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10,000 signatures in protest at Newport gipsy sites
RESIDENTS of Newport handed in more than 12,000 objections to the city council over proposed Gipsy sites in the city on Friday. Householders of Ringland and Hartridge handed in two petitions with 10,335 signatures against a proposed residential
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Gala event marks 30 years of Blaenavon Coal mining museum
AROUND 750 people were on hand to wish Blaenavon’s Big Pit a happy 30th birthday this weekend. Billed as Big Pit’s Gala day the hugely popular coal mining museum hosted a family funday in the grounds on Saturday. With go-karts, and a bouldering
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Brave mum turned her loss into inspirational fundraising effort
A BRAVE campaigner has been nominated for the annual Newport Night of Honour Awards for her inspirational work for St David's Hospice. Jackie Lewis, of Newport, has been nominated for Newport's braveheart award by Alan Brustad, of Newport City
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More than 30 schools targeted for improvement by advisors
MORE than 30 schools in the five Gwent council areas have been given intervention plans by a leading schools body in charge of improving education, the Argus can reveal. The South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS), tasked with dragging
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Cwmcarn asbestos worker died from electrocution - inquest
A WORKER who died removing asbestos from Cwmcarn High School was electrocuted, the opening of an inquest heard today. Ambulance crews were called to reports James Paul, 26, of Abertillery, had suffered a cardiac arrest in a suspended ceiling space
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Firefighters rescued trapped horse
FIRE crews were called to rescue a trapped horse in Duffryn earlier today. Two rescue tenders were called to Lighthouse Road at 12.41pm after a horse got stuck in a reen. It was rescued with equipment. Police arrived at the scene at 1.07pm
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Speculation mounts over future of Newport company after auction
A COMPANY in the Middle East has bought up machinery owned by the collapsed Newport firm which built the roof for the Olympic Aquatic Centre, the Argus can reveal. A source close to the firm say that the company which bought the plant and machinery
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AMLIN CUP FIXTURES: Home start for Dragons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will start their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a home encounter against Italian minnows Mogliano. The Rodney Parade region should secure five points against the whipping boys on Friday, October 11 before travelling to
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Minister quits the UK in visa row for Ukranian wife
A CWMBRAN clergyman is quitting the UK after his new wife was refused a British visa on language grounds, despite teaching English in her native Ukraine. The Reverend Elwyn Phillips of Cwmbran Christian Centre married his wife Leysa in March in
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Good night for home favourites at Newport Centre
HOME favourites Craig Woodruff and Frankie Borg both added another belt to their collections on a big night of boxing at the Newport Centre on Saturday. Alway fighter Woodruff is already the Welsh lightweight champion, aged 21, and he claimed the
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Argus man begins voyage of discovery on origins of Newport Ship
ARGUS reporter JOHN PHILLIPS and Newport councillor Charles Ferris set sail on Saturday on a journey of discovery following a route that may have been taken by the ship found here a decade ago. WELCOME to the Brokoa, a vessel which is currently
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Edinburgh's half-time hairdryer spurs Exiles to impressive win
COUNTY 5 ASTON VILLA U21 2 JUSTIN Edinburgh revealed that a half-time dressing down inspired his team to a morale-boosting 5-2 win over the Aston Villa under-21 side yesterday. Two goals apiece from Christian Jolley and Lee Minshull and one from substitute
