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Ronnie O'Sullivan too good for old rival John Higgins
SNOOKER'S clash of the titans at the BetVictor Welsh Open turned out a one-sided affair as Ronnie O'Sullivan beat John Higgins 5-1 to reach the semi-finals at the Newport Centre. The much-anticipated match-up brought two of the sport's greatest players
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Wales' longest running cinema marks 120th anniversary
THE longest continually running cinema in Wales is celebrating its 120th anniversary with a movie all-nighter, open day and film premiere.The Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr was threatened with closure last year after council chiefs unveiled plans to withdraw
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Ulster 38 Dragons 8
IT was always going to be a tough task doing the double over Ulster at Ravenhill, and so it proved as the Dragons went down to a five-try battering.It was all over by half time with the hosts already having secured a bonus point, and at that stage humiliation
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Pontnewydd choir is singing out for new recruits
PONTNEWYDD Male Choir, which was established in 1904, is looking to recruit new choristers in all four voice ranges.They are holding an open evening at West Pontnewydd Social Club on March 14 at 7.30pm.The choir meets for practice at Fairhill Methodist
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Three Gwent Police constables arrested and bailed on suspicion of perverting the course of justice
THREE police constables from Gwent Police have been suspended from duty and arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.Two of the men, from Caerphilly county, and a man from the Newport area, have been released on police bail pending further
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Nearly one-in-three Welsh social housing tenants faced rent arrears last year
ALMOST 4,000 social housing tenants were in rent arrears for more than 13 weeks in Gwent last year, according to figures published by Welsh Government and StatsWales.The number and percent of all social housing tenancies in rent arrears in Wales fell
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Grass and crop fires down 56% last year in Wales
FIRE fighters in Wales tackled more than 2,000 grass, woodland and crop fires last year, less than half the number they attended the previous year. In total the three Welsh fire and rescue services attended 2,142 such fires in 2012/13, down 56 per cent
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Risca businesses decorate windows to give soldiers heroes' welcome
A WINDOW display by a Risca gift shop won first prize in a "dress your shop" competition held ahead of the 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital parade and medal ceremony in the town tomorrow.Staff from Thoughts gift shop pulled out all the stops with
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Almost 20,000 Welsh children "in need" - census
ALMOST 20,000 children in Wales were deemed to be "in need" by last year's census of Welsh councils, a rate of 315 per 10,000 children aged under 18 years, and 60 who were unborn.More than a third of referrals were from councils and a further
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Darren Edwards leaves Dragons coaching role
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ head coach Darren Edwards has left the region with immediate effect. The former Wales international began his career at the Dragons in June 2009, when he joined as backs coach under Paul Turner. In 2011 the 39-year-old became
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Family and friends say goodbye to "beautiful" mum-to-be and baby daughter
FAMILY and friends fought back tears as they said their goodbyes to “beautiful” mum-to-be Sophie Williams and her baby daughter Kayleigh, who died in a car crash. Extra seats had to be put out for the hundreds of people who arrived at St George
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Newport PizzaExpress to open next week
FINAL preparations are under way for the opening of the latest edition to Newport’s Spytty Retail park – PizzaExpress.The restaurant opens on March 6 and can seat 127, meaning 27 new jobs including seven pizzaiolos and 14 waiters and waitresses
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Our Garden Guru answers your questions
Q: Could you suggest a small clematis which could be grown in a pot in a rather confined garden?CJ via emailA: There are many varieties of Clematis now available that can be pot grown and look fantastic. Look for pixie varieties such as which flower in
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Ding Junhai sees off top teen to claim semi-final spot in Newport
DING Junhai showed nerves of steel to win his Sheffield showdown at the Newport Centre and end the fairytale for unheralded teenager Joel Walker. Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed his heavyweight clash with John Higgins was like a meeting of Premier
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MP praises Lord Touhig for war pardon work
ISLWYN MP Chris Evans has paid tribute to the work of his predecessor Lord Touhig for his role in campaigning to pardon soldiers of the First World War shot at dawn for cowardice and desertion. During the Blackwood and District Heritage Association&rsquo
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Trust plans £2million facelift for Cwmbran Stadium
CWMBRAN Stadium could undergo a £2million transformation as part of Torfaen Leisure Trust’s proposals, it revealed. Torfaen Leisure Trust is proposing to convert the current four court sports hall into a fitness suite, complete with 80 to
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Inspirational Valleys mum battling breast cancer raises charity cash
AN inspirational mum suffering from breast cancer is hoping to raise more than £2,000 for charity, less than a month before she is due to have a mastectomy. Julie James was just 45 when she noticed changes to one of her breasts in autumn last year
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Wales netball stars beat Scotland to lift Northern Cup
WALES’ netball team avenged their loss to Scotland earlier in the week to defeat them in the final of the 2014 Northern Cup on at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday night.A ferocious 60 minutes of action ended 42-34 to the hosts, and co-captain
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UPDATE: Woman cut free from car after three-vehicle smash on Newport's SDR
A WOMAN has been cut out of a car and taken to hospital after a three-vehicle smash near a Newport industrial estate. The crash happened at around 12.18pm this afternoon near the Ford garage on Leeway Industrial Estate off the SDR and involved
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New taxation powers for Wales should be put to public vote - Welsh Affairs Committee
NEW taxation powers for Wales should be put to a public vote, according to a report written by Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee scrutinising the UK Government's draft Wales Bill. The draft bill, published following the recommendations of the
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Cwmbran ventilation firm shuts after buyer pulls out
A VENTILATION company has shut with the loss of 20 jobs after a potential buyer backed out of a rescue deal.MR Ventilation (SW) Ltd in Avondale Way, Cwmbran, had gone into administration on February 17.Rob Dymond and Gemma Roberts, of insolvency practitioners
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EDITOR'S CHAIR: Do you 'treasure' your local council's Pravda?
