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Landmine alert at Cwmbran police station
A SUSPECTED landmine was brought in to Cwmbran Police station by a member of the public this evening. Gwent Police confirmed that at around 4.55pm a member of the public brought in a metal device that they thought was a wartime landmine. Cwmbran
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Leigh Halfpenny out for season
WALES head coach Warren Gatland has hinted he might make changes as his side look to end their Six Nations campaign on a high against Scotland. One player who will not feature at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday is Leigh Halfpenny who dislocated
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How the Wales players rated in today's 29-18 defeat to England
LEIGH HALFPENNY: His magnificent place kicking kept Wales in the game, the full-back slotting some monster penalties. For such an exciting player though he does get involved in kick tennis rather than look to attack. 7 ALEX CUTHBERT: Made a lovely
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England 29 Wales 18
A DISAPPOINTING Wales slumped to defeat after England deservedly claimed a Triple Crown by comprehensively outplaying the visitors at a sun baked Twickenham. The hosts showed great adventure and kept their Six Nations title hopes very much alive
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Nida Naseer: physical searches stopped
GWENT Police have stopped all physical searches for missing teenager Nida Naseer but are continuing to work with and provide support for her family, more than two months after her disappearance.The 19-year-old has not been seen since Saturday, December
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Exiles pay price for disappointing opening half
IT'S funny what League Two can do to you.Because if you want to watch a cracking contest between Mansfield Town and Newport County, may I refer you to a glorious summer afternoon in August 2013 when the two sides played out an absolute cracker at
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Annelies on song for 6 Nations fixture
Welsh singer Annelies has released her debut 4-track EP, ‘Glorious’ this month and is also fulfilling her lifetime dream by singing the Welsh National Anthem at the England v Wales 6 Nations fixture this Sunday. Annelies, 19, says: “
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Athletes' concern over Cwmbran Stadium plans
CWMBRAN Harriers have expressed concern over the £2m plans to transform the town's stadium.The athletics club, based at the stadium, say that replacing the current grass pitch withinto a 3G artificial turf surface as proposed, will lead to a
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Grow It - Tackling the thorny subject of pruning roses
If you're starting out as a gardener, pruning any roses you may inherit could be a thorny subject.. KATH SKELLON investigates.ROSES are one of the most popular garden plants that are easy to grow and live for a long time.The rose is a favourite among
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Politicians pledge to back Pontypool museum
TORFAEN’S politicians have thrown their support behind the Pontypool Museum campaign to get 1,000 new members to sign up, calling it a “vital” part of the borough’s heritage.Paul Murphy, MP, and Lynne Neagle, AM, have pledged to
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THE NEWSDESK: Why Newport has to go back to the future
MONOPOLY - it ended up being banned in our house. Games would go on for days on end, opaque, tortuous loan deals would be done with the banker, the more rapacious among us would seize the chance to build hotels everywhere and punish everyone
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LIVE: England v Wales clash in pictures
FOLLOW the Argus as we bring you the build-up and highlights at Twickenham for the England v Wales game today. Argus photographer Jon Bevan will be telling the story of his day in pictures as he travels from South Wales to London to cover the clash
