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Gwent Wildlife Trust says racetrack U-turn 'a failure'
GWENT Wildlife Trust have expressed their “surprise and disappointment” following Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) recent U-turn on the Circuit of Wales development proposal. The £280m race track in Rassau, Ebbw Vale, was recently given its blessing
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No deal yet as Bale is still in limbo over Madrid move
IT remains the longest running transfer saga in world football, but Gareth Bale’s proposed move to Real Madrid still isn’t progressing, writes Michael Pearlman.The Tottenham winger is the subject of huge speculation as the giants of Real Madrid
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Duty to report child abuse proposed in Wales
OFFICIALS in Cardiff are looking at introducing a duty on professionals to report suspicions of child abuse. The Welsh Government's Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill, currently going through the Senedd, proposes to place a duty on people
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Caerleon fundraiser takes big leap for charity
A CAERLEON fundraiser jumped at the challenge to take part in a bungee jump for St David’s Hospice. Jason Pritchard, 33, jumped off a crane in Chepstow on August 17 and raised more than £180 for a hospice in the area. Mr Prichard was raised
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Fly-tipping rise in Monmouthshire sparks concerns
A FLY TIPPING increase in Monmouthshire since controversial changes in waste collection came into force is evidence they are not working, councillors say. Figures obtained from the county council show there were 68 reports of flytipping in July
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Consultation on landlords revealing tenants' names to water companies
THE Welsh Government is consulting on placing a legal duty on landlords to give water firms the names of their tenants. Alun Davies, minister for natural resources and Blaenau Gwent AM, hopes that the measure will help to tackle bad debt and help
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Gwent guide dog owners to get behind the wheel
A GUIDE dog owner from Abertillery is gearing up for a driving event with a difference. Alison Harber, 51, will join other blind and partially-sighted people as they bid to manoeuvre dual-controlled vehicles around a race circuit for Guide Dogs
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One taken to hospital after flat fire
ONE person was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after fire crews were called to a flat fire in Newport tonight.Crews from Malpas, Maindee, Duffryn and Cwmbran attended the fire on Griffin Street, next to the old Newport Market, at 5.52pm.
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Pontypool gatecrashers in clown masks kick man 10 times - over a cigarette
DISGUISED men who gatecrashed a Halloween bash kicked a guest about ten times after a row over a cigarette, a court heard yesterday. Gethin Lear, 21, wore a Grim Reaper outfit while Nicholas Beddis, 20, donned a white jumpsuit, red wig and "scary
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£50,000 restoration project for Newport dingle underway
PREPARATION for a restoration project in Newport is underway. Work will begin at Woodland Road, Newport, to restore the park’s Dingle – an area of woodland in a steep-sided valley this September, with volunteers already preparing the area.
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Pontypool pub the Greyhound set to return
A DERELICT pub in Pontypool town centre is set to return. The Greyhound pub on Commercial Street in the town has been empty for the best part of five years, but now, thanks to a pair of health care professionals, pints will be pulled once more.
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Bron Afon family fun day in New Inn celebrates new kitchen
A FAMILY fun day will be held on Tuesday, August 27, from 10am to 3pm as part of Bron Afon’s project at Panteg Community Hall in New Inn, by Bron Afon Community Housing. Bron Afon’s apprentices are fitting the kitchen in the style of TV’s “60 Minute
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New Chepstow farm shop produce grown just yards away
A NEW farm shop has opened near Chepstow selling produce from a landshare. Transition Chepstow announced ‘Tidenham Landshare Project’ in February 2011. With the generous support of landowner Lyndon Edwards, local residents are being offered
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Bridge to be removed from Newport park due to safety issues
ANOTHER feature of the recreation ground in Pill is to be removed due to safety issues. Last year residents were upset when a slide in the Newport district was taken down by the council, which blamed EU safety regulations at the time. Now the
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It's easier for Torfaen residents to recycle thanks to project
RESIDENTS in Torfaen will now be able to recycle plastic packaging, glass and cans as they shop, thanks to a new project launched in New Inn this week. Recycle on the Go is being run by Bron Afon Community Housing and is part-funded through Waste
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Prostitute fined for solicitation in Newport
A PROSTITUTE was fined £50 by magistrates yesterday for solicitation in Newport. Suzanne Westlake, 26, of Oliphant Circle, Newport, pleaded guilty to soliciting on Albert Street on August 13 when she appeared at Caerphilly Magistrates Court yesterday
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Lads' mags protest to be held at Pontypool store
CAMPAIGNERS will hold a protest outside Tesco in Pontypool to urge the retailer to stop selling lads' mags. The protest is part of a national day of action called by the Lose the Lads' Mags campaign, lead by UK Feminista and Object, with protestors
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Torfaen becomes first council in Wales investigated by Language Commissioner
TORFAEN council has become the first local authority in Wales to be investigated by the Welsh language commissioner. The council are being investigated over whether an automated 24 hour helpline set up in June failed to comply with the authority&rsquo
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Newport man jailed for nine years for "dreadful" rape
A RAPIST who assaulted a woman three times leaving her with recurring nightmares has been jailed for nine years. Leslie Roberts, 33, tied his victim to a chair before subjecting her to "perverted activities", a court heard. Roberts raped the
