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Blaenau Gwent event shows best in low carbon schemes
BLAENAU Gwent Council hosted a Low Carbon Built Environment Event organised by Cardiff University this week.The event was staged at the General Offices in Ebbw Vale and showcased a number of projects developed as a result of the Low Carbon Built Environment
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Consultation for Newport cultural strategy underway
CONSULTATION on a draft cultural strategy from Newport City Council is under way.The strategy will aim to improve people’s lives and make the city a vibrant place to live and visit.The council said: “Newport is a city with a proud sporting
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Five Minutes with Richard Gurney Futsal Development Officer
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?Hate lifts they make me dizzy, so I’d rather not get stuck in there. But I would love to pick the brains of Michael Jordan, one of the greats of basketball, and find out how
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Caerphilly council meets to discuss audit report
A SPECIAL Caerphilly Council meeting heard that the authority had “acted unlawfully" with regards to setting pay rises for its chief officers. The meeting tonight was held to discuss the detailed findings of the Wales Audit Office Annual Improvement
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Flat fire in Abergavenny
FIREFIGHTERS are currently dealing with a flat fire in Abergavenny. Three engines from Abergavenny and Usk were called to St George's Crescent at 7.16pm. A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said a thorough search has been
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Llanbradach residents warned about parking
BEDWAS-based police officers issued a number of warning notices to vehicles parked inappropriately in Llanbradach Village over the weekend. Gwent Police are warning residents and visitors to not risk a fine.
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FIRST PERSON: Argus cartoonist Tim Harries
“I WAS born in Ynysybwl, in 1967, and my whole family and I moved to Pontypridd in 1969, when I was just two-years-old. My father, Harry Harries, 79, worked for a gelatine company called Leiners which is also where my mother Barbara, 79, worked
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Copper thieves target Rogerstone bowls club
MEMBERS OF a Newport bowls club were left devastated after another break-in at their Rogerstone clubhouse.The latest incident at the Drill Hall left Rogerstone Bowling Club with an estimated £10,000 worth of damage after thieves stripped the hall
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SLAVERY PROBE: Three charged
THREE men have been charged in the wake of the investigation into slavery in Gwent. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed that there is “sufficient evidence” to charge Thomas Doran, 36, Daniel Doran, 66, and David Daniel Doran, 42. All three
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Three arrested on suspicion of child abduction after Newport crash
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a crash in Newport on Tuesday.Gwent Police were called to Liverpool Street at around 12.45pm and police were hunting the occupants of the car after it failed to stop.A 24-year-old woman
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Police re-appeal after man breaches prison licence
GWENT Police have re-appealed for help in finding a man who has breached his licence conditions after being released from prison in July 2013. Anthony Paul Ashman, 35, was serving a 3 year 6 months sentence for dwelling burglary. He was sentenced
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Becky James misses British Championships to star in Japan
ABERGAVENNY cycling star Becky James is not defending her four titles at the British Track Cycling Championships this week as she continues her Japanese adventure. The 21-year-old, who won also won double gold at the world championships in
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Two injured in crash on Chepstow Road, Newport - soldiers on scene in fire engine
UPDATE: 3.44pm Gwent Police confirmed they were called at 2.05pm this afternoon with reports of the crash involving a grey Seat Ibiza and white Ford Transit Van. They added the two people travelling in the Ibiza received minor injuries, and
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Pontypool Hallowe’en attackers get six years in jail
FOUR young men from Pontypool have been sent to prison for 24 years between them after a “gang attack” on Hallowe’en. On October 27 a Hallowe’en party held in a house in Pontypool ended disastrously following a brawl sparked by a row over a cigarette
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The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show, St David's Hall
For 35 years Douglas Adams’ grammatically complicated and deliberately contradictory Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy has transcended a variety of genres from radio series to book form. Its most recent incarnation a show adapted by Dirk Maggs from
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Filthy pigeons
TO WHOM it may concern: I am writing to ask is there anything to be done about the pigeons in Newport bus station? They are a menace to people and a health hazard to people with breathing problems, they are pooing all over the place and fly into
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Why blockage?
