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No silverware for Hornets quartet
NEWPORT Hornets quartet Todd Kurtz, Jay Herne, Brendan Johnson and Matt Bates all failed to get on the podium at tonight's WPA Open Championship on the Isle of Wight. In the 12-heat qualifying tournament, Herne won all his four races for a brilliant
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Petersen hits ton as Glam take control
A CENTURY from skipper Alviro Petersen helped Glamorgan dominate the first day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Cardiff. Petersen scored 133 out of Glamorgan's 313 for three after his opposite number James Foster won
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Footballers net £8,000 for charity
THOUSANDS of people flocked to a charity football tournament and funday held in honour of a Risca man who died of a heart condition on his 22nd birthday. Mark Powell, dad of Craig Powell who died in May 2008, said around 2,000 people came to the six-a-side
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Kurtz leads Hornets' challenge
AUSTRALIAN teenager Todd Kurtz will be favourite to stand on the top step of the podium tonight, when he and the three Newport Drillerman Hornets compete for the TBS Open on the Isle of Wight. Kurtz will line up against team-mates Jay Herne, Brendan
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M4 tunnel night closures for another week
NIGHT time closures of the fire-damaged westbound M4 Brynglas tunnel look set to run for the next week. Workers are installing temporary lighting in the tunnel after the previous system was damaged by lorry fire last Tuesday. The blaze caused miles
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Councillors facing new payment limits
PAYMENTS for councillors will no longer be able to be set by council under a new allowances regime proposed yesterday. The Independent Renumeration Panel for Wales yesterday said it no longer wants to set maximums for allowances and would instead proscribe
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£2 million boost from Ebbw Vale campus build
THE multimillion pound campus which will provide all post-16 education in Blaenau Gwent from 2012 has so far benefited local companies to the tune of £2 million. The £27.5 million Learning Zone at The Works in Ebbw Vale will cater for 1,400 full time
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Get the kettle on and back charity!
A CAERLEON woman who has battled breast cancer is calling on people to support this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Helen Pratt, 37, of Castle Street, was diagnosed three days after Christmas in 2004 after examining herself
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Judge brands fraudsters "appalling people"
A PONTYPOOL couple, who defrauded an elderly woman of more than £50,000, were described as "amongst the most appalling people I have ever met" by a judge who jailed them both for four years. Judge Stephen Hopkins QC said Stephen, 52 and Jacqueline Courtney
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Gwent Police Authority gear up for elected commissioners
GWENT Police Authority has begun moves to prepare the region for elected police commissioners. But the decision to establish a transition board came admit continued criticism of the proposals. The UK Government wants to scrap police authorities
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DAVEY SAYS: The World Cup starts here
IT all starts right now, the World Cup is almost upon us and Wales have got to storm the Twickenham citadel on Saturday and somehow get the final phase of the countdown off to a winning start. Win at HQ and Wales will be on the front foot, the whole
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Two arrested over Oakdale death crash
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of 27-year-old Ian Hamilton, found dead at the side of Penmaen Road, Oakdale in the early hours of Sunday, July 17. A 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman from the Risca area have
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The Odyssey, Abergavenny Castle
This witty adaptation by Simon Startin proved to be funny and sharp, with the talented members of Gwent Young People’s Theatre bringing to life Homer’s classic. It is no easy task to unravel the complexities of the Greek classic but these youngsters
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Fun and games in Maesglas
A GWENT fun day nearly scrapped due to a lack of funding turned its fortunes around on Sunday, as hundreds enjoyed what it had to offer. One of the organisers of the Maesglas Summer Fun Day, Katrice Perrin said Sunday's event was under threat, as
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County to play Real Betis
NEWPORT County have made a last minute addition to their pre-season programme with a home friendly against Spanish club Real Betis tomorrow night. The newly-promoted La Liga side come to Spytty Park (kick-off 7.45pm) after beating Havant & Waterlooville
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Rodgers signs for County
NEWPORT County have completed the signing of former Arsenal and Northampton right-back Paul Rodgers. The 21-year-old had been on trial with the Exiles and started in Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers
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Cwmbran carer jailed for theft
A FORMER Cwmbran senior support worker was jailed, after admitting stealing £5,670 from vulnerable adults in her care. Karen Moore, 40, of Brendon Hill, Somerset, appeared in Newport Crown Court for sentencing yesterday after pleading guilty to three
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Roberts relishing competition in the centre
THE Wales midfield is suddenly looking a highly competitive area with the World Cup just around the corner. First choice pair Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies lead the way from last season, but in a short period of time they have been joined by the
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£30,000 repairs for Torfaen war memorials
TORFAEN council will spend £30,000 repairing and restoring its war memorials. A major programme of works is due to start this summer to give the county’s monuments a makeover ahead of Remembrance Day. The work will be carried out by specialist contractors
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Skipper Rees' World Cup in doubt
MATTHEW Rees’ hopes of making the World Cup are hanging by a thread after coach Warren Gatland admitted the Wales captain is unlikely to be fit to play against England at Twickenham on Saturday, writes Robin Davey. The Rees scare was revealed
