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Local groups to benefit from Police Commissioner's Partnership Fund
GWENT Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston is offering funding to local groups who will use it to prevent crime and anti social behaviour.The Police Commissioner's Partnership Fund is worth a total of up to £100,000 and has been allocated
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Home hiding for Coleman's Wales
WALES 0 SERBIA 3 NOT even the introduction of the world’s most expensive player could help Wales as Serbia heaped the pressure on manager Chris Coleman by consigning his men to bottom spot of their World Cup qualifying group. Unlike on Friday
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Top tennis talents make finals in Cardiff
TWO Gwent tennis prospects made the finals of the Welsh Tennis Championships in Cardiff.Thomas Davies from Usk Tennis Club was a runner-up with Matthew Sharp of Mold LTC in the under-16 boys doubles, losing to Matthew Lloyd and Matthew Story (Swansea
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Heineken Cup on last legs as English and French prepare for new tournament
THE HEINEKEN Cup looks to be doomed after English and French clubs agreed to set up a breakaway tournament, writes Chris Kirwan.This year's competition, as well as the Amlin Challenge Cup, will be the last after deadlock in talks over its reform.The
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Stoptober campaign targets Welsh smokers
SMOKERS in Wales are being encouraged to stop during October as part of a campaign to encourage as many as possible to begin to kick the habit altogether.The Stoptober campaign urges people to give up smoking for 28 days, and has been launched in Wales
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Your AM Writes: Torfaen AM Lynne Neagle
Last month I visited the Pontymoile Basin in Pontypool, where I met with representatives of Glandwr Cymru - the Canal and River Trust in Wales - to talk about the work they’re been doing to support the maintain and restore Wales’ fantastic
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Welsh trio putt themselves into final showdown
WELSH dragons Sion Bebb, Richard Brookman and Joe Ferguson booked their place in the final of the SkyCaddie PGA England & Wales Inter County Championship – but only after a bruising encounter at Exeter.Former Tour ace Bebb, based at Vale Hotel
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Wales organ opt-out system becomes law
A NEW law has been passed in Wales to create the first opt-out organ donation system in the UK. The Human Transplantation (Wales) Act will turn the donation process on its head. It means that people not wanting to give up their organs after their
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Health boards' cancer treatment performance revealed
MORE than 40 cancer patients in Gwent did not start their treatment inside a key target time during April-June - part of a Wales-wide deterioration performance by health boards. A minimum 95 per cent of patients whose disease is detected through
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Toby Faletau told to up his game ahead of Dragons return
TOBY Faletau has been told to “pull his socks up” as the Lions star prepares for a return to action with Newport Gwent Dragons. The 22-year-old Wales number eight will feature for the Dragons in their RaboDirect Pro12 clash against Edinburgh at
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Newport good neighbours up for award
GOOD Newport neighbours have been recognised for their generosity with a Newport Night of Honour Award. Elizabeth Howard, 31, a nurse and Adam Howard, 30, who works in media, have been nominated for the Newport Night of Honour Good Neighbour Award
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Firecrews tackle bus fire at Newport Sainsbury's
SOUTH Wales Fire and Rescue crews were called to a minibus fire at the Sainsbury's in Newport carpark at 11.05am this morning. A South Wales Fire and Rescue spokeswoman confirmed no one was hurt during the incident, and fire crews safely evacuated
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Notices needed
I SEE that anglers are now using the Boating Lake again. We also have two beautiful swans and seven fit and healthy cygnets, which I hope will be left in peace. I think it would be a very good idea for their protection if a couple of visible notices
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The moral is...
IT’S STRANGE, but I hadn’t thought about my cousin Harvey for years until I read Tuesday’s article about the Newport Ship possibly being consigned to a remote annexe of the Newport Centre. Harvey was an avid (some might say obsessive) collector of
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Creative answer
WHAT A clever but devious plot to David Cameron’s appeal to his cabinet: “How can we reduce unemployment figures dramatically before the next election?” The education minister delivered the answer. The most unemployable are those who cannot achieve
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Out of touch
THE LIVING wage is an extra 25p per hour for the 3,000 low-paid workers. WIth that extra money, the council could provide 121 new jobs per year or save a bus service. Those jobs could mean more social care workers to help with the council’s pensioner
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At whose door?
I WAS shocked and enraged to read a piece that the MP for Newport East had contributed to the Argus on September 2, regarding falling wages and the rising cost of living in her constituency, blaming it at the door of the coalition government It may
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Man throwing slates at police from Caerleon Road roof
Gwent Police confirmed that the man was arrested for breach of the peace, burglary and not criminal damage. He is currently in the Royal Gwent Hospital being checked over, but is still under arrest.
