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Abergavenny man banned from kebab shop after racial abuse
A 48-YEAR-OLD man must wear an electronic ankle tag after racially abusing workers at an Abergavenny kebab shop. Robert Paxton of St David's Road, Abergavenny, faced two charges against him at Newport Magistrates' Court yesterday. Paxton pleaded
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Newport driver gambled away his boss’ £3k
A DELIVERY driver who gambled away more than £3,000 of his employer’s money pleaded guilty to theft at Newport Magistrates' Court yesterday. Carl Miller, 34, of Bishpool Grove, Ringland, was charged with theft by finding after he stole £3,216.96
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Injury nightmare has helped us, says Exiles assistant
NEWPORT County AFC assistant manager Jimmy Dack says the club’s injury nightmare has boosted their chances of success, writes Andrew Penman.County are through to the FA Cup second round, the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy southern section semi-final
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Newport teacher struck off teaching register for at least two years
A NEWPORT teacher has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the General Teaching Council for Wales. Claire Horton, 33, allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old pupil who had just left her school.She has been struck off the teaching register for
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Cwmbran pastors help to make streets safer
STREET Pastors in Cwmbran are walking the streets at night helping late-night revellers in the town centre. Following the Commissioning Service of the Street Pastors at St David's Church on Friday, November 15, the Street Pastors are out helping
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Newport Greenpeace Arctic activist Anthony Perrett to be freed on bail
A NEWPORT eco-activist detained for two months in a foreign jail was granted bail today. Anthony Perrett, whose been under detention in Russia since the Arctic Sunrise ship was seized by the country’s authorities, is set to be freed once his bail
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FIRST PERSON: Usk writer Julie McGowan
FROM nursing to writing novels, performing on stage and spearheading a campaign to save her local library, Usk writer Julie McGowan speaks to Kath Skellon. "I was born in Blaenavon and moved to England in my teens. I eventually moved back to Wales
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Chinese lanterns banned in Caerphilly
PEOPLE will be banned from letting off Chinese lanterns on any land owned by Caerphilly council, after they started fires on several occasions.It will now be illegal to let off the paper lanterns, which lift into the sky powered by a flame, on any council
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Police confirm husband dies after Ponthir crash
GWENT Police have confirmed the man who died yesterday following a crash in Ponthir was 86-year-old Denis Drew. Mr Drew and his wife Joyce were injured after the collision on Wednesday November 13th. They were both taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital
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Book review: All Black and Amber: 1963 and a Game of Rugby by Steve Lewis
All Black and Amber: 1963 and a Game of Rugby by Steve Lewis, Y Lolfa LIFELONG fan and author Steve Lewis has written the definitive account of Newport’s stunning and historic 3-0 victory in 1963 over Wilson Whineray’s All Blacks in a highly entertaining
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Top video game designer on panel for Pontypool museum competition
ONE of Wales’ top video game designers has joined the judging panel of a competition launched by Pontypool Museum. Ian Thomas will be looking to reward three youngsters from the area who can design a game concept based around a particular period
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Newport Greenpeace activist awarded bail by Russian court
UPDATE 6:30pm Anthony Perrett's partner has spoken of her relief at the news that he has been granted bail. See our latest story. UPDATE: 3.47pm Gwent activist Anthony Perrett has been granted bail by a Russian court this afternoon. Greenpeace
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Newport firm to sponsor Tonga for Wales match
Newport-based recruitment and training group Acorn has struck a deal with the Tongan Rugby Union that will see the company’s logo emblazoned across the front of the team’s shirts when they play Wales this week. The recruitment and training specialist
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Gwent A&E units failing to achieve wait targets
AN average of more than 1,000 patients a month have waited longer than the standard four hours to be dealt with in Gwent’s A&E units since April, new figures reveal.During the six months taking in April-September, 6,425 patients attending units
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Thank you both
I WOULD like to say thank you to the mother and daughter from New Tredegar for the kindness shown to me on Thursday November 14 at Panteg Hospital, Griffithstown. Using their mobile phone, they rang to see if my taxi was going to turn up soon as
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Brilliant trip
PONTYMOILE OAP club would like to thank the Awards for All Wales for their generous award of £5,000 towards a weekend away for club members. They had a turkey and tinsel trip to Weymouth at the Russell Hotel, and everyone had a wonderful time.
