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Gwent health board bids for £2m share

GWENT health chiefs are preparing to bid for a share of £2million in extra Welsh Government funding, targeted at improving endoscopy services.Any money the health board can secure will help address backlogs in waiting lists of patients for diagnostic

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VIDEO: County 0 Bury 0

NEWPORT County AFC failed to build on Saturday’s victory at Torquay United as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate at home by lowly Bury. The Exiles’ own relegation worries were eased by a much-needed three points at Plainmoor but in football parlance

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Library help to get Caldicot confident on computers

LIBRARIES in Monmouthshire are holding internet taster events to help people learn more about using computers as part of the national Spring Online campaign.Caldicot Library will be holding a drop-in session on April 2 from 10am to 12pm to teach people

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Changes to Royal Mail's Newport delivery times

CHANGES to Royal Mail delivery mean Newport residents may receive their post at a different time of day.Due reduced volumes of letters being sent and increases in parcels, the company says it is trying to make delivery more efficient with new routes and

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LIVE: County v Bury

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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Why won’t NHS fund life-changing op?

MORE than 20 children from Wales have undergone radical surgery - most of them in the USA - to help overcome problems that severely restrict their mobility and balance. Health reporter ANDY RUTHERFORD reports on a parent-driven campaign that is seeking

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PICTURES: Two-car A4042 crash causes delays near Pontypool

A CRASH on the A4042 near Pontypool caused delays this afternoon, The collision involved two cars and happened on the southbound stretch near the Little Mill junction. There were no serious injuries.

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Met police chief slams 'disgrace' that killers of Cwmbran man 'got away with it'

THE COMMISSIONER of the Metropolitan Police said the failed murder investigation into the death of Cwmbran private eye Daniel Morgan has been a “grave calumny” and that it was a "disgrace that [the murderers] got away with it.” But Sir Bernard

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PICTURES: Car overturns on SDR in Newport

A CAR overturned on the SDR in Newport this afternoon after a collision involving a lorry. The crash happened near the Alway roundabout heading towards Spytty retail park. Pictures sent in by reader Lori Waite.

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Torfaen Warriors duo going for glory in Elite finals

TWO Torfaen Warriors boxers are going for glory in the 2014 Welsh Elite Championship Finals in Cardiff on Friday night. Ashley Brace and Becky Price are both in action alongside St Joseph's boxers Sean McGoldrick and Joe Cordina at the Cardiff

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Chepstow hotel raises money for cancer cause again

A CHEPSTOW hotel will again be raising money for a cancer charity this year. Chepstow’s St Pierre has renewed its official charity partnership with Cancer Research Wales. Last October, they raised more than £3,000 for the charity for Breast

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‘Something stopping’ missing Newport teen from getting in touch - father

MORE than twelve weeks have passed since Newport teenager Nida Naseer disappeared from her home and her father says he believes something may be “stopping her” from getting in touch. Nida was last seen on Saturday December 28 at 8pm at her family

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Three Gwent stars in Wales squash team for Glasgow 2014

THREE Gwent stars will be part of Wales’ seven-member squash squad for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Pontypool’s Dave Evans, a ten-time Welsh national champion, is joined by Scott Fitzgerald, also from Pontypool, and Newport’s

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Keys drawn against Llandovery in Swalec Cup semi-finals

LLANDOVERY stand between Cross Keys and a return to the Millennium Stadium for the Swalec Cup final, writes Chris Kirwan. The Pandy Park outfit’s reward for beating Cardiff in the last eight is a clash with the Drovers at on the weekend of

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YOUR AM WRITES: South Wales East AM Jocelyn Davies

I have been seriously worried about the use of exploitative zero-hours contracts for domiciliary care workers who care for elderly and vulnerable people for sometime.These contracts require workers to be available even when they are not needed, and also

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Gwent boxing artist hopes to head for Wembley

A LOCAL artist specialising in painting boxing legends is hoping for a star billing himself to exhibit at Wembley Stadium.Patrick Killian wants to showcase a piece painted in the run-up to a hotly anticipated rematch at the stadium between British fighters

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Welsh Government should start Newport M4 relief road now - Osborne

