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GWENT SLAVERY PROBE: Items uncovered at Newport farm "to be assessed"
POLICE have finished searching a Newport farm at the centre of a slavery probe and have said items uncovered in the dig will now be assessed for evidential value. Police have been at the scene of Cariad Farm, Peterstone, for more than a week, acting
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Minister says no to calls to cut A48 speed limit
CHEPSTOW councillors are dismayed by a decision not to support cutting the A48’s speed limit.The town council sent a petition of around 1,000 signatures to the Assembly calling for the speed limit on the A48 Bridge at Chepstow to drop from 50mph
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Single issue GP appointments not good practice - health board
GPs across Gwent have been reminded that restricting patients to raising only one problem per appointment is not good clinical practice.Though there have not been any complaints from patients about single-issue consultations during the past year, concerns
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Wales ace Jack Collison joins Bournemouth
WALES international Jack Collison has joined SkyBet Championship club AFC Bournemouth on a one-month emergency loan deal. The West Ham United midfielder has made five appearances for club and country this season, including last week’s Capital One
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Events move as Chepstow Drill Hall repairs over-run
AN OBSTACLE in the path of workers repairing Chepstow’s Drill Hall roof has forced organisers to urgently reschedule upcoming events there.It has been forecast the project, which is costing around £100,000, will take at least three extra weeks
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Council budgets to be cut to fund school improvement in Wales
COUNCILS are to have their funding cut so the Welsh Government can directly fund bodies set up to improve schools in Wales.But Huw Lewis on Tuesday put off his response to the majority of the recommendations made by the Robert Hill education review, including
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Man allegedly exposed himself to Cwmbran school children
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to young children walking home from Coed Eva Primary School on Friday. Children took home letters to parents on Monday warning them to be “extra vigilant” for any sign of the man, later arrested
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Your AM Writes: South Wales East AM LIndsay Whittle
Proposals which could lead to the building of a new motorway south of Newport were put out to consultation by the Welsh Government last week.I question the sense of spending something north of £1bn on a road that would cut through the beautiful
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Appeal after man dragged from car and attacked in Garndiffaith
GWENT Police are appealing for information after a man was dragged from his car and attacked by three men in Garndiffaith on Saturday night. The victim, a 27-year-old man was pulled from his car by three men outside Star Kebabs on Stanley Road
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NOW AND THEN: Commercial Street, Pontypool
The Now and Then picture is of Commercial Street, Pontypool. I can recognise it because even though I live in Newport I still visit the open market in the street above. Jack Hartshorne Newport We received the following memories of Rhiwderin
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Gwent business people to scale Kilimanjaro for Sparkle
TWELVE Gwent Business people are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Sparkle. The team consists of Clive Thomas and Lisa Guscott of law firm Watkins & Gunn Solicitors, John Hardaker of Yellow Dragon, Andrew Thomas of A.F Thomas & Sons
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Y Farteg: First minister calls for sensitivity over Welsh place names
THE first minister has waded into the row over the proposal to call a Valleys village Y Farteg calling for sensitivity over how Welsh spellings might be interpreted. Carwyn Jones told the Senedd that the Varteg had already been identified as where
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Newport jobseeker told to dance at Curry's interview lands dream job
A Newport jobseeker told at interview to dance to Daft Punk for the chance of a sales assistant job in Curry’s has landed his dream job instead – and no robot dance moves were required. Alan Bacon, 21, will be moving to London to take up his job
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Mardy 3 Ynysddu Welfare 2
ANOTHER poor Ynysddu Welfare performance results in a very disappointing loss. After a draw against table toppers Cefn Fforest in their last outing, the Welfare went into this game with the confidence that they could finally get their first three
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Key Gwent hospital services set to be centralised
KEY hospital services in Gwent are set to be centralised during the next year to tackle staffing, safety and standards issues. Stroke, emergency general surgery, breast, clinical haematology, and family and therapy services - the latter including
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MICHAELPEARLMAN SAYS: The Premier League miles ahead when it comes to excitement
ARGUABLY no topic in football is more tiresome than the ‘what is the best league in the world?’ debate. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while La Liga is technically best, the atmosphere in German football is a joy to behold, etc, I
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Major artists on show at Newport art gallery
GWENT’S only independent art gallery is hosting an exhibition featuring work by some of the very best artists from Wales. Barnabas Arts House, New Ruperra Street, Newport, is hosting work by Welsh artists including David Bellamy and Jamie Routley
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Lee Selby wants British belt for keeps
ST JOSEPH’S star Lee Selby is aiming to win his British featherweight belt outright when he defends the title against Ryan Walsh this weekend. The 26-year-old British and Commonwealth champ then hopes to move on and challenge for European and world
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: South-west is best for celebrating Edinburgh
SOUTH-west is definitely best for Newport County AFC, proud owners of back-to-back Football League victories. Not bad for a squad with more injuries than a particularly fraught episode of Casualty, that type that would see Charlie Fairhead looking
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Newport's Tiny Rebel brewery opens first bar
Tiny Rebel, Newport’s only microbrewery, has opened the doors to its first tap house in Cardiff, The Urban Tap House. The brewery, which has taken over the old Fireisland establishment on Westgate Street, has gone from strength to strength in the
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Welsh Rugby star drops in to give Bench an opening boost
International rugby star Huw Bennett dropped in to Festival Park to officially open the premier outlet centre’s latest new store.The former Wales hooker stopped by for the opening of the new Bench store, which comes hot on the heels of other recent
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Ladies pamper evening at Hampton by Hilton
The Hampton by Hilton hotel at Magor held a ladies pamper evening recently. Businesses, including Bliss from Magor, were invited along to show the invited guests the sort of treatments on offer.
