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Taunton 0 County 6
NEWPORT County AFC romped to victory in sunny Somerset last night, dispatching Taunton Town 6-0 in their latest pre-season friendly. After a goal off the bench against Carl Zeiss Jena in Germany at the weekend, Aaron O’Connor marked his first start
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Ebbw Vale man claimed dead father’s army pension
A FRAUDSTER who claimed his late father's army pension following his mother's death has been spared jail. Peter Barron, 49, admitted two counts of fraud by false representation and retaining a £5,604 credit between August 2010 and February 2012
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Warning of £20 note scam
POLICE are appealing for information following reports of a man carrying out a scam in the Brynmawr and Nantyglo areas. Officers have had reports of a man calling at houses asking to change a £20 note after claiming to have done some work for the
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Prison has a ‘too casual approach’
AN inspection report into Cardiff Prison has concluded it was “reasonably good” but its approach was sometimes too casual. Chief Inspector of Prisons, Nick Hardwick, called the prison busy and overcrowded, with more than 40 per cent more men at
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Double ton eludes Goodwin as Lancashire hit back
GLAMORGAN’S Murray Goodwin finished six runs short of a double century as Lancashire hit back strongly on day two of their LV= County Championship match with Glamorgan at Old Trafford. Simon Kerrigan enhanced his growing reputation with his second seven-wicket
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Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ ex-Torfaen mayor, Graham Powell
FAMILY and a former colleague have paid tribute to the former mayor of Torfaen, Graham Powell, who died at the age of 80. Mr Powell was a long serving councillor for New Inn, firstly on the Pontypool urban district council before becoming a Torfaen
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Welsh Government gives £1m to tackle Gwent youth offending
The Welsh Government is to give £1m to tackle youth offending in Gwent. Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Local Government and Government Business, unveiled a grant totalling almost £4.9m to slash youth offending across Wales on Monday. The
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Arrests in Ringland cannabis crackdown
POLICE have pledged to continue to clamp down on the supply of drugs in the Ringland area of Newport. Officers reaffirmed their commitment to tackling the problem following this month’s police and communities together (PACT) meeting for the area
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Delight as Gwent Health Board gets university status
THE university status granted to Aneurin Bevan Health Board is great news for health education and research – and ultimately patients – in the area, say Gwent NHS bosses. University status was granted after the health board, which applied for it
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St Julian celebrate victory over Belle Vue
ST JULIAN played Belle Vue in the Newport League at the Glebelands and won. Ron Hoare, Lionel Prothero, Mike Masters and William (Billy) Martin lost 11 – 22 to D Couch, P Widdows, R Davies and W Tent, while Robert Gage, Nigel Critten, Ken Spencer
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YOUR AM WRITES: South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle
M4 RELIEF ROAD The building of a new motorway to the south of Newport is back on the agenda with the Welsh Government starting public consultation in a couple of months’ time. Congestion is a major issue on the M4 in the Newport area, particularly
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Blackwood salon fined for selling 15-year-old tanning session
ALLOWING a 15-year-old to buy a sunbed session has landed a Gwent shopkeeper with fines and costs totalling almost £3,000. David Bryn Williams, trading as Tantastic, on Blackwood High Street, was caught selling the session to a person who is underage
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Dinosaur Pile Up, Buffalo Bar
The only bad thing about this show was the air conditioning which never stood a chance. After support from Max Raptor and Tiger Cub, the latter showcasing a very promising sound, and a few minor tech glitches (fixed through amp kicking) the main act
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Abertillery Blues Festival
The ninth Abertillery Blues Festival proved what a jewel in South Wales Festival Crown it was by attracting more names from the music world of blues and rock by bringing in a cornucopia of stars including international blues acts Mud Morganfield and
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NOW AND THEN: Newport's Belle Vue Park
LAST week’s Now and Then picture showed one of Newport’s crowning glories Belle Vue Park. The land on which the park stands was a gift to the town from Lord Tredegar in 1891. An open competition to design and construct the park was won by Thomas
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Gavin Henson downfall not funny
WHAT fun, what joy, what a source of entertainment, it is time to play round 550 of ‘kick Gavin Henson when he’s down’. Remember Henson? The bloke who helped Wales to two Grand Slams and who played for the Lions? The jewel in the crown of a re-emerging
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NOW AND THEN: A scene from Torfaen
This week we feature a scene from Torfaen borough. If you recognise the pictures and want to share your memories with other readers, write to Jackie Davies, South Wales Argus, Cardiff Road, Newport NP20 3QN, phone her on 01633 777238, fax on 01633
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ARGUS ARCHIVE: Title of 'Royal Gwent Hospital' granted by King
100 YEARS AGO ● Sensation was caused throughout the Pill Police Division when a rumour circulated that a constable had been shot through the helmet whilst carrying out his duties. A shot had indeed been fired, but he escaped unhurt. ● A Baldwin
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Where was the freeze on tax?
