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County 0 Real Betis 3
SPANISH giants Real Betis proved too good for Newport County at Spytty Park tonight. Goals from Sergio Hurtado, Jorge Vidal and Arturo Munoz gave the La Liga new boys victory against an Exiles side featuring trialists Arthur Gomez and Ryan Gilligan.
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Bid to save black wood gathers pace
BLACKWOOD Town Council wants to pump £20,000 into preserving the last remnants of the area that gave the town its name. Y Coed Duon- or the black wood- once sprawled across the bottom of the Sirhowy Valley, but disappeared as Blackwood was developed
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Weaving keeps tradition alive
TWO MONMOUTHSHIRE craftsmen are keeping the age-old tradition of handweaving alive in an area that once produced the finest flannels in the country. Weaver Stuart Neale, 72, and designer Dennis Mulcahy set up Sioni Rhys Handweavers at a studio workshop
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Medals keep hero dad's memory alive for his girl
A NEWPORT girl whose father died while serving in the Army, was presented with a duplicate set of his medals. The mother of Tegan Gotts-Black, five, whose only meeting with her father was during his two weeks leave when she was four-and-a-half- months
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Councils cut cost of agency work
A VALLEYS council’s bill for temporary agency workers shot up by almost half a million pounds in just one year. Figures obtained from Gwent councils show they spent £12.2 million on agency staff in 2010/11, slightly down on £13.5 million in 2009/10.
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South Wales holidaymakers hit by tour operator shock
HUNDREDS of holidaymakers from South Wales face uncertainty about getting home from Turkey after a tour operator went into administration today. The Brighton-based tour operator Holidays 4 U specialises in packages to Turkey and operates from
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Council leader bites back at Estyn savaging
COUNCIL leader Des Hillman has hit out at criticism over the damning Estyn report, saying its not just councillors but teachers and governors who share the blame for failings in education. Three weeks ago the Argus exclusively revealed Blaenau Gwent
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Do you look like your pet?
DO you look and your pet look alike? If so, send in pictures and your and your pet to newsdesk@southwalesargus.co.uk with your name, age, address, contact number and your pets name.
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Dancers jigging with delight at cash help
A VALLEYS dance group got a £250 grant to help towards running costs. Ebbw Vale's Kemistry Dance Group, which is made up of street dancers aged ten and under, will use the cash for entry fees to competitions, travelling costs and room hire, as well as
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Dragons' Turner date
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will have a reunion with former head coach Paul Turner when they take on London Wasps in the LV Cup. Turner was appointed as attack and skills coach by the English club last month, working under former Cardiff Blues boss Dai Young
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Breath test figures revealed
GWENT Police recorded the lowest proportion of positive breath tests across Wales in the June summer drink-drive crackdown. Officers found 69 out of 4497 drivers, or 1.5 per cent, of those stopped locally during a month-long campaign were over the limit
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CHEPSTOW SIEGE OVER: Man led away by police
THE man at the centre of the armed siege in Chepstow has been led away by police in the last few minutes after they battered in the front door of the house in Aust Crescent.
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Home comfort for The Rock
GAVIN Rees will defend his EBU European lightweight title against Derry Matthews in Newport on October 1. A hand injury prevented the Newbridge battler from taking on Matthews in Cardiff last month but the fight has now been rearranged for the Newport
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CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Man throws BB gun out of window
A BB gun has been thrown out of the window of the house in Aust Crescent, Chepstow, police said a few minutes ago. But officers believe that the man in the house may still have a firearm inside. They say that at the moment, he does not pose
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Last-ditch bid to stop Newport supermarket fails
A LAST-ditch bid to stop the opening of a Newport supermarket failed as a judge decided campaigners will not be allowed a full judicial review. Members of the 'Say No to Morrisons' Group were seeking a judicial review over the city council's decision
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CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Man seen leaning out of window
A MAN has been seen leaning out of a window in the house at the centre of the armed siege in Chepstow. There are also reports that a ladder has been placed up against the house in Aust Crescent.
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Locals oppose earmarking Cwmbran site for homes
CWMBRAN residents have joined forces to oppose talk of future housing development in Fairwater. Locals are compiling a dossier of objections following the proposed redesignation of land at Greenmeadow from agricultural to residential usage before public
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Spanish giants in town
NEWPORT County will go from Bettws to Betis today as they host Spanish giants Real Betis in a hastily arranged pre-season friendly (KO tonight 7.45pm). The Exiles will swap their training base at Newport High School in Bettws to take on the former Champions
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No pain, no gain for ice cool Mitchell
FROM the ice chamber of Poland to the cauldron of Twickenham in the space of a fortnight - that is the fate for the Welsh team who will face England on Saturday. Last week the full World Cup training squad were enduring brief three-minute spells in temperatures
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Police probe Pontypool fire
THOUSANDS of pounds in damage was caused when a car was burnt out and a demountable building gutted in a suspected arson attack on a family-run business near Pontypool. Residents who live near the One Stop Garage in Bakery Row, Talywain were in bed when
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CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Armed police surround house
Armed siege in Aust Crescent, Chepstow. Follow events as they happen with our live blog: 9.30am POLICE - including armed officers - have surrounded a house in Aust Crescent where a man is threatening to harm himself, a spokeswoman said today
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Woman dies after Monmouthshire crash
A 82-YEAR-OLD woman died after she suffered fatal injuries when her car crashed in a Monmouthshire village, police said today. The woman, who Inspector Talbot Thrush said was local to the area, was driving a Land Rover when her car crashed in Llanthony
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OAKDALE DEATH CRASH: Man charged
A RISCA man arrested in connection with the death of Ian Hamilton in Oakdale was charged last night. Mr Hamilton, 27, was found dead on the side of Penmaen Road in the early hours of July 17. A 22-year-old man and 18-year-old woman, both from Risca,
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BREAKING NEWS: Reports of police incident in Chepstow
EYEWITNESSES are telling the Argus that police have sealed off part of Western Avenue and Aust Crescent in Chepstow. There are reports that officers are currently on the scene and traffic is being directed away from the area. There are
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Postcard from a pit holiday paradise
MINERS' fortnight is being recalled with a special exhibition at Big Pit, Blaenavon. The traditonal workers holiday which was taken in the last week of July and the first week of August whilst the mines closed for two weeks for annual maintenance. Thousands
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40,000 cross Transporter Bridge in landmark year
MORE than 40,000 crossings of the Newport Transporter Bridge have taken place since it reopened one year ago. Figures released by Newport council show that since the bridge was reopened on July 30 last year, 27,579 pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
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Jenks: Wales have to go for it
WALES have got to hit the ground running when they take on England at a sold-out Twickenham on Saturday in the first of three World Cup warm-up matches, insists kicking coach Neil Jenkins. Wales will go in against a background of heavy defeats in corresponding