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Argus helps to stop charity closure
A CLOSURE-threatened disabled people's charity is saved - after the Argus highlighted its plight. We reported in April how Blaenau Gwent Council for the Disabled, used by more than 50 people like Thelma Stead, was facing closure after 29 years because
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U20s: Wales 0 New Zealand 92
WALES under-20s suffered a crushing 92-0 defeat to New Zealand in Round 2 of the IRB Junior World Championship in Rovigo. The triple world champions were in destructive form, punishing every mistake and finishing every opportunity with clinical tries
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£150 million dualling for Heads of the Valleys
WORK to dual the final section of the A465 in Gwent will begin by 2014, after a £150 million contract was awarded to a British engineering company. Assembly transport minister Carl Sargeant announced yesterday that Costain Limited has been
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Tenants to vote on homes future
THE only remaining Gwent local authority with council houses is to consult its tenants on transferring to a social landlord because it can't afford mammoth repair costs. Caerphilly council estimates it would need to find £116.4 million over the next
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Delight as bench is returned
A NEWPORT man was reunited with his unique garden bench thanks to the Argus. We reported on Saturday how Philip Jennings, 54, had returned to his home in Clement Atlee Drive on Wednesday with his wife Cynthia after a week’s holiday in New York to discover
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£750,000 Newport Market revamp
NEWPORT’S market looks set for a dramatic £750,000 revamp in a bid to bring shoppers baack to that part of the city centre. The city council wants to build a new central entrance for the market on High Street and nurture a cafe and restaurant quarter
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Man charged after minibus crash
A 59-year-old man has been charged following an accident involving a school minibus on April 12. The man was bailed to answer charges of driving being unfit through drugs and driving without due care and attention at Caerphilly Magistrates on July
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GPS bid to tackle fly-tipping
Satellite equipment will be used to try and reduce the 2,500 incidents of fly-tipping that have blighted Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen in the past year. In the first initiative of its kind in Wales, Global Positioning System technology will
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Torfaen council's dual waste plan
Changes to how waste is collected in Torfaen including a separate food waste and cardboard collection could save the council £26 million. Officers at Torfaen council have come up with a new waste strategy in a bid to meet Welsh Government landfill
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Newport foster mum up for sign language award
A NEWPORT foster mother who learned sign language when she started caring for a deaf child is being recognised for her dedication. Lesley Bellew, 40, who has been fostering for six years, took on the challenge at the beginning of the year when
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Newport man gets carved bench back – thanks to the Argus
A NEWPORT man was reunited with his unique garden bench thanks to the Argus. We reported on Saturday how Philip Jennings, 54, had returned to his home in Clement Atlee Drive on Wednesday with his wife Cynthia after a week’s holiday in New York to
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Rogerstone teen's appeal to fund stage school dream
A NEWPORT teenager is appealing for sponsorship help after winning a place at a top stage school. The Argus reported earlier this year how Rebecca Bugeja, 18, of Lavender Way, Rogerstone, had been granted a place at the Italia Conti Academy
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Knives and booze among 1,000 items seized at Gwent courts
KNIVES, tools, and alcohol were amongst almost 1,100 items confiscated by Gwent court staff over the past two years. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show 1,090 items were taken from people entering Gwent’s four magistrates courts
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Three in court on Newport murder charge
THREE men appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of a young Newport father. Karl Drummond, 36, of Attlee Court, Caerphilly, George Glover, 39, of Stanley Road, Liverpool and Shahid Rafiq, 36, of Bryn-yr-Ysgol, Caerphilly, appeared in Newport
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Newport boxer on a mission to Mexico
GARY Buckland is sick and tired of waiting for a big opportunity to come his way, so he’s travelling 5000 miles ensure some big fight experience, writes Michael Pearlman. The 25-year old super featherweight, beaten just twice in 22 professional fights
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Severn Bridges card payments to return
USERS of cards on the Severn Bridges could be using a new PIN-less system in the next few months which officials hope will speed up toll payments at the bridge. The Highways Agency said that new debit and credit card reading systems could be put in place
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DAVEY SAYS: Brown comes up trumps again for the Dragons
THE largesse of Tony Brown continues and fans will be doing cartwheels of delight as he provides further backing to Newport Gwent Dragons and Rodney Parade. His previous multi-million pound backing for Newport and then the Dragons elevated him to almost
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New Royal Gwent heart treatment will slash wait times
SEVENTY-nine year-old Marc Walden is the first of an expected several hundred patients a year to receive angioplasty treatment in a Gwent hospital, to widen a narrowed heart artery. Until now, Mr Walden and fellow Gwent patients would have had
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Leaflets promoting Monmouthshire launched
NEW leaflets promoting six days out for tourists visiting Monmouthshire are to be launched today. Six leaflets will give tourists a list of attractions and activities in the area from castles to churches, canals, mountains and a vineyard The initiative
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Signing Doherty is just the beginning for County
NEWPORT County boss Anthony Hudson is hoping to push through the signing of three more players in the next few days, but has decided to call time on one of his current strikers. The Argus can reveal that Hudson, who has already signed goalkeeper Danny
