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Fans line streets for Wales Open Criterium
THE streets of Abergavenny were packed with cycling fans tonight for the Wales Open Criterium, the showpiece event of the South Wales Argus-sponsored Abergavenny Festival of Cycling. The race was won by Mike Northy in a sprint finish with Niklas Gustavsson
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Council plans £9m spend on Caerphilly roads
CAERPHILLY county borough council has proposed to spend more than £9 million on maintaining its highway network for the year 2013/14. In a report approved by the council’s regeneration and environment scrutiny committee recently, it was proposed
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Triple murder accused "in shock" upon seeing house on fire
A MAN accused of the murder of his girlfriend, his baby daughter and his girlfriend's mother denied setting the fire that killed them - but said he had made "empty threats" previously to burn the house down. Dressed in a dark suit, white shirt
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Crumlin pupils get lesson in keeping drains clean
A CAMPAIGN to stop members of the public pouring away oil, paints, solvents or chemicals down drains came to Crumlin High Level Primary School in Caerphilly yesterday. Pupils painted yellow fish on the pavement near drains to raise awareness of
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Newport splashathons aim to raise £10k for baby charity
A SERIES of splashathons will take place across Newport over the next few days to raise money for a baby charity. Classes will be held at Duffryn High School, Maes Ebbw School, and Llanhennock Cheshire Care Home as part of a national drive, with
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FIVE MINUTES WITH: Pontypool businesswoman Michelle Hutchings
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Any self-defence instructor, like Bruce Lee, to learn their knowledge about this very interesting skill. What is your biggest fear? Heights. Do you have any superstitions
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Gavin Henson KO’d by Bath teammate
WALES star Gavin Henson, who had been linked with a move to Newport Gwent Dragons, has been knocked out with a punch by a Bath teammate on a night out. Henson lay dazed for five minutes in the middle of a crowded pub in Bath city centre after being hit
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Firefighters tackle grass fire at Abersychan
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling three fires on the mountainside near Abersychan. South Wales Fire and Rescue were alerted to the fire near The British Rugby Club, Talywain, at 3.27pm today. It is still ongoing.
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Pontypool pupil joins first minister for talks
A PONTYPOOL school pupil joined a panel including Wales’ first minister to discuss the future of the Welsh language. So impressive in early hustings meetings was Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw’s Molly Williams, that the deputy head girl was invited to a
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Hottest day of the year forecast
This weekend will bring the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures set to reach a sizzling 31C (87.8F) on Saturday, weather experts have predicted. The mercury will begin to creep up to the high-20s on Friday before spiking at the burning
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Newport ceilidh dance raises cash for cancer cause
A CEILIDH held in Newport to raise money for a cancer charity was arranged by a teenager who began fundraising after losing her grandmother to the illness. Jay Malpas, 15, from Beechwood, has been raising money for cancer charity St Anne’s Hospice
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Muffin the tiny horse is big success at Monmouth charity’s open day
AROUND 500 visitors helped to raise £5,500 at a Monmouth horse hospital’s open day. Muffin, the smallest foal ever to be born at the Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies at St Maughan’s, was among the abandoned and rescued ponies greeting
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Planned 11% pay rise slammed by Gwent MPs
GWENT MPs slammed a proposed 11 per cent rise as “shambolic” and have accused the body who proposed it of “living on another planet.” The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) recommended the pay rise, which amounts to some £6,000
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Promise to torch house was 'empty threat' - accused tells court
A MAN accused of the murder of his girlfriend, his baby daughter and his girlfriend's mother denied setting the fire that killed them. Carl Mills, 28, gave evidence in his trial in which he accepted he had sent text messages to his girlfriend Kayleigh
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Lylac Ridge needs support
THE Lylac Ridge Animal Learning Centre in Risca has reached the finals of this year’s National Lottery Awards, and with the help of your readers it could win a £2000 cash prize. Voting closes on midnight on Wednesday 24 July, and with one last
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Tearaways take to roads
FOLLOWING local Newport Residents’ complaints again (Argus 3.7.13) at a St.Julians Ward community meeting (April 2013), Gwent Police and Newport City Council “worked together to stop off-road bikes on the Glebelands Recreational Grounds”. Hopefully
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Council's wild flower success
NEWPORT council has faced its fair share of criticism in recent times over issues ranging from the demise of the city centre to parking charges. But I’ve been hugely impressed by the spectacular wild flower meadows that have been created in the roadsides
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Raffle prizes appeal
AFTER the huge success of my last fundraising event in 2009, and the support from the local community, I am now holding another event at Llanwern golf club on October 12. The proceeds will be split between the RNLI, Macmillan, the Huntington
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New look Argus delivers
NORMALLY on a sunny day off I would have picked up a national paper and read it over coffee. Today (Tuesday July 9) I grabbed a copy of the South Wales Argus for the first time in a while. In all honesty I had stopped buying it feeling a lack
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WADE'S WORLD: Where don't you want to go on holiday?