THE Welsh Government could get on and build the £1 billion M4 relief road immediately, George Osborne said today. But one environmental campaigner said that was impossible when the Welsh Government hadn’t yet made a decision on last year’s consultation

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: What a shame we never saw Calzaghe v Ward

IT was many happy returns to Wales' greatest ever boxer yesterday as Joe Calzaghe turned 41. Now retired for the best part of six years, Calzaghe's 46-0 record and the incredible sequence of fights with which he brought his career to a close, have

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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Shock signing and victory have proved the right medicine

PANIC OVER and crisis hopefully averted with Newport County AFC finally back to winning ways over the weekend. They certainly made us sweat on it, even the biggest optimists such as myself pushed to question their unerring faith in the Justin Edinburgh

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Tredegar beauty queen backs hospice

A TREDEGAR student and beauty queen is using her titles to raise funds for a Valleys hospice. Sophie Bettridge, 19, who is in her first year of university in Swansea training to be a nurse, is the title holder for Miss Galaxy Blaenau Gwent.

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Moffett to launch bid for place on WRU board

FORMER chief executive David Moffett will be launching his bid to return to the board of the Welsh Rugby Union on Friday, writes Chris Kirwan.Moffett will be unveiling his manifesto – called One Wales – at the Castle Hotel in Neath where the

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Abergavenny GBH case thief admits stealing fuel again

A THIEF who stole diesel from businessman Andrew Woodhouse’s yard was back in court again yesterday for a similar offence. Timothy Cross pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to stealing a quantity of diesel. Last June Cross, 31, of

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Four arrested after Newport train cable theft

FOUR Newport men have been arrested on suspicion of theft after cabling was reported to have been taken from the railway line in Llanwern this morning. The four, two of whom are 24 and the others 30 and 32, are in police custody. A search was

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Don't misquote

SURPRISE! Not really, Newport Labour council’s recently proposed 248 home housing development on the Glebelands’ chemically contaminated site near the River Usk has been delayed for months due to a number of issues surrounding the plan. I wonder

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Split in ranks?

YET again, nationalist Mr Nutt criticises Labour-led Caerphilly council for paying the Living Wage to its lowest earning workers. This time, Mr Nutt says “people of Blackwood get a chance to show their opinion on the Living Wage and other Labour

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Gym use up and library visits down in Newport

GYM use and visits to the city's Riverfront theatre and Transporter bridge have all increased over the past year while library visits have dropped, a report has revealed. The Continuing Learning and Leisure Performance Report, being presented to

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Rubbish ideas

I MUST agree with Joan Watkins and the ludicrous idea of smaller 14 litre waste bins. We are a family of six who recycle until our little blue and green recycling boxes are overflowing as is our brown food bin. Once our 14 litre bin is full

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Are we going crazy?

I was recently awaiting a parcel delivery from a national courier company and had received a text to inform me that the parcel was scheduled for delivery between the hours of 10am and 11am. I was needing to go out and could not leave before the

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Rent shock

GOODNESS knows there is some hardship in the heads of the valleys. We are always being told we live in a deprived area. I am not pleading poverty, I took early retirement 16 years ago after 38 years in the massive steel plant that used to be a

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Appeal after man exposes himself to girl, under 16

POLICE are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed himself to a girl who is under 16 years of age in Oakdale last week. The girl was walking along Brynhoward Terrace, Oakdale toward Croespenmaen at around 3.20pm on Wednesday 19th

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Get a free pint of Brains with the Argus

You can enjoy a free Pint Brains Bitter or Brains Smooth with the South Wales Argus today. Buy a copy today's Argus, cut out the voucher and bring it to your local Brains pub. Cheers! Voucher can be redeemed at participating pubs: Hanbury

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MEP sees Welsh ports as key to trade and manufacturing growth

Wales MEP Derek Vaughan recently visited Associated British Ports’ Port of Cardiff to see firsthand how ABP's ports in Wales are helping to drive growth by facilitating investment and employment in new trade. ABP's planned investment across

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Teachers' strike - Gwent school closures

MANY teachers across Gwent will be taking industrial action over pensions and performance-related pay on Wednesday 26 March. We will bring you updated listings of how schools will be affected. Teacher strike action 'not taken lightly' - NUT Cymru

