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Glamorgan lose again at home
GLAMORGAN were humbled again at home when Surrey eased to an 18-run win at the Swalec Stadium. The home side were set a highly competitive total after Zander de Bruyn (70) and Jason Roy (51) got stuck into their attack. And Glamorgan
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Chernobyl kids’ get happy holiday in Monmouthshire
CHILDREN from Chernobyl are enjoying time with Gwent families thanks to a local charity. Friends of Chernobyl Children (FOCC) Monmouthshire branch has paid for the ten children to come over from the village of Mogilev, near Belarus, and spend
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Donovan takes up role as captain
FORMER Neighbours star Jason Donovan will appear as Captain Von Trapp alongside Connie Fisher as Maria in the Sound of Music when it returns to Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre this summer. The Australian Donovan has had a successful and varied
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Gwent team to cycle 284 miles for hospice
TWO Gwent men who lost their siblings to cancer are cycling from Chepstow to Penzance to raise cash for the hospice that helped their families. Carl Marshall, 22, and Marc Jenkins, 21, set off on their 284-mile challenge with seven
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Prophets get ready to rock again
WELSH rockers Lostprophets released their first album, thefakesoundofprogress, just over ten years ago. And to celebrate, the Pontypridd band are playing three special gigs this summer in addition to their previously announced festival appearances
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Enjoy the dishes you create - Simon King, 1861, nr Abergavenny
Meet the chef...Simon King,chef/proprietor at 1861,near Abergavenny. How long have you been a chef and where did you train? I have been a chef since the age of 16, which is now 21 years. I trained with the Roux brothers at their 3 Michelin star
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Don’t miss the festival - The Greenhouse, Cwmbran
THE Greenhouse is a picturesque classic pub located near the beautiful village of Llantarnam. It has a great balance between being a high quality community pub and a great food destination. With an attractive walled lawn garden, this
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Soup of the day
FOLLOWING their successful trip to this year’s Download Festival, Bowling For Soup have announced they will return to the UK in October for a major headline tour. With California’s Suburban Legends and Orange in support, they come to Cardiff University
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‘Lost’ Abergavenny manor site reveals its secrets
A FOUR-year project by a group ofamateur archaeologists has uncovered a manor house complex at a site near Abergavenny. Trostrey Excavation Group discovered the complex after studying an aerial photograph of the area which showed an irregular
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Greg is inbetween gigs
GREG Davies, star of BAFTA-winning comedy The Inbetweeners, returns to The Glee Club in Cardiff on Wednesday, December 7 with his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated stand-up show. His highly-regarded debut Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog was a critically
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Lawn festival is a cut above the rest
THIS year’s Folk on the Lawn festival, set in the beautiful grounds of Abbey Mill, Tintern, promises to be the biggest yet. Over 25 performers will be there, from Wales, England, Ireland, Germany and the United States, to perform between July 16
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Chepstow couple celebrate tragic tot
CHEPSTOW-born couple, Kirsty and Patrick Thompson have vowed to always mark the birthday of their late daughter, Lacey- Esme – who was born with Down’s Syndrome on July 26, 2009, and died just ten days later – with a celebration rather than sorrow
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Emergency services stage chemical spillage drill
A MAJOR emergency service training exercise took over a Newport car park yesterday as police, fire and ambulance staff practised what they would do in the event of a chemical spillage. More than 60 emergency service staff as well as around 20
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Blaenavon scientist honoured for Antarctic work
A BLAENAVON scientist who died in the Antarctic has been remembered, 50 years after his death. After obtaining a Zoology BSc in 1959 from Swansea University, Roger Filer went to Signy Island to take part in research on the sheathbill bird,
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Rhiwderin allotment site homes set for green light
FORTY homes look set to be built on former allotments in Rhiwderin – despite fears of over development on the 3.25- acre site. Allotment holders fought a protracted battle with landlord Newbridge Estates three years ago over the site, off Harlech
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Man in court to face Newport murder charge
A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with a Newport murder. Stanislaw Gliszczynski, 31, of no fixed abode, appeared at Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of Ramunas Raulinautis. He is also charged with the attempted
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Machen Show marks 70th year
ONE of Gwent’s biggest annual shows celebrates its 70th anniversary tomorrow. Machen Show takes place at Mill Farm and draws thousands of visitors each year to see dog shows, crafts stalls, and a host of competitions. Machen ShowSociety
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Manufacturing sector growth slows
The manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace for nearly two years in June, raising fresh doubts about its ability to power the UK's economic recovery. The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index, where a reading of more than 50 indicates growth in
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Pontymoile teacher off to Honduras jungle
A TEACHER at Pontymoile Primary will be undertaking valuable research during six weeks in the jungle. John Meredith, 39, flew out to the Cusuco Cloud Forest National Park in Honduras this week with UK- based organisation Operation Wallacea.
