final day of last season, have acquired the
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Three teens held after supermarket break-in
THREE teenagers were arrested following a burglary at a Newport Tesco store in the early hours of yesterday. A 19-year-old man and two boys aged 17 and 16 were still in police custody, being questioned last night. Police were called to Tesco
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EBBW VALE CRASH TRIAL: ‘Bike accelerated and I lost control’
AN EBBW Vale man whose girlfriend was killed when she was thrown from his motorbike told police he lost control of the vehicle moments before, a court heard yesterday. In Stephen Gilgrass’ statement read out to the jury at Newport Crown Court
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Father sues Garnlydan crash driver
THE father of one of the four Ebbw Vale teenage girls killed in a car crash in 2006 is suing the driver of the car. Terry Jones’ 16-year-old daughter, Louise, died when the car she was travelling in crashed on the Llangynidr moors on the mountain
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Chepstow school blaze was arson
A FIRE that destroyed a Chepstow infants school last Friday was started deliberately, fire investigators confirmed yesterday. A spokeswoman for the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze at Thornwell Primary School, Bulwark, was
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Owen: Dragons duo will stay in
THE young back row on duty for Wales against the Barbarians will be the unit for the World Cup, predicts Grand Grand Slam winning captain Michael Owen, the former Wales No 8. It was out with the old and in with the new as debut maker Toby Faletau, just
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McGoldrick’s golden dream comes true
“A DREAM come true” was how Newport boxer Sean McGoldrick described being awarded a Commonwealth gold medal last night. It’s been a long time coming, but yesterday McGoldrick got the medal he richly deserved. He returned from the 2010
