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Police probe launched after man's body found in Newport
UPDATE 14.01: Gwent Police have confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious. They said the body was of a 43-year-old local man. A MAN'S body was found in Newport this afternoon. Gwent Police have launched an investigation after
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Former pupils sought to compile history of Newport school
THE last group of children to attend Gaer Infants School in Newport are appealing to members of the Gaer community, young and old, to come forward with their memories of the school.Staff are in the process making a timeline of photographs and artefacts
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Kitchen fire in Pontllanfraith
FIREFIGHTERS from Cefn Fforest were called to a fire in the kitchen of a house in Pontllanfraith at 6.23pm this evening. Breathing equipment and a hose reel jet was used to put out the blaze. A spokeswoman from the South Wales Fire and Rescue
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The Weekend Recipe - Banana flapjacks by Shaheen Sutton, South Wales freelance vegetarian chef
Banana Flapjacks Makes about 8 – 10 slices Ingredients 100g margarine 3 tablespoons honey 375g porridge oats 50g sesame seeds 50g sultanas 2 large ripe bananas, mashed Method Preheat oven gas mark 4 Butter a 9 by 13 inch tin. Melt the margarine
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The Great Outdoors - Silent Valley Reserve is a nature hotspot
A LANDSCAPE torn apart and scarred by the effects of the industrial revolution has been reclaimed by nature, making the Silent Valley Nature Reserve one of the most beautiful and peaceful places in Gwent.Once a farm with meadows and an old coal pit, this
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Tubby Linton remembered in Newport
AROUND 30 people attended an annual commemorative service on the banks of the River Usk in Newport yesterday to remember a Gwent wartime hero. Malpas-born John Wallace Linton VC was killed when the HMS Turbulent sank off the coast of Sardinia in
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VIDEO: Newport County 1 Exeter City 1
THIS was billed as a massive game for both clubs at the wrong end of League Two – an archetypal six-pointer – and a draw was not much good for either side. It could have been worse for Justin Edinburgh’s men as they fell behind to the struggling
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Chickens make a happy home
NOT your average pets but great ones nonethelesss – keeping chickens at your home is on the rise in Gwent.Many families are discovering the joys and the benefits to keeping these feathered friends over the typical cat or dog.Not only do chickens
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LIVE: County v Exeter
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THE NEWSDESK: The argument for cannabis legalisation can no longer be ignored
IN JANUARY, the state of Colorado made $2m dollars in tax revenue from the sale of cannabis. That's £1.5m in a month, the first month of legalised commercial cannabis sales, almost the same level of tax it took in from the sale of alcohol, at £1.6m
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Parents' anger as Rhiwderin playpark removed
PARENTS in Rhiwderin have expressed their anger at finding their local playground has been dug up and put in storage. Gemma Brace of Rhiwderin was driving through the village on Sunday morning when she saw it being dug up. The mother of two
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Spate of 'deliberate' grass fires across Gwent
THE GOOD weather has brought with it a spate of deliberately set grass fires across Gwent this weekend. Grass fires were reported in Cwmbran, Blaina, New Tredegar, Blackwood, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale. Crews from Cefn Forest attended two deliberate
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Wales' Six Nations records tumble against sorry Scots
WALES' two-year reign as RBS 6 Nations champions reached its conclusion in Cardiff - but not before they went on a record-breaking 51-3 rampage against hapless Scotland.The Scots were battered beyond recognition after full-back Stuart Hogg was sent
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Torfaen AM joins TV star Nessa at dementia programme launch
TORFAEN Assembly Member Lynne Neagle has pledged to become one of Wales’ first dementia friends, at a launch event with Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones MBE.Mrs Neagle joined the TV star – better known for in her role as Nessa – along
