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More agony on Parade for Exiles

NEWPORT COUNTY 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 2 IT WAS Groundhog Day at Rodney Parade as mid-table strugglers defeated Newport County AFC once again to seriously damage their fading promotion hopes. Just as Cheltenham did on Saturday, AFC Wimbledon came

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Andrew Coombs released for Dragons' trip to Ulster

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons skipper Andrew Coombs has been released by Wales to feature against Ulster on Friday evening. The 29-year-old lock has featured in all three Six Nations games so far, starting the defeat to Ireland in Dublin and coming off

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Newport Council passes 4.5 per cent rise in council tax as living wage row brews

DESPITE opposition calls for a lower increase, council tax in Newport is to rise by 4.5 per cent from April after councillors passed the city’s budget. The Newport council budget includes £10 million of cuts for the next year but could potentially

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Abercarn eco day

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Lane closed after car rolled and hit wall on Malpas Road, Newport

A CAR rolled over on Malpas Road in Newport tonight and hit three parked cars and a wall.No one was trapped, said a spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, which received the call at 6.30pm tonight about the crash between the Woodlands roundabout

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Newport council advertising for head teacher of merged Gaer school

NEWPORT council is advertising for the post of head teacher at the soon-to-be amalgamated Gaer primary school. The new school will be created by merging Gaer Infant and Junior Schools by September this year and the new head teacher, earning between

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Indoor climbing centre and new 3G pitch on the cards for Cwmbran Stadium leisure centre

A NEW fitness suite, an indoor climbing centre and a new 3G pitch could come to Cwmbran Stadium leisure centre, if plans by the charitable trust in charge of the county's leisure services go ahead.Announced tonight by Torfaen Leisure Trust, the initial

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LIVE: County v Wimbledon

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Mark Williams aiming to end wait for Welsh winner

GWENT ace Mark Williams is aiming to end the 15-year wait for a home winner of the Bet Victor Welsh Open after booking his place in the last 32. The Cwm potter, who was crowned Welsh Open champion in 1996 and 1999 before going on to claim two World Championships

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Follow our reporter's live tweets from Newport council cuts meeting

POLITICS reporter David Deans is tweeting live from the Newport council meeting to decide on £10m worth of cuts for 2014/15, and a potential 4.5 per cent council tax increase. Follow him on Twitter on @ArgusDDeans

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Healthcare provider wins prestigious national finance award

Health and social care provider Shaw healthcare has won a national finance industry accolade in recognition of the excellence of one of its finance teams.Shaw’s income and credit control section was named In-house Collection Team of the Year (Consumer

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All systems go for TXO with funding facility from bank

Chepstow-based used telecoms supplier TXO Systems is targeting significant expansion after securing a multi-million pound finance facility with HSBC that will enable it to increase its stock capacity and grow staff numbers by a third. The business, which

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Talking business

Like many in Newport I share the concern about the threat to jobs at the Avana Bakery in the city. With the factory losing its major contract with Marks & Spencer many of the 650 jobs there are now at threat.Anyone who is familiar with Newport knows

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Key part of bridge project by Chepstow firm is put in place

A huge steel arch, which forms part of the new River Taff Central Link Bridge in Merthyr Tydfil, has been put into place. The steelwork, which is the most visible symbol of the £24mregeneration programme of the Valley's town was manufactured by

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Centre Jack Dixon hands Dragons an injury boost

JACK Dixon is set to hand Newport Gwent Dragons an injury boost by making his comeback from a foot injury, writes Chris Kirwan.The talented 19-year-old centre from Newbridge has been out of action since suffering the blow against Zebre at Rodney Parade

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Dee-light for graduate surveyor

Harry Dee has been appointed as graduate surveyor at Newport-based M4 Property Consultants.A graduate in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes and originally from East Yorkshire, Harry joins the company from Wren Kitchens, where he was responsible

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UPDATED: MTV's The Valleys campaign "sexist and tawdry" says senior Tory Monmouthshire councillor - posters have been taken down

UPDATE: 16.50: MTV have apologised for any offence caused by their 'tongue-in-cheek' campaign. A spokesperson from MTV said: “MTV’s marketing campaign for series 3 of The Valleys is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the iconic Wonderbra advert and reflects

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Scots axing tax

WHILE Labour politicians in the Welsh Assembly talk about the cost of benefit cuts to the people of Wales. Bedroom tax axed in Scotland: Holyrood rivals back SNP Government’s £15 million plan to banish hated spare-room policy. Alex Salmond is to banish

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Rubbish service

I SYMPATHISE with Mr Deacon of Greenmeadow over his problems with getting his bin emptied. Torfaen Council appear to have problems within this department which is costing thousands in rectifying their mistakes. As a result they are blaming

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Goodbye Clegg

I SEE in the media, reports that the Lib-Dem party leader Clegg is putting feelers out to join Ed Miliband in another coalition. I say to Ed Miliband, do not fall for this man’s idea, hold your nerve and stick to your manifesto and your promises.