WHY is it that the residents of Newport are facing yet another rise in council tax? Since 1998, council tax in Wales has gone up 148 per cent, a staggering amount. Westminster has given local councils, as in England, money to enable them to
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Pilferers at the top of society
FOLLOWING the revelations concerning the eye watering amounts of public money paid to failed, incompetent executives who leave, sanctioned by equally inept senior management of the BBC, (but unknown to the chairman), should it be renamed The British
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Beware of the scammers
I TOTALLY empathise with the man who sent you the letter about foreigners phoning and pretending to be from a computer company. I get them at least twice a week and the Indian voice never convinces me. Good fun though to play along with them.
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Gay marriage bill's flaws
IN the past week the bill for gay marriage, passed the report stage in the House of Lords without including many of the reasonable and necessary safeguards to protect the civil liberties of people who believe in traditional marriage. Several courageous
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Comprehensive is top class
IN times of great austerity and with the restructuring of the comprehensive schools in Islwyn West under the 21st Century School Programme, it is extremely pleasing to note that, in these circumstances, Blackwood Comprehensive School has achieved so
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Conduct of AMs good, report says
THE standard of conduct of Assembly Members has brought little justifiable criticism, according to the National Assembly for Wales’ independent Commissioner for Standards, Gerard Elias QC. In his annual report, published today, Mr Elias refers
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Full council to see shortlist of candidates for Caerphilly chief
A NEW temporary boss for Caerphilly council will not be appointed until July 23 at the earliest. The position has been advertised for the past week, with interested parties given until tomorrow (Wednesday, July 17) to apply for the role of interim
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Don’t blame Broad for Aussie DRS distress
IN case we hadn’t used up every bit of hot air and bluster recently debating the James Horwill stamping incident, this week sport’s Mary Whitehouse brigade had another super villain in their sights, England’s Stu-art Broad. Broad’s failure to walk during
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Accused is 'pathological liar' and 'and determined killer' - court hears
MURDER accused Carl Mills is a "pathological liar" and a "calm and determined killer" the prosecution claimed today during closing statements in the Cwmbran triple murder trial. Mills, 28, denies killing his fiancee Kayleigh, 17, her mum Kim Buckley
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ARGUS COMMENT: Benefits cap is not the answer
THERE HAS been much discussion about the introduction of the benefits cap which is this week being rolled out across the country. According to some polls the majority of taxpayers back the cap and, if radio phone-in shows are anything to go by,
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Medieval ship could boost Newport 'as Mary Rose has Portsmouth'
THE director of the Council for British Archaeology says Newport’s medieval ship could benefit the city in the same way the Mary Rose has done for Portsmouth. Speaking to the Argus, Dr Mike Heyworth said: “The conservation work is not far away
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Warrant out for arrest of man who brandished machete in Pontypool
A WARRANT was yesterday issued for the arrest of a convicted rapist who produced a 2ft machete in front of terrified neighbours. Simon Forward, 43, knocked on the door of Rachel Watkins with the weapon in his hand and asked to see her partner,
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Freedom of city plan for Newport’s sporting heroes
NEWPORT could give the freedom of the city to some of its sporting heroes it was announced today. Newport City Council’s leader Councillor Bob Bright is proposing that the award should go to surviving members of the Newport RFC team that beat the
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Quiet time for us... but real heroes still at it...
