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Promotion dream has Steelmen grafting
BACK row forward Kier Hughes has revealed how everyone at Ebbw Vale is working around the clock to ensure they get back into the Premiership, writes Iwan Davies. Vale can return to Welsh club rugby’s top flight by September 2014 if they retain the Swalec
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Chepstow town centre roads may be cut off to boost trade
CHEPSTOW'S High Street could be closed once a month in a plan to bring a buzz back to the town centre. The town's marketing group is considering paying more than £1,000 to stop traffic on the first Saturday of every month so music, dance and food
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Bradley hopes to prove that the old ‘uns are the best
THERE’S something rather familiar about Chepstow old timer Regal Parade. It’s not just the surge from the back of the field and the rally at the front, which has seen him get his brave little chestnut head in front twice over the past year. As trainer
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Parents face agonising wait for sick child's treatment
THE parents of a severely disabled Newport toddler face an anxious wait after applying for their son to have a major operation to help him eat. Casey Hard, 20 months, who was born with severe epilepsy, cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia faces
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MIKE FLYNN SAYS: Accrington aim hinges on twinge
HERE we go again folks, the new football season is nearly upon us. The summer went really quickly and, even though it’s been a grind and a slog at times, pre-season has flown by too and we’re only a week away from the big kick-off. It doesn’t seem five
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Ex-Dragon Chavhanga to be a Cheetah
FORMER Newport Gwent Dragons wing Tonderai Chavhanga is set to pen a deal to return to the Cheetahs in South Africa. The 29-year-old Zimbabwean, who holds South Africa's record for tries in a game after scoring six on his Springboks debut, left
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UPDATE: Cwmtillery fire "deliberate"
A fire which devastated a first floor flat in Cwmtillery was started deliberately according to the fire service. Crews were called to the home in Valley View at 5.10am on Saturday where they fought the fire for the best part of an hour using
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Jolley hopeful of making friendly against Villa
PLAY-OFF final goal hero Christian Jolley should be fit to play against Aston Villa under-21s tomorrow after missing the last two friendlies. The man who fired Newport County AFC into League Two with the opening goal against Wrexham at Wembley in May
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Willmott hopeful of being fit for first League game
NEWPORT County AFC star Robbie Willmott is still holding out hope of making the big kick-off against Accrington Stanley next Saturday. The 23-year-old former Luton and Cambridge winger damaged ligaments in his shoulder following a nasty challenge in
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Aled Brew targeting more tries in second season in France
AS Dan Lydiate and Jamie Roberts brace themselves for life in France’s Top 14, another Welshman is hoping to profit from second season syndrome. Former Newport Gwent Dragons winger Aled Brew is ready for another campaign with Biarritz. The powerful
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County chairman realistic over boss
NEWPORT County AFC chairman Les Scadding says he couldn’t stand in the way of manager Justin Edinburgh if a big club came in for him. The Exiles are preparing for life in League Two after May’s Conference play-off final win over Wrexham at Wembley and
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Newport boxers in great shape ahead of title showdowns
TWO Newport boxers are fighting for titles at the Newport Centre tonight. Alway’s Craig Woodruff, already the Welsh lightweight champ, takes on Merthyr’s Dai Davies for the British Masters super-featherweight title. And St Joseph’s fighter Frankie
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County to sign keeper on one-month deal
NEWPORT County will sign goalkeeper James Bittner on a short-term deal to cover the absence of Lenny Pidgeley. Pidgeley, who yesterday lined-up for the County squad photo for the new campaign, has missed the entire pre-season programme due to personal
