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Connacht 14 Newport Gwent Dragons 11
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons succumbed to a last-minute Dan Parks drop goal as Connacht secured only their second RaboDirect PRO12 win of the season. The Gwent region had gone to Galway full of hope and led 8-3 at half-time thanks to a Dan Evans try and
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Few carers will get Christmas break
A NEW survey by disabled charity Vitalise has revealed that two thirds of carers will not get a break from caring this Christmas.The figures show that four out of ten out carers have not had any time off from caring in past year and 39 percent of carers
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Bedwas 10 Newport 17
NEWPORT gave themselves a big boost ahead of their home Christmas derby with Gwent rivals Cross Keys next Saturday with a vital win. The Black and Ambers avenged their 31-20 defeat to Bedwas at Rodney Parade earlier this month by beating them at
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Cross Keys 15 Aberavon 5
CROSS Keys moved up one place to third in the Principality Premiership with their sixth successive league victory over a struggling Aberavon. To say it wasn’t a classic would be a huge overstatement but the hosts won’t care as they proved their
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Customers advised not to eat turkey product from Newport's Severnside Provisions Ltd
CUSTOMERS who bought Turkey butterflies from an unapproved premises in Newport are told not to eat the product.The Food Standards Agency has been alerted about turkey butterflies that were produced in an unapproved premises, and is advising people not
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Swan on the road causes problems on M4 in Newport
AN M4 slip road is now clear after a swan was removed from the carriageway. The bird caused traffic problems on the M4 eastbound slip road this afternoon at J28 of the M4 at Tredegar Park.
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WEEKENDER: Ambulance rebrand like a bad cracker joke
WHEN is an ambulance service not an ambulance service? When it’s an emergency and clinical services, er, service. Not much of a Christmas cracker joke, is it? The Welsh Government has begun a public consultation on a proposal to change the
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Risca delight at high-tech rugby pitch
RISCA Rugby Club have installed a new 3G training pitch providing players with indoor facilities to keep up their training during the winter months.The first club in Gwent to have this type of training pitch, the club hopes that the new facility will
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The best Christmas films
CHRISTMAS is the perfect time to curl up with the family and a great seasonal movie. CARYS THOMAS takes a look at some of the best festive films.HOME Alone has been named as the UK’s favourite Christmas film in a survey of the top 10 Christmas films.The
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Top games for Christmas
AS CHRISTMAS is just around the corner, I thought it timely to tell you about some of the games and game-related items which will probably be all over everyone’s Christmas lists. All of the big Christmas releases are out, so here’s a look
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County v Wimbledon - MATCH OFF
Today's clash with AFC Wimbledon has been postponed by the match officials due to a waterlogged pitch at Rodney Parade.
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Roadshow gives a voice to elderly in Gwent
THE Older People’s Commissioner for Wales met with over 600 people at 29 events in Gwent during 2013.These visits formed part of the Commissioner’s Engagement Roadshow, which met with a total of 5,400 people at 180 events across Wales during
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The Great Outdoors - Visits Gwent's sacred sites this Christmas
MMAKE the Christmas holiday a real holy day by visiting Gwent's sacred sites. Let PAUL CAREY be your guide.FOR many people, Christmas is a holy and special time of year. So what better way to mark it than by venturing outside and walking off the abundance
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MIKE FLYNN SAYS: Merry Christmas County fans
SO here it is, merry Christmas to all my readers and here’s hoping it’ll be a happy New Year for Newport County AFC.It’s certainly been a good week for us after the win at Portsmouth when I managed to earn us three points with a couple
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Blackwood sweets firm expands into Middle East
A SWEETS company is celebrating its 20th year in business by expanding into new markets in the Middle East.Blackwood-based Bon Bon Buddies has become Europe’s leading supplier of licensed character and branded confectionary. The firm was founded
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Grow It - The perfect potted present this Christmas
POTTED plants are the perfect Christmas gifts and can last long after the decorations have been taken down. Poinsettias are a failsafe and can now be picked up in supermarkets for as little as £2.00, but there are other flowering plants available
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Santa's helpers across Gwent get in to the festive spirit
SANTA is coming to town next week. So SOPHIE BROWNSON meets a few of his 'helpers' across Gwent ahead of the big day to ask them what Being Father Christmas is like.WITH Christmas just a few days away many children will be eagerly visiting Santa
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Charity amazed by Newport Bus food donations
MORE than 2,000 food items were donated to help struggling families in Newport this Christmas, through an appeal run by the city’s bus company.Newport Transport’s Driving Away Hunger appeal triggered a huge response, with staff, passengers
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Cross Keys youngster set for life-changing op
IT’S been a whirlwind of a year for little Maisie Cooper as she tackles the challenge of learning to live with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. But now the Cross Keys youngster has been given February 4 as the date of her operation to help her
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Blaenau Gwent Changes to rubbish pick ups
BLAENAU Gwent Council is reminding people waste and recycling collection days change over Christmas and New Year.On Monday December 23 and Tuesday December 24 it is collection as normal, but the December 25 collection will be picked up on Friday December
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Hallam Amos has one eye on Wales' Six Nations squad
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ exciting young talent Hallam Amos has one eye on making Wales’ 2014 Six Nations squad but his first priority is helping his side record back-to-back away league victories. The 19-year-old, who is equally at home at full-back
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No rest for County players as festive fixtures come thick and fast
FOR most people the Christmas and New Year is a time for rest and relaxation but for footballers its the busiest time of the year. Newport County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh is preparing his troops for the hectic festive fixture list and he
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Conor Washington out to end goal drought against AFC Wimbledon
NEWPORT County AFC striker Conor Washington is backing himself to end his goal drought today as the Exiles aim to wrap up a top-three spot in time for Christmas. The 21-year-old is County’s joint top scorer with the injured Chris Zebroski on
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Newport child rapist jailed for life
A PAEDOPHILE who repeatedly abused children in what a judge described as "a catalogue of perversion" has been jailed for life. Gary Ball, 51, of Rubens Close, Newport, subjected his two victims to a series of "the gravest possible" sexual assaults
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Spy from Taiwan fighting removal orders
A TAIWANESE asylum seeker who has lived in Newport for 18 months has been told she will be removed from the UK on Monday. Emily Yeh, 33, fled Taiwan in July last year when she left her post in the national military intelligence service. Now
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MELISSA JONES: Cheering on Cue Card for a merry Christmas
THERE’S only one racing related Christmas present I want this year and that’s the Gwent bred Cue Card to land the King George at Kempton. This is his big year judged on an impressive victory in the Betfair Chase last time for this column, where
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Cross Keys look for sixth league win in a row
CROSS Keys head coach Greg Woods had stressed he would not be taking troubled Aberavon lightly today and he has backed that up selecting a strong squad to face the Wizards, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.The Pandy Park side look to end the year with a bang following
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Ebbw Vale won't be taking Bonymaen lightly – Jason Strange
EBBW Vale head coach Jason Strange insists his side won’t be taking anything for granted when the runaway Swalec Championship leaders host struggling Bonymaen today, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.The Steelmen are already 19 points clear at the summit