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Argus Sport behind the scenes at Dragon Park: Osian Roberts interview
Dragon Park in Newport is attracting the great and the good of world football in pursuit of their UEFA coaching licenses. Last week former Premier League and France international star David Ginola was in Newport on the A license course alongside a host
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Caerphilly borough bus routes saved
SEVERAL bus routes across Caerphilly county borough have avoided the axe after a local company agreed to replace a large number of the journeys.Earlier this year, Stagecoach said Welsh Government ministers’ decisions to cut bus service support by
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Geraint Thomas primed for Monmouth
DOUBLE Olympic Games gold medalist Geraint Thomas is ready to claim a British Cycling National Road and Time Trial Championships jersey this month - and wear it with pride a week later on the Tour de France.Cardiff-born Thomas, 27, is among a star-studded
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Aled Davies to captain Team Wales in Glasgow
PARALYMPIC gold and bronze medal winner Aled Davies has been given the honour of captaining Team Wales at his first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in less than two months’ time. The 23 year-old F42 discus thrower will lead the approximately 230-
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FIVE MINUTES WITH: Cwmbran poet, Francis Hicks
Cwmbran poet, Francis Hicks, 63, who has written her first book of poems, From the Heart, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?Tom Jones – I’ve loved him and
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FIRST PERSON: Newport designer Heidi-Louise Griffiths
From buying to designing, Newport accessory designer Heidi-Louise Griffiths talks to SOPHIE BROWNSON about her brand ' Lola and Me’ and the global journey on which it has taken her. I was born in Malpas, Newport, on May 31, 1984, and was brought
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POLITICS FILE: Ukraine shapes Newport Nato summit
SEPTEMBER’S Nato summit in Newport could have big implications for the future security of Europe with Russia at the top of the agenda. The Argus reports from last week’s defence minister’s meeting that helped set the scene for the event. Last November
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Newly-wed's craft shop opens doors in Blaenavon
A HUSBAND and wife team have moved to Blaenavon and set up a new arts and craft shop. Nick and Wendy Horler moved to Blaenavon from Taunton a week after they got married on April 26. Then the couple set up Artie Craftie, an arts and crafts
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Newport snapper to help kids take better pics
A PHOTOGRAPHER from Bettws will be launching workshops for pupils when he opens his new studio next month.Jacob McCarthy, 18, of Dart Road, is opening his first photography studio in Newport Arcade, High Street, where he plans to host free photography
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£500k spent on Abergavenny court facing axe
THE MP for Monmouth, David Davies, says he is disappointed over news that Abergavenny Magistrates Court could be closed to save costs.Meanwhile, the Tory leader of Monmouthshire council, Councillor Peter Fox has suggested he is open to the possibility
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Ex-Newport nurse celebrates 100th birthday
A FORMER auxiliary nurse celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family this week.May Wilkins, was born in Swansea, 100 years ago on June 9, but was put up for adoption at the age of four and moved to Newport where she was raised by a
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Ebbw Vale food artist does ginger nut pic of Harry
GWENT food artist Nathan Wyburn's latest artwork included a royal portrait of Prince Harry using ginger nuts.The 24-year-old from Ebbw Vale has been busier than ever ahead of the release of his first book, creating six portraits across three locations
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Springboks forced to field inexperienced midfield pair against Roberts and Davies
WALES' experienced midfield combination of Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies will look to thrive against a pair of South African rookies when they take to the field for the first Test in Durban on Saturday.Roberts and Davies have joined forces 31
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Only girl on IT course calls for others to sign up
THE SOLE female student on an IT course at Coleg Gwent is encouraging other girls to take up technology, ahead of a flagship digital event heading to the city next week. Rebecca Stopgate, from Pontypool, is currently studying foundation degree IT Security
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Help to quit smoking speeded up
ACTION to help smokers kick the habit is being speeded up in response to concerns that Wales-wide targets to cut tobacco use are not ambitious enough.Provision of services to help stop smoking for pregnant women, improved access to services provided by
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UPDATE: Probe launched over claim AM was 'drunk in Senedd'
UPDATE 6.21pm: Claims that the AM for Monmouth was drunk at a debate about mental health have reportedly been denied by politician. Nick Ramsay has denied that he was drunk at the debate on Tuesday, reports said last night. Jonathan Williams
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Green Shoots keeping Blaenau Gwent blooming
BLAENAU Gwent MP Nick Smith has celebrated green-fingered growth after a visit to a horticultural hotbed in the borough.Green Shoots, a project run by Blaenau Gwent Social Services, has provided work to people with learning disabilities and mental health
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ARGUS COMMENT: Local courts are vital
THE MINISTRY of Justice has a fine line to walk between keeping its costs down and making sure our justice system is open and accessible to all. Plans to close magistrates courts in Caerphilly and Abergavenny are being seen by some as a step too