FOLLOWING a football club in the summer months is an exercise in sheer frustration. Any given club could sign 20 players between May and August and you can guarantee that fans would think it needed to be 21. However, in terms of Newport County this
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Match or lighter 'most likely cause' of fire - court hears
FORENSIC scientist Dr David Schudel, who specialises in fire investigation, told a jury at Newport Crown Court that a naked flame was the "most likely" cause of the fire, which ripped through the Cwmbran home. The specialist was giving evidence
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Newport pensioner locked up for ‘harrowing’ child abuse
A PENSIONER convicted of sexually abusing two “vulnerable” boys in the 1960s and 1970s was jailed for 10 years yesterday. Alan Hale, 72, formerly of Newport, assaulted the two boys, both under 10. The court had previously heard how the abuse
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Mum’s anger as report wrongly labels five-year-old Newport girl as 'obese'
THIS five-year-old Newport girl was classified as obese on a form sent to her mother after the latest round of Wales’ Child Measurement Programme. And though that classification appears to have been a case of human error, her mother and grandmother
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Police appeal after Ebbw Vale teen goes missing
GWENT Police are appealing for information to find a teenager who has been reported as missing from his home in Ebbw Vale. Huan Dang, 17, was last seen at 7pm on 22nd June. Huan is trained as a nail technician and is described as being Asian
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Fire crews at road crash in Glasllwch
FIRECREWS are en-route to a road crash in Glasllwch, Newport this morning. Crews from Malpas and Duffryn are involved.
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CWMBRAN BLAZE: Buckley trial live coverage - DAY 15
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 Danielle Sheridan. Tweets by @ArgusDSheridan
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Firecrews give oxygen to Cwmbran resident after dog turns gas on
FIRECREWS had to give oxygen to a Cwmbran resident after it was found that their dog had accidentally turned the cooker gas on. The firefighters were originally called to investigate reports of a smell of gas at the property at 7.20am.
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Tributes paid to 'perfect' Newport dad, Leroy Richardson
TRIBUTES to a hugely popular “gentle giant” who died while out cycling on July 9 have poured in from family, friends and colleagues. Leroy Richardson, 54, from Pill, was on a bi-weekly 18 mile cycle ride to Magor with friends when he suffered a
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Newport carer stole £65k from Cwmbran dementia patient
A CARE worker who admitted stealing more than £65,000 from an elderly dementia patient has been jailed for two years. Zeenar Ahmed, 28, formerly of Adeline Street, Newport, took Glenys Ormond’s bank card and spent her savings between September
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Newport RFC mark their finest hour
NEWPORT will mark the day that they toppled the All Blacks with a special commemorative jersey next season. On October 30 the Black and Ambers celebrate the 50th anniversary of their victory against New Zealand at Rodney Parade. And next season’s jersey
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WE BRAWL GOT A LOT FROM TRIP: Edinburgh
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh says the club’s preparations for life in League Two are ahead of schedule after an ultra-competitive match in Germany. County earned a 2-2 draw against Carl Zeiss Jena on Saturday in a match that could barely
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Newport couple whose son narrowly escaped meningitis campaign for new vaccine
A COUPLE from Newport whose son Jacob recovered from meningitis after nine days in intensive care and a month in hospital are campaigning for a new vaccine to be introduced. Alison and Jason Wicks, from Newport went to the National Assembly for
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Cwmbran choir honoured at Llangollen Eisteddfod
THE Cwmbran Nidus Children’s Choir is celebrating after success on Welsh soil and abroad. The group’s new show choir called Ysbrydoliaeth, which is Welsh for inspiration, won the Show Choir of the World 2013 competition at this year’s Llangollen
