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Selby claims Celtic title
A HUGELY impressive Lee Selby added the Celtic featherweight title to his Welsh title at the Pill Millennium Centre tonight. The Barry-born fighter, who trains with Tony Borg at Newport's St Josephs gym, stopped Scotland's James Ancliff in the sixth
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Wasps denied victory
Leicester Lions 45 Newport Wasps 45. A LAST-HEAT defeat denied Newport Mike Manning Audio Wasps a second British Premier League victory over the Lions in as many days last night. The Wasps had emerged 52-40 winners at Queensway Meadows Stadium on
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Hornets fail to reach final
NEWPORT Drillerman Hornets failed to reach the final of Saturday night's National League Four-Team Championship at Stoke Potters' Loomer Road. Their quartet could only manage a meagre three points of a possible 24 in qualifying Group B, which was won
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Businessmen left 'penniless' by £500,000 payback
TWO GWENT businessmen were left penniless after being ordered to repay almost £500,000 of the money they gained from flouting environmental regulations. Directors of Able Skips Hire Ltd, Barry Hermon, 68, of Parc Seymour, Penhow, and Dennis
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County 1 Bolton 3
NEWPORT County were beaten for the first time in pre-season as Premier League Bolton Wanderers proved too strong at Spytty Park this afternoon. Elliott Buchanan gave the Exiles the lead on 11 minutes before a Tom Miller own goal and two for Ivan Klasnic
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Man Held After Stabbing Incident in Caldicot
A 43-year-old man was arrrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident on Sandy Lane, Caldicot, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers attending the scene found a 47-year-old woman who had suffered serious stab wounds and was
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Wasps and Hornets in action
BOTH Newport Mike Manning Audio Wasps and the Drillerman Hornets are in speedway action in England tonight. The teams have headed to the Midlands area, the Wasp to face Leicester Tigers in a British Premier League encounter and the Hornets to Stoke
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Award for Risca vet nurse
A RISCA veterinary nurse has completed an advanced course, winning an award from her college. Rachel Perry, who is the head veterinary nurse at Alphavets, recently returned to college to study a diploma in clinical veterinary nursing. Mrs Perry, 25,
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Roadshows look at Caerphilly housing stock transfer
THE debate over whether Caerphilly council should transfer its housing stock to a social landlord hots up next month, with a roadshow set to visit over 50 locations in the local authority area. With the council set to ballot residents in its 10,980
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Success for Gwent operating theatres shake-up
A PROJECT to improve the management and use of operating theatres in Gwent hospitals is delivering more treatments and safer services for patients. The Transforming Theatres Programme (TTP) is being run throughout Wales and England as a means to make
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New Hornets duo all set for home debut
NEWPORT Drillerman Hornets fans get their first glimpse of new signings Brendan Johnson and Steven Jones at Queensway Meadows Stadium tomorrow. The pair made their debuts in a 54-39 away National League defeat at the hands of Scunthorpe Saints recently
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LEIGH LANHAM SAYS: Victory made me so proud
Proud – I most certainly am. Although the Witches were hit by injuries to Taylor Poole and Chris Mills, we had given ourselves a big advantage by winning in the first leg in my back yard at Ipswich. The six point lead we held gave us a strong psychological
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Blaenavon man waits for kidney transplant
A BLAENAVON man is piecing his life back together after diabetes caused him to lose his sight overnight and his kidneys to fail. Martin Smith, 54, of Oxford Terrace, Forgeside, had his life turned upside while holidaying in Spain in 2002, when he awoke
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County new boy set to face Trotters
NEWPORT County play host to the Premier League stars of Bolton Wanderers this afternoon with another new signing in their ranks. Exiles boss Anthony Hudson is relishing what he believes will be the toughest test of the pre-season programme and he will
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Community plan for Pill library
PLANS to turn the former Pill Library into a community facility took a step forward this week as planning permission was submitted to Newport council. The city council wants to transform the building, which has been home to Pill Communities First for
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Residents meet Welsh Water over Caldicot flooding
WELSH Water held an emergency meeting with Caldicot residents to discuss how to solve flooding problems on an estate. Months after a £1.2 million sewage system was installed, residents of Castle Lea and Chepstow Road were faced with an emergency clean-up
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Fight night in Pill
NEWPORT’S Pill Millennium Centre will host its first professional boxing show from 8pm tonight, writes Andrew Penman. Top of the bill on the Chris Sanigar-promoted show will be Welsh featherweight champion Lee Selby’s attempt to win the Celtic featherweight