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Notice please
I UNDERSTAND of course that it was never going to be easy going about one’s business while a vast amount of construction work is taking place in Newport city centre, but would it be too much to ask of the council that they give sufficient notice of
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At their leisure
AGAIN Torfaen leisure centres are to be closed for nearly nine days over the Christmas and New Year period. There will be four full days for Christmas, then two curtailed days, then a further three full days. I suppose we should now call them
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Grateful patient
IN THESE days when the NHS is taking a lot of stick from all quarters, may I, through your columns, express my thanks to the Royal Gwent Hospital. I was discharged this week, having spent five nights on D7 East for a hip replacement. The staff
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Scary for users
I UNDERSTAND why the bus station had to be split up for the redevelopment plan for Newport, but to walk from the original bus station through town to the next bus stop at night is very intimidating. One Saturday night, there were very drunk people
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Not up to job
WE ARE forever reading of the failures in the National Health Service, ambulance service and education, just three areas for which the Welsh Assembly are responsible. Their record over the years has proved to be abysmal. Is it now time to ask
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POLITICS FILE: Newport elects Wales' first British-Somali councillor
AMID calls for more to be done to encourage people from ethnic minority backgrounds to become councillors in Wales, last month voters in one part of Newport elected a man thought to be Wales’ first councillor from a Somali background.Omar Ali,
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Gloucester City confirm Exiles deal for Joe Parker
CONFERENCE North club Gloucester City have confirmed the transfer of striker Joe Parker to Newport County AFC. The 18-year-old striker, who is a product of the Tigers’ youth system, hit the headlines after bagging a 19 minute hat-trick in City’s FA
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Ken Owens inspired by teammate Richard Hibbard
WALES hooker Ken Owens looks to emulate the excellent Richard Hibbard when he makes his first start in his country’s No 2 jersey for nearly 18 months. Owens has made a big impact since his debut in the 2011 World Cup, winning the Grand Slam and
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Hepatitis C test clinics completed in Gwent
THE last of more than 40 clinics organised in Gwent to take blood tests from women who requested them after it was revealed a former healthcare worker had hepatitis C, has been held. And a dedicated helpline to take calls from worried patients
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Pontypool family take to the catwalk
A PONTYPOOL family will take to the catwalk this Sunday at Abergavenny’s Market Hall to star in the Vintage Vision winter fair. Parents Hayley Pierce and Chris Silvester, from Sebastopol, and their children, Harrison Pierce, 10, Isaac Silvester
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Newport residents unhappy over smaller bins
A NUMBER of residents in Newport’s Baneswell say they are fuming after bins for non-recyclable waste will be swapped with smaller ones in an effort to encourage people to recycle more. Home owners will have at least six boxes and bags to recycle
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Tata Steel helps Newport carers project
BARNARDO’S Young Carers Project has been given a much needed boost after a cash injection from Tata Steel as part of its Future Generations fund.The company, which has several sites in Newport, donated £1,000 which will help fund six months
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Newport newly-weds celebrate Lotto windfall
NEWPORT newly-weds Andy and Liz Turner are celebrating all over again after winning £68,525 prize in the Lotto. The couple, who live in Maesglas, married earlier this year and matched five numbers and the bonus ball in the National Lottery Lotto
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Mystery 'Doctor Who' wandering Gwent is tourism stunt
A MYSTERIOUS time-travelling Doctor, who gained hundreds of followers online in his search for his lost Tardis around South Wales, has been revealed to be part of a marketing campaign to promote Wales' historic sites. For two weeks someone claiming
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ARGUS COMMENT: £90m deal to get shopping centre built is worth the risk
THIS newspaper has never been slow to criticise local councils when they get things wrong. But we are also quick to praise them when they get things right. And Newport city council has got it right with its plan to borrow £90m and loan it to
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'One-man band' at firework display - M5 crash trial hears
A MASSIVE motorway pile-up allegedly caused by smog from a fireworks display may have been avoided if the organiser had fulfilled his heath and safety duties, a jury heard yesterday. Seven people died - including Newport pensioners Anthony and
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'Gifted' James Hook saluted by Ryan Jones
