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Calzaghe blasts Froch display

LEGENDARY boxing trainer Enzo Calzaghe has savaged Carl Froch, branding the fighter an average robot who would’ve been a lamb to the slaughter against Joe Calzaghe.The colourful 63-year old Sardinian, who runs the legendary Team Calzaghe gym in

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Mob Handed Mascot Day

his turned out to be a very important day for several reasons, although ultimately the lack of a win brought heartbreak. Popular former captain Dai Pattison was celebrating his 300th game for the Black and Ambers and it was fitting that his daughter

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Young Saints on Parade

St Julians High School Old Boys were the visitors to Rodney Parade on a chilly but sunny November afternoon as Newport played hosts to table topping Camarthen Quins. The boys and girls took part in a pre-match skills session before being photographed

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Gatland: We'll have to fight to the end

WALES boss Warren Gatland hopes that this weekend it will be the northern hemisphere’s turn to sneak the spoils, writes Chris Kirwan.Australia head to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday looking to make it nine wins on the spin against Wales, a run

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Oxford 0 County 0

NEWPORT County AFC earned a fifth consecutive clean sheet as they frustrated League Two leaders Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. If County didn’t exactly graduate with honours from Oxford they certainly came through a big test of their

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Newport worst for winter deaths in Wales

NEWPORT had the highest rate of excess winter deaths of any local authority in Wales in the winter of 2011/12, according to new figures. Estimates for 2012/13 also show that there was a 51 per cent increase in excess winter deaths in Wales, from

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Newport councillors back plan for £90 million loan for Friars Walk

A PLAN for Newport council to borrow £90 million to get a new shopping and leisure complex built was overwhelmingly backed by the city’s councillors last night. Some 44 Labour, Tory, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors supported the plan

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Pontypool fire victims presented £750 community donations

FAMILIES affected by a devastating Pontypool fire last month have been presented with donations of support from community members at a Trevethin charity shop.TRAC2 charity shop on Church Avenue handed over £750 to Jane Malson and Carol Williams

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Leader Bob Bright leads Newport council in apologising for Chartist Mural debacle

THE leader of Newport council led the authority in apologising for how the Chartist Mural was demolished saying sorry for any hurt it caused. Almost all members present for tonight’s meeting, including the Tories, backed the apology tabled by Labour

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M4 relief road not needed, says Iolo Williams

IOLO WILLIAMS spoke out tonight as he publically backed the Campaign Against the Levels Motorway at a public meeting. The TV Presenter, and expert on wildlife delivered a speech to around 100 people at Newport Wetlands as he discussed why the Welsh

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Give us a start-date for the M4, say Assembly Tories

A START date is needed for work to start on the M4 Relief Road, according to the leader of the opposition in the Assembly.The Conservative’s Andrew RT Davies said since the UK Government had announced borrowing and taxation powers for Wales, it

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Former Newport protest group granted charitable status

A FORMER protest group against the closure of under-threat services for disabled people in Newport has been granted charitable status.Synergy Wales (Cyfle Cymru) - formerly SOS Newport – has been set up to help bridge care service shortfalls as

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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: "Shop Local Saturday" set to boost Newport city centre

WITH traders' busiest time of year just around the corner, Newport's business owners are doing their utmost to bring shoppers into the city centre with the nationwide "Shop Local Saturday" initiative on December 7. PAUL CAREY finds out more. OUT-OF-TOWN

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Two more schools could close in Torfaen

A CONSULTATION that could see the closure of Fairwater High School and Llantarnam School in 2015 will begin following a Torfaen Cabinet decision.Torfaen Cabinet members yesterday gave approval to start a consultation on the closure of the schools in September

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Drivers hit a "wall of blackness" - M5 death crash trial hears

Drivers hit a "wall of blackness" that smelt like firework smoke moments before a fatal pile-up on a motorway. Seven people died, including Newport pensioners Anthony and Pamela Adams - and 51 were injured when 34 cars collided as a section of

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Hundreds visit Abergavenny vintage fair

HUNDREDS of people visited Abergavenny’s Market Hall on Sunday for Vintage Vision’s seventh fair.More than 700 people had visited by 1pm, with organisers expecting many more by the end of the day.Visitors browsed more than 30 stalls selling

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Christmas charity cover of classic from Ebbw Vale singer Brian Hibbard

