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Torfaen man admits being drunk and disorderly on Newport street
A TORFAEN man who admitted being drunk and disorderly in Newport has been given a conditional discharge.Keiron Rees, 27, of Viaduct Court, Lower Cwm, Pontypool, admitted the offence which took place on Church Road, Newport, on August 23.Cwmbran Magistrates
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County 2 Morecambe 3
TWO Tom Naylor own goals and a penalty gave Morecambe a shock win at Rodney Parade. Newport County AFC started superbly and were ahead after just three minutes thanks to a thunderbolt from new signing Billy Jones. Naylor's first own goal came on 12
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Fourteen Locks event postponed because of bad forecast
A heritage event planned for the Fourteen Locks Canal Centre, Rogerstone, tomorrow has been cancelled because of a poor weather forecast. With high winds and heavy rain forecast, organisers have decided to postpone it until Saturday, September 21. More
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Awareness day for potentially fatal sepsis
NHS staff across Gwent are today (FRI) highlighting the dangers of a condition that kills 37,000 people every year in UK, including around 1,850 in Wales.Sepsis, often referred to also as blood poisoning or septicaemia, occurs when the body's response
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Pontypool man who failed to give insurance details after collision ordered to pay more than £300
A 64-YEAR-OLD man who failed to give his information to another driver after a crash has been ordered to pay more than £300.Paul Wakefield, of Cwrdy Road, Griffithstown, Pontypool, admitted the offence which happened when he was turning a corner
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Drama as limousine hangs "precariously" from city bridge
THE sight of a limousine hanging off George Street Bridge shocked motorists and pedestrians in Newport this afternoon. One eyewitness, who was walking over the bridge, described the silver vehicle “precariously positioned”, half-on, half-off
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Your chance to splash the cash at Festival Park’s new Bench outlet
To celebrate today’s exciting opening at Ebbw Vale’s Festival Park, leading clothing brand Bench has £150 to give away to one lucky reader to spend in store! The Manchester-born label has built a reputation as a quality streetwear brand, offering
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New project explores Gwent women's lives
A NEW project explores the history and experiences of local women involved in fashion and textiles in Gwent.Vintage Vision, the social enterprise based in Abergavenny and Chepstow, has recorded interviews with local women as part of their Digital Stories
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The priceless present of Celtic past
WALES’ most popular heritage attraction, the Museum of Welsh Life, at St Fagans, Cardiff, has a wealth of entertainment to keep children fascinated all year long. A firm favourite with families over the past 60 years, it has more than 400 events
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Complaints at all time high over Torfaen's Welsh language services
COMPLAINTS about Torfaen council’s Welsh language services have reached an all time high. Complaints for 2012/13 were four times that of 2009/10,2010/11 and 2011/12 combined although that still only totalled 20 complaints. Complaints
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Abercarn boxing champion paints Tyson and Holyfield
A former boxing champion from Cwmcarn has hung up his gloves to paint heavyweights rather than fight them. Patrick Killian has already captured Mike Tyson on canvas, and this Monday he will be painting former world champion Evander Holyfield live
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'Take free blood pressure test' - Cwmbran stroke survivor
A Cwmbran woman who survived a stroke is now urging people to get their blood pressure checked, a free test which could be lifesaving. Former nurse Vanessa Morley, 49, fell unconscious just two days before Christmas in 2007. She woke up to find
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Newport hub services scaled down
PARENTS criticised education chiefs after it emerged a community hub hit by cutbacks ran with scaled down services this autumn.They deplored the loss of a cafe and mother and baby group at Forest Children’s Centre at the Duffryn Infant and Junior
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Veteran barmaid remembered by EastEnders stars dies of heart attack
A BUBBLY barmaid who lit up a pub with TV stars at her 70th birthday bash will be remembered at a memorial service next week.Liverpudlian grandmum Pam Knight got on with punters aged 18 to 80 and was seen as the “life and soul of the party&rdquo
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Fever pitch: The beating hearts of rugby in Gwent
THE new rugby season is already upon us and fans of the domestic game have been chomping at the bit ever since the final whistle went at the end of the last. But to the supporters, their team is more than just a rugby club; it is the heartbeat
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Manics start tour with a bang in Newport
ONLY in a Newport gig would you find the Manic Street Preachers playfully bickering about getting a song wrong, reminiscing about long-forgotten local pubs and dedicating their greatest hit to the crowd with utter sincerity. When James Dean Bradfield
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Aaron O'Connor aiming to be back in two weeks
STRIKER Aaron O’Connor hopes today’s clash with Morecambe will be the last match he misses at Rodney Parade this season. The club’s top scorer in the 2012-13 campaign has been a frustrated spectator due to a persistent groin injury as the Exiles
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One Gwent person affected by water cress E.coli outbreak
AN over-55 from Gwent is among18 people taken ill following an outbreak of E.coli that led to Sainsbury’s recalling six products that contain water cress. The strain of the infection causes symptoms ranging from mild gastroenteritis to severe bloody
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Gwent men fail in appeal over multi-million pound drugs racket
TWO Gwent men who were jailed for a total of 44 years for smuggling millions of pounds worth of hard drugs into the UK failed in an attempt to clear their names. Michael Oliver, 65, of Brynton Road, Newport and Christopher Hill, 63, of Caldicot
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MIKE FLYNN SAYS: Hopefully we can lift the gloom today
IT has been a tough week for me personally with a couple of funerals and I am very much hoping that the football today can put a smile back on my face.We are now in the middle of September and after a fantastic pre-season, which I really needed after
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Steelmen host match of the day
MATCH of the day in the Swalec Championship sees holders Ebbw Vale entertain last season’s runners-up Bargoed in a contest that could go a long way to foretell who will be champions in the forthcoming campaign, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.Both sides
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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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Dragons Jevon Groves and Nathan Buck back for Keys
SWANSEA v CROSS KEYS, TODAY (KO 2,30pm) CROSS Keys get a big boost for their opening Principality Premiership clash with the inclusion of two experienced Newport Gwent Dragons forwards who cut their teeth at the club. Tighthead prop Nathan
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Tough start away for Newport
NEWPORT look to put behind them the frustration of last month’s disappointing British and Irish Cup play-off elimination by Cross Keys when they take on Aberavon this afternoon, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.A repeat of last September’s 23-20 Principality