JAMES Hook has been hailed as one of the most “gifted” Welsh players of a generation as the Perpignan star prepares to start at outside-half for his country for the first time in two years. The last occasion the 28-year-old wore the Wales No 10
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A Christmas Carol, Dolman Theatre
Newport Operatic Society kicked off the festive season at the Dolman Theatre with a wonderfully atmospheric production of the classic, A Christmas Carol. A sympathetic yet authentic set provided the perfect back-drop for this traditional London
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Grease, Borough Theatre
THIS show had so much energy, fun, fast and furious action and fantastic singing and dancing that it was hard to believe the age of the performers. The junior section of the Abergavenny Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society have always excelled
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Wales won't write Tonga off – Ashley Beck
WALES’ Ashley Beck says his side will be giving Tonga the respect they deserve as they look to avoid becoming the second Six Nations side to fall victim to the Pacific Islanders over the last two years, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.The country once known
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Welsh Government set to match fund Celtic Manor conference centre bid
THE Welsh Government will provide match funding for the initial stage of the project to create a world-class convention centre facility in Newport, minister Edwina Hart announced today . Match funding will be provided by the Welsh Government to
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Gwent council leaders' key role for city region
THREE Gwent council leaders have been named as part of a 14-strong board to drive forward the idea of a city region for South East Wales. Councillors Bob Bright (Newport), Bob Wellington (Torfaen), and Peter Fox (Monmouthshire) are among those
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Dispute over University of South Wales advert goes on
A ROW over the University of South Wales filming a patriotic advert in England continued this week as Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle criticised comments by the university’s vice- chancellor. Mr Whittle, AM for South Wales East, wrote twice to Professor
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'Children can't run as far or fast as parents did' - research
Most children today cannot run as far or as fast as their parents did, according to research. The decline, which may indicate worse health in adulthood, was discovered following an international study of running fitness in children over the last
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Ex-Newport pub to go up for auction
A NEWPORT pub which has remained closed since the last pint was pulled five years ago will be put up for auction next month. The building, formerly The Black Horse, in Somerton Road, Lliswerry, was the centre of controversy in 2011 when Tesco made
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Man arrested after Cwmcarn Hotel assault
A 23-year-old man from Cwmcarn has been arrested on suspicion of assault. Officers are investigating the assault of a man outside the Cwmcarn Hotel, Newport Road, which happened in the early hours of Sunday 20th October. The 38-year-old victim
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Caerleon residents block bollards outside homes
A GROUP of Caerleon residents have stopped council workers from fitting new bollards outside their homes, as they claim they were not properly consulted. Residents living alongside the small patch of grass known as the “little common” on Goldcroft
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Blackwood boy to be mascot for Wales rugby team
A BLACKWOOD boy who will walk out with the Welsh rugby team on Friday when they entertain Tonga will be living a “dream come true.”Evan Saddler, eight, a pupil at Blackwood Primary School, has been selected from thousands of applicants to
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Dragons lock Sidoli: Glasgow drubbings still hurt
A GLANCE at the 2012/13 fixture list should swiftly quash any hope of Newport Gwent Dragons having it easy by taking on Glasgow in the international period, writes Chris Kirwan.Gregor Townsend's side were without their sizeable Scotland contingent
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Wales new boy Hallam Amos aims to follow in the footsteps of Lions pair
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons teenager Hallam Amos will take inspiration from his back three colleagues when he makes his Wales debut against Tonga on Friday, writes Chris Kirwan.The 19-year-old from Cross Ash in Monmouthshire will slot in alongside British and
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Monmouthshire farmer wins industry award
A MONMOUTHSHIRE sheep farmer has won one of the most prestigious prizes in Welsh agriculture. Maurice Trumper, of Llanfair Kilgeddin, near Abergavenny, will receive the John Gittins Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the Welsh sheep
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Images released of Ebbw Vale cliff rail plan
THIS is what the £2.3m mechanical link between Ebbw Vale town centre and The Works site will look like. Blaenau Gwent council says plans are moving forward to develop the link part of the town centre regeneration works. It has released new
