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Newport County rock Brighton with stunning giant-killing act: Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Newport County 3
MAGNIFICENT Newport County AFC stunned Championship hopefuls Brighton, but it was a victory that came at a heavy price. The Exiles, an 8-1 shot before kick-off, produced a superb performance at the Amex Arena as a Danny Crow brace and a Conor Washington
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Story of Chartists in Gwent takes to the stage
THE Welsh answer to Les Miserables, a musical depicting Monmouthshire’s turbulent history, is showing this week at the Wales Millenium Centre. After Rebecca… had its world premiere yesterday in the Weston Studio at the centre in Cardiff Bay.
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Torfaen makes age-friendly pledge
TORFAEN council has signed up to the Dublin Declaration 2013 for age friendly communities and cities. The pledge is a European commitment to work towards adopting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) principles that will make communities age friendly
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Cwmbran teen burglar who took TV put behind bars
A TEENAGE burglar who broke into a woman’s home in the middle of the night before making off with her TV has been locked up for 20 months. Ryan Hall, 18, entered Sacha Gilmore’s house in Cwmbran in the early hours of July 9, a court heard.
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Newport woman selected to fight Euro elections for Labour in Wales
AN ASPIRING Newport politician is celebrating after beating the ex-wife of Ron Davies in a Labour battle over the party's list for the European elections. Jayne Bryant won 66 per cent of the vote in a ballot of Welsh Labour party members, making
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Caldicot man jailed for drink-fuelled attack on girlfriend
A MAN who ended up in court three times for assaulting his girlfriend has been jailed. David Lewis beat up Emma Lapping inside her home punching her on the sofa, then banging her head in the toilet and finally elbowing her in the eye in a bedroom
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National Eisteddfod could come to Monmouthshire
THE National Eisteddfod of Wales could be coming to Monmouthshire in three year's time with the council pressing to bring it there for 2016. Leader Cllr Peter Fox said today: "We are certainly talking to the Eisteddfod Committee about hosting again
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YOUR AM WRITES: Gwyn Price AM for Islwyn
EVERY so often, through the course of my working day I am reminded of the wonderful history that surrounds us in the South Wales Valleys. Much of that history is related to the extraction of coal, I was reminded of this a couple of weeks ago when
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Newport County help tackle prostate cancer
NEWPORT County are tackling issues on an off the field with a new campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Newport County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh and club captain David Pipe kicked off the start of the new season by signing for ‘Men
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Man released without charge after woman falls from second floor window in Newport
UPDATE: 3.46 A 38-YEAR-OLD woman is receiving hospital treatment after falling around 25 feet from a second floor flat. The incident happened at around 11.10am this morning, when witnesses described hearing screams on Upper Dock Street, Newport
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Abergavenny veteran devastated at Bomber Command medal snub
A WORLD War Two veteran has been left devastated after he was barred from receiving a new honour for aircrew. Dennis Moss, 89, from Govilon near Abergavenny, served as a wireless-operator flying 40 missions on Wellington bombers during the Second
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NOW AND THEN: Stow Hill and Newport's Cathdedral
THE photo is of the top of Stow Hill. On the left of the picture is the entrance to Clifton Road before widening to make a less steep climb for the trams. The house and high wall in the centre of the photo were demolished to make way for the widening
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ARGUS ARCHIVE: Newport copper leads hunt for Great Train Robbers
100 YEARS AGO ● The National Eisteddfod opened in Abergavenny with the first great attraction being the pageant of Gwent. ● A labourer of Albion Street, Newport, met an untimely death by drowning after being tempted into the water at St Brides
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Newport stats workers get digging for homeless charity
VOLUNTEERS left the office for a day of work more physical than typing when they dug a garden for a charity supporting the homeless in Newport. On one of the hottest days of the year, last Thursday, the team of 12 started work around 8.30am to
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Blaenavon firm scoops gold at International cheese awards
A BLAENAVON company came up trumps at this year’s International Cheese Awards. Held on July 31, in Nantwich, 600 cheese makers, from tiny artisan producers to big brands, competed in the 115-year-old event, which attracts 40,000 visitors annually
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Blackwood carnival fun
SATURDAY August 3 was the date of the 13th Annual Blackwood Carnival which was once again well supported by the many thousands of people who lined Blackwood High Street and attended an afternoon of fun and entertainment at the Civic Centre Pontllanfraith
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Assembly keep Wales back
WHY does the Welsh Assembly Government constantly try and isolate Wales from the rest of the UK with small minded thinking that I thought went hundreds of years ago? Why the forced reintroduction of an archaic language when the UK has an international
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Empty shops desolation
MAY I agree wholeheartedly with Rosalind Lee. It is bad enough having empty shops, but to see them full of rubbish, and the windows often covered with ‘fly-posters’ only exacerbates the situation. The one outstanding example (of many) is the e