A WELSH band is aiming for an alternative number one this festive season, with a charity cover a Christmas classic sung by late Ebbw Vale vocalist Brian Hibbard.The Barry Horns have recorded a charity version of Only You – 30 years after it scored

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Performer Stan Stennett dies

ENTERTAINER Stan Stennett has died, aged 88.The performer joined the The Black and White Minstrel Show in the 1960s and worked with Morecambe and Wise, Ken Dodd, Ronnie Corbett, Jimmy Young, Jon Pertwee and Joan Turner.He also worked with some of America

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Cleverly forced to pull out of cruiserweight bow

FORMER WBO World Light-Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly has had to withdraw from his comeback fight at the Copper Box Arena this Saturday due to a back injury. The Cefn Fforest star was making his long awaited return to the ring against Australian

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LIVE: Newport council decides on Friars Walk loan

FOLLOW our live blog of the crunch meeting tonight when Newport councillors will vote on the plan to loan £90m to the Friars Walk developers.Use #loandday to follow reporter David Deans and join in. Tweets about "#loandday"

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Four face Newport charity fraud charges

FOUR people have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in relation to the Newport-based charity Life Music Foundation. Daniel O'Connell, 38, and Nikki O'Connell, 35, both of Ridgeway Park Road, Newport, appeared alongside Clayton

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YOUR AM WRITES: Islwyn AM Gwyn Price

As I write this column the weather is turning colder and people across Islwyn are considering how many hours a day to put the heating on. This isn’t just something happening now and again, it’s become the norm. Millions of ordinary families are

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Lostprophets star admits baby sex abuse

Rock singer Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences, including the attempted rape of baby. The former lead singer with multi-million selling band Lostprophets made a series of admissions in a last-minute change of plea ahead

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Risca company praised by local MP

AN AWARD-WINNING insulation company based in Risca has been praised for its hiring of local staff. Joyner PA won two awards for their commitment to staff training at the INCA 2013 Awards ceremony in London.Islwyn MP Chris Evans congratulated the company

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Newport soldiers takes on a treadmill challenge for charity

A NEWPORT soldier forced home from Iraq after suffering serious injuries nearly a decade ago took on the ultimate gym challenge for charity.Neil Spencer, a former Royal Welch Fusilier, was injured when a car exploded just yards from him in Basra in April

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Call to ban claims management calls

Most people want nuisance calls from claims management companies (CMCs) to be made illegal, a new report has found. Nearly two thirds (64%) said firms offering to seek compensation for personal injury or financial products, such as mis-sold payment

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Poppy appeal

In my previous Poppy Appeal support thank you letter published Thursday November 21, I omitted to thank Mrs Hazel Fraser who raised £400 by organising a charitable dance and kindly donated £200 to Help the Heroes charity and £200 to the Poppy Appeal

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Trev the builder

AT THE beginning of this year, an army of workmen clad in hi-vis jackets and hard hats invaded the Greenwood Tower block on the St Julian’s Estate. Their task was to begin refurbishment work on the block as part of Newport City Homes £10 million project

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Politics

MR BANFIELD in his latest rave supporting law breaking by democratically elected institutions and representatives exposes himself as the typical “Bob Bank Boo Boy” always ready to shout abuse at the referee from the safety of the touch line but never

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Bailed activist

THE Argus ‘Our Say’ column (Argus Nov 21) describes the Russian court decision of granting bail to the Greenpeace activists as one of common sense, I think ‘manipulation’ might be more apt. According to the Daily Mail their passports have been

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Lonely winter

We recently wrote to you to highlight the fact that many thousands of older people in Wales spend the winter months feeling lonely, isolated, vulnerable, and cold in their own homes. Many older people will also go for a month at a time without seeing

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ARGUS ARCHIVE: All Blacks narrowly defeat Pontypool/Cross Keys side

100 YEARS AGO LORD Tredegar’s Agricultural Show was hailed as THE show of 1913, with excellent exhibits and keen competition shown by all. SHOCKING disclosures were made and subsequently heavy fines imposed, after an Alexandra Road resident

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Blaze near Llanwern, Newport

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Pontllanfraith family's appeal after baby snaps stolen with camera

A NUMBER of personal items were stolen from a young family at their Pontllanfraith home. A young couple are appealing for information following the burglary at their home in St Mary’s Road in the early hours of Thursday, November 21.Jade Woodward

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Circuit of Wales chooses Hospice of the Valleys as lead charity

