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Maesglas helper’s birthday gift for charity
A COMMUNITY centre volunteer described by friends and colleagues as a “one of a kind woman” has celebrated her 80th birthday and handed over a charity cheque from the proceeds of her weekly bingo evening.Joan Davis has worked at Maesglas Community
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Gareth Bale stars as Wales beat Iceland 3-1
A VIRTUOSO display from ‘Galactico’ Gareth Bale saw Wales produce arguably their best performance yet under boss Chris Coleman. The Dragons scored three for the first time under boss Coleman’s stewardship and it could’ve been more, one left
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Report finds lost decade in Welsh gender equality
ALMOST no progress has been made over the past decade in getting more women to positions of power, according to the Equality Human Rights Commission Wales Who runs Wales? 2014 report, which examines gender balance in influence roles. In 2003, the
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Under-21s: England 1 Wales 0
ANY hopes that Wales under-21s had of overhauling England to win their Euro 2015 qualifying group are over after this narrow defeat in Derby. The 1-0 win for England thanks to Nathan Redmond’s neatly taken second half strike leaves Geraint
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Cwmbran man's rugby star sketch earns £1k for Luca
A PORTRAIT of rugby star Leigh Halfpenny drawn as part of a 24-hour charity sketchathon was auctioned for £1,000 at a Celebration of Wales Gala Dinner at Newport’s Celtic Manor to an anonymous bidder.Mark Everson, 42, from Cwmbran, spent 24
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Action first, then answers needed on heart surgery waiting times
THE spotlight is shining brighter than ever on the NHS in Wales at the moment, with the issue of heart surgery waiting times continuing to grab the headlines. WITH all the political to-ing and fro-ing over the issue of heart surgery waiting times in Wales
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Woman cut free from car after Caldicot crash
FIRE crews cut a woman out of her car after it crashed at the junction of Chepstow Road and Deepweir in Caldicot this afternoon. Firefighters from Chepstow, Caldicot and Malpas and were called at 4.35pm and left at 5.08pm. The woman, who was
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Cwmbran rugby player ‘attacked ex-lover with golf club’
A WOMAN broke down in tears yesterday as she told a court her rugby player ex-boyfriend smashed her face in a window and attacked her with a golf club.Janine Bond was giving evidence against her former partner Gregg Watkins at a domestic violence trial
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Winning logo for Newport group announced
A NEW group promoting Newport has unveiled its logo after 10,000 votes were cast to choose their branding. Newport Rises, whose aim is to "help Newport rise to its full potential", launched a voting campaign last week for city residents to choose
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Fears remain over child bug outbreak
UPTAKE of first dose MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine among two-year-olds in Gwent and the rest of Wales remains above the minimum 95 per cent target, new figures show.But public health experts are warning that, with second dose uptake, at five
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FIRST PERSON: Islwyn MP 'inspired by JFK'
Chris Evans, 36, was elected by the voters of Islwyn in 2010 to be their MP after Don Touhig stepped down. He speaks to DAVID DEANS about how a fish bar queue sparked his interest in politics. “IT’S quite a corny story really, but my interest in
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CCTV appeal in Newport sex assault probe
DETECTIVES investigating a serious sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl that took place on Saturday evening believe two women, who were in Newport town centre before the incident, may have information which could help with the investigation. Police
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ARGUS COMMENT: Job losses a blow to Newport
IT IS DISAPPOINTING to be reporting once again on the potential for major job losses in Newport.In the wake of the recent earth-shattering Avana Bakeries’ announcement, we now hear that Orb Electrical Steels says that up to 120 workers there could
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Plans backed for ‘at risk’ 19th century Newport house
REVISED plans to partly demolish a 19th century gentry house on an at risk register will be discussed by councillors today. Rydale Court Properties Ltd planned to turn the dilapidated, Grade II listed building Woodlands House off Woodlands Drive
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My players deserve praise, says Justin Edinburgh
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh has praised his players for their mental strength after completing a run of five home games in a fortnight, writes Andrew Penman. The Exiles boss has been critical of the Rodney Parade pitch, which
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I'm ready to be Wales' number nine now, says Sam Vokes
BURNLEY striker Sam Vokes believes he’s ready to make the Wales number nine shirt his own in tonight’s friendly against Iceland, writes Andrew Penman. The 24-year-old has finally made his mark at club level, firing 17 goals as the Clarets close
