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Gwent eye specialist up for top award
EYE specialists from the Royal Gwent Hospital are in the running for a UK-wide award after being nominated by patients for their caring, tireless approach, and excellent care. Consultant ophthalmologist Chris Blyth and his team at the hospital's eye
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Glamorgan on top at Cardiff
OWAIS Shah scored his second century of the season but that could not prevent Essex trailing as they go into the final day of their LV= County Championship match against Glamorgan at Cardiff. After bowling Essex out for 363, which also included
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Brynmawr planning decision overturned
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 40 affordable homes in Brynmawr will go ahead after the Planning Inspectorate overturned an earlier decision to reject the proposals. Melin Homes first submitted plans to build 40 homes on land at Factory Road, Brynmawr
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New music store opens in memory of cystic fibrosis teen
A MOTHER who opened a music store 20 years ago in memory of her daughter who died from cystic fibrosis has now opened a new shop in Cwmbran. The family business Hannah’s Music, named after Hannah Mutlow, who died on May 8, 1991, opened in Cwmbran
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£1,200 raised in headstone appeal
A NEWPORT teenager raised more than £1,200 to help buy a headstone for her young cousin. The Argus reported in June how Mibinti Webbe, 19, of Pill was holding the charity dance show at Pill Millennium Centre to help buy a headstone for her cousin Taiviann
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Blackwood champ is boxing clever
IF you think WBO light heavyweight champion of the world Nathan Cleverly has blown his purse on fast cars and high living, think again. Instead, after a Florida holiday, the 24-year-old has spent the weeks since his May 21 world championship-winning
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BREAKING NEWS: Council issues apology over siege tweet
A county council has apologised after trying to use an armed siege to attract visitors via Twitter. A Twitter feed run by Monmouthshire Council promoting the picturesque Wye Valley, which borders Wales and England, exploited a tense stand-off
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Wristband appeal reaches £50,000
THE Swift and Bold charity wristband appeal set up in January to raise money in aid of Chepstow’s 1st Battalion The Rifles has reached a landmark £50,000. The regiment is currently half way through its second six-month tour in Helmand province
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Homes plan for former city uni campus
PLANS to demolish one of Newport’s university campuses to make way for homes were submitted to the city council. Asbri Planning lodged proposals on behalf of housing developer Taylor Wimpey for the demolition of the University of Wales, Newport's Allt-Yr-Yn
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Wales team: Two Dragons in, Henson misses out
DRAGONS stars Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau will start against England at Twickenham on Saturday but centre Gavin Henson has not been included among coach Warren Gatland's matchday squad. Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones makes his 101st Test
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Tuilagi to face Wales
LEICESTER centre Manu Tuilagi will make his England debut in Saturday's Investec international against Wales at Twickenham. The explosive 20-year-old has been given a chance to press his World Cup selection claims in the first of England's three warm-up
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CHEPSTOW GUN DRAMA: Man questioned
A MAN arrested over an eight-hour gun drama in Chepstow yesterday is being questioned by police today. The 34-year-old man, named locally as Greg Searle, was arrested after the incident in Aust Crescent. Police stormed a house in the street yesterday
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Pontypool schoolboy's mountain fundraiser
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD with an appetite for climbing who reached the top of Mount Snowdon raised around £160 for charity. Griffithstown Primary School pupil George Murphy persuaded dad Mark, 41, to do the climb for St David's Foundation, a cause the family
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Betis just too good for County
COUNTY 0 REAL BETIS 3 NEWPORT County received a Spanish lesson from Real Betis at Spytty Park last night. The La Liga new boys, who will be rubbing shoulders with Barcelona and Real Madrid this season, proved far too good for the Exiles
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Cash crisis cancels St Mellon's Show
ONE of Gwent's top agricultural shows was cancelled because its organisers have a cash crisis. St Mellon’s Agricultural show will now not take place in Newport this Saturday. Organisers cancelled the 135th annual event after a run of bad luck, combined
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Meet rapid response twins
IDENTICAL twins are joining Community First Responders in Torfaen. The team now includes identical twins Lucy and Emma Davies, 21, who go out on their first shift on August 8 after completing their 30 hours training. The twins, former
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Newport the target for Gwent Sevens rivals
KNOCKING Newport off their perch will be the aim for eight teams when they head for Rodney Parade and the Men of Gwent Sevens this weekend. It will come as something of a surprise if another win for the Black and Ambers is not being toasted by the home
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Jones blow for Dragons
STEVE Jones is set to miss the start of the season, leaving Newport Gwent Dragons down to just one senior hooker. The 34-year-old from Neath underwent an operation to solve a hip/groin problem before the end of last season. But Jones’ rehabilitation