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Abertillery pupils hop on their bikes for hospital
YEAR 6 pupils at Abertillery Primary School hopped on their bikes to raise cash for a hospital which helped one of their teachers recover after an illness. The 40 Year 6 pupils were split into groups of six and each group pedalled for an hour during the
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FIVE MINUTES WITH: Ian Lamsdale, manager of Newport City Radio
Ian Lamsdale, manager of Newport City Radio If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?I think I would have to say Richard Branson. It would be really great to ask him about his business plan. What is your biggest fear?I still
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Two Gwent AMs sacked from Assembly Tory shadow cabinet
UPDATE 10.30pm: Nick Ramsay, who is on a visit outside of the country, has thanked people for their good wishes. The Monmouth AM told Twitter: "Can I thank everyone for their good wishes tonight. I am currently chairing a visit to Brussels, will
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Plan to end Pontypool hospital's parking woes
UP TO 70 new parking spaces could be provided at a Gwent hospital to try to solve a worsening problem with patients and staff leaving cars on grass verges, pavements, and double yellow lines.The situation at County Hospital in Griffithstown, Pontypool
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CRIME FILE: Centres provide vital help for rape victims
CAMPAIGNERS have long been advocating a change in the treatment of rape victims, sexual assault referral centres are the product of this view.There are currently six centres known as SARCs in Wales of which four are run by New Pathways, a charitable company
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FIRST PERSON: Pontypool ex-soldier and Legion stalwart
Ex-serviceman, retired senior police officer and civilian and financial investigator with Gwent Police, Mike Jones talks to SOPHIE BROWNSON about his career and work as British Legion member. “I WAS born in Garndiffaith just outside of Pontypool
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Inquest into death of Trinant man opened
THE inquest into the death of a Trinant man who was found fatally injured was opened and adjourned yesterday. Police and the ambulance service were called to a house in Trinant on Saturday January 11 at around 7.16pm. On arrival police officers found
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Abergavenny Mountain Rescue hoping for community award
A MOUNTAIN rescue group is one of five finalists from Wales in a community competition to win £5,000.Longtown Mountain Rescue was chosen from hundreds of entrants as the east regional finalist in the Principality Building Society’s Community
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Glasgow win will inspire us in Dublin, says Pat Leach
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will take inspiration from November’s victory in Glasgow as they attempt to avoid a Valentine’s Day massacre in Dublin on Friday night (kick-off 7,45pm). The Gwent region make their 11th trip to the Irish capital to face Leinster
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UPDATE: Car overturns on Caerleon Road, Newport
UPDATE: 7.24pm A PERSON escaped with minor injuries after their car was overturned on Caerleon road during rush hour this evening. One driver who called the Argus at around 5.30pm said he had seen a car overturned. He said it was upside down
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Newport woman, 24, jailed for trying to steal slippers through cat flap
AN attempt to steal a pair of slippers from a house landed a 24-year-old woman with a three-year jail sentence after a court heard she had a string of burglary convictions. Newport Crown Court was told that Suzanne Tayler, of Herbert Walk, had attempted
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Residents fight to save Baneswell Community Centre
BANESWELL residents are fighting to save their community centre after Newport City Council warned it needs around £170,000 to bring it up to an acceptable standard and faces being sold off.The council has opened a public consultation on the proposal
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Transporter Bridge painting given pride of place
NEWPORT’S Transporter Bridge has inspired many visual artists to attempt to capture its image – in paint, on film and even model form.And one of the most striking recent renderings of the Grade One-listed structure will now have pride of place
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Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
David McVicar’s solid and uncluttered production of Verdi’s La Traviata for WNO gives the company a chance to revive it again as part of its Fallen Women theme for the current Spring season. First seen in 2009 and repeated as early ago as 2012,
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Matthew Rees to return after cancer treatment
WALES and Cardiff Blues hooker Matthew Rees has been given the all clear to return to full-time training after treatment for testicular cancer. Blues announced in October last year that the 33-year-old former British Lions star was to have
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Not scroungers
ANN POYSER is clearly fed up with Europe making laws for Britain and to some extent I agree, however, what is right is right. It is this country’s government that sets the unemployment benefit. So to, the social engineering that will see the displacement
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Bible youngsters
MR. STAFFORD seems to have got himself stuck up the creek with a paddle! The denial that the Bible doesn’t support beating children as a punishment is uncredible given God’s counsel to parents, namely, whenever children get out of line, we should
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Voucher appeal
IF any readers who are collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers and have no need for them, my Rainbow and Brownie units would be very grateful of them. If possible, please send to: Charlotte Kane 4 Penmaen Corner Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0NN
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Lifeline machine
I READ of the excellent plan to supply schools with automatic electric defibrillators (AED). Throughout Herefordshire we have public-access AED’s available in public buildings and central points in many villages. They are simple to use even without
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Barrage needed
IN response to Neil Maher’s letter stating that dredging on the River Usk should be re-introduced, I say it would have little effect on the flooding of the river in the Newport/Caerleon areas and it is not the complete answer to Somerset’s recent problems
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WRU upbeat after Euro meeting
THE future of top-level European rugby competition finally took a tentative step towards a resolution after a "positive and constructive" meeting in Paris.Welsh rugby bosses are now confident in finding a solution to the long-running European
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Help for school
I WOULD like to ask your readers if they shop in Sainsbury’s and have any Active Kids School vouchers they don’t need, could they possibly post them to me please so I can give them to my children’s school. They will be very much appreciated, thank
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No work shown