DO you have a list of places you want to go to? The 'bucket' list is a popular term now, alongside the '100 places you must see before you die' or some such nonsense. I don't have such a list, but I have a list of places where, while I wouldn't
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Dog loses leg but survives deadly snake bite
A ST MELLONS dog needed life-saving surgery after a suspected snake bite. The three-year-old Labrador cross, Missy, lost a leg but, thanks to the treatment she received at Cardiff PDSA PetAid hospital, she has made an excellent recovery. The dog
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County to face Carl Zeiss Jena in nearby Weimar
NEWPORT County AFC will take on Carl Zeiss Jena tomorrow after a new venue was hastily arranged for the celebratory friendly in East Germany. The match to commemorate the famous European Cup Winners’ Cup clash between the pair in 1981 will be held in
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THE COUCH POTATO: Overspend makes Great British Budget Menu pointless
CELEBRITIES. They think they can change the world. Which would be fine if they were selflessly making a difference away from the limelight. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? Most of them need at least one TV crew in tow. You know, to keep
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Thousands expected for bumper weekend of Gwent events
GWENT is heading for a bumper weekend with thousands of people expected to attend a host of events. This year’s Caerleon Festival, which marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Welsh fantasy writer Arthur Machen, continues today at 8pm
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UPDATE: Strict supervision for Newport baby death doctor making ‘serious errors’ in new job
UPDATE: 12.09pm AN EX-NEWPORT doctor still making 'serious errors' nearly seven years after she failed to spot a baby girl's fatal condition will remain under strict supervision for three more months to protect patients. Her case was reviewed
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Thousands expected for Abergavenny Festival of Cycling
THOUSANDS are expected to line the street’s for this year’s Abergavenny Festival of Cycling and the town carnival. The Abergavenny Festival of Cycling 2013, for which the South Wales Argus is an official media partner, is well underway with the
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Monmouth girl takes first steps after op
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Chase Vaughan has taken her first steps after undergoing pioneering surgery to prevent her from relying on a wheelchair in the future. Surgeons successfully carried out a radical procedure on Chase, from Monmouth, who suffers from
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Open-space campaigners voice fears over Ebbw Vale racetrack
CAMPAIGNING group The Open Spaces Society, has come out against the circuit of Wales motorsport centre. The centre which received the unanimous backing of Blaenau Gwent councillors would be built on what the society says is common land. The
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Golfer jailed after drunken racist abuse and assault on Newport taxi driver
A GOLFER who carried out a racially aggravated attack on an Asian taxi driver after wrongly linking him to the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby was jailed for seven months. Drunk Kevin Dunne, 57, was on a golfing holiday with friends when the attack
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Murder accused, Carl Mills gives evidence - live coverage - DAY 13
FOLLOW our live coverage from Newport Crown Court today for the trial of Carl Mills who is charged with the murder of three generations of the Buckley family in Cwmbran FOLLOW live coverage from our reporter Natalie Crockett. Tweets by @ArgusNCrockett
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Blaze-hit Newport street to be redeveloped – six years on
A £1.8 MILLION housing development could be built on the site of a former Newport joinery workshop which was destroyed by fire almost six years ago. A planning application to turn the recently cleared site of the former Limebright Joinery in Marlborough
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Teachers to stage one-day walkout
TEACHERS are to stage a one-day national walkout in the autumn in a continuing row over pay, pensions and workload, it was announced today. Every region in England and Wales will be affected by regional strikes in the first and third week of October
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Big Macc ready to put 2012 misery behind him
ENZO Maccarinelli has revealed that a recent sparring trip to Germany has left him with renewed hope for his future in the sport. The former cruiserweight world champion has suffered four defeats in 12 fights since losing to David Haye in a 2008 unification
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Cross Keys pilot had first-hand experience for his plane-crash novel
THEY say life imitates art and this was exactly the case for one author and pilot who crashed his plane as described in a novel he was writing. Former Argus feature writer and novelist Mike Buckingham, 68, of Crosskeys, had already written a first
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Gwent boxers get an extra incentive to shine
BOXERS on the Warrior Promotions bill at the Newport Centre on Saturday, July 27, will have a thousand extra reasons to impress on the night. Promotor Mark Prior has decided to reward the best boxer on the night with the Warrior Cup and a cash prize
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O’Connell critical of move to drop legend O’Driscoll
PAUL O’Connell has become the first member of the victorious British and Irish Lions squad to criticise boss Warren Gatland’s decision to axe Brian O’Driscoll. Hopes that the crushing 41-16 win in the third and deciding Test would put an end to the chirping
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Benefits of bin-bag limit already showing
CONTROVERSIAL cost-saving waste initiatives in Monmouthshire are showing benefits for the county council, following just one week of operation. Limiting residents to two bags of residual, non recyclable waste per fortnight has seen lorries come
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Exiles' German mission
CARL ZEISS JENA v COUNTY (Tomorrow) NEWPORT County AFC flew to Germany yesterday with manager Justin Edinburgh hailing the trip to face Carl Zeiss Jena as a fantastic occasion for both clubs. The League Two new boys take on the East German side in
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Lions win will boost Wales – Howley
ROB Howley believes the British and Irish Lions’ success Down Under will give Wales the belief they need to claim a long-awaited southern hemisphere scalp. Wales provided 11 members of the matchday squad that drubbed Australia 41-16 in the deciding third
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Shirenewton music festival a huge success
AN ANNUAL music festival in Monmouthshire raised £4,000 for charity. Last months Shirefest, backed by our sister newspaper the Free Press, provided an extravaganza of live music and children’s activities in Shirenewton, near Chepstow. Shirefest
