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Blaenau Gwent bin plan rejected
A CHALLENGE to Blaenau Gwent council's controversial plans to impose £100 fines for failing to recycle has been rejected, in a move opposition councillors branded undemocratic. The Argus reported last month that Labour councillors had "called in" the
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Family of Newport cell death man ask for trial rethink
THE FAMILY of a Newport man, who died in police custody, is calling on the CPS to reconsider its decision not to prosecute. Andrew Sheppard, 22, of Bristol Street, was found unconscious in his cell at Newport Central police station at 10.39am on October
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Gwent officers cleared after smashing pensioner's car window
TWO Gwent Police officers were cleared of any wrongdoing, after an Usk pensioner complained that "grossly disproportionate force" was used after he was pulled over for driving without a seatbelt. Clive Whatley, 71, of Ash Street, Usk, was showered with
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Oakdale residents to see windfarm plan
RESIDENTS in Oakdale will be shown latest design images for a wind energy development that could power 2,400 homes. Renewable energy developer Parrtnerships for Renewables will show computer-generated montages of how the two wind turbines should look
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Coleg Gwent students end term with a show
MUSICAL theatre students from Coleg Gwent are preparing to bring the curtain down on their academic year with a cabaret showcase. Students from the Cross Keys campus will show off their singing, dancing and acting talents in performances next
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Ryder Cup figures honoured by Queen
KEY figures involved in the Ryder Cup were among Gwent people awarded in the Queen's birthday honours list this year. Rob Holt, chief executive of the 2010 Ryder Cup, receives an OBE while the Celtic Manor's golf courses director and head greenkeeper
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Ex-soldier’s dad helps heroes with tattoo
THE father of a Newport ex-serviceman pledged his eternal support to a forces charity by having its logo tattooed on his arm. Friends and family of John Powell, 58, donated more than £500 to Help4Heroes to see him have its logo, depicting soldiers
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Newport man offers reward after carved bench is stolen
A NEWPORT man is offering a reward to anyone who helps him recover his unique garden bench. Philip Jennings, 54, returned to his home in Clement Atlee Drive on Wednesday with his wife Cynthia after a week’s holiday in New York to discover the bench,
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Harry Redknapp: Why I'm backing County
HARRY Redknapp has vowed to help his new second favourite club Newport County in any way he can, after providing a glittering reference for “the new Jose Mourinho” Anthony Hudson. Redknapp, tipped by many as the next England manager, visited
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Wales ace Bale is staying at Spurs, says boss Redknapp
WALES star Gareth Bale is definitely staying at Tottenham, according to manager Harry Redknapp, who today lifts the lid on the lengths he went to to toughen up the PFA player of the year. The 20-year old has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the past year
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Dragons set for some Euro Cup glamour ties
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons could be set for some mouth-watering cup ties against James Hook’s Perpignan, Sergio Parisse’s Stade Français or Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in next season’s Amlin Challenge Cup. The Dragons have been placed in the second tier out
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Wales Under 20s 34 - Argentina Under-20s 8
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons pair Jonathan Evans and Lewis Robling had a hand in Wales' excellent start to the IRB Junior World Championship last night with a thumping win over Argentina. Evans was coach Richard Webster's scrum-half while Newport teammate