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Bitter pill for Tory medicine
ANN POYSER (Argus letters July 30) makes such a powerful point re GP’s charging for visits and Lydia Hallett (August 1) supports with your header “The NHS could do with TLC”. I would not disagree with either correspondent, however, I would add
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Health Service in good hands
I AGREE with everything Lidia Hallett wrote (Argus letters August 1) especially in her last last sentence where she said that we should stop seeing the negative and start praising one of the best healthcare systems in the world. A few weeks
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Perfect NHS treatment
WHILE people are only too quick to judge the bad things like delays, waiting times, nursing staff, or doctors, I would like to tell you about my experience, far better from the above, and to put the record straight. My Story - On Sunday morning
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No offence in God's word
I FEEL I need to respond to the letter written by Mr Banfield concerning the leaflet that Torfaen and District Gospel Partnership distributed at the Pontypool Carnival. We do not want to cause offence or to make people feel threatened. It was
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Blaenau Gwent council cuts put up to 140 home carer jobs at risk
UP TO 140 HOME care staff could lose their jobs as Blaenau Gwent Council attempts to address a £2.5 million hole in its budget. The GMB trade union which represents many of the council staff who will be affected by the cuts is so concerned it called
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Penarth runners battle the elements in Brecon 10 mile race
PENARTH and Dinas Runners were all smiles after taking part in a rain sodden Brecon 10 mile race on the weekend. Runners were desperate to score points over eachother as the race formed part of the club championship. A total of 259 runners
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Rogerstone school’s tests 'flawed and open to abuse’
THE way testing was conducted at one of Newport’s best-performing primary schools was open to potential abuse, it has been claimed. A committee looking into complaints at Rogerstone Primary School found significant weaknesses in how the school
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Hole in the heart Rogerstone girl treated with Viagra, takes first steps
A LITTLE girl who was born with a hole in her heart has taken her first steps towards making a full recovery. Cerys Small, was born with multiple complex heart defects and is being kept alive due to daily doses of Viagra. Doctors discovered
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: LE14 can be the new CR7!
SQUAD numbers only really matter to those on the playground or those in marketing offices, but there can be little doubt they are becoming part of the ‘branding’ of a player. When I mention CR7, I of course refer to Cristiano Ronaldo, and other
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Glory day doesn’t begin to cover it...
TO SAY Newport County returned to the Football League in style on Saturday would be a giant understatement. While I fully appreciate I work in an industry where hyperbole and sweeping statements aren’t generally in short supply, it really would
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Great to see such progress with the Dragons
TO SAY that I’m no expert on rugby is an understatement and, indeed, not in dispute, but I’d still like to congratulate the Newport Gwent Dragons for their fabulous summer. You don’t need a PHD in line-out tactics or a photographic memory of all
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Thousands use Newport’s revamped Lysaght Institute
NEWPORT'S historic Lysaght Institute has seen thousands come through the doors since its refurbishment last year. The institute which re-opened in November last year following a £3 million refurbishment has seen over 2,000 guests and hundreds of
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Ex-Premier League ace urges the Exiles to go for jugular in the cup
BRIGHTON v COUNTY (Tonight, KO 7.45) NEWPORT County AFC must go for the jugular if they are to survive their first foray into the Capital One Cup, according to former England international Dion Dublin. <p>After ending their 25-year
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We can cause upset, says Exiles boss ahead of trip to Brighton
BRIGHTON v COUNTY (Tonight, KO 7.45) NEWPORT County AFC boss Justin Edinburgh will urge his side to remember their humiliating FA Cup exit last term ahead of tonight’s Capital One Cup clash with Brighton. The Exiles will compete in the League Cup for
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Five generations of Blackwood family meet up
FOR five generations of a Blackwood family, 19 seems to be the magic number. That was the age that all of them had the next child in the dynasty. They all met up last weekend at Porthcawl and are planning another major celebration in 2014 to
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We can run defences ragged, says County ace Zebroski
NEWPORT County’s newest striker Chris Zebroski believes the Exiles can leave the opposition trailing in their wake this term... literally. County sprinted out of the blocks to mark their return to the Football League on Saturday, smashing Accrington
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Family a big factor in decision to stay with Dragons, says Faletau
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons star Toby Faletau has revealed how remaining close to his family was an important factor behind his decision to stay with the region. The world class Lions and Wales number eight resisted the temptation to leave Rodney Parade
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Injured trio are not ready yet
NEWPORT County AFC will again be without key players from last season tonight, with a trio still sidelined. The Exiles will be without striker Aaron O’Connor (groin), midfielder Mike Flynn (hamstring) and defender Tony James (hamstring) as well
