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Blackwood's Andrew Pagett bows out in Newport
BLACKWOOD potter Andrew Pagett's run in the Bet Victor Welsh Open is over after he was beaten 4-0 by reigning champion Stephen Maguire at the Newport Centre tonight. Pagett's defeat means his practice partner and good friend Mark Williams is the only
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Newport slimmers shedding the pounds for our appeal
NEWPORT slimmers will take part in a sponsored slim this month to raise funds for our Jack’s Appeal.Ringland Slimming World members will aim to shed as many pounds as possible over the next six weeks to raise money to provide defibrillators for
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Fire crews called after kitchen becomes smoke-logged in Abergavenny
A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation following an incident in Abergavenny this evening.South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a flat fire in St David's Road at 8.25pm.A spokesman for the fire service said the kitchen of the
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Newport boxer opens his own fitness gym
A TALENTED young Newport boxer has opened his own fitness gym after saving up throughout his time at Cardiff Metropolitan University.Leon Goodman, 21, gained a 2.1 in Sports and Physical Education at Cardiff Metropolitan university last year, and opened
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Mass walk out as Caerphilly council approve £14.5m budget cuts
THERE was a mass walk out by Plaid Cymru councillors at Caerphilly tonight as the authority approved £14.5million of cuts to its budget for 2014/15.Months of consultation and scrutiny committee meetings came to a head in a heated debate about which
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Drug smuggler Mr Nice to perform show in Newport
“NOTORIOUS drug smuggler and bon viveur” Howard Marks will speak at Newport Central Library on March 6, at 7.30pm.Mr Marks, also known as Mr Nice, held multiple aliases in his heyday as an international marijuana smuggler.Now he spends his
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Nato summit is 'huge coup' for Newport but expect disruption - senior police officer
HOSTING the NATO summit is a “huge coup” for Newport, but residents should brace for temporary disruption, a senior policeman said.Chief superintendent Alun Thomas is coordinating Newport’s arm of the policing operation which will see
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Man rescued from roof in Newport after taking wrong stairs
A MAN has been rescued from the roof of a three-storey commercial building in Pill, Newport, this evening. Fire fighters from Maindee helped him to get down using a hydraulic platform shortly after 6.15pm. A spokesman for South Wales Fire and
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Baroness kicks off Wales Tourism Week
WALES Tourism Week has kicked off with visits from Wales Office minister, Baroness Jenny Randerson to two of the most popular attractions in South Wales.Baroness Randerson travelled to Newport where she visited the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon
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Welsh Government turns to English hospitals to ease heart surgery demand
THE Welsh Government is to pay for a private company in England to provide heart surgery for patients in Wales. The news of the contract with Spire Hospital in Bristol comes as the prime minister called for the Welsh Government to get its act together
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Joe Calzaghe visits Welsh sporting projects that help disadvantaged children
A DOCUMENTARY focusing on two sporting projects in Newport will be aired on BT Sport at 9.30pm tonight. The half-hour programme, titled StreetGames with Joe Calzaghe, looks at the positive impact that Newport’s St Joseph’s Boxing Club and
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Mark Williams stuns world number one Neil Robertson
GWENT star Mark Williams rolled back the years as he held his nerve to beat world number one Neil Robertson 4-3 at the Newport Centre. The Cwm potter, twice a world champion, won through to the last 16 of the Bet Victor Welsh Open to cheers
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Car stolen from outside Abergavenny house
A CAR was stolen from outside a house in Abergavenny earlier this week and police are appealing for information.The burglary, which happened between 11pm on Monday and 7.40am on Tuesday, involved car keys being taken from inside a house on Belmont Road
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Newport cannabis producer spared a jail term
A DRUG dealer who ran a cannabis farm in an attempt to clear thousands of pounds of debts was spared jail.Andrew Hoare, 38, had the “sophisticated” facility inside his home with 25 plants able to yield more than £8,000 of the drug, Newport
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Injury rules Andrew Coombs out of Dragons' trip to Belfast
CAPTAIN Andrew Coombs will miss Newport Gwent Dragons' RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Ulster in Belfast after suffering a shoulder injury while training with Wales. On Tuesday evening the 29-year-old lock was one of eight players released from the
