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Car hits Pontypool house
EMERGENCY services were called to an incident in Pontypool earlier this evening, after a car hit a house. Fire crews from New Inn and Malpas attended the incident, which involved one car hitting a house in Osborne Road, Pontypool at 6.35pm this
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Running Santas in Usk 10K
SANTAS from running groups all over Gwent braved the rain today for for the Usk 10K fun run.Around 60 runners took part in the run starting at the Usk castle and going through the surrounding woods. Each runner received a Santa hat and on completing
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Workshops near Newport's Tredegar House gutted by fire
THIS was the scene at the workshops near Newport'sTredegar House today following a fire which devastated the buildings. The workshops were gutted following the fire which crews were called to at around 9pm last night. Fire officers have been
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Tough day on Parade for Black and Ambers
NEWPORT 11 CARDIFF 21Newport slumped to their first home league defeat to Cardiff in the semi-pro era which began 10 years ago when they went down three tries to one in a desperately disappointing match at Rodney Parade, writes Geoff Champion.Unforced
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County climb the table to put cup nightmare to bed
PORTSMOUTH 0 COUNTY 2 NEWPORT County AFC may have crashed out of two cup competitions last week but when it comes to League Two their cup runneth over. The Exiles put their FA Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeats behind them with
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THE NEWSDESK: Why we cannot ignore the recommendations of Re:Newport, Cllr Bright
THE publication of the Re:Newport report last week sparked off an interesting series of reactions. Firstly, that of council leader Bob Bright - whose dismissive "we could all have written down those ideas" made quite a few of us shake our heads
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Gwent law firm gets £10k boost from Welsh Government
A LAW firm based in Newport has secured £10,000 of funding from the Welsh Government to aid the development of its employees and the future growth of the firm. Watkins & Gunn Solicitors, which has offices in Newport, Pontypool and Cardiff, was
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Gwent Police and Caerphilly council fight metal theft
GWENT Police and Caerphilly County Borough Council joined forces last week to target metal theft and raise awareness of the new licensing legislation for scrap metal dealers.On Thursday, December 5 they publicised the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
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UPDATE: Man found on A4042 Kingsway
THE A4042 Kingsway is currently closed due to a police investigation.Gwent Police officers discovered a man lying in the road at 3.30am this morning. The man was conscious but had sustained an injury to the back of his head and was taken to the Royal
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Cause of fire in workshop near Newport's Tredegar House being investigated
THE cause of the fire in workshops near Tredegar House, Newport, is being investigated today. Firefighters tackled the blaze at the units near the National Trust building after being called at around 9pm last night. No-one was in the buildings
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Big boost for Cwmbran disability advice charity
A CWMBRAN charity will be able to increase training and widen its outreach service after it won backing from the Welsh Government.The Disability Advice Project (DAP) has been awarded £5,500’s worth of funding by Communities 2.0, the Welsh