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Estyn praises Caerphilly primary for literacy standards
A CAERPHILLY primary school has been praised for its pupils' high standards of literacy and communication skills by the inspectorate Estyn. Teaching at Trinant Primary School in Crumlin is effective throughout the 126-pupil school, and levels of
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Newport County sign to partner optician Specsavers
THE high street chain Specsavers has teamed up with Newport County AFC as its official community partner. Specsavers will become a sponsor of the newly created 'County in the Community' scheme, to be launched at the beginning of September and headed
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Three teenagers injured in Newport crash
THREE teenagers were taken to hospital following a crash in Newport yesterday. Two girls, aged 16 and 17, and an 18-year-old man were taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital with what police said were minor injuries following a collision on Cromwell
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Rocky Horror Show, Bristol Hippodrome
The Rocky Horror Show is back in the Bristol Hippodrome this week celebrating its 40th birthday. The show is a tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 20th century following the story of squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on
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Who decides?
MR A BOND (Letters, August 16) is satisfied if one’s life ‘conforms to decent human standards’. So who decides what’s decent and what’s not? For standards of morality to count for anything, they must be measurable against absolutes. Otherwise morality
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Still a struggle
JUST When you thought things couldn’t get any worse, a new report highlights the fact that the value of UK workers’ wages has seen one of the biggest falls in the EU. House of Commons library figures confirm a 5.5 per cent reduction in average hourly
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Support too late
SO THE County have the freedom of Newport, that’s great. Where are the council clowns who failed to support them when it was thought to be better to knock down Somerton? than to support them Still on free lunches and expenses? G Skuse, Courtil
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Thanks for care
JUST over a week ago my husband was admitted to Nevill Hall hospital with a heart attack. I would like to use the newspaper to publicly thank all the brilliant staff there and later at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, for all the first-rate
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Another Way
WHATEVER the reasons the government gives for the bedroom tax, one of them is the reduction of housing benefit paid. However there is another way: 1. Scrap the bedroom tax 2. Give private tenants the same right to housing benefit as social tenants
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Find my friends
THANK YOU Argus for helping me in my search to find old school friends. You have successfully produced one result (Peggy Ball), but I am still looking for Richard Evans and Margaret Pitchford who were pupils at Newport High School in 1953. Another
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False econoimy
CAN anyone tell me how the conmen of our current rulers the Lib/ Tory coalition are reducing the deficit in our economy, when they have spent £287 million making thousands of civil servants redundant and replacing them with highly paid consultants
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City feels flat
ABOUT ten months ago, I looked around the flats at the old Art College I remarked to the lady on the desk that they looked fabulous (they really have done a good job) and the prices seem competitive. If they were in Bristol or Bath there would
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Bikes are Back
I WOULD like to inform Lyndon Bishop that, according to an article in the Free Press, Torfaen council has seen sense and lifted the ban on cycling in Pontypool Park. The no cycling signs have been removed. It seems my rant had some influence as
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Home-run businesses "could miss out" on tax breaks
HOME-RUN businesses in Wales could be missing out on valuable tax breaks, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Tax relief is available on electricity, water, heating and even cleaning costs and house repairs are
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Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey joins Yeovil
WALES international goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has joined Championship club Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal from League One Wolves.The 26-year-old has not played a senior game since April 2012 because of cruciate ligament problems. He was set to
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Defending Belief
MAY I offer my apologies to those who find the debate tiresome but I will ask them to consider this. If someone publicly and unfairly attacked something they deeply cared about, would they defend it? I challenged Terry Banfield a dozen or so years
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Body found in Newport
A body was found in a Newport house this morning.A scientific investigations van, unmarked police car and ambulance vehicle arrived at the property in Llanthewy road this morning blocking off the alleyway between Llanthewy road and Bolton road. Four police
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Police appeal over car theft in Caerphilly
TWO men are being sought by police for questioning after a car was stolen from outside a Spar store on Mill Road, Caerphilly, on Saturday, August 3, at around 9.30pm. Gwent Police would like to speak to the men in connection with the theft of the
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Residents to get sneak peek at new Ebbw Vale sports centre
RESIDENTS of Blaenau Gwent will be able to visit the brand new state-of-the-art Ebbw Vale sports complex two days before the doors are officially opened.On Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1 guests will be able to take part in a special preview
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Season of success for Newport Squash Club
NEWPORT Squash Rackets Club picked up a hoard of trophies at the Wales Squash and Racketball annual presentation awards dinner held in Cardiff’s Holiday Inn. The first team of Greg Tippings, David Haley, Dan Bergin, Tej Singh Saran, Jacob Minnett
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Newport Arctic Star Medal recipient dies.