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Praising binmen

I REFUTE Mr Deacon’s statement that Torfaen bin men actively avoid emptying bins. Logically not the actions of lazy employees, this makes extra work, knowing they have to return to empty them. My black box is emptied at approx 7.30am weekly. If

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Stop cold callers

AGE CYMRU welcomes the call by an Assembly Member to increase the number of “No Cold Calling Zones” in Wales to protect older and vulnerable people from doorstep crime. We share the view of Mike Hedges AM that there is little consistency across

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Three arrested after Pill drug warrant

THREE people have been arrested after a drug warrant was carried out in Pill on Friday night. A warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was undertaken in the Capel Crescent area of Newport on the evening of February 22 by the Pill Neighbourhood Policing

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Newport Transporter Bridge maintenance man laid to rest after final journey across bridge he called "his second home"

ONE of Pill’s “real characters” has been laid to rest after visiting the Newport Transporter Bridge - where he spent much of his working life – for a final time.Yesterday (MON FEB 24), the funeral procession of Billy Collier carried

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Steelman kindles new business

As the cost of gas and electricity continues to soar, the traditional woodburner is proving ever more popular in Welsh homes.And ex-steel man Stephen Hobbs has launched a business installing the stoves, and plans to expand into selling them in the near

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Welsh Army medics prepare for St David’s Day Parade in Caerphilly county

ARMY medics from 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital will march through the streets of Risca on Saturday to mark the unit’s homecoming following a tour of duty in Afghanistan.More than 100 reserve soldiers, who work in hospitals and local health boards across

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Circus vows that the show must go on in Newport as staff work until midnight

AFTER working to the middle of the night, Gerry Cottle’s circus has said they will open in time for their first Newport show tomorrow afternoon. The circus appealed to Argus readers yesterday for a drill to help them secure their big top. The &lsquo

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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Major hospital services shake-up ahead

HEALTH boards across South Wales - with one notable exception - have voted to concentrate key services at fewer hospitals, to try to protect them and improve quality for patients. Health reporter ANDY RUTHERFORD reports on a process that will begin in

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Building society branches out

Newport-based Monmouthshire Building Society, one of Wales’ largest and most successful financial institutions, has opened a new agency in the Cowbridge office of Brinsons Fairfax Estate Agents.The new agency is the latest addition to the growing

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A welcome in the 'Port for its own Monopoly board

NEWPORTONIANS are welcoming news they will be able to buy the well known sites of the city later this year when its own version of Monopoly is released. The board game will be released to coincide with Newport's hosting of the NATO summit at Celtic

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Admiral awarded Gold for being a picture of health

Admiral Group, which is set to open it's new city centre offices in Queensway, Newport, in May, has been recognised by the Welsh Government for the health and wellbeing of its staff through the award of the Gold Corporate Health Standard.Run by the

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YOUR AM WRITES: William Graham, South Wales East AM

THE IMPACT OF THE NHS SOUTH WALES PROGRAMME IN OUR REGIONIn January 2012, the five health boards across South Wales Programme, together with the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust were tasked with the aim of “ensuring the delivery of safe and sustainable

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Firm looks to China to help its business grow

Since the economic downturn struck, many firms have had to look far and wide for business as orders dry up and clients close their doors. And although reports and statistics are showing that the green shoots of recovery are finally getting stronger

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Newport to have its own version of Monopoly

NEWPORTONIANS will be able to buy the well known sites of the city later this year when its own version of Monopoly is released. The board game will be released to coincide with Newport's hosting of the NATO summit at Celtic Manor in September.The

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: County can't moan about their pitch... ever

I BET Jimmy Dack regretted bringing up to the state of the Rodney Parade pitch a second after he did so on Saturday.Even though he quickly checked himself, "we can't use it as an excuse," (and in fairness, Dack isn't one for excuses)

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Where have all the advisers gone?

