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Could you be Monmouth's carnival queen?
THE search is on for this year’s Monmouth Carnival’s King and Queen. Organisers are searching for youngsters between seven and 14 to take part in next month’s carnival procession. The carnival committee is also hoping to find attendants to escort
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Knitting a hit with Newbridge pupils
STUDENTS at Newbridge School are swapping their lunch hour for a knitting club, as they learn to “stitch one, purl one” in aid of charity. The new knitting group has been set up at the secondary school, with the help of a £100 donation from Abercarn
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Campaign aims to cut risk of diabetes cases
PHARMACIES across Gwent are offering free diabetes risk assessments to customers until the end of next week, as part of a Wales-wide public health campaign. And a Cwmbran woman, whose diabetes diagnosis two years ago came as a complete shock
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Trekking Blaina teens thank Trust
FIVE Blaina teenagers are preparing to trek through the Borneo jungle to raise money for charity that helped them turn their lives around. Callan Wheeler, Adam Hughes, Kieran Meek, Ryan Offers and George Thomas, all aged between 16 and 18, will
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Newport bike case teen locked up
A NEWPORT teenager was locked up for driving an offroad bike round a Newport housing estate. Kyle Bush, 18, was sentenced after pleading guilty to driving while disqualified, dangerous driving and driving without insurance. Newport Magistrates
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Monkeys come in from the cold
THE Arctic Monkeys, Sheffield’s greatest musical export since Pulp, hit the road this autumn with a major UK tour. The band are coming to the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Tuesday, November 1. They exploded onto the music scene in late
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MS sufferers’ set for zip slide charity effort
TWO MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferers are preparing to zip slide 242ft off Newport’s Transporter Bridge to raise money for the MS Society. Jackie Emms, 51, from Undy, uses a wheelchair most of the time, but she is determined to haul herself up
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It’s Monday so it must be The Saturdays
AFTER a sell-out tour earlier this year and the highly anticipated release of their new album this autumn, The Saturdays have announced their biggest tour to date which includes a gig in Cardiff. Frankie, Mollie, Una, Vanessa and Rochelle will perform
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Caldicot school nets green prize
A SCHOOL in Caldicot won £6,000 after picking up a top UK award for green schools. Castle Park Primary School was named the regional and national Young People’s Trust for the Environment TOTAL Green School award winner in recognition of its
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Council to invest in Newport centre revamp bid
NEWPORT city council is to invest in the shopping centre scheme to redevelop the city centre. Cabinet members agreed in principle to the council becoming one of the early investors to help drive the relaunched Friars Walk scheme forward.
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Success of valleys electronics firm hailed
A VALLEYS electronics company has been praised by Wales’ first minister for leading the way through the economic downturn. Axiom Manufacturing Services, in Newbridge, provides products for the medical, industrial, defence and aerospace sectors
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Take a walk down Avenue Q
AFTER nearly five years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness, London’s funniest show is hitting the road. The Tony Award-winning Avenue Q is the irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on a downtown New
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Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones at the Borough
ABERGAVENNY’S The Borough Theatre has some top quality entertainment for family audiences next week on Friday, June 24 with a show that took last year’s Adelaide and Edinburgh festivals by storm. Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones is said to be an hour of
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‘No room for complacency’ - Newport social services boss
NEWPORT’S head of social services warns that while the foundations remain strong to deliver high quality services, there is no room for complacency. In his second annual report Stewart Greenwell says there is a growing confidence among front line practitioners
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Abergavenny woman's 40th birthday quest is on fire!
AN Abergavenny midwife turned firefighter for a day in her quest to complete a list of 40 things to do before her 40th birthday. Emma Mills, 39, has just months to complete challenges such as climbing Snowdon and completing the Great North
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Three-hour Brynmawr blaze cause probed
FIVE agricultural lorries containing 50 tonnes of cardboard were severely damaged following a fire at a Brynmawr industrial estate early yesterday. The blaze broke out at around midnight at the Blaenant Industrial Estate, with firefighters
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Death of Abergavenny man 'unexplained' - inquest
THE death of an Abergavenny man whose body was found near a Gwent canal remains unexplained, an inquest ruled yesterday. Richard Yan Hancock, 41, of Llanfoist, was found near the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal on February 11 more than eight
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Blaina designer mines the past for inspiration
STUDENTS at a Gwent college are gearing up to showcase their talents at a show due to take place next week. Coleg Gwent Art & Design students are to take part in their end of year show at Crosskeys Campus on June 21 to 24. The show will focus
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Is you dad the best thing since sliced bread?
FOR this Father’s Day, Brace’s Bakery has teamed up with the South Wales Argus to offer you the chance to show your dad he’s the best thing since sliced bread with this fabulous garden shed. This top-of-the-range 8x6 shiplap shed is a great
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Doherty: Exiles are on the up
NEW signing Tommy Doherty is not concerned about dropping down into the Conference – because Newport County won’t be there for long. The 32-year-old former Northern Ireland international midfielder has been a Football League regular for the last 15 years
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Family in Chepstow Road fire escape drama
A FIRE tore through a Newport home in the earlier hours of yesterday morning. People living next door to the house on Chepstow Road, Maindee, raised the alarm when they noticed smoke billowing into an upstairs rooms from the ceiling. The family-of-six
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Cwmbran biker lost control before fatal crash
A KEEN motorcyclist from Cwmbran died after losing control of his bike and colliding with a car, an inquest heard yesterday. Daniel Andrew Walker, 23, of Croesyceiliog, died on February 12 this year after riding his purple Suzuki motorcycle along
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Mountain challenge still on - Richard Parks
BRAVE Richard Parks, pictured on the summit of Everest, is to continue his £1 million mountaineering challenge despite admitting it poses a threat to his life. The former Newport Gwent Dragons player, 33, flies to Alaska today ready to climb
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Fitness boost for Dragons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been handed a close-season fitness boost with a host of players who needed operations expected to be ready for the start of the new season. The biggest concern has been at lock where Rob Sidoli and Scott Morgan both suffered
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Valleys social services set to merge?
BLAENAU Gwent and Caerphilly could become the first councils in Wales to merge their social services departments to deal with the increasing demand for services in a tough economic climate. A report due to go before Blaenau Gwent’s executive
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Warning on public sector pensions
Public sector workers have been warned that it would be a "colossal mistake" to spurn the Government's pensions deal and sacrifice the best offer they will be made "for years to come". Against the threat of a wave of industrial action, Chief Secretary
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Brown excited by London Welsh move
LONDON Welsh have signed towering second row Adam Brown from Newport Gwent Dragons. The 6ft 6in, 18st 23-year-old came through the Academy system at the Dragons, after playing his early rugby at Bassaleg School. While in the Dragons