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Packaging firm opens Monmouth factory
Tri-Wall Ltd officially opened its Tri-Wall Europe plant this week at a special event attended by Government ministers and business representatives from around the globe. Situated in Monmouth on the Wonastow Road Industrial Estate, the two sites
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Two Gwent businessmen are taking the new cycling craze to the next level
One day after listening to a speech from Richard Parks about his 737 Challenge, David Fitzpatrick, from Magor, became inspired to attempt a challenge of his own making. Having barely ridden a bicycle in his life, David dreamed up The Red Cycle
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Get a front row place for Newport family day
Newport Gwent Dragons front row player Owen Evans will be putting the 'prop into property' on Saturday, October 5. 2013, when he officially opens a new lettings agency in Newport city centre.Owen will be there to put all 119kg of his weight behind
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Newport law firm employs digital marketeer to build online presence
Newport-based HardingEvans, one of South Wales’ leading law firms, has taken on a permanent digital marketeer following a successful Jobs Growth Wales placement.Ashleigh Farrow, from Caerphilly, joined HardingEvans via ACT, Wales’ largest
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New HR service for Welsh businesses
One of Wales’ longest-established business support organisations has launched a new service designed to help businesses with their human resource needs.The service has been launched by the Centre for Business after it saw an increased demand for
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Gwent care workers scoop national awards
Two care workers from Gwent have picked up awards at a national ceremony that celebrates excellence in the caring sector.Roger Thomas, a building surveyor at the St Mellons-headquartered Shaw healthcare, and Nick Stevens, deputy manager at Maes-y-Dderwen
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Caerleon woman joins the new marketeers on the Bloc
Beth Jones, from Caerleon, is the latest addition to a new full-service marketing agency, Bloc Marketing. Based in Cardiff, the firm offers a full range of marketing services including traditional marketing, social media, website optimisation, search
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WADE'S WORLD: Five minutes to learn a new language
NEXT month I'll be venturing into the unknown as I'll be going to the Far East - Japan to be precise. Whenever I travel I always try to learn some of the language of the country I'll be staying in. This time, it's not just the culture, geography
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Teams set to hold gala dinner in aid of mountain climb bid
Newport businessman Andrew Thomas, of AF Thomas, is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with 12 others in February. The team are hoping to raise £10,000 for The Sparkle Appeal, a children’s charity based in Rogerstone which cares for children with
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Road failure
GIVEN reports about the failure of the M6 relief road to relieve motorway congestion (Overpriced and underused: M6 toll road is going nowhere fast, Independent, May 7, 2013) will the M4 relief road be any different? Rhian Loudon Newport
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Find alternative
IT IS a great pity that alternatives to the M4 relief road have not been given sufficient airing. We seem to prefer the grand scheme, built at huge environmental cost, to smaller solutions that would offer better value for money. An example
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No to new M4
IT IS a great pity that your article demanding that the new M4 be built preceded the publication of the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).You recognise that a new M4 would have an impact on wildlife on the Gwent
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Scary report
MR RUTHERFORD’S report on NHS staff “facing radical changes in working life” is frankly frightening. All such staff, not only medical and nursing, have for years been working under pressure that others outside the front line of the public sector
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Blackwood woman hit by car wins an earnings-loss payout
A BLACKWOOD woman who suffered serious injuries in a suspected hit-and-run incident is hoping to raise awareness of road safety after lawyers helped her win a five-year battle for justice.In May 2008, Christine Luther suffered a fractured leg and cuts
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Memorial plea
ON May 8, 1915, at the Frezenburg Ridge, Belgium, during the second Battle of Ypres, at least 83 men from Newport died together, with nearly all of them having no known grave. At some time in the 1920s this event was marked by the planting of a
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Body of Sebastopol woman found
THE body of a woman discovered in the Pontnewydd area is believed to be missing person Georgina Lewis from Sebastopol. Her body was discovered yesterday and her death is not being treated as suspicious. Her family are currently being supported
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Monmouthshire Building Society appoints a new director
Newport-based Monmouthshire Building Society, one of Wales’ largest and most successful financial institutions, has strengthened its board with the appointment of a new non-executive director.Tony Morgan, who will join the board of directors today
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Newport-based IT firm aims to help small businesses
Newport-based Security-Forensics is a new firm recently set up by David Parsons and three colleagues aimed at small companies which do not have dedicated IT departments looking after their IT systems.David Parsons said: "Security-Forensics has been
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Tredegar farmer guilty of waste storage
A FARMER who made a big profit out of storing 20,000 tonnes of waste including raw sewage was successfully prosecuted and has been found guilty.The case of Paul Morris, 47, was brought to court by the Environment Agency after pollution levels became so
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Boost for city cycling in Newport
Kyle Williams is aiming to boost two-wheel traffic in the Newport area by a third in the next two years.Newport City Cycles aims to get residents visitors pedalling around the city’s environs in ever increasing numbers.“Newport and the surrounding