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Yellow warning given for snow on Friday morning
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the snow in Gwent on Friday morning, with travellers urged to take care. This winter has been the wettest on record but snow may now break up the rainy days, particularly affecting the north Gwent valleys
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Becky James and Sam Harrison in action in Colombia
GWENT’S double world champion Becky James will begin the defence of her sprint and keirin titles as the UCI Track World Championships in Colombia get under way tonight. The 21-year-old from Abergavenny will race in a field that includes Australian Olympic
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EDUCATION FILE: The role of the governing body
MANY people think the buck stops with the head teacher of a school, but do not underestimate the role of the "critical friend" - the governing body, as EMMA MACKINTOSH explains.THEIR meetings may be minuted, but the decisions made by school
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Gwent ensemble to preview festival pieces
MUSICIANS from Gwent Music will be performing at the Celtic Manor resort at a special concert this week, giving the public a chance to see award-winning ensembles ahead of the groups' competition season. The Greater Gwent Youth String Orchestra will
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Homeowner's classic car written off in Malpas Road crash
THE owner of a house at the side of a Newport dual carriageway called for the speed limit to be lowered last night, after the fourth car crash there in eight years. Part of the A4051 Malpas Road was closed southbound last night after a car overturned
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FIVE MINUTES WITH: Newport City Council Chief Executive Will Godfrey
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?Warren Gatland – his impact on Welsh rugby has been transformational and I would be interested to hear his thoughts about leadership.What is your biggest fear?That the current
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New site bid for Abergavenny tourism centre
THE deputy leader of Monmouthshire council said that everything is being done to secure the future of Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre.Councillor Bob Greenland, the cabinet member for leisure, said the county council is in talks with the Trustees
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Pontypool food bank struggles as demand soars
PONTYPOOL'S food bank is struggling to meet soaring demand after seeing a six-fold increase in the numbers of people who need it.The demand for food from the Eastern Valley Foodbank based in Pontnewynydd, has dramatically increased since it opened.It
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Gloucester want Tim Harris as new manager
NEWPORT County director of football Tim Harris could be set to depart the club after being offered the job of manager at his hometown club Gloucester City, the Argus can reveal. Harris, a former player, manager and general manager at the Conference
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Aladdin, Dolman Theatre
Maybe it was the fact that this production was performed away from the normal pantomime season at Christmas but the audience at the first night of 'Aladdin' needed some initial energising to get them into panto mode. Once they did this there was tremendous
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Making waves
WITH reference to Terry Banfield’s letter (Argus, February 19) I refer him to the Argus archive (100 years ago) on February 18, the 70ft waves and unusual high levels of water at a Newport Dock. Global warming and climate change had not been invented
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Abercarn schoolchildren go green to be eco friendly
ABERCARN Primary School celebrated an eco day last week to mark their second green flag.Pupils were dressed all in green and took part in a sponsored fun run around the school grounds.The primary on Chapel of Ease were awarded their second eco flag by
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I was wrong
MUST apologise to those readers when I wrote thinking the chance for Wales and Mr Gatland’s chances for going to the history books was gone, and it seems very much like the mindset against France was restored and play resumed as per normal. But
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Food waste
GLIB politicians never tire of telling us about recycling more efficiently and most people do for obvious reasons, but the changes that individuals make go nowhere near bringing about the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that are required. It’s
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Dog bag lesson
I WAS walking my dog Buster through Beechwood Park when a rather large dog meandered towards us, with its owner marching in close order. The dog stopped, deposited a small mountain of dog mess which his owner witnessed and walked past, doing nothing
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Rubbish blame
