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Gearing up for the start of village festival
ONE of Gwent’s smallest villages, Lower Machen, is gearing up for its 44th annual festival which kicks off on tomorrow. The week-long programme of music takes place mainly at the 12th century St Michael’s Church, with the chorus of the Welsh National
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Torfaen council to decide on major plans
TWO major Torfaen planning applications will be decided on at an extraordinary council meeting next month. The application for a complete redevelopment of Cwmbran’s Arvin Meritor site, which will include a supermarket, offices and a hotel, will
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£13m project to help valleys teens
YOUNG people in Torfaen, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent who are at risk of dropping out of education are set to benefit froma new £13 million initiative. Funded by the European Social Fund and Welsh Government, the Pre-VENT 14-19 Scheme will tackle
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24 hours in gym is tonic for Sparkle
A CHARITY 24-hour gym session raised more than £1,200 for the Sparkle appeal. The Argus previously reported how Earl Palmer, of Newport, was taking on the challenge with friends to raise money for the appeal for which Mr Palmer’s cousin Daniel
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Newport singer stages thankyou concert for Royal Gwent
A NEWPORT singer and comedian is planning a fundraising concert in the autumn to raise money for the Royal Gwent Hospital’s cardiology unit. Johnny Dimes - real name John Williams - is well known on the South Wales entertainment circuit, though
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Cornish spa makes birthday to remember
ALTHOUGH perched on a headland overlooking Newquay’s finest surfing beach, the watersports weren’t what brought me and my partner to Cornwall in January. For her 40th birthday I wanted to do something special. So I thought two nights in a spa
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Trevethin teen is the Pontypool queen
TREVETHIN teenager Jodie Hughes is this year’s Pontypool carnival queen. The 16-year-old, who has just finished her GCSEs at Abersychan School, was entered for the competition by her mum. Jodie, who will start at Cross Keys College in September
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Win a stay at Swindon Marriott
WE have teamed up with the luxury Swindon Marriott to offer a superb weekend away prize for two. The four-star Marriott, in a pleasant woodland setting, is the ideal base for this weekend shopping experience at the restored Grade II Great Western
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Caerphilly moves closer to transfer of homes
THE transfer of Caerphilly’s 10,980 council houses to a social landlord will move a step closer tomorrow, with its cabinet recommended to approve the contents of an offer document for residents. This contains 85 pages, outlining the benefits of
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Newport holiday play schemes face cutbacks
CUTBACKS in holiday play schemes could save Newport council more than £26,000, according to a new report. Summer schemes in Tredegar Park, Maindee, Stow Hill and Lliswerry, will be cut from four hours a day for four weeks to two hours a day
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Tredegar march celebrates Armed Forces
THE ARMED forces were celebrated with a march and service in Tredegar at the weekend. Locals battled the rain to watch around 50 people including members of the Tredegar squadron Air Training Corps march through Bryn Bach Park to mark Armed
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Malpas pupil takes to the airwaves
A NINE year-old dyslexia suffer has obtained his amateur radio licence – giving him the freedom to speak to other radio enthusiasts all over the world. Jacob Griffiths was inspired to take up the hobby by his dad Neil Griffiths, 33, who has
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D-Day inspires Usk man's tribute run
A FORMER mayor of Usk joined the north of France in commemorating D-Day this month by taking part in a mammoth run through some of the locations where the historic landings took place. Usk town councillor Tony Kear, 44, was one of 35 people
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Abergavenny centre plan looks set for success
A COMMUNITY group campaigning to turn a former Abergavenny school into a community centre says it looks set to take over the building. The Abergavenny Community Centre Ltd (ACC) said it is in talks with Monmouthshire council about leasing Park
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Athlete race to Cardiff's Globe
HIGHLY regarded rockers Athlete will be unplugged at Cardiff's The Globe next month. Nominated for the 2003 Mercury Music with their album Vehicles and Animals, the south-east Londoners will perform in the Welsh capital on Monday, July 11. They followed
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Ex-soldier raped teen
A FORMER soldier from Newport who raped a teenage girl was jailed for 11 years. Derick John Michael Bourne, of Hoskins Street, Newport, admitted three counts of raping a teenager aged under 16 and one of indecent assault. Sentencing
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Sparkle zumbathon is a hit
FANCY dress was donned by around 85 locals at the weekend for a two-hour zumbathon in Caldicot to raise funds for the Sparkle Appeal. A cow and flowers were among the costumes at Severn View Social Club for the challenge organised by zumba teacher
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Dragons move for Tuilagi
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are set to sign Samoan international Andy Tuilagi on a two-year contract, one of the major players head coach Darren Edwards has been trying to attract to Rodney Parade. Edwards played with Tuilagi while the pair were at Leeds and
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Gwent pair go from fat boys to fit boys in 18 months
TWO Gwent businessmen have shed more than 20 stone between them while raising £7,000 for charity at the same time. Friends Lee Price, from Oakdale, and Nigel Castle, from Machen, both weighed more than 20 stone and were living on a diet of
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Police search for man with Gwent links
POLICE in Bristol are trying to trace a man with links to Gwent after an assault in the Kingswood area of the city. Avon and Somerset Police want to find Sahin Tuncel following an incident on Pound road, Kingswood, Bristol on Monday 30 May 2011.
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Crowds come out for Newport's new mayor
AROUND 300 people marched through the streets of Newport yesterday in a civic parade to celebrate the appointment of Cllr Margaret Cornelious as the new mayor. Groups including Newport and Caerleon branches of the Air Training Cadets, Newport
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16,000 domestic abuse cases in Gwent
NEW figures released today reveal the shocking scale of domestic abuse in Gwent. More than 16,000 cases of domestic abuse were reported to police in Gwent over the past two years – almost 23 a day. The figures from Gwent Police show
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Hornets duo fall at final hurdle
NEWPORT Hornets duo Jay Herne and Todd Kurtz failed to bring the British National League Championship trophy back home on Saturday night. The Australians had lined up in the final against Stoke Potters pair Simon Lambert and Tim Webster, an ex-Hornet
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Newport rapist gets 11 years
A FORMER soldier from Newport who raped a teenage girl was jailed for 11 years. Derick John Michael Bourne, of Hoskins Street, Newport, admitted three counts of raping a teenager aged under 16 and one of indecent assault. Sentencing the 54-year-old
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Historic Belle Vue Park tea house to be rebuilt
A FIRE-RAVAGED 100-year-old Newport building renovated just five years ago could be set to be rebuilt over the next few months. Last August councillors and residents were left shocked after an arson attack gutted the grade II listed Rustic
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Wales U20s to face Fiji
WALES under-20s will play Fiji in Padova on Wednesday (6pm local time) in the first of the Junior World Championship fifth place semi-finals. The Welsh youngsters beat tournament hosts Italy 56-6 in their final Pool match on Saturday, scoring eight
