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Lyn Jones: Dragons will improve 'fragile' scrum and maul
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' preparations for Ulster begin in earnest this week with focus on addressing the "glaring" weakness of their tight play. The Rodney Parade region enjoyed a morale-boosting 22-20 win against Bath last Friday in their only pre-season
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Ex Gurkha soldiers celebrate Nepalese culture at Cwmbran Army centre
GURKHAS who fought in the Falklands and Iraq raised awareness of their little known culture with knife demonstrations, food and dance. The ex-servicemen and their families gathered at the TA centre in Cwmbran, helping to raise awareness of the
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Men take on pies in charity contest
IT WAS a question of ‘who ate all the pies?’ when a man v pie fundraiser was held at Rodney Parade to raise funds for the Sparkle Appeal.Caerphilly-based Peter’s Pies donated 100 of the company’s popular products to hungry competitors
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Walkers helped down from Black mountain by Gwent rescuers
TWO tourists had to be guided off the Gwent side of a mountain after getting lost at the weekend.The men from Leicester, aged 39 and 68, were walking on the Black Mountains on Saturday evening when one of them contacted police at 7pm to say they required
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Newport Wetlands come clean
Some of the more unusual items found during a clean-up of the foreshore at Newport Wetlands last week included a child’s ride on car, half a canoe and a fancy dress costume of a cow.Volunteers armed with high-vis jackets hauled these back to the
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Gladiators stage re-enactment at Caerleon museum
GLADIATORS fought to the death in a family re-enactment at the site of a Roman fortress in Newport.The National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon High Street was the setting for a spectacular clash between enslaved armed fighters crossing swords for two
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Your MP Paul MurphyTorfaen
Congratulations to everyone who picked up their GCSE grades on Thursday. In my recent work as the Welsh Oxbridge Ambassador, I’ve met countless inspiring young people who have worked hard for their qualifications. They are proof of a far more positive
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Newport Docks Disaster plaques given new home
Two plaques have been given a new home at St Mark’s Church Newport after a metal thief attempted to steal one. The commemorative plaques were moved from the Newport Dock Disaster Memorial in St. Woolos cemetery, after a thief tried to steal one.
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Fresh concerns over £250m Circuit of Wales track in Ebbw Vale
AN international group fighting to protect the environment voiced fresh concerns over a £250m racetrack after a request to block the plans was thrown out.The International Union for Conservation of Nature waded into the row about the Circuit of
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Gwent Police officers alerted to rave
GWENT Police officers were called to deal with a rave in a forest. The South and East Wales helicopter picked up the event in the early hours of today. Inspector Simon Powell-Jones said a small number of people gathered near Staunton and Gloucestershire
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MP Nick Smith blames Tories for Blaenau Gwent's 'stagnating' housing business
BLAENAU Gwent MP Nick Smith has called for a solid plan for growth after latest figures revealed Blaenau Gwent’s housing business is grinding to a halt. Figures released by the National House Building Council revealed only 13 new homes have been
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First away point for the Exiles
Dagenham 1 County 1 IT will be weeks if not months before we can assess Newport's first league draw of the campaign. At this point in time we have no real idea about how strong the Exiles are, though the earliest signs are extremely positive
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Paedophile arrested in Newport jailed for downloading child abuse images
A PAEDOPHILE who downloaded more than 500 indecent images of children onto his laptop has been jailed. Luke Smith, 36, viewed a total of 592 indecent photos of youths including children as young as four, Cardiff Crown Court heard yesterday [August
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THE NEWSDESK: Land of our fathers' artex, so dear to me...
CERYS MATTHEWS is on a mission.Around 2,500 world music aficionados will be arriving in Cardiff in late October for world music market WOMEX 13.So Matthews, artistic director of the opening concert, has hatched the idea of asking the nation “what
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Gurkha culture on display in Cwmbran
The Wales Gurkha Community is holding its first open day at the Territorial Army Centre in Cwmbran today.President of the Wales Gurkha Community Narendra Limbu said, 'We are inviting everyone to come and enjoy this free event and see Gurkha folk dances