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Rogerstone pupil set to climb Snowdon in aunt's memory

AN 11-year-old girl will reach dizzying heights for charity this spring as she climbs Snowdon in memory of her aunt. Rogerstone Primary School pupil Isabel Young, will climb Snowdon for the second time; along with four of her friends on May 9 to

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Law firm promotes and appoints new associates

South Wales law firm Gabb and Co has appointed three associate solicitors to its busy commercial teams.Ccommercial property lawyer Matthew Price has been promoted to associate after four years at the firm. Joining him in the commercial property team is

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Teacher strike action 'not taken lightly' - NUT Cymru

STRIKE action by teachers due to affect hundreds of schools across Gwent tomorrow has "not been taken lightly", according to Wales' largest teaching union, NUT Cymru. The union, which has around 17,000 members in Wales, blamed the need for industrial

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Chris Zebroski aiming to fire County back up the table

TOP scorer Chris Zebroski is aiming to fire Newport County AFC back up the League Two table after his match-winning display at Torquay United on Saturday, writes Andrew Penman. Zebroski scored his tenth goal in 25 starts this season to seal

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Risca school gets its own defibrillator after Argus appeal

A RISCA school has decided to buy its own defibrillator after its student council was visited by the campaigning mother of an Oakdale boy who tragically died aged only 15. Risca Community Comprehensive School council, which is made up of 15 pupils

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Talking business

We often speak of the importance of skills to businesses. For every business you need employees with good skills and know-how if you are going to produce the best products or provide a good service.The importance of skills was strongly underlined recently

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Dragons of Newport networking event

The Dragons of Newport networking club held a very successful open networking event at Rodney Parade last week. The guest speaker was Secret Millionaire Paul Ragan. Pictures by Per Andersson Photography.

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Peter Alan’s Newport team spruce up CRW shop

Staff from the Newport branch of Wales’ biggest estate agency Peter Alan helped to decorate a Cancer Research Wales shop soon to open in St Julian’s, as part of their 2014 charity partnership.Peter Alan and Cancer Research Wales staff picked

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Tea dance gives Maesglas taste of 1940s

WAR-ERA sounds filled the air of a Newport community centre on the weekend, where the sweet serenades of classics from Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire delighted older residents of the area.There was more than a hint of nostalgia about Maesglas Community

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Third round of Enterprise Zones Business Rates Scheme opens

Businesses in the seven Welsh Enterprise Zones, including Ebbw Vale, are being invited to bid for more than £3m in the latest round of a Welsh Government Business Rate scheme.The Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme is a discretionary grant scheme

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Talking training

There are all sorts of ways in which companies can seek out potential new business – and often those opportunities can be found very close to home.Businesses can actually do a lot locally to involve themselves in opportunities for growth. We have

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Budget reaction from UHY Hacker Young

I must admit to being pleasantly surprised by the announcements of Mr Osborne’s 2014 Budget. We were expecting a rehash of the previous autumn statement, but no. In fact, he delivered several items from our accountancy wish list, and even a few

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Logistics sector registers a big leap in confidence, although pressure on margins remains a key challenge

There has been a surge in confidence in the logistics sector, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index. The bi-annual Index, commissioned by Barclays and Grant Thornton UK LLP, which surveyed more than 100 senior decision-makers within logistics

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Get your start up business off to a good start

Individuals thinking of starting their own business are being encouraged to contact the Welsh Government’s Start Up Service to ensure their enterprises get off to a good start.A marketing campaign is now underway to promote the support and advice

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Penn Pharma wins best in class for innovation

Gwent-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Penn Pharma has received a prestigious accolade at the annual CMO Leadership Awards in New York - winning Best in Class for InnovationIn 2013, Tredegar-based Penn Pharma won three of the five possible CMO Leadership

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Money talks

With all the publicity about the changes concerning access to individual pension pots, it would be easy to overlook the other savings initiatives the chancellor made in the recent budget.From July 1, the individual Savings account (ISA) annual limit is

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South Wales charities brought together on two wheels

A GWENT charity fundraiser is taking a dose of his own medicine to help raise funds for two local causes.Kris Broome, who is usually found exhorting others to take part in a whole range of charity events to help raise funds for St David’s Hospice