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Gwent dog breeders get ready for Crufts
DOG breeders across Gwent are preparing for this year’s Crufts which starts tomorrow. Maxine Alderman and her husband Scott, from Blackwood, have been breeding bulldogs for the last year. Mrs Alderman, 29, said: “We are really excited. This
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Gold medallist backs Gwent Police seatbelt campaign
A PARALYMPIAN whose life was devastated in a Gwent car crash is backing a police awareness campaign to remind drivers and passengers to wear a seatbelt. Josie Pearson MBE was fully paralysed from mid-chest downwards in the crash in Goytre near
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Gwent youngsters get chance for Wales under-20s
WALES under-20s head coach Byron Hayward has made ten changes to his side for the trip to Newcastle to face England on Friday night (kick-off 7.45pm). Experienced backs Jack Dixon and Ashley Evans – who were both part of the side that reached the final
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Wales team to face England
WALES have made two changes to the side to face England in the RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham on Sunday (kick-off 3pm) with British and Irish Lions duo Jonathan Davies and Alun Wyn Jones returning to the starting XV. Davies returns from injury to
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County, Pooler and Dragons players have pancake battle
SPORTS stars battled it out in the kitchen as they took part in a pancake competition at a four-star hotel in Cwmbran last night.Players from Newport County, Gwent Dragons and Pontypool RFC set aside sports rivalries to have a bit of fun at the Parkway
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Torfaen to slash £11.2 million from budget
TORFAEN council has approved a radical cost-cutting budget, repeatedly called the toughest ever faced by the local authority. After heated discussions over how best to progress money-saving measures to slash £11.2 million from the 2014/15 budget
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Council pledge as pic shows Newport Clock in bits
NEWPORT council has assured city residents that plans are still in place for the partial reconstruction of the Festival Clock after a photo emerged of the artwork being stored in the open. Around a year ago a Newport cabinet member gave the green
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Newport teen to walk in grandmother's memory
A NEWPORT teen will walk in memory of her grandmother this autumn. Lucy Paginton, 17, will take part in the 10k Cardiff Memory Walk on September 13 hoping to raise £1,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Last year she raised £800 but is determined
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Sun dazzle causes delays on M4 in Newport
Heavy traffic is reported on the M4 at St Julian's Hill eastbound between J25, A4042 (Caerleon) and J24, A48 (Coldra), because visibility is reduced and low sun.
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Gareth Bale will play 90 minutes, insists Chris Coleman
WALES boss Chris Coleman has vowed to play star man Gareth Bale for the full 90 minutes in tonight’s friendly against Iceland. Coleman is in no mood to bow down to the might of Bale’s club Real Madrid and says he will need the world’s most
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Newport woman gets ready for Sahara marathons
A FORMER Newport woman who plans to run the equivalent of six marathons across the Sahara Desert in seven days has reached her £5,000 fundraising target.Nisha Harish, a management consultant whose family still live in the city, will run 50 miles
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Newport training part of lifesaving campaign
A FREE heart defibrillator training session was held in Newport on Monday night.Welsh Hearts, a new charity that is going from strength to strength, arranged the event at the Hilton Hotel, in Langstone, to teach people how to use the machine.The heart
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NATO summit disruption will be 'minimal' Gwent PCC
GWENT Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston has assured communities that disruption to residents will be minimal when Newport welcomes over 60 world leaders for the Nato summit in September. Gwent Police are leading the security for the event, which
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Llanfoist housing plan approved by councillors
A PLAN to build 80 new homes on the Cooper Filters site in Llanfoist was approved by Monmouthshire county councillors yesterday afternoon - subject to further discussion on the estate’s footpaths and roads. It had been referred back to the planning
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Williams relishing chance to impress Pulis
HE’S been dubbed the Welsh Andreas Iniesta, but Jonathan Williams only focus at the moment is establishing himself at club level and impressing Newport’s Tony Pulis, writes Michael Pearlman.And Williams believes his revival can be perfectly
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You can decide what goes on Newport Monopoly board
VOTING is now open for Newportonians to decide which of the city’s celebrates spots will make the Newport edition of Monopoly. Exactly six months until Newport is catapulted onto the word map ahead of the Nato Summit, the Newport edition of the