WHY has access into Newport bus station via John Frost Square and through the walkway from John Frost Square to Friars Walk been blocked off for weeks? There is no sign of any work going on there and it is very probable that no work will be starting
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Barrage blues
I FAIL to understand why there is a persistent suggestion that the Newport barrage across the Usk will be of any use. Anyone who saw the photograph on the front of the Argus for September 13 will have seen exactly why the scheme is a non-starter.
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Great service
I FELT I must let readers know that the service in Chapel Garage, Brynmawr, is excellent, the ladies who work in there are very polite and very helpful, when I pick up my daily papers. I personally would recommend them to anyone in the Brymawr area
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Move to Oz
RE Paul Flynn your MP writes: I would like to point out to Mr Flynn that just like the Labour Party Australia’s early white settlers were made up of the UK’’s unwanted criminals. However, these Australian settlers saw the error of their ways and
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Join Socialists
Join Socialists LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledges to increase the minimum wage to help with the cost of living. Funny there is a gap between the current minimum wage and the living wage, so why didn’t he pledge to introduce a living wage and do away
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Hazell Stand open for County supporters
NEWPORT County AFC have confirmed that the Hazell Stand will be open for Saturday's SkyBet League Two fixture against Torquay United at Rodney Parade (kick-off 3pm). A statement on the club's website reads: "After consultation with the relevant authorities
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Usk tapestry group wins reprieve
A VOLUNTEER group working on a community project in Usk that feared it would have to move premises after being told it must pay rates has won a reprieve.The Usk Tapestry group, which is made of 16 volunteers and led by a committee, has spent the past
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Welsh quartet named in GB boxing squad
OLYMPIC silver medallist Fred Evans is joined by fellow Welshmen Andrew Selby, Sean McGoldrick and Joe Cordina in a 14-strong squad selected by GB Boxing for the World Amateur Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, next month. Evans, the only London
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Equipment boost for Malpas girls
LOCAL McDonald's franchisee Alison Badham - who is retiring next month - surprised Malpas Youth girl's football team at a recent training session with a range of new equipment. The treat marks Badham's support for Malpas United over the last
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Community Section Kick Off New Season
For out first home match of the 13-14 season we were pleased to invite both Eveswell School and Undy Rugby Academy to Rodney Parade. Eveswell are one of our closest junior schools and have visited us every season since we formed in 2003. They have
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Gwent fundraisers set for Macmillan's big coffee morning
CHARITABLE people across Gwent are joining together to take part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan. Three sisters have challenged themselves to bake 400 cupcakes for a coffee morning at Ebenezer Baptist Chapel on September 27.
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Blaenau Gwent home care could leave council control
COUNCIL run home care in Blaenau Gwent could become an independent ‘ not for profit’ service as the council attempts to address its £10 million deficit for 2014.On August 2 Blaenau Gwent Council decided to outsource its in-house home
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Double mission for Jason Strange and Ebbw Vale
EBBW Vale look to strengthen bonds between neighbouring clubs and nurture the Eugene Cross Park’s up-and-coming players when their development team take on Beaufort next week. The inaugural Swalec Championship holder’s development squad will host
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Tillery Combat ace is British champion
TILLERY Combat mixed martial arts star Darrell James is celebrating after becoming British Jiu-jitsu champion, writes Andrew Penman.James won gold at the British No Gi BJJ Open in Birmingham when coach Richard Shore also picked up a silver medal in the
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Cwmcarn gymnasts wow Czech audiences
MEMBERS of Cwmcarn Gymnastics Club joined the Friends of Pisek Twinning Association in partnership with Caerphilly County Borough Council for a trip to Pisek in the Czech Republic. The gymnasts performed Welsh dances, acrobatics dance and a solo dance
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Great results for Cwmcarn Gymnastics Club
Cwmcarn gymnastics club achieved great results when age groups 6 and 7 competed in an inter club friendly competition at Heolddu Gymnastics Club in Bargoed. In the age 6 year category, Catrin McWilliam achieved 1st place on vault, 3rd place
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Pontypool-born Gareth Maule back from injury
PONTYPOOL-BORN centre Gareth Maule is set to make a welcome return from injury for the Scarlets on Friday night as they aim to get back to winning ways in Edinburgh. He has made a rapid recovery from a knee injury sustained in the pre-season defeat
