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Largest alcohol seizure in Wales

HM REVENUE and Customs (HMRC) has seized over 169,000 litres of illicit alcohol, in what is believed to be the largest ever seizure of its kind in Wales on the eastern outskirts of Cardiff. It is estimated that the wine, beer and spirits are worth £

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Torquay 0 County 1

A SOLITARY strike from Chris Zebroski was enough to give Newport County AFC only their second win of 2014 against ten-man Torquay at Plainmoor. The hosts, rock bottom of the Football League, had Shamir Goodwin sent off in the first half. But they

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Pupil designs official Risca logo

A PRIMARY school pupil from Risca has won a competition to design the town council’s official logo.Elen Parry, a Year 6 pupil from Risca Primary School, beat more than 100 other entries with her drawing inspired by the main gates of Risca’

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Trinant man gets ban and order for animal cruelty

A GWENT man was banned from keeping any livestock and given a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to a series of animal cruelty offences. Brenig James Hardacre, 45, of Trinant Terrace in Trinant, admitted 30 counts relating to livestock

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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Go doughnut crazy

Iced, filled with jam or covered in sprinkles, SOPHIE BROWNSON takes a look at the lure of the doughnut.HOMER SIMPSON loves them, they are a staple of the US breakfast, and the cliche is that American cops can't get enough of them.And with the rise

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Work starts on Newport ex-golf course homes

WORK is under way to build houses on in Newport on the site of the former Tredegar Park golf course near Bassaleg, as developers install flood protection measures.Newbridge Construction Limited say the defences they are putting in place will be sufficient

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LIVE: Torquay v County

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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Your passport to Gwent's great fishing rivers

FOR fishermen and women March is the beginning of the new fly fishing season. And the Wye and Usk rivers are the perfect place to unleash a line or two, as DAVID GRIFFITHS reports. GWENT'S keen anglers are lucky in having not one, but two great fishing

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WEEKENDER: Celebrating the return of the 12-sided piece

THE demise of the pound coin - signalled by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne this week - and the first sight of its 12-sided replacement, has triggered some fond memories of early pocket money 'treats'.Back in the heady days of pre-decimalisation

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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Our Garden Guru answers your questions

Q: Having bought a plant from his garden centre in Oct in memory of my husband who had just passed away I need advise on its care.He loved fuchsia and I saw the firecracker new to both of us.It was just waving in the wind.I have kept it in greenhouse

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Hospital death figures risk further confusion over quality of care

NEW Welsh hospital death rates have been published, as debate continues about how meaningful they are in measuring quality of care. And the latest figures, four sets with three different criteria, are unlikely to ease confusion about their ultimate

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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Welsh folk dancers keeping the tradition alive in Gwent

Tall hats and flannel are all the range for Welsh folk dancers. Carys Thomas talks to the Gwerinwyr Gwent about keeping the tradition alive and dancing internationally.GWERINWYR Gwent is a Welsh folk dancing group which has been running for 38 years who

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MIKE FLYNN SAYS: We know this is a defining week for us

IT has been another truly disappointing week for us and we know that we are well, well beyond the stage of calling our run of bad form a blip.If you lose three on the bounce, it’s a blip. Even if you go five or six without a win, a blip, as long

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New Exiles defensive duo set for action straight away at Torquay

NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh says new signings Darcy Blake and Kevin Feely could both feature against Torquay United this afternoon, writes Andrew Penman.Edinburgh will be without captain David Pipe through suspension, while Byron Anthony

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Exiles new boy Darcy Blake targets Wales recall

NEWPORT County AFC new boy Darcy Blake has gone back to his roots in an attempt to secure a Wales recall. The 25-year-old international defender from New Tredegar has joined the Exiles on non-contract terms until the end of season and is set

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Gwent gets into Sport Relief spirit

A MONMOUTHSHIRE head teacher was set to complete a 100-mile cycle challenge yesterday in aid of Sport Relief.Jared Nolan, of Usk Primary School, was given a send-off in the school yard at 9am yesterday by his pupils who wore comical sporty outfits.Mr

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Lyn Jones: Dragons can chase Scarlets down

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons boss Lyn Jones has called on his side to set up a Scarlets showdown by hitting a rich vein of form in the final furlong of the RaboDirect Pro12.The region take on Connacht at Rodney Parade tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 3.05pm) in

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More than 1,400 workers leave Newport council in 20 months

MORE than 1,400 people left Newport council for reasons other than redundancy or retirement over the last 20 months.But Newport says that the numbers leaving the council voluntarily have actually dropped over the last six years, and that the figures have

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Ebbw Vale look to show Steel in Swalec Cup clash with Drovers

EBBW Vale are the only Championship side in the quarter-finals of the Swalec Cup but there would have been groans in Llandovery when they learnt that they had avoided Premiership opposition in the draw, writes Chris Kirwan.The last-eight ties are played

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Michael Smith convinced me Newport was the place to be, says Kevin Feely

EMERGENCY loan signing Kevin Feely says he had no doubts about joining Newport County AFC after a glowing report on the Exiles from good friend Michael Smith, writes Andrew Penman.Irish under-21 centre-back Feely arrived from Charlton Athletic yesterday