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Agony on the road for the Dragons
EDINBURGH 16 DRAGONS 13 NEWPORT Gwent Dragons suffered last-gasp heartbreak at Murrayfield with Edinburgh taking the spoils with the last kick. Home fly-half Harry Leonard slotted over a simple penalty from slap bang in front of the sticks
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Abergavenny council to discuss loo refurb concerns
ABERGAVENNY Town Council will discuss concerns about the delay and rising cost of refurbishing its town centre toilets.Monmouthshire council closed three of its 29 toilets and transferred seven to town or community councils and private bodies in 2011,
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Monmouth pair in charity bike trek across the Pyrenees
A FATHER and son from Raglan will be taking on a challenge to cycle from Barcelona to London as they aim to raise £40,000 in memory of a colleague.Martin Anderson, who is the chairman of the governors at Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls
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Ebbw eyeing promotion after gaining A licence
EBBW Vale host Bargoed this weekend knowing that if they retain their Championship title then they will return to the top flight of Welsh club rugby, writes Chris Kirwan.The Steelmen have been awarded an A licence by the Welsh Rugby Union, paving the
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Monmouth girl returns to school after pioneering surgery
AFTER undergoing pioneering surgery in the summer holidays, one Monmouth girl was happy to be back in school with her friends this week.Chase Vaughan, seven, had two operations that surgeons hope will prevent her from relying on a wheelchair.The youngster
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MEET THE BAND: Joanna Gruesome
Andy Howells chats to Owen from Cardiff band Joanna Gruesome That's quite a name! How did you come by it? Our friend/ now manager came up with it and we kind of ran with it due to lack of ability to think of a real band name. You're Cardiff-based
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Van man Sean Lock driving to Cardiff
Sean Lock's Purple Van Man show comes to Cardiff next week. Purple Van Man is the acclaimed new stand-up show from Sean Lock, the man with the most fertile comic mind in Britain. We all know what white van man thinks about the world we live
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Update: Crash closes A4042 near Pontypool
One man has been taken to The Royal Gwent Hospital following a crash on the Trico roundabout near Pontypool this afternoon. The accident occured on the A4042 at 3.25pm between a car and motorcycle. The road was closed until 5.30pm and has since
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Rick Stein coming to Chepstow
TV CHEF Rick Stein is coming to Chepstow this month to give a talk. The star of several cookery series and five one-off documentaries is heading to the St Pierre hotel on September 20 at 1pm. He will be interesting the audience with his newly
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Thousands expected for this year's Usk Show
TENS of thousands visitors are expected to make their way to Usk this Saturday for the 169th Usk Show.Every year since 1844, Usk Farmers’ Club has hosted the show to celebrate the very best of Monmouthshire farming and rural life. Its popularity
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Five Minutes with Mark Porter Newbridge big band singer
1. If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Frank sinatra. I actually was in a lift with him but didn't have long enough for a decent conversation. 2. What is your biggest fear? Loosing my hearing. 3.
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Bruce Foxton to bring sounds of The Jam to Cardiff
NEXT week, Cardiff’s Globe will be pounding the sound of 1978 as The Jam’s bass player Bruce Foxton and his band From The Jam play a sell-out gig performing the classic album ‘All Mod Cons’ in its entirety. The gig is part of a three month tour that
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Hepatitis test requests reach 1,400 following Gwent alert
THE number of women who have contacted Gwent health officials for a hepatitis C test, after a retired healthcare worker was found to have passed the virus onto two patients, has risen to 1,400. And around 1,000 tests have been arranged, with the
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BBC Wales' Chris Needs comes to Newport
Mention the name Chris Needs and the word friendly instantly springs to mind. Chris’ night-time BBC Wales radio show The Friendly Garden has a huge following across Wales, thousands of listeners having welcomed his radio voice into their homes
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Many thanks
A VERY big thank-you to the couple who rescued our ginger cat after he was hit by a car on Gaer Park Hill on July 17. This couple helped save his life by taking him promptly to Vets4Pets. Thankfully our cat is microchipped, which allows quick identification
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Circuit's a star
I WOULD like to respond to Mr Graham Harris’ letter regarding The Circuit of Wales. I’m afraid he has no idea as to what employment will be available when the circuit is finished. The amount of activity that accompanies such venues is huge from track
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Red Line rage
IN all interviews heard and seen on radio and television concerning the “Red Line” crossed by Syria in the use of chemical weapons (perpetrators unknown), no mention has been made of America crossing said “Red Line” when dropping Napalm on women and
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Room for groups
IT IS with sadness that we read the fate of Brynglas House in your report of September 3. It is a house that has served the community and beyond well over many decades and helped to encourage learning locally. Mr Deans goes on to report on the
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Cwmbran man turns to YouTube to sell house
AFTER failing to sell his house by conventional advertising methods, a Cwmbran property owner took matters into his own hands. At the end of August, Malcolm John, 50, was at his home in Daffodil Court, Cwmbran, when he came up with the idea of
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Bus lane blues
I WRITE to say that I agree 100 percent with Mr J Haley, of Duffryn, with regard to those who either cannot read, or do not have the intelligence to understand the blue printed signs erected to inform motorists of the times that bus lanes can be used
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Cwmbran man's images of Gwent go on show
A GWENT great-grandfather has offered a different perspective of the area in a unique photography exhibition at Barnabas Arts House. Andrew Worsfold, 64 of Cwmbran has lived in Gwent all his life. His life was transformed when he decided to return
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Trellech dog attack woman backs owners' crackdown
A MONMOUTHSHIRE woman savaged by a neighbour's dog is backing a law firm's call for tougher and quicker action on irresponsible owners.Caroline Lyness, from Trellech, has been scarred for life, physically and mentally, after being bitten on the