RECENTLY Rosemary Butler called for the number of AM in Wales to increase so I turned my attention to what they actually do. I checked out John Griffith’s website which had an opening gambit of: “Here you will find details of the work I do and how
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Newport Facebook nuisance harassed three women
A NEWPORT man has been found guilty of harassing three women through social media and by sending sexually explicit books. Mark Willis, 28, of Morgan Street, denied three counts of harassment without violence concerning on the trio through social
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Residents fearful killer remains on run - Monmouth MP
A GWENT politician says residents are alarmed that a convicted killer is still on the run after he absconded from a Monmouthshire prison almost a month ago. A junior justice minister is to look into the case of Christopher Woodward, after the matter
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Fire in Shaftesbury, Newport
Controlled fire in Shaftesbury, just off Lyne Road
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Williams out of Six Nations
Wales centre Scott Williams is set to miss the remainder of the RBS 6 Nations squad because of a shoulder injury. The 23-year-old has is expected to undergo surgery this week and could be out of action for up to three months. A statement from
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Ticket information for Hartlepool away game
NEWPORT County have released the following information on their website in respect to tickets for this weekend’s long trip to Hartlepool.“Newport County AFC make the long trip to Hartlepool United this weekend as they attempt to reduce the
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Ebbw Vale house is on market for just £8k
A LARGE three-storey terraced house in Ebbw Vale is up for sale for the price of a second hand car.The property, at 38 Church Street, in the heart of a mixed commercial and residential area, is up for sale this week with a guide price of just £8,000
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Mishka Rushdie Momen St David’s Hall
In a dreamworld of competitions, we would be awash with aspiring musicians justifiably claiming our attention. Dream seems more like reality these days as serial hopefuls accumulate as many prizes and awards as possible to stand out among their
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High winds cause bricks to fall on Newport street
UPDATE: 12.15pm Nick Alfieri, Building Control Surveyor at Newport council, said the incident was a “freak accident” in which a TV aerial had pulled off bricks from a chimney due to the weather. He added: “We are going to extend the scaffolding
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The Play That Goes Wrong, New Theatre
Mischief Theatre Company’s, The Play That Goes Wrong, playing to a capacity, New Theatre audience did exactly what is said on the tin. The spoof on the well-documented pitfalls of amateur theatre proved a triumphant success, and an appreciative
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Newport M4 crash blocks lane
UPDATE: 11.02am A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said three cars were involved in the collision and they were called at 10.46am. Crews from Malpas and Duffryn attended and no-one was injured or trapped. UPDATE: 10.56am
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Dragons ace Andrew Coombs hoping history repeats itself with Wales
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons lock Andrew Coombs is hoping history repeats itself next week as Wales aim to bounce back from defeat against Ireland with victory over the French. The 29-year-old from Merthyr made his international bow a year ago in
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ARGUS COMMENT: Newport County's dream season is turning into a nightmare
NEWPORT County's dream return to the Football League is fast turning into a nightmare.At every level - management, players and fans - the club is at a low ebb after losing six home matches to the weather in a little over a month.No other league club
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Broken down bus causes traffic chaos in Usk
A BROKEN down bus is partially blocking the Usk bridge in Usk this morning, causing congestion.
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Abergavenny trader guilty of having unsafe meat
A LIVESTOCK and meat trading company in Monmouthshire has been fined £3,800 and ordered to pay £3,500 in costs at a hearing in Newport Magistrates’ Court. Mayfield Livestock Ltd of Coed Morgan, Abergavenny, pleaded guilty last Friday to failing
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Warren Gatland hits out at Wales critics
WALES coach Warren Gatland has hit out at critics who labelled his team predictable in the wake of Saturday’s Six Nations drubbing in Dublin, writes Andrew Penman.Gatland and his players are licking their wounds at their Vale of Glamorgan training
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Newport council leader cool on merger plan with Monmouthshire
THE leader of Newport council has suggested that the city should seek closer economic co-operation with Cardiff rather than a merger with Monmouthshire. Bob Bright is the latest senior Gwent Labour politician to express concern over the findings of the
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Heart machine appeal: Two years on since Oakdale teen's death
TWO years to the day since Jack Thomas died, his parents are still searching for answers. On February 12, 2012, the 15-year-old tae kwon do star from Oakdale died suddenly of a suspected heart problem while at his girlfriend’s house in Newbridge
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Flood and bad weather updates for Gwent
5:48pm Firefighters from Monmouth and the Ebbw Vale boat crew attended a car stuck in Bryn Road Abergavenny this afternoon. The road is now closed. 5:44pm Pupils at Monmouth
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Newport singer to appear on The Voice
A NEWPORT singer will appear on BBC One’s The Voice this Saturday as part of the blind auditions. Callum Crowley, 22, originally from Stow Hill, has made it through to the penultimate episode of the blind auditions, which will air on Saturday night
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Council tax hike of 3.95 per cent for Monmouthshire and Torfaen
COUNCIL tax could rise by 3.95 per cent for two areas in Gwent, as Monmouthshire cabinet are presented with their budget report this afternoon after proposals were agreed by Torfaen cabinet members yesterday. Yesterday, Torfaen council agreed proposals
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Harris admits Newport County are at their lowest ebb
NEWPORT County AFC are at their lowest ebb according to director of football Tim Harris, but he’s urged everyone connected with the Exiles to come out fighting.Despite around the clock efforts, last night’s game against Wimbledon fell foul
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Warning after Valleys pupils as young as six act out rape scenes from Grand Theft Auto
A HEADTEACHER has sent a letter to parents after becoming aware of “extremely concerning behaviour” of pupils, some as young as six, which he puts down to a violent video game. Pupils at Coed-y-Brain Primary School, in Llanbradach, have been, according
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Tributes for ‘selfless’ Baneswell community stalwart
TRIBUTES were paid to a “generous, kind and selfless” woman who was at the centre of Newport’s Baneswell community, after she died last week. Dianne Burrows, 70, fought cancer three times since 1998, passing away on Monday, February 3 after her