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Three in four small firms paid late
Almost three out of four small firms have been paid late in the past year, often causing a 'vicious circle’ of delays to settling up with their suppliers, a report said today. The Federation of Small Businesses said a survey of 1,700 members found that
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Dragons duo scoop top awards
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons pair Aled Brew and Toby Faletau won the two top gongs at the Welsh Rugby Players Association’s awards function. Wing Brew, 24, was named player of the year while fellow Wales squad member No 8 Faletau, 20, took the young player
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Dishwasher caused Newport school fire
A FIRE that closed a Newport school is believed to have been caused by a fault in a staffroom dishwasher, South Wales Fire Service said yesterday. Pupils at St Andrew’s Junior School, in Corporation Road, Lliswerry, will be allowed to return
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Halfpenny upbeat on World Cup dream
WALES ace Leigh Halfpenny faces a race against time to be fit in time for the World Cup but is confident of making rugby’s showpiece tournament. Plagued by injuries, the wing picked up a recurrence of an ankle injury in the opening minutes
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Parking worries prompt red light for Newport tower block
PROPOSALS for a 14-storey apartment block next to Newport’s George Street Bridge will go before city councillors next week – but planners are recommending that permission be refused. The 151 feet (46 metres) high block, earmarked for Coverack
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Touch and go for Halfpenny: Gatland
WALES coach Warren Gatland has warned Leigh Halfpenny’s participation in the World Cup is in the balance. The 22-year-old Cardiff Blues winger is currently wearing a protective boot after an operation on his troublesome left foot. Halfpenny had an injury-plagued
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Woman ‘violated’ by Gwent doctor’s call
A MARRIED woman said she felt “violated” after a Newport doctor rang her on Valentine’s Day saying “I just wanted to let you know that I really like you,” a medical disciplinary panel heard. Catherine Smith got the phone call two weeks after
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Chepstow women running marathons in bras for cancer cause
CHEPSTOW’S Bra Girls have been at it again, completing two marathons in just one week as part of their mammoth ten-marathon challenge for breast cancer charity Walk the Walk. Nursery workers Julia Rennie, 39, and Julie Rogers, 31, donned themed
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STRIKE: ‘Moral duty’ to take action
FOR Newport workers taking to the picket line, their strike day began in the early morning as union reps stood their ground outside offices from as early as 7am. Outside the government buildings in Duffryn the Office for National Statistics
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Little room for error as challengers lock horns
THE TWO challengers to table-topping Panteg meet in Division One of the Glamorgan and Monmouthshire League tomorrow afternoon. Second-placed Usk host Abergavenny with both sides looking to get out in the middle after a frustrating few weeks in the league
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STRIKE: Mixed views on walk-out
MEMBERS of the public gave a mixed reaction to the strike action in Newport yesterday. Father-of-one Richard Flint, 33, from Baneswell in Newport, said in John Frost Square: “Fair play to the marchers, they put a lot in and now the government
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STRIKE: Protestors - 'we are fighting for a decent future’
CWMBRAN shoppers were given an insight into how those taking strike action at the town’s DWP pension centre felt yesterday, as defiant workers were in full voice. Branch union and learning coordinator Sarah Kamrowski joined branch organiser
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STRIKE: Gwent sees thousands protest over pensions
Unions put on a show of force yesterday with teachers and civil servants across Gwent protesting against plans for their pensions DAVID DEANS, MELISSA JONES and STEF LENZA report. A TOTAL of 55 schools were closed – affecting more than 22,000
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Ebbw Vale biker jailed for causing death of girlfriend
A VALLEYS biker was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for causing the death of his girlfriend, who was thrown from the motorbike he was riding. Stephen Gilgrass, 52, of Bryn-y-Gwynt, Ebbw Vale, was found guilty of three charges
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Glamorgan soundly beaten
Martin Guptill struck an assured, unbeaten half-century to guide Derbyshire to their first LV= County Championship away victory this season with a six-wicket success over Glamorgan at Cardiff. The New Zealand opener was the pick of the batsmen as Derbyshire
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Rail travel delays after person hit by train
RAIL services between Newport and Gloucester are suspended after a person was hit by a train at Lydney. Services between Cardiff Central and Cheltenham Spa, and between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa are affected. These services call at Newport, Caldicot
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Fitness scare for Rees
MATTHEW Rees has given Wales a major World Cup scare by being a doubt for the first August warm-up game against England at Twickenham on Saturday. The Wales captain is suffering from a back injury, believed to be a bulging disc, and though the camp have
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Banks blasted for major job cuts
TWOof Britain’s biggest banks came under fire from unions yesterday after announcing plans to cut thousands more jobs in the industry. Lloyds Banking Group said it will lose 15,000 staff by 2014 as part of new chief executive Antonio Horta- Osorio
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Newport waste clean up could cost taxpayers £2million
CLEANING up a former skip hire site on a Newport industrial estate could cost the taxpayer almost £2million, according to Environment Agency Wales. Directors of Able Skips Hire Ltd, Barry Hermon, 68, of Parc Seymour, Penhow, and Dennis Morgan, 64,
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Jail for Cefn Fforest man who spat at PC
A CEFN Fforest man was imprisoned for threatening to rip a police officer’s head off, then spitting in her face. Andrew Davies, 41, of Waunborfa Road, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court where he was sentenced to 26 weeks for two charges of resisting
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Cwmbran survivor urges men to confront cancer
BY THE time Chris Hamilton was diagnosed with testicular cancer five years ago, aged 26, he had lived with the increasingly uncomfortable symptoms for nine months. During that time, he had done what too many men do when confronted with an awkward
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Wasps hoping for Saturday night delight
The Premier League fixtures resume at Queensway Meadows this Saturday evening when the Newport Wasps face the Scunthorpe Scorpions with tapes up from 7pm. The management of the Lincolnshire club have been busy this week importing one of Denmark's top