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Gareth Bale to make Real Madrid debut tomorrow – Carlo Ancelotti
THE WORLD’S most expensive player Gareth Bale will make his debut for Real Madrid against Villarreal away tomorrow night, his coach Carlo Ancelotti today confirmed. The Wales star joined Real from Tottenham for £85.3m on this month but has not
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COUCH POTATO: Celebrity Big Brother a waste ground of missed opportunities
Day 16, the final week dawns in the house, and resident pain-in-the-backside Lauren Harries – that weird kid on Wogan in the 80s who had a sex change – has at last sussed out Louie Spence. “He’s not going to change. There’s no point giving him
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Newport man's giant swede nets second world record
LEGENDARY giant vegetable grower Ian Neale is celebrating after beating another World Record achievement with his giant Swede. Mr Neale, 70, of Langstone, Newport, who lovingly nurtured a mammoth 85.5lb vegetable to claim a Guinness World Record
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Ebbw Vale man attacked ex with axe
A MAN who beat up his girlfriend then threatened to smash her front door with an axe has been remanded in custody. Dean Badcock, 39, assaulted Carly Newcombe after their one-year relationship ended, Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court heard. He held
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Blackwood Stars RFC 30 - Beaufort RFC 3
BLACKWOOD Stars won this encounter against a strong physical side; we all knew that Beaufort would be a hard side to play against. The first twenty minutes the Stars had the better of the encounter, but a strong Beaufort defence kept the score
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Ryan Jackson confident he can help the Exiles
THE signing of Billy Jones means the pressure is off Ryan Jackson to fill Andy Sandell’s boots on his own but the defender believes he can still add something to the team. Jackson, naturally a right wing-back, has filled in for the injured
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Hundreds answer Gwent hepatitis C test call
AROUND 700 women have contacted Aneurin Bevan Health Board about blood tests for hepatitis C in the wake of an announcement that a now retired healthcare worker had unwittingly infected two patients with the virus whilst working at a Gwent hospital
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ARGUS COMMENT: Bright ideas but where's the cash?
THE people of Newport had the chance yesterday to present their ideas for the future direction of the city. In an event organised by Re:Newport, the Welsh Government-backed taskforce charged with finding ways of regenerating the city centre, people
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New boy Billy Jones eyes Exiles promotion push
NEW signing Billy Jones says he’s got the experience to help Newport County AFC push for a second successive promotion this season. The 30-year-old left-back signed for County on an initial one-month contract yesterday having been released
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Big ideas for future of Newport
AMONG the people presenting their ideas yesterday at the Dragons' Den-style event was Alex Coles, who was inspired by visiting Bilbao in Spain, an industrial city now known as a vibrant centre for art with Guggenheim Museum. He suggested a mural
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People have their say on future of Newport
LASERS on the Transporter bridge, a barrage across the Usk and an official change of name from Newport to Casnewydd were among the big ideas presented to a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style task force yesterday. The ReNewport project, created by the Welsh Government
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Torfaen Paralympian set for Kilimanjaro climb
A FORMER Welsh Paralympian who is set to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro in his wheelchair for charity completed a successful training climb a little closer to home. John Harris, 67, from Sebastopol, enjoyed a successful career as a Paralympian and competed
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Probe into fatal Gwent car crashes opened
A CORONER has opened the investigations into the deaths of three men who all tragically died in fatal car crashes in Gwent in the past two weeks Area coroner Wendy Jones sitting at Gwent Coroners Court yesterday opened the investigations into the
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Cross Keys targeting play-off places – Adam Powell
ADAM Powell says Cross Keys are determined to make the Principality Premiership play-offs next year after suffering the heartache of so narrowly missing out last season. The Pandy Park side were just one point short of a place in the top three
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Dragons boss Lyn Jones expecting a more abrasive Edinburgh
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons expect a more abrasive, South Africa-influenced challenge when they head to Edinburgh in the RaboDirect Pro12 this evening (kick-off 7.45pm).After overcoming the power of Ulster at Rodney Parade last Friday, the region head to the
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Cyclists raise cash for Royal Gwent in memory of murdered Cwmbran family
FAMILY and friends of three generations of a Cwmbran family who were murdered in a house fire have raised almost £1,000 for the Royal Gwent Hospital. The Buckley family, grandmother Kim, 46, her daughter Kayleigh and Kayleigh’s six-month old daughter
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Lee Beach back to boost Black and Ambers
NEWPORT are boosted for tomorrow’s Principality Premiership opener with Aberavon by the earlier than expected return from injury of new captain Lee Beach. The back rower hurt his left knee in the 40-23 pre-season friendly away defeat to Moseley
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Anthony happy with recovery
NEWPORT defender Byron Anthony has ditched his crutches as he makes yet another positive step on the long road to recovery, writes Michael Pearlman.The former Cardiff City defender was arguably County’s best player in 2013 until he suffered the
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Tredegar town band scoop record breaking championship title
A VALLEYS band swept the board at at a top competition, making history despite members having to self-fund their love for music. Tredegar Town Band wowed everyone at a sell-out British Open, scooping the £3,000 first prize and a shield valued at
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Dragons look to be stingy in Scotland
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head to Edinburgh this weekend looking to maintain their stingy streak, writes Chris Kirwan.Last season the Dragons shipped 589 points – an average of 27 per game – to have the RaboDirect Pro12's worst defensive record.But
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Ebbw Vale man spared jail for persistent offences
AN Ebbw Vale man was given a month to prove he shouldn’t be sent to prison for persistently breaching sentences. In August 2012, Anthony Carr, 30, of Marine Street, Cwm, was convicted of driving while disqualified, dangerous driving, having no