THE team behind the Circuit of Wales has announced Blaenau Gwent’s Hospice of the Valleys has been chosen as its lead charity partner.The hospice, which is based in Tredegar, is made up of a specialist palliative care team who have been serving

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Deadline time over places for schools Torfaen

PARENTS have just one week left to submit their online applications for Torfaen secondary schools.Following a successful trial last year, the council again rolled out its online application process for September 2014 school places.All parents/carers of

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Good luck to Crystal Pulis

TONY Pulis can shut up his critics forever at new club Crystal Palace.The Pill-born boy done good is back as a Premier League manager after finally accepting the Eagles post.I have serious suspicions Pulis considered the time right to take the Wales job

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Cuthbert and Williams back for Wales to face Australia

WALES duo Alex Cuthbert and Scott Williams have returned from injury to be named in the starting line-up for Wales’ final Autumn test against Australia on Saturday. Williams has recovered from a toe injury to be named in the midfield against the

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NOW AND THEN: Westgate Square, Newport

LAST week’s Now and Then picture was of Westgate Square, a significant landmark in Newport’s history . In 1839, John Frost led a Chartist march on the Westgate Hotel. When the Chartist movement was established in the late 1830s, only 18 per cent

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Kymin and HAASCO end of year party

Gerald Davies, executive chairman of the Kymin Group, welcoming guests to the Kymin & HAASCO end of the year event staged at Bridge Street, Newport, said: “As we predicted, at our party in November last year, the recovery is very much under

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Hokkei “pop-up” restaurant

The Celtic Manor Resort hosted a launch event for its Hokkei “pop-up” restaurant, a joint venture with Masterchef finalists Larkin Cen and Dale Williams. The restaurant was almost fully booked for its four days of opening, during which it

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Women on the agenda for Networking Group

Caerphilly Business Forum has launched a women’s networking group in partnership with Caerphilly’s Rural Development Programme.The launch took place at Glenside Commercials and saw dozens of women from across the region gather to network,

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Newport central Travelodge gets new look as part of a £57m brand investment

Newport Central Travelodge has a new look after a refurbishment programme which includes a new room design and a luxury bed called the Travelodge Dreamer, deemed in the industry as the Rolls Royce of beds. The 62-room hotel, which was opened in 2009

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Boxing farce shows football refs aren't so bad

SO it turns out football fans don't have a monopoly on indignation directed at referees.Swansea, West Brom and this weekend Sunderland fans may feel differently, but the sporting refereeing controversy of the year in the UK occurred in Manchester

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City of Newport Business Club event

Paralympic medal winner John Harris, guest speaker at the City of Newport Business Club recent event held at The Holiday Inn Newport, entertained the guests with an array of honest, heartfelt and inspiring accounts of his life since his horrific accident

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Blaenavon woman celebrates her 103rd birthday

A BLAENAVON woman has added a third telegram from the Queen to her collection after celebrating her 103rd birthday.Margaret Stokes, was born in the small community of Pwll Du in Blaenavon on November 25, 1910. Yesterday, members of her family joined her

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ARGUS COMMENT: The true evil of internet porn is the theft of our children's innocence

KEEPING children safe from the darker recesses of the internet is a key concern for many parents.Many families now have safety filters installed on their home PCs to ensure their youngsters can only see what is appropriate for them to see online.But it

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Major makeover for Newport store

Pets at Home has invested more than £270,000 in its Newport store, which now has a new look and an RSPCA Adoption Centre.Located on Mendalgief Retail Park on Docks Way, the 10,074 sq ft store now homes also houses a groom room and a Companion Care

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Newport talking

This time last year we held an event for businesses in Newport to bring them up-to-date with developments across the city, and the response we had was fantastic.There is a real appetite out there for information and we have done our best to increase our

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Free business entrepreneurship event

A free event will give entrepreneurs in south east Wales a platform to debate key issues and receive advice from some of the country’s top business leaders.The University of South Wales will host Entrepreneurs Wales 2013 on Wednesday December 4

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Rhodri Williams could face hero Will Genia

WALES’ latest cap Rhodri Williams could be set to play against his hero Will Genia on Saturday as the Scarlets scrum-half dream season continues. The 20-year-old made his Test debut on Friday night when he came off the replacements’ bench in the

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Newport man jailed after attacking his stepfather

A NEWPORT man has been jailed for 16 months for attacking his stepfather in the middle of the night. Darren Wassall, 39, of Caerau Road, attacked his 61-year-old stepfather, John Castagna, at his home in Maindee on October 26. Mr Castagna needed six stitches