I WAS interested to read Mr Deacon’s letter about his issues with bin and recycling collections. I have read many different views berating rubbish and recycling collections in Torfaen but it is not down to the council not doing their job properly
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UPDATE: Woman left with minor injuries in A467 crash
UPDATE: There Fire Service says there were minor injuries to a woman driver who got herself out of the car, and that they have now left the scene. FIRE fighters are currently dealing with a one vehicle crash on the A467 northbound, between
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Justin Edinburgh: We got what we deserved
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh admits his side got what they deserved against AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night. The Exiles led thanks to an own goal from visiting goalkeeper Ross Worner on 65 minutes but goals from substitutes Charlie Sheringham
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Becky James battling the elements in Colombia
GWENT'S world champion Becky James is among the Great Britain cycling stars bidding to overcome the elements and the opposition at the Track World Championships in Cali, Colombia, this week. Abergavenny ace James joins the likes of Jess Varnish
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David Pipe and Mike Flynn to leave County at end of season
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh has confirmed that former Wales international David Pipe and midfielder Mike Flynn have been told they won’t be offered deals beyond the end of this season, the Argus can exclusively reveal. However, both players
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Geography teacher to run Newport Half Marathon in memory of friend
A GEOGRAPHY teacher is running Sunday's Newport Half Marathon in memory of her school friend Steven Lewis, who died of stomach cancer aged just 31.Mr Lewis, who was a lifeguard, was cared for by St David's Hospice in Malpas and his mother Jackie
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Imogen Cooper, RWCMD
There are times when, as a reviewer, one has to lay down one’s pen and merely sit back to allow the music to weave its magic; when it seems churlish to nitpick at the details of a performance. Such was the case here when listening to Schubert’s
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Rumpelstiltskin, Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
IT comes to something when an ugly gnome and a cat steal the show. But that was what happened in the annual production by the Abergavenny Pantomime Company, the oldest in Wales. There was a full house for the opening night but even the adults were
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Greater Gwent Youth Jazz Orchestra, Celtic Manor Resort
Jazz arrangers don’t so much make silk purses out of sows’ ears as make silk purses silkier. The professional arrangements sourced by Paul Hornsby, musical director of the GGYJO, demonstrated that to a fault on a four-day course culminating in
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Woman driver banned after drunken police chase through Blackwood
A WOMAN has been banned from driving and forced to undertake more than 100 hours of unpaid work after she was involved in a drunken police chase, despite already totting up 11 points on her licence. Lindsey Bidgway was charged with dangerous driving
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Dragons returnee Rhys Buckley: I've had to grow up in England
RHYS Buckley says he is coming back to Newport Gwent Dragons a more experienced and more mature player, writes Chris Kirwan.The 24-year-old hooker has penned a one-season deal to return to Rodney Parade after two campaigns in the English Championship,
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Don't expect another Wales points-fest at Twickenham - defence coach Shaun Edwards
SHAUN Edwards expects that Wales will need to be at their miserly best if they are to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive by winning at Twickenham.England were on the receiving end of a 30-3 drubbing when the sides met at the Millennium Stadium last
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TV drama is filmed in Maesycwmmer
A TELEVISION crew will finish filming near Blackwood this week after months of working on a housing estate. S4C’s latest eight-part series ’35 Diwrnod’ (or ’35 Days’) is set entirely in a cul-de-sac of lavish houses in a suburban area of south
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Children become Roman soldiers at Caerleon
CHILDREN enlisted in the Roman Army at Caerleon yesterday (Tues)for a day of adventure.The National Roman Legion Museum is currently signing up soldiers for the Roman Army across half-term. The children practised their sword fighting skills with wooden
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Newport heroin dealer spared jail
A HEROIN dealer who planned to sell the class A drug to buy a headstone for his deceased father was spared jail.Gulam Ali, 19, was caught with 22 wraps of diamorphine at his home in Harrow Road, Newport, a court heard.His barrister, Chris Jervis, indicated
