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Newport man gets fit and scales three peaks
A NEWPORT man scaled the Welsh three peaks in around 17 hours after being inspired through a local military-based fitness group. Ed Saville, 41, from Ridgeway, embarked on the major challenge along with members of British Military Fitness (BMF), a
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Stoddart to miss first World Cup training camp
WALES wing Morgan Stoddart has picked up a thigh strain in training which will rule him out of next week's pre-Rugby World Cup training camp in Spala. The squad leave for the first of two separate week-long training camps in Poland on Saturday with
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Volunteers help Newport church mark bible anniversary
MORE than 100 volunteers are helping a Newport church to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James bible, by reading the entire text out loud this week. Congregation members from Bethesda Baptist Church in Rogerstone are being joined
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Cwmbran enthusiasts unearth ancient well
AMATEUR archaeologists in Cwmbran have discovered a well while excavating what they believe is an ancient religious site. The Ancient Cwmbran Society discovered the well on Tuesday during a seven day dig in Greenmeadow Woods. Volunteers
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Quarter of Wales Ombudsman cases over NHS
A QUARTER of all cases now dealt with by Wales' Public Services Ombudsman relate to the NHS. And while complaints relating to local authorities and other public service providers remained broadly the same during 2010/11, in the health service sector
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Man, 87, dies after Bassaleg tractor accident
AN 87-YEAR-OLD man died in hospital after being rescued when a tractor rolled over at a Newport farm. It is understood that he was driving the tractor when it rolled over and he became trapped on private land at Duffryn Court Farm, Bassaleg
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Another man charged in Newport murder probe
ANOTHER man was charged today with the murder of a man found fatally injured on Newport's Chepstow Road. 30-year-old Stanislaw Gliszczynski was charged with the murder of 34-year-old Ramunas Raulinautis who died at Morriston Hospital on Saturday 12th
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Viagra keeps Newport baby alive
AT JUST five months old, little Cerys Small has survived three open heart operations and is being kept alive thanks to daily doses of Viagra. The youngster from Maesglas is set to go under the knife again when she gets older, but it’s the drug
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Travel charges stagger
IT IS only right that travel companies are being threatened with action over the appalling charges they whack on customers who pay with a debit or credit card. The Office of Fair Trading says UK customers spent £300 million on surcharges in 2009
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Gwent retail workers facing uncertain future
IT’S AN uncertain future for dozens of Gwent workers as three major High Street chains announce closure plans. Major carpet retailer Carpetright has reported a 70 per cent slide in full-year profits and warned it will close more stores in an
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Workers help create garden for Duffryn School
PUPILS at a Newport school are learning about food from the garden to the plate thanks to a little help from one of the city’s biggest employers. Fourteen staff from the Intellectual Property Office on Cardiff Road raised funds from local businesses
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Global theme for Maindee festival
NEWPORT and Zimbabwe will come together at this year’s Maindee Festival. Members of the Maindee Festival Association have established a partnership with the Grassroots Theatre Company of Bulawayo to form Grassroots Cymru. And now the team
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Gwent WI members unite for celebration
AFTER months of preparation and hours spent slaving over hot stoves, women from all over Gwent joined forces at the weekend to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Gwent Federation of the Women’s Institute. The federation has 53 branches
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Police continue to quiz man in Newport murder probe
A MAN arrested on suspicion of a Newport murder was still being quizzed by detectives last night. Stanislaw Gliszcynski, 30, was arrested in London on Saturday on suspicion of the murder of Ramunas Raulinautis, 34, who was found fatally injured
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Family puts luxury Newport castle on sale
A GWENT castle renovated to include all the luxuries of the most upmarket homes has gone on the market with a price tag of almost £3 million. Kemeys Folly, in Langstone, near Newport, has gone up for sale with a guide price £2.75 million two
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The Ghost and Mrs Muir, New Theatre
Widow Lucy Muir makes her mind up and sticks to it. When a patronizing estate agent tells her she won’t like the criminally cheap and isolated seaside cottage, she insists upon seeing it and immediately takes it there on the spot, despite it quickly becoming
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Trio jailed over raids on Gwent service stations
THREE men were jailed yesterday their part in a spate of 22 Gwent burglaries where £90,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen and £35,000 of damage caused. Cardiff Crown Court heard the attacks on shops and service stations bore “striking similarities
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TEACHER STRIKE: More schools set to close
TEACHER STRIKE: More schools set to close MORE Gwent schools have confirmed they will close tomorrow as a result of mass industrial action by public service workers across the country. The Argus reported yesterday that more than 4,000 Gwent
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Campaigners’ new bid to stop Lysaghts site supermarket
CAMPAIGNERS against building another supermarket in Newport are trying to get a court order to quash the plans, although the store is already under construction. The Morrisons supermarket which is being built at the Lysaghts Institute is the
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Firecrews fight Newport school blaze
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a Newport school last night. Firecrews were called to St Andrews Junior School on Corporation Road at 10pm yesterday. An investigation is now underway. The junior school will be closed until Monday
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PASSPORT OFFICE: AM slams minister's 'phantom jobs' claim
THE Government minister who oversaw the reduction in jobs and functions at Newport's Passport Office is being "hypocritical and misleading" in suggesting that staff set to lose their jobs could find other public sector work in South Wales, says
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6 million Brits 'have no savings'
Squeezed household incomes mean one in eight Britons has no savings while a third have been left with too little cash to cope with an emergency, new research claims. Some 13% or six million people have no savings, according to research by NS
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Phillips a lucky boy, says Ring
FORMER Wales star Mark Ring believes Mike Phillips is “lucky” to be allowed back into the national squad but welcomes the return of a key player for the World Cup. The 28-year-old scrum-half was banned from Wales’ World Cup training squad earlier this