IT is absolutely right that local councils have direct lines of communication to their residents. And there are now a host of ways in which that can happen – websites, social media, text messages, leaflet drops. Most of these methods are relatively
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Pigeon pests
I WAS interested to read your article on Tuesday, February 19, regarding smoking and no signs up in the bus station outside Newport Market. Will this new Health Act also include the feeding of pigeons? On Sunday, February 9, while waiting for
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Bin the bins
LAST Saturday morning in my street, three men in waterproofs emerged from a pick-up truck emblazoned with the Newport City Council logo and proceeded to push leaflets about recycling through every house letterbox. Presumably the three were on overtime
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Back the Bill
ON MARCH 5, I will be leading a debate in the National Assembly on my proposed bill for a legal duty for Minimum Nurse Staffing Levels. This is a hugely exciting opportunity for Wales and the Welsh NHS to take a positive step forward in ensuring
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Inquiry needed into Welsh NHS
HIGHLY skilled professionals from one of our top universities have expressed concern at the high mortality rates in Welsh hospitals. Mark Drayford, Assembly Minister for Health, hit back by saying there is nothing wrong with the Welsh hospitals
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COUCH POTATO: ITV’s obsession with Wright is plain wrong
ITV2. Bless their cotton socks.They still haven't given up hope of making Mark Wright their torch bearer.He's fronted a Take Me Out spin-off show, been snuck as a cameo this month on The Big Reunion and The Brits: Backstage and was even sent to
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Reader captures Northern Lights pictures from Gwent
SPECTACULAR images of the Northern Lights were captured by an Argus reader as they shone brightly over Cwmbran last night. The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - have been giving rare and spectacular displays over parts of
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Two months on since Newport teen went missing
TODAY marks two months since Newport teenager Nida Naseer went missing, but police are no closer to solving the mystery surrounding her disappearance. Miss Naseer, 18, went missing from outside her family home on Linton Street, Pill, after putting
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Pooler look to end Ebbw's unbeaten streak
NOBODY has come closer to beating Ebbw Vale this season than Pontypool and they will hope to give the Championship champions-elect more than a scare at Eugene Cross Park tomorrow afternoon, writes Chris Kirwan.The Steelmen have a perfect 17 wins from
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Abergavenny man flying flag for Wales in Antarctica
A GWENT man is flying the Welsh flag in Antarctica to mark St David’s Day.Christian Brown, OBE, of Llanvihangel Gobion, is visiting the British base at Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula.Mr Brown, 48, is there with Usk-based charity the United
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Lewis Evans: Dragons defence must be watertight against Ulster
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons know that they will have to be at their meanest tonight as they bid to do the double over another RaboDirect Pro12 title hopeful. The region face a daunting task when they head to Ravenhill to take on an Ulster side that
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Personal best but no medal for Becky James
ABERGAVENNY ace Becky James’ run of world championship cycling medals came to an end as she finished seventh in the women’s 500m time-trial in Colombia overnight. The 22-year-old had won medals in five successive world championship events – four in
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We need to get the fans back on side, says Exiles striker
NEWPORT County AFC striker Shaun Jeffers says the players know they’ve got to get the fans back on their side against Scunthorpe United tomorrow. Disgruntled supporters booed the team off the pitch after Tuesday night’s 2-1 home defeat to AFC
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Youngsters build bird boxes at Newport's Tredegar House
CHILDREN have helped the environment this half-term by building bird shelters at a 17th century tourist attraction.Tredegar House, in Newport, kept children entertained with activities such as trail challenges, animal crafts and bird box-making.Doors
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Newport look to end fears of relegation dogfight
NEWPORT will aim to end any lingering fears of becoming embroiled in a relegation dogfight when they head to Bridgend tomorrow afternoon. The Black and Ambers are not sweating on their Premiership status just yet but could do with easing further
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Pienaar's kicking prowess will keep me on my toes - Dragons full-back Jones
RHYS Jones hopes he doesn't get the runaround from Ulster's ace half-back Ruan Pienaar when Newport Gwent Dragons take to the Ravenhill turf this evening, writes Chris Kirwan.Full-back Jones will make his second RaboDirect Pro12 appearance for
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Harris: I have loved every second of my time at Newport but Gloucester need me more
TIM Harris is hopeful Newport fans won’t hold it against him after he yesterday ended a thirty year love affair with the club, writes Michael Pearlman.The former County player, manager, caretaker boss, director of football and general manager is
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Calls for living wage for Newport leisure trust workers
COUNCILLORS have called for assurances that workers transferred to a new trust to run Newport leisure services will get the living wage.The Newport council scrutiny committee for learning caring and leisure recommended to cabinet that a trust should be
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Missing Kyle Vaughan's terminally-ill mum: 'Let me bury my son before I die'
THE terminally-ill mother of missing Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan is facing her second birthday without knowing what has happened to him.And Mary Vaughan says she is so depressed she recently fell into a diabetic coma because she couldn't face taking
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HARRIS: Edinburgh appointment my biggest success
NEWPORT County’s departing director of football Tim Harris believes picking manager Justin Edinburgh was the best decision he made in his time with the Exiles.The 54-year old ends his third association with Newport today after standing down following
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Newport councillor died after 15 months on heart operation waiting list
A COUNCILLOR who died after spending 15 months waiting for a heart operation was let down by the NHS he loved, his grieving partner said. Newport councillor Ron Jones was suffering from severe heart disease and was waiting for surgery after doctors
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Edinburgh believes luckless Exiles can still recover campaign
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh believes the Exiles have endured ten years’ bad luck in a single season but still believes they can rescue their faltering promotion bid, writes Michael Pearlman.Speaking exclusively to Argus Sport, Edinburgh