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Newport kids can take Tredegar House challenge
TREDEGAR House is looking for children who are up for a challenge this autumn.As part of its Junior Rangers Club, Tredegar House is looking for kids who can complete 50 things before they turn 11 ¾.The challenge focuses on building up childhood
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Ex-Wales striker John Hartson nets donation
FORMER Wales footballer John Hartson paid a visit to Gwent yesterday. Mr Hartson visited Bedwellty House in Tredegar to accept a cheque from former town mayor Andrew Cotton after he chose the John Hartson Foundation as the recipient charity for
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Ex-Wales star Garin Jenkins no longer coaching at Rogerstone
WALES’ most capped hooker Garin Jenkins is no longer working with Newport side Rogerstone after it was announced he would be their head coach for the season. The 46-year-old ex-Pontypool and Swansea enforcer took several training session with the
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Blackwood cinema plans welcomed
PEOPLE and businesses in Blackwood have welcomed the news that a new cinema is set to open in the town centre next year.A bingo hall on Blackwood’s high street is to be transformed into a new multiplex cinema after the building was purchased before
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Blaenau Gwent exam results up since regional body took over improving education
EXAM results in Blaenau Gwent have improved since a regional body took over improving education, but some schools' results are still "disappointing and unacceptable", according to a report.The report going before Blaenau Gwent council'
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Newport's Tomos Evans gets coached by England great Marcus Trescothick
NEWPORT teenager Tomos Evans enjoyed a once in a life time opportunity to be coached by cricket stars Marcus Trescothick, Jos Buttler and Jason Kerr. He won the chance after buying a ticket in a Big Bike Ride raffle in aid of the Professional Cricketers
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‘Fight goes on’ for at-risk Pontnewynydd school
PARENTS, pupils and staff from under-threat Pontnewynydd Primary School descended on mass on the Civic Centre in Pontypool yesterday to voice their opposition to plans which would see the school closed next year. They held banners and delivered
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SLAVERY PROBE: Police find another man - UPDATE
UPDATE: 2.02pm Chief Inspector Huw Nicholas said at a press conference outside the Cariad Farm today: “Clearly the welfare of people that may be held in terrible conditions is our paramount concern, so any information we get it’s absolutely central
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ARGUS COMMENT: Education on the right road but a long journey lies ahead
IMPROVED examination results in Blaenau Gwent schools is good news - but there is a long way to go until education in the county borough reaches the standards we all expect for our children. Blaenau Gwent council was stripped of its powers over
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Gwent firefighters to strike today
Firefighters across Gwent are due to stage a walkout in a bitter row over pensions. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will walk out for across Wales and England for four hours from noon, in the first national stoppage for a decade. The
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Newport drum goes to Broadway
A REPLICA drum made in a Newport workshop, will soon be appearing on a Broadway stage. Marcus Music, which manufactures and repairs drums and concertinas, was contacted by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Dave Cox, who works at the workshop in
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Lyn Jones poised to tinker with Dragons' line-up for Munster clash
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones will tinker with his winning formula for Saturday's RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Munster (kick-off 6.45pm). The Dragons head to Cork on the back of a thrilling 23-16 derby win against the Scarlets
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Blaina fire station could close
A FIRE station which lost two firefighters in a devastating blaze in the 1990s could close under money-saving proposals. Staffed by 14 part-time fire fighters, Blaina fire station was yesterday named by Chief Fire Officer Huw Jakeway in a full
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Opportunity knocks after Dragons suffer Rhys Thomas injury blow
OPPORTUNITY knocks for Hugh Gustafson and Sam Parry while experienced Newport Gwent Dragons hooker Rhys Thomas is sidelined by an ankle injury.The 30-year-old was forced from the field in the opening exchanges of the 23-16 RaboDirectPro12 win against
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Newport-born director up for Welsh BAFTA
A FILM and television director from Gwent has been nominated for a Bafta Cymru for his work on a hit TV series. Philip John, 53, who was brought up in Cross Keys and Pontywaun, is up for Best Director in the fiction category for his work on critically-acclaimed
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Blaenau Gwent farmer fined for leaving livestock carcasses
A BLAENAU Gwent farmer has been fined £7,163 for leaving 40 sheep carcasses five cattle carcasses the way he treated, stored and failed to notify authorities about the welfare and condition of his livestock.Howell Jukes, 66, of 44 Stanfield Street