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Newport council advertising for £80k a year head of finance

NEWPORT city council is looking to recruit a new head of finance. The authority, which has advertised the position on the Guardian website, states the post will attract a salary of around £80,000 per annum. It is understood that the current

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Mission Complete for Newport business

MLC Technology, currently trading from Newport Enterprise Park, has successfully completed another installation - of the Predator IV Shredder in Avonmouth for Sims Metal Management, a global Australia-based company.Paul Clatworthy, director at MLC, said

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Wales must reproduce Lions intensity – Richard Hibbard

HOOKER Richard Hibbard says Wales will try and replicate the British and Irish Lions’ ferocious intensity in July’s third Test victory over Australia when they clash with the Wallabies on Saturday. With 11 Welshmen in their ranks, the Lions ended

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Newport tops for discount stores

NEWPORT has been announced as one of the top value store cities in the UK, according to figures released this week. A RetailVision report by the Callcredit Information Group has shown Newport has 205 (9.51 per cent) value stores out of 17,000 UK

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Cross Keys ready for stern tests

CROSS Keys head coach Greg Woods says his side are gearing up for a “massive week” which sees them facing three tough away fixtures. The Pandy Park outfit play Cardiff on Friday night in the Principality Premiership before heading to league champions

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Newport-based NGD gears up for more channel partners and up to 20 new jobs

Data centre operator, Next Generation Data, based in Newport, has announced the full scale roll out of its Channel Partner Programme to support the next phase of its indirect sales strategy., which could result in up to 20 jobs being created.This follows

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Newport council to be asked for an apology over Chartist mural

TONIGHT’S meeting will also see councillors asked whether the Newport council should say sorry over the controversial demolition of the Chartist Mural.A motion, tabled by opposition Tory councillors, will call on the council to apologise to the

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Demolition workers in Newport city centre find people stuck in air ducts

WORKERS have found people in air ducts trying to strip metal out of the Newport city centre demolition site where hundreds of hypodermic syringes have been found. Senior Newport council officer Sheila Davies told the Argus young men have tried

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Wales can't switch off for a second says defence chief Shaun Edwards

SHAUN Edwards stressed Wales “can’t switch off for a second” if they want to finally end their Australia hoodoo and beat the Wallabies this Saturday. The Wigan and Great Britain rugby league legend underlined his side’s need for complete concentration

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County helped me back to where I belong, says Danny Rose

DANNY Rose will always be grateful to Newport County AFC for saving him from the football scrapheap but he’ll show his old club no mercy tonight. The 25-year-old was a key part of County’s 2010 Conference South title-winning side and is now

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Redrow Homes host Housing Minister’s Help to Buy Wales announcement

Carl Sargeant, Welsh Minister for Housing and Regeneration, was in Newport this week to announce the launch of the Help to Buy Wales programme.Mr Sargeant was at Redrow Homes' Mon Bank development in Newport.Help to Buy Wales is a government-funded

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Talking business

The announcement of borrowing powers for the Welsh Government earlier this month appears to have put paid to any idea of future Severn Crossing tolls being used to fund road improvements – and quite right too.The Federation of Small Businesses Wales

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Rogerstone insolvency firm in finals of national awards

Rogerstone-based insolvency firm Hawkins and Company has been named as a finalist in the Insolvency and Rescue Awards 2013. The business is just over 12 months old and its growth has been capped by being named as the highest placed Welsh and West Country

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Newport Auctions opens newly refurbished auction house

Wales largest independent car auctioneer Newport Auctions will this week reopened its car auction house following an extensive refurbishment. The auction house, which suffered substantial fire damage in December 2012, has benefited from a significant

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Boy, 12, raped his sister after watching porn

A GWENT school boy who viewed online porn repeatedly raped his little sister for more than a year to copy what he had seen, a court heard. The 12-year-old boy would look at pornographic images on websites with a friend in school and then go home

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Ex-Lostprophets rock singer trial to get under way

Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins will appear in court today facing a string of sex charges, including raping a baby. The 36-year-old rock singer denies all 24 charges against him. He appeared in Cardiff Crown Court yesterday - alongside

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Newport leisure services may be run by private firm

NEWPORT’S leisure services could be moved to a private firm or a trust from 2015 if the council agrees to the move, according to a report. In September the Argus revealed that the council was considering handing its leisure services, including