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Hayley Parsons, founder and CEO of Newport-based Gocompare.com, comments on new ONS report on women in the workplace
New figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown a rise in the amount of women in work in the UK, though men still dominate occupations associated with higher pay .Since 1971, the employment rate for women has risen by 14 per cent, from 53
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Boost for city cycling in Newport
Kyle Williams is aiming to boost two-wheel traffic in the Newport area by a third in the next two years.Newport City Cycles aims to get residents visitors pedalling around the city’s environs in ever increasing numbers.“Newport and the surrounding
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Penn Pharma officially opens world leading contained manufacturing facility
A £14m state-of-the-art facility for the development and manufacture of tablets and capsules containing potent compounds was formally by Penn Pharma. An official representative of the Queen, the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent was in attendance to mark
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Ismail Yakubu happy with Exiles' team display
ISMAIL Yakubu put in a man of the match performance for Newport County AFC as they beat Torquay United 2-1 on Saturday but he was quick to praise his Exiles teammates, writes Andrew Arthur.‘The Yak at the back’ made his first start at Rodney
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Maesycwmmer post boss must pay back stolen £29,000
A POSTMISTRESS must pay back more than £29,000 to the Post Office after stealing money over a period of eight years. Janine Lemmon, 50, of West Avenue, Hengoed, carried out the long-running theft while running Maesycwmmer Post Office. At Newport
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Pontypool woman tells of years of sex abuse from uncle
A YOUNG woman from Pontypool has spoken out about the uncle who groomed and sexually abused her when she was just 15 – while her father was in court for raping her sister. Brave 21-year-old Lisa Allen has waived her right to anonymity to speak
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Chef Chris Harrod opens the doors to his Crown at Whitebrook restaurant
CHRIS Harrod, who trained under the world famous Raymond Blanc, re opens The Crown at Whitebrook and with a complete new look and approach tomorrow (October 2, 2013). Chris, aged 39, who developed his chef's skills while working at Raymond Blanc'
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M4 relief road vital for Welsh economy
In the month when Welsh Government has launched a public consultation on plans for enhancements to the M4 corridor in Wales, Graham Morgan, director of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce, explains why a relief road is essential for the future of the
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Gwalia Care and Support has moved into new offices in Cwmbran
Gwalia Care and Support has moved into new offices in Cwmbran.The not-profit organisation, part of Grwp Gwalia a leading care, housing and support provider, provides advice and support to a variety of client groups including those who are homeless. It
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Appointment signals growth for Newport financial planners
Newly-launched South Wales-based independent financial advisors, Carbon Financial Planning, has appointed a new chartered financial planner to service growing demands from clients. Chris Richardson, 35, from Bristol, joins Carbon Financial Planning as
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Henry Howard's six million pound men have record September
South Wales-based Henry Howard Finance Plc is celebrating being shortlisted for a top industry award on the back of recording its busiest individual month in the company’s 17-year history. The leading independent asset finance house and brokerage
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County's Danny Crow fires warning to League Two rivals
DANNY Crow helped Newport County AFC to their third home win in five games on Saturday and then fired a warning to the club’s League Two rivals, insisting the Exiles are better on the road. County followed up their impressive 2-0 win at Exeter
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Commercially speaking
By Haydn Thomas, director, Hutchings and Thomas chartered surveyors, Newport A lack of quality industrial stock has the potential to cause a very major headache if demand for all kinds of commercial property continues to increase. Demand
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Another world record for Newport giant veg grower
GIANT vegetable grower Ian Neale has been congratulated by his top fan rapper Snoop Dogg, for yet another word record breaking achievement. Mr Neale of Newport pulled out all the stops at the annual Malvern Autumn show last weekend when he presented
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Concern over Newport Greenpeace protester arrested by Russians
THE partner of a Newport eco-activist being held without charge in Russia says she has no idea where he is or when they will next speak. Zaharah Ally said she was in complete shock when Anthony Perrett and the rest of the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise
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School of tragic Oakdale teen presented with heart defibrillator
THE PARENTS of an Oakdale teenager who died from a suspected heart condition last year was at their son’s former school yesterday to present a new heart defibrillator. June, 46, and Grant Thomas, 44, hope to raise awareness of underlying heart
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Topping out of Admiral building is big boost to city centre
The new Admiral building in the centre of Newport, which has been hailed by some as the representation of a positive future for the city, will host a topping out ceremony today (October 1) to celebrate the completion of the construction phase of the project.Representatives
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Dragons strive for set piece improvement ahead of Zebre clash
TRAINING time is tight for Newport Gwent Dragons this week but the region will devote plenty of attention to shoring up their struggling set piece for Friday's visit of Zebre.The Rodney Parade region were downed 23-9 by Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12