A NEWPORT man who was awarded the Arctic Star Medal earlier this year has died.Francis Spendelow, known as Frank, died aged 96, following an illness at St Anne's Hospice, Newport.Mr Spendelow, of Ringwood Avenue, Newport, served 19 years in the Royal
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Severn crossing firm runs out of Severn Tags
A MOTORIST from Newport says it is a "joke" that the firm that runs the Severn Bridges has run out of devices that let frequent users through the tolls.John Davies, 61, of Llanmartin, says he’s been told there are no replacements available
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Wales U17 stroll to win
WALES were victorious at Dragon Park on Tuesday as their U17 side warmed up for September’s UEFA qualifiers.The Dragons are preparing to travel to Slovenia in September and tuned up with a friendly against Malta, powering to a 4-0 triumph.William
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UPDATE: Car crashed into central reservation on A40 near Raglan
UPDATED 11.34am: The incident involved one vehicle which crashed into the central reservation, said a spokeswoman for Gwent Police. The fire service did not need to use cutting equipment to remove the roof from the car, she said. Only one male
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UPDATE: Ten-tonne plate dropped on man's arm in Chepstow
UPDATE 2.16pm: The injured man is an employee at Mabey Bridge, a steel bridging infrastructure supplier based in Chepstow, where the incident happened at their Station Road facility. A spokeswoman for the company said: "‘An employee at Mabey Bridge
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17-year-old arrested after fire which forced Newport Mum to throw baby to safety
A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a Newport block of flats forced a young mum to throw her baby to safety. Police confirmed the 17-year-old from Newport was being questioned by police after being arrested
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Hero who caught baby in Newport was just watching TV
IT STARTED off as a quiet night in front of the television at his pregnant girlfriend's house for Luke Crawley.But moments later the scaffolder was outside the block of flats next door on Aberthaw Road in Alway, Newport, catching a baby dropped by
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Silver success for Newport athlete
NEWPORT athlete Matt Welsh has celebrated a stunning success after winning a silver medal at the ITU Duathlon World Championship in Canada.The talented 25-year-old has just arrived back in the United Kingdom after excelling in the prestigious event which
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Update: Missing 12-year-old from Cross Keys found
12 year old Joshua Shaw from Cross Keys who had been reported missing to police has now been found safe and well. Joshua Shaw had been missing since 1pm on Monday August 19.
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Cleverly knows he fought wrong kind of fight
NATHAN Cleverly has admitted he didn’t feel he did himself justice in losing his WBO light heavyweight title, but feels the credit belongs to the victor Sergey Kovalev.Cleverly’s sixth defence of his crown was a nightmare, the huge-hitting
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Kingsley Jones: Dragons must grasp chance to impress against Bath
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been challenged to put down a marker for the coming campaign in Friday's pre-season friendly against Bath. The clash with the Aviva Premiership side at Rodney Parade is the Dragons' only warm-up before they take on Ulster
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Cwmcarn High to remain closed until November
CWMCARN High pupils will not be back on site now until November after the death of a contractor delayed asbestos-removal work. They will now return to Ebbw Vale for the start of the school year while additional work takes place. The cost to Caerphilly
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Job half done for Welsh Cup winners Panteg
PANTEG are still toasting the finest day in the club's history – but their job is only half done.On Sunday they won the Gwalia Welsh Cup at the Swalec Stadium when they drubbed Llandudno by nine wickets.Captain Ian Bird won the toss, elected
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Chepstow music festival just days away
THE clock is ticking until the start of Chepstow's Castell Roc festival.Organisers are reporting tickets to events are approaching sell out in many cases and a number of events have been given a boost with the announcement of additions to the line-up.The
