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Two paramedics suspended after partygoer dies

TWO Welsh Ambulance Service paramedics have been suspended for not taking a 22 year-old Newport man, who later died, to hospital. Ian Powell and Lindsey C Brown were suspended for a year by independent regulator, the Health and Care Professions

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Pill carnival to return this month

THE BIGGEST carnival in Gwent is returning to Pill this month The annual Pill Carnival will return to Pill on August 26 to put on a show and keep the spirit of Pill alive. This year’s carnival will see the 2013 Carnival Queen and various floats

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Tips to make your hedges a cut above the rest

MELISSA JONES found out from the experts how beginners can make their greenery more eye-catching with the art of topiary. See the latest It's the Weekend magazine

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Crash blocks A468 at Rhiwderin

THE A468 Caerphilly Road is partially blocked and queueing traffic is reported due to accident near the Friendly Fox pub in Rhiwderin. the crash involving two vehicles is near Ffos-y-Fran and congestion is reported on the northbound side of the

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Fans tell us why they'll be County 'til they die

AS Newport County triumph in their long-awaited return to the Football League, fans tell CAIO IWAN why they'll be County 'til they die. See the latest It's the Weekend magazine

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Pair put Newport on brewing map

NEWPORT is home to Tiny Rebel Brewery - a success in the world of brewing - and it all started in a garage in St Bride's. WILL BAIN investigates. See the latest It's the Weekend magazine

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Create a shabby chic kitchen chandelier

Have some fun with some cheap or old cutlery, some aluminium and create a fashionable talking point for your kitchen - a chandelier made of cutlery. See the latest It's the Weekend magazine

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Reap the rewards with an allotment in Gwent

THERE are thousands of allotment plots across Gwent - where growers often spend hours outdoors every day and reap the harvest of their efforts. EMMA MACKINTOSH investigates. See the latest It's the Weekend magazine

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YOUR AM WRITES: Nick Ramsay, AM for Monmouth

THE summer recess (or summer "recession" as one of my constituents once amusingly referred to it!), may be viewed by many members of the public as an extended holiday for politicians but it's actually a valuable opportunity for myself and my colleagues

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YOUR MP WRITES: Blaenau Gwent MP Nick Smith

WHILE the Archbishop of Canterbury’s championing of credit unions has led to some embarrassing stories about the Church of England’s pension fund investments; his message should not be ignored. It was good to see such a prominent public figure

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Caldicot Castle hosts 18th century re-enactment

THE weekend saw Caldicot Castle play host to an 18th century living camp, The Soldiers of George III. The re-enactment showed visiting families what life was like for British soldiers living at the time of the American War of Independence.

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Ex-favourite joins County staff

NEWPORT County have added another member to their growing off-field staff by securing a former player to be their community develop-ment officer. The Exiles have revealed the job has gone to former player Norman Parselle. Parselle, who will

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Gwent hit by heavy rain

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One lane blocked by Newport M4 crash

ONE lane is blocked and queueing traffic reported after an accident on the M4 in Newport this afternoon. The crash, between a van and a car happened on the M4 westbound between J25 at Caerleon and J25A at the Grove Park roundabout. The accident

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Sponsored Feature: Macmillan Coffee Mornings

Coffee, cake and charity. Catching up with friends over coffee and cake is one of life’s real pleasures. So imagine how good it feels to indulge yourself in this way and do your bit for charity at the same time? On Friday 27 September, Macmillan

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Missing point on persecution

THE number of people persecuted in the name of science has to be minuscule in comparison to those persecuted and killed in the misused name of religion and to dispute that is just plain silly. Furthermore, anyone who can assume that animals

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Honest call on minimum wage

WELL DONE, Councillor Nigel Dix, for telling it like it is about the minimum wage. Everyone should have a living wage, then there wouldn’t be half as many on benefits or needing support just to exist. Also, congratulations to Doreen Lawrence

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Keep screening for under 25s

I WAS extremely alarmed to read a letter from Debbie Jones in last Friday’s Argus pointing out that Wales is set to raise the age women are invited for cervical screening from 20 to 25 next month. Those born after September 1, 1993, will be affected

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Dragons have blown their top

WHAT an anti-climax the much anticipated unveiling of Newport Gwent Dragons’ new kit turned out to be, with pretty boring designs for home and away jerseys. I’ve long thought that the Dragons’ jersey would be the perfect vehicle to try, at least

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Thousands line streets for Blackwood carnival

Thousands of people headed to Blackwood at the weekend to enjoy the town’s annual carnival. CHRIS WOOD was among the revellers. IT resembled a scene from cult film Quadrophenia, with 50 scooters riding down Blackwood High Street on Saturday, beeping

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It's time for a free Wales

MANY issues show the need for a Free Wales. The Welsh Government is being urged to fund a “Not for Profit” bid for the Welsh railway franchise to take over from a profit making company. This is all wrong. The elected government of Wales should

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ARGUS COMMENT: Back where we belong

WHAT a comeback! We might have been waiting 25 years but Saturday’s emphatic victory by Newport County AFC made the long wait worthwhile. And the 4-1 win was a just reward for the thousands of fans who turned out to be part of the team’s first