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Opening day win for Newport County U18s
NEWPORT County U18s opened their South West Counties Youth League season with a visit to Cirencester Academy. County headed home with a deserved 2-0 victory under their belts after a hard-fought game between two evenly-matched sides. The County
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Burns night damaging to the whole of boxing
BRITISH boxing lost MAJOR credibility this weekend, it’s as simple as that. Fan as I am of Ricky Burns – I enjoy his style and his bravery – the decision to award him a split-decision draw in the fourth defence of his world WBO lightweight title
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Monmouth soldier set for charity cycle challenge
A MONMOUTH soldier is limbering up to cycle 500 miles in aid of a forces charity.Royal Welsh Captain Mark Adams has signed up to the Ride of Britain challenge to raise funds for Lifelong Support for our Forces and their Families (SSAFA)Captain Adams will
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Police incident on Caerleon Road, Newport
WE'RE getting reports of police at the junction of Caerleon Road and St Julians Avenue in Newport this morning. We have reporters and photographers en-route, but we'd like to know what you can see. Are you at the scene? Let us know newsdesk@southwalesargus.co.uk
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Coleman hasn't come out of this week well at all
MAKE no mistake, the transcript of Chris Coleman’s debrief with the Press after Wales’ 2-1 defeat to Macedonia made for a painful read. As prickly as John Toshack and with a total failure to address the two big issues – Passportgate and Gareth
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Tributes paid to Chepstow crash victims
TRIBUTES have been paid to the two who died in a car crash in Chepstow on Friday. Harrison Marshall, 11, was a passenger in a black Vauxhall Corsa while 44-year-old Ryan Griffiths was travelling in the other car involved in the collision, a blue
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Driver dies after A4042 crash near Abergavenny
A DRIVER died in a four-vehicle crash near Abergavenny involving two lorries, a van and a car at around 6.50pm last night. Two other people were taken to hospital following the accident on the A4042 between Llanellen bridge and the Hardwick roundabout
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More faces on Newport's Chartist mural revealed
THE Argus have appealed to find the real people of Newport who are depicted in the Chartist mural and after just two days, more faces and stories have been revealed. The mosaic mural off John Frost square depicts the Chartist Uprising of 1839 and
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NOW AND THEN: Commercial Street, Pontnewydd
This picture was taken in Commercial Street, Pontnewydd village in the 1960's. My husband (Jeff McCarthy) and his twin brother (John) of West Pontnewydd and two friends are the children on the right in the picture. Carol McCarthy West Pontnewydd
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ARGUS COMMENT: Mural simply can't stay at any cost
INVITATIONS for firms to tender for the demolition work needed to prepare the ground for Newport's long-awaited Friars Walk shopping centre bring the project one step closer to fruition. The regeneration of the city centre, with Debenhams as its
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NOW AND THEN: A scene from Newport
This week we feature a scene from Newport. If you recognise the picture and want to share your memories with other readers, write to Jackie Davies, South Wales Argus, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP20 3QN, phone her on 01633 777238 or e-mail nowandthen
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Newport 's Tiny Rebel brews GLC beer
YOU knows it: Newport’s rap collective are back, and this time they’ve brewed their own beer as well as a new album. Goldie Lookin Ale is being produced by Tiny Rebel Brewery, in collaboration with Diverse Music and Goldie Lookin’ Chain. The
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Jason Tovey: Dogged Dragons will find their attacking edge
FLY-HALF Jason Tovey believes it's a matter of time before Newport Gwent Dragons' attack clicks into gear. The Rodney Parade region got their RaboDirect Pro12 campaign off to a flying start when they beat 2012/13 runners-up Ulster 15-8 last Friday
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We'll learn from Mansfield battle, says Lenny Pidgeley
GOALKEEPER Lenny Pidgeley admits Newport County AFC will learn from Saturday’s dour home draw with Mansfield Town and is certain they will improve. The 29-year-old former Chelsea stopper was County’s stand-out performer in the battle with the
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Fly-tipping carrier bags of dog mess soars in Chepstow
INCIDENCES of fly tipping carrier bags of dog mess have soared in Chepstow since the amount of rubbish householders can put out was capped. The town council has had to deploy its contractor to collect the dirt dumped by its dog waste collection
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Victorian tea party for Newport woman's 100th
A Newport woman who was once the eldest Avon lady in the country, has celebrated her 100th birthday with a victorian tea party and 26 members of her family. Born in Alma Street on 9 September 1913, Florence Ward has lived in Newport all her life. She
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Gwent Dragons star tells Newport to get on their bikes
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons players Darren Waters and Lewis Robling kicked off a cycling event yesterday which aims to get the people of Newport on their bikes.The duo was at the Intellectual Property Offices in Newport yesterday with Newport mayor Cliff Suller
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Matthew Mott hails Glamorgan's team effort
ON THURSDAY evening Glamorgan coach Matthew Mott called on his team to support their leading lights and on Saturday night he was lauding a team effort by his Lord’s-bound charges, writes Chris Kirwan.The Welsh county suffered a Swalec Stadium loss