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D-Day for Newport council's Friars Walk funding plan

TONIGHT at 5pm the elected members of Newport council will decide whether the authority should back a new city centre development with a £90 million loan. The proposal, revealed exclusively by the Argus last week, prompted more than 110 comments

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Harry Worley hoping to shut out old pals at Oxford

NEWPORT County AFC defender Harry Worley is determined to prove a point at former club Oxford United tonight as both sides play Friends Reunited. Centre-back Worley, a summer signing from the Kassam Stadium, has been in excellent form for the Exiles,

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£500 up for grabs in new Community Chest campaign

DO YOU know a local community group or charity that could benefit from a £500 cash boost? The South Wales Argus has teamed up with house builder Taylor Wimpey to offer worthy causes the chance to receive £500 in our Community Chest campaign.

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Caerphilly Business Forum Awards showcase regional excellence

Cwmfelinfach-based ISCA UK received top honours at the 12th annual Caerphilly Business Forum Awards held in association with Business Edge, Coleg Gwent after winning both the Premier Award and Business of the Year with 25 employees or fewer Award.The

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Talking training

Most people think of ‘sustainability’ in terms of reducing greenhouse gases, insulating the home and recycling – but for the business world, it’s a lot more than that.With all of our apprentices we talk about sustainability in

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Clare's Law to be rolled out after Gwent trial

A SCHEME piloted by Gwent Police and three other forces since July 2012 will be implemented nationally from March next year. The Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme, or Clare’s Law as it is better known, allows men and women to ask police whether

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Enterprise day set to help businesses

The Centre for Business and Walter Hunter, Chartered Accountants, have arranged an Enterprise Day, which will take place on Thursday November 28 from 9am to 2pm on the first floor of Newport Market. The day has been planned to give start-up businesses

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Ex-Newport protest group granted charitable status

A FORMER protest group against the closure of under-threat services for disabled people in Newport has been granted charitable status. Synergy Wales (Cyfle Cymru) - formerly SOS Newport – has been set up to help bridge care service shortfalls as

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Newport cop awarded for saving heart attack victim

A GWENT police officer who helped revive a heart attack victim in her Newport home is to receive a top national life-saving honour. PC Sian Baumber has been awarded a Resuscitation Certificate by the Royal Humane Society, which is the main national

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Celtic Manor convention centre will provide jobs for local businesses

Businesses across Gwent will benefit from the construction of a Wales International Convention Centre at the Celtic Manor Resort, it has been claimed.Paul Williams, PR manager at the Newport-based Celtic Manor Resort, said: "Construction work will

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Crossrail urges Gwent firms to seize business opportunities

Businesses in Gwent are being urgred to seize the opportunities which Europe’s biggest construction project has to offer as Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan visits Wales to meet Welsh Government Economy Minister Edwina Hart. Crossrail is the £

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Vintage cars driving business growth for Earley Engineering Ltd

Classic and vintage car restoration business Earley Engineering Ltd, which was established in Abergavenny and is run by a Monmouthshire man has invested £400,000 to acquire a new unit to meet growing demand supported by Barclays. The investment

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'Start work on city region now'

Stop talking and get on with it is the key message from business in south east Wales in a new study by the South East Wales Economic Forum on what needs to be done to fulfil the economic potential of the capital city region. A spokesman for the

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Admiral set to recruit 15 in Newport

South Wales based insurance specialist Admiral Group, which is currently building a new base in the centre of Newport, is looking to recruit 75 new employees to begin employment in the new year; 15 in Newport and rest between Swansea and Cardiff.The new

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Thousands of drivers in Gwent caught using phone at the wheel

MORE than 5,000 people in Gwent currently have licence points for driving with a mobile phone, figures have revealed.Road safety charity Brake released the information which shows that 5,048 people in the NP postcode area currently have points on their

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Gwent Police spent over £13,000 on cardboard cut-outs, figures reveal

GWENT Police spent more than £13,000 on cardboard cut-outs of one of their officers in an attempt to reduce thefts from shops. Information obtained through a Freedom of Information request show that each cut-out cost £255 and the police ordered

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Brave Newport teen does charity skydive

A BRAVE Newport teenager jumped out of an aeroplane at 13,000 feet to raise money for a cancer charity which helped to care for her grandmother.St Julian’s School pupil Jay Malpas, 16, did the 10-minute tandem-parachute above Swansea and raised