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Blaenau Gwent AM backs council's £10m cuts

BLAENAU Gwent AM, Alun Davies said the Labour council is "facing up to the challenges" as it announced it needed to make £10million worth of cuts. The Valleys council will be forced to find total savings of £10 million for the 2014/2015 financial

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THE NEWSDESK: Shine the light of the law on Twitter trolls

SO the lesson a nastily little minority of Twitter users is trying to give this week is this: don’t have an opinion which is different to mine and don’t be a high-profile woman. Bad enough that Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy and feminist campaigner

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Cwmbran gran pens book of ghostly tales

A CWMBRAN grandmother has had her first book of Cwmbran ghost tales published. Keen writer, Carol Lewis, 44, has been a member of Cwmbran Writers Group for 13 years. She said: “My interest in history began when I started researching my family

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Police arrest man in Brynmawr drugs raid

POLICE in Brynmawr arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply following raid at an address on Glamorgan Street on Friday 26th July. The warrant was executed after officers received information

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Resident clears up mystery of Pontypool lamppost

THE mystery of the ornate lamppost which used to stand outside Pontypool’s Clarence Hotel may have been solved. Pontypool community councillors have been trying to ascertain the whereabouts of the lights, which they believed had once stood outside

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Dragons' delight after Toby Faletau signs new deal

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons today expressed their delight at having kept their Lions and Wales star Toby Faletau at Rodney Parade for a further two years until May 2016. The world class number eight’s contract was due to expire at the end of next season

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Newbridge home for dementia patients to shut down

DAYS after a dementia care home in Pontypool announced its closure, a second, owned by the same company, has followed suit. Mill View House and Lodge in Newbridge cares for 41 residents with dementia is the second home run by HC-One to be axed.

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Tributes paid to worker who died at Cwmcarn school

TRIBUTES have been paid to the worker who died after being electrocuted while working at Cwmcarn High School. Jamie Paul, 26, from Abertillery was engaged to be married to Emily, 20 and they had a two-year-old son Kingsley. He was due to finish

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History-maker Worley knows he'll always be remembered for goal

HISTORY-MAKER Harry Worley wasn’t even supposed to start for the Exiles on Saturday, but he knows he’s now set to be remembered forever in his new city. The former Chelsea defender scored Newport’s first goal in the Football League, crashing a volley

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Arty volunteers needed for Abergavenny Food Festival

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help make this year’s artwork for the Abergavenny Food Festival. Each year, in the run up to the festival, the organisers, together with the community arts organisations, Arts Alive, hold workshops to create the eye-catching

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Monmouthshire yellow waste bags are ‘humiliating’ - claim

YELLOW bags introduced to dispose of Monmouthshire residents’ incontinence waste are humiliating the elderly and vulnerable, it has been claimed. Under its new waste shake-up, the county council has changed the colour of bags to dispose of cotton

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BACK WITH A BANG: but Edinburgh believes it's just the beginning

NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh believes Saturday’s emphatic 4-1 win over Accrington Stanley is just the beginning for the Exiles as the embark on their Football League adventure. The Exiles, promoted to League Two last term after 25-years in

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Blaenavon taken over by musicians for festival

THE hills around Blaenavon were alive with the sounds of music on Saturday with bands and musicians taking over the town for the day. Blaenfest was the brainchild of youth leaders and the hundreds of youngsters that attend the Neon Club. In

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Blackwood man sues Newport council over asbestos claim

A WIDOWER is suing for more than £300,000 over the death of his wife. Brian Butcher, of Woodfieldside, Blackwood, is claiming more than £300,000 and a personal injury claim of more than £1,000 from Newport council, which took over responsibility

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Backed-up sewer causes flooding in Pontllanfraith

A BACKED-up sewer system caused flooding at a house in Pontllanfraith yesterday, the fire service has said. Fire fighters from Cefn Fforest attended the incident on Sir Ivors Road, Pontllanfraith, at 4.35pm yesterday afternoon with a submersible

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Driver given oxygen after car fire near Abergavenny

A WOMAN was treated for smoke inhalation, minor cuts and burns after a car fire near Abergavenny last night. Fire fighters from Abergavenny attended the fire on Church Lane, Govilon, at 11.39pm on Sunday night, when the female driver of the car

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Serial Newport offender gets three-year Asbo banning him from begging

A SERIAL offender has been slapped with a three-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) banning him from begging on the streets of Gwent. Damien Victor Lynn was given the Asbo which prevents him from begging in any public place and he cannot enter

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Newport shopkeeper accused of underage booze sale wants to extend licensing hours

A SHOP worker who allegedly sold alcohol to a 13-year-old wants to extend his licensing hours. Ghulam Murtaza, who runs AJS Stores, on Cardiff Road, Maesglas, Newport, can currently sell alcohol from 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am

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Cleverly so happy with fan support

CEFN Fforest world boxing champion Nathan Cleverly thanked the thousands of fans who turned-out to see him work-out in a blistering hot Cardiff’s city centre this weekend and promised to beat the Sergey Kovalev on Saturday 17th August at Cardiff’s Motorpoint