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Residents can air views on Ebbw Vale plans
BLAENAU Gwent council revealed more details about its plans to develop Ebbw Vale over the next decade, and is asking residents for their views on the proposals. The Argus reported last month that the authority had announced eight possible regeneration
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Youngster hear monster tales at Caldicot library
YOUNGSTERS attending Caldicot library had a good excuse to turn into ‘little monsters’ last week, as the half-term story-telling and activity session took on a Monster Tales theme. Children aged four to eight were thrilled with stories of monsters
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Caerwent residents’ fury at plan to change address
CAERWENT residents who have fought a three-year battle against plans for 145 new homes on their village green have been dealt yet another blow, after being told their addresses will be changed to accommodate the new-builds. Residents living
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Trevethin mum's outrage over school bus pass policy
A TREVETHIN mum is calling for local bus passes to be changed otherwise she will not be sending her child to school. Andrea Price, whose daughter Charlotte currently attends Pen y Garn Primary School, doesn’t want her child to attend West
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Councillors in a spin over Chepstow Racecourse roundabout
PLANS for a roundabout opposite Chepstow Racecourse are being opposed by councillors who say they have not been asked for their views on the bid. Proposals for a roundabout on the A466 have been drawn up by Monmouthshire County Council, which
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Ex-Paralympian is new Pontypool council chairman
A FORMER Welsh Paralympian is taking on a new challenge – as Pontypool Community Council’s new chairman. John Harris, 65, from Sebastopol, is fairly new to the council, only joining 18 months ago, but his passion for change has shone through and
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EBBW VALE CRASH TRIAL: ‘Bike was out of control’
AN EBBW Vale man whose girlfriend was killed when she was thrown from his motorbike told a jury he believed he had a licence to ride it. Stephen Gilgrass, 52, is on trial at Newport Crown Court accused of causing the death of Michelle Warren
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Anxious wait for Gwent care workers
WORKERS at five Gwent care homes could see their jobs axed after their troubled owner announced it was shedding up to 3,000 staff. The Argus has previously reported how Southern Cross Healthcare Group, whose 750 UK care homes include Red Rose
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Newport Deal or No Deal winner scoops £100,000 prize
A NEWPORT woman is celebrating after scooping £100,000 onTVgame show Deal or No Deal. Sam Hunt, 21, told viewers of the Channel 4 show on Monday that she would donate half of the money to a Kenyan project, which she has previously supported,
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Newport civil servants get visit from the animal kingdom
STAFF at Newport’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) got their hands on this ssssspecial guest yesterday. As part of World Environment Day, the IPO invited Dr Rhys Jones, a reptile specialist at Cardiff University and an environmental consultant
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Patients ‘stoic’ in A&E waits
HEALTH watchdogs praised the endurance of patients who waited “way beyond” the four-hour target time in the Royal Gwent Hospital’s A&E unit during a recent busy period. But they have warned that solutions to rising accident and emergency attendances
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'We just want to die' - Garnlydan crash couple tell court
AN EBBW Vale father fought back tears yesterday as he relived the “catastrophic” moment he found out his daughter had been killed in a horrific car accident. Terry Jones, 61, of Queensway, Garnlydan, said he and wife Georgina “just want to
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New Wasp Charlie aims to disarm the bandits
It'S Friday night speedway at Queensway Meadows this week when the Newport Wasps race the Berwick Bandits in the first of a Premier League double bill, with tapes up from 7.30pm. Both sides have revamped their teams in recent weeks, with Charlie Gjedde
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Teacher's ode stars in Gardener's show
A NEWPORT schoolteacher and keen gardener won a poetry competition to be published in Gardeners’ World magazine. Tony Scarfi, who teaches English and Italian at Rougemont School, will have his poem called Charlie’s Beans read out by TV gardener
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Newport pensioner takes bank protest to Senedd
A NEWPORT pensioner battling to save a city bank branch from closure handed over his 3,000-signature petition yesterday. In the two-and-a-half weeks Eric Channing, 71, stood outside HSBC in Caerleon Road, calling on the bank to reverse its decision
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Celebration time for Newport's golden boy McGoldrick
NEWLY crowned Newport boxer Sean McGoldrick got the red carpet treatment when the Irish Club threw a huge party in recognition of his newgold medal. Fireworks greeted the 19- year-old from Nash as he arrived from Cardiff with his 2010 Commonwealth
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Crosskeys man sentenced for beating his ex
A CROSSKEYS man was given a suspended sentence yesterday after admitting assaulting his former partner. In Newport Magistrates’ Court Robert Parfitt, 36, of Islwyn Road, admitted assaulting Jessica Bourne by beating on April 25. Prosecutor
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Ex-Newport court can be turned in to offices
PLANS to convert the former magistrates’ court in Newport into offices were given the green light by planners. The Ministry of Justice Shared Services department won listed building consent to carry out internal works to the Grade IIlisted
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Sport and politics don't mix? They do in Wales
THEY say sport and politics don’t mix, but in the case of football and cricket in the Principality that’s most certainly not the case. This past week has seen the worlds of sport and politics collide in a big way with two key issues. Firstly, and not
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Reservoir search for missing Caldicot man
THE search for a Gwent man who went missing after an outdoor rave in Devon is continuing to focus on a reservoir. Joel Andrews, 24, pictured, of Caldicot, went missing near Chagford on the edge of Dartmoor on May 22. Last week, his family
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Masked post-office raider locked up
A MASKED, knife-wielding robber who threatened to kill a Newport Post Office worker if she did not co-operate was locked up yesterday. Thomas Fletcher, 18, was part of a gang of four who targeted Rhiwderin Post Office as workers Jackie Jones
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New League deal a boost for the Dragons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will benefit from increased investment following a new four-year sponsorship deal which means the old Magners League will be known as the RaboDirect PRO 12. Rabobank is a Dutch co-operative bank with over 75,000 customers in Ireland
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'Vital' Caerleon cycle link opens
THE latest part of a new cycle and footpath which will eventually link Caerleon with Newport city centre was opened yesterday. The traffic-free route between Home Farm and Caerleon Comprehensive was opened by Mayor of Newport Margaret Cornelious
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Explosion causes chaos in Cwmbran
CWMBRAN residents told of ‘bedlam’ after an explosion at a warehouse in Cwmbran. Firefighters battled a blaze following an explosion at a warehouse in Cwmbran last night. Tracy McDuff, 31, lives on Moseley Terrace and said: “I came home from
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Hudson wants future Exiles to be based in the area
NEWPORT County boss Anthony Hudson is meeting several new signing targets in the next fortnight but has revealed he’ll be laying down the law to every single one of them. And the commands of manager Hudson couldn’t be simpler as he tells his charges
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World Cup boost for Dragon Burns
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons hooker Lloyd Burns looks like a certainty for the World Cup to cap his amazing rise and rise this year. He was already well in the frame after earning his first cap as a replacement for Wales against the Barbarians on Saturday and