  Money Talks by Gerald Davies, executive chairman, Kymin Group   Huge changes, that you may not be aware of, have transformed the way financial advice may be given. From January last year, with the introduction of the Retail Distribution

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THE ARCHIVE: 100 years ago - Ten youths arrested in dramatic scenes after beingimplicated in a series of daring thefts from the Great Western railway goods yard at Newport railway station.

Ten youths were arrested in dramatic scenes after being implicated i a series of daring thefts from the Great Western railway goods yard at Newport railway station.An elderly lady of Jeddo Street, Newport died in hospital after being found engulfed in

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Talking training

It’s perfectly understandable that following the latest Estyn report on school standards there will be business leaders concerned that young people leaving school and looking for work in Wales may seem unprepared for life in the workplace. But,

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Newport technology companies leading the way in national awards

Six Newport-based companies are in the running for a prestigious award celebrating excellence in the electronics and software technologies industry in Wales.Blurrt, SPTS, IR, Cassidian, Silvertel and IAC have all been revealed as finalists for the ESTnet

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Wales should be brimming with confidence over reaching 2016 European Championships

WHEN the football powerhouse nations of Bosnia and Israel contest the European Championships final in Paris in the summer of 2016, no Welsh football fan will be surprised.It might come as a shock to many in the footballing world, being as how neither

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Only 4 Men Alound entertain business club

Members and guests of The City of Newport Business Club, who attended the recent event, were treated to an enjoyable display of singing by Only 4 Men Aloud. Four talented members of popular choir Only Men Aloud - David Fortey, Wyn Davies, Niall Allen

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Exiles ace Ismail Yakubu determined to down the Dons

NEWPORT County AFC defender Ismail Yakubu is desperate to pile on the misery for his old club AFC Wimbledon tonight. The Dons have scored just one goal in losing four out of four in a fruitless February and will be looking over their shoulders

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City of Newport Business Club

The City of Newport Business Club held it's first event of the year recently when Only 4 Men Aloud provided the entertainment.Full story see page 5.

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The big question...

This week sees BBC's Question Time come to Newport, when the studio audience will be able to put all sorts of topical questions to the panel, which is usually made up of politicians and other interested parties.So, this week we've been asking

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Winner of 2013 Newport half is back for more this year

THE WINNER of the 2013 Newport half marathon will be back again this year – and he’s looking to cross the finish line first once again.Ryan McFlynn, 35, who lives in Malpas, ran last year’s 13.1 mile race, in aid of St David’s

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Appeal following burglary at Abergavenny cottage

PHONES, a wallet, games console and building tools are among items stolen from an Abergavenny holiday cottage in the early hours of yesterday morning. Gwent Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a holiday cottage on a farm

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Train delays between Pontypool, New Inn and Abergavenny

TRAIN delays are being experienced on services between Pontypool, New Inn and Abergavenny this morning.Arriva Trains Wales have said this is due to a ‘problem with line-side equipment’.Trains are said to be running at reduced speeds on northbound

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Three more set to sign for Friars Walk bringing pre-let total to more than 50%

Three more major high street names are all set to sign to take space at Newport’s Friars Walk retail development in the city centre. The retailers, who cannot be revealed due to client confidentiality, will be taking 45,000 sq ft of space, taking

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Wales lock Andrew Coombs gunning for Twickenham spot

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons captain Andrew Coombs hasn't given up hope of forcing his way into the matchday squad for Wales' crunch Six Nations clash against England, writes Chris Kirwan.The 29-year-old lock has played in all three competition encounters

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No pain no gain for Dragons' veteran prop Duncan Bell

PART George Foreman and part Paul McGrath, Duncan Bell is glad to be back for a brief hit of top-flight rugby. It was around this time last week that the 39-year-old former Bath and England tighthead was mulling over an offer to come out of retirement

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Brother condemns sentence of Newport man who stole his mother's charity legacy

THE elder brother of a Newport man who stole almost £50,000 of his mother’s charity legacy has condemned the sentence handed down to Stephen Watkins as too lenient. Leslie Watkins, 63, said he believed his brother should have been locked up

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Newport councillors prepare for budget vote amid living wage row

COUNCILLORS in Newport will tonight vote on this year's 2014/15 budget – with a 4.5 per cent rise in council tax and £10 million in cuts – amid arguments over whether low paid staff should get better pay. Newport council Tory leader

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Dragons coach Kingsley Jones: Rhys has his kicking down to a tee

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons forwards coach Kingsley Jones was delighted to get his kicks out of his son's exploits from the tee on Sunday afternoon, writes Chris Kirwan.The former Wales flanker was unable to watch when full-back Rhys, who was starting his