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PC brings County fan back to life after heart attack

A NEWPORT County fan was brought “back to life” by a quick-thinking police officer after suffering a suspected heart attack while on the way to a game. Lifelong supporter Gerald Evans was on his way to the ground for the away game at Torquay on

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New faces strengthen business services team at accountancy specialists

Newport-based accountancy specialists Kilsby & Williams has expanded its business services team with two new appointments.Lianne Gethin, a first class law graduate from Cardiff University, joins the company as an accounts assistant, helping to prepare

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Andrew Coombs: Embarrassing defeat puts the heat on Dragons ahead of Zebre trip

CAPTAIN Andrew Coombs has demanded a reaction from Newport Gwent Dragons as they attempt to restore some pride against Zebre in the RaboDirect Pro12.The Rodney Parade region travel to Parma this weekend on the back of a humiliating 24-8 defeat to Connacht

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LIVE: Torfaen council - debate on £2.2m plan for Cwmbran Stadium

JOIN our reporter Rob Owen for live coverage of the Torfaen council meeting this morning where the cabinet will debate a planned £2.2million refurbishment for Cwmbran Stadium, the sale of County Hall in Cwmbran and the sale of Two Locks Nursery

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I'll always give my all for Newport County, says Mike Flynn

MIKE Flynn didn’t believe he’d start another game for his hometown club but he’s bursting with pride to be back as captain. The veteran midfielder was riding high in December with winning goals at Portsmouth and Wycombe Wanderers. But

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More Welsh companies winning major public sector contracts, Jane Hutt reveals

More Welsh companies are winning public sector contracts in Wales thanks to action being taken by the Welsh Government to simplify the procurement process, according to Finance Minister Jane Hutt.Every year, the Welsh public sector spends around £

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A465 crash causing delays in Gilwern

TRAFFIC is slow on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road Gilwern due to an earlier crash. The crash involved two vehicles at 8am, and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have now left the scene after making the vehicles safe. No people were trapped

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Nothing fishy as Start Up Loan enables entrepreneur to buy Newport-based fish and chip shop

A former sales manager from Newport has been helped to set up his own business – a fish and chip shop – after receiving investment support from the Welsh Government’s business start-up service through local provider, the Centre for Business.The

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Local accountants invites clients for open day

Cwmbran-based accountants Green & Co recently held an open day to celebrate its move to new offices in Pembroke House, Llantarnam Business Park.The open day gave clients a chance to look around the offices and meet the staff who handle all aspects

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Lord Touhig talks politics with Oakdale pupils

LORD Don Touhig visited Oakdale Comprehensive School on Friday as part of a bid to get pupils talking about politics.Fifty four pupils from Year 10 at the school in Blackwood were involved in a question and answer session with the House of Lords member

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ARGUS ARCHIVE: 50 years ago - six hand grenades found in St Julians pond

POLICE were keeping children away from St Julians pond after a 13 year old discovered a live hand grenade and put it in his pocket. On inspection a further six hand grenades were found at the site. AN 18 year old Nottinghan student was rescued

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Fears shredded Met file was clue in Cwmbran man's murder probe

THE family of murdered Gwent private eye Daniel Morgan fear shredded documents might have held clues into his death. Details have emerged that documents held by the Metropolitan Police, which contained the findings of an undercover probe into criminal

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ARGUS ARCHIVE: 25 years ago - Council back out of £350k Newport County survival bid

Newport Borough Council ended any hopes for the rescue of the town’s football team, claiming that the £350,000 cost of a survival package was too great. The principal of Pontypool College stressed the need for environmental issues to become part

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ARGUS ARCHIVE: 100 years ago - Boy dies after being hit by car travelling at 8 mph

An inquest was opened at the town hall into the death of a five year old boy who had been hit by a motor car travelling eight miles an hour on the Malpas to Newport road. A 16 year old boy was killed in an accident at the Nine Mile Point colliery

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Plan for 400 homes at Whitehead site in Newport

A DERELICT Newport brownfield site which was once home to the Whitehead Steelworks could be set to host hundreds of new affordable homes. Today, the Welsh Government announced it would lend £7 million to a not-for-profit group planning to build