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Newport police bike for children's charity
SEVENTEEN police officers have cycled a 90-mile-round trip from Newport Police Station to Brecon to raise cash for a children’s charity.The Newport police officers hope to raise more than £1,000 for the charity HCPT which aims to give children
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Wales men's hockey team announced for Glasgow
SENIOR men’s head coach Zak Jones has named his 16 player squad set to compete for Team Wales at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. With a team of Commonwealth debutants, apart from Manchester 2002 competitor Huw Jones, the squad have worked
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Dragons tempt Huw Bevan away from England cricket
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have appointed Huw Bevan as their elite performance manager and believe the England cricket team’s strength and conditioning coach is the perfect man to make the most of their new state-of-the-art training base. The 49-year-old
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Mica Moore thrilled by Commonwealth Games chance
NEWPORT’S newest sprint star Mica Moore can’t wait to experience a first major championship when she represents Wales at the Commonwealth Games next month. The 21-year-old, who runs for Birchfield Harriers and Cardiff Met University, will be the
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Bards at the Murenger bid to bring library back to life
A FUNDRAISING poetry evening to help create a community hub in a former library will be held at Ye Olde Murenger in Newport’s High Street at 7.30pm tonight. Former Argus reporter Nigel Jarrett, poet and author of the critically-acclaimed short
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Court hears of teacher's classroom 'sex assault'
A WOMAN who alleges she was sexually assaulted by her teacher in a classroom with other pupils told a court it made her feel “frightened and alone”.The woman, now an adult, was a pupil at a Newport primary school when Mario Morelli, now 77
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Official Games send-off for Team Wales
MORE than 100 of the 202 athletes so far selected to compete for Team Wales at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will gather at the SWALEC Stadium this afternoon for their official send-off event. Some of Wales’ most high profile athletes will
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Police hunt Crumlin man over prison licence breach
GWENT Police are appealing for help in finding Crumlin man Gavin Williams who has breached his licence conditions after being released from prison in January. Gavin Williams was serving a 22-month prison sentence for handling stolen goods after
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Missing Newport man found
NEWPORT man Michael Evans who was reported missing from his home on Monday has now been found safe and well.
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Wales school 'spot checks' could start in September
INSPECTORS in Wales could impose 'spot checks' on schools from September this year, in line with similar plans being mooted in England. This week Plaid Cymru called on Wales' schools inspectorate Estyn to carry out 'spot check' visits, following
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Abused wife who put husband behind bars speaks out
A CWMBRAN woman whose husband beat her whilst pregnant and rubbed chillies into her eyes, has chosen to speak out about the years of abuse he inflicted on her, after watching him sentenced to prison. Amy Brown, 24, originally from Cwmbran, decided
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Nephew’s book reveals life of Fred Hando
OVER several decades, a series of books, and hundreds of articles and drawings in the South Wales Argus, historian, artist and headmaster Fred J Hando became something of a household name in his beloved Gwent. Now his first cousin (once removed
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Argus sport goes behind the scenes at Dragon Park
Dragon Park in Newport is attracting the great and the good of world football in pursuit of their UEFA coaching licenses.Last week former Premier League and France international star David Ginola was in Newport on the A license course alongside a host
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Residents vow to fight new Varteg mining plan
PEOPLE in Blaenavon are again preparing to fight moves to open cast mine 256,000 tonnes of coal from Varteg. Just six months after the plan was refused by Welsh minister Carl Sargeant, Torfaen Council confirmed that Harmers, the agents acting on
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Dragons sign former Wales and Lions powerhouse Andy Powell
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are bringing Andy Powell back to Rodney Parade after signing the former Wales and Lions back row forward on a one-year deal. The 32-year-old from Brecon will make his return to union next season after changing codes last year
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Traffic survey causes delays in Newport
DELAYS are reported on the A467 Forge Road in Bassaleg because of the traffic census. The queues are on the southbound stretch between Basslaeg roundabout and Tredegar Park, with congestion up to the B4591 Chartist Drive junction. Have you
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Pair jailed for sham marriage
A CZECH man living in Newport married a Nigerian woman at the city’s register office in a “sham” union. Robert Horvath, 35, of Commercial Road, Pill, Newport, and Uzoma Onwuha, 25, in a detention centre in London since January, were both jailed
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Pontymoile school site to be sold
THE site of a primary school which is due to close this year will be marketed for residential development.Pontymoile Primary School’s 2.2-acre site in Cwmynyscoy was ruled surplus to council requirements by Torfaen cabinet members yesterday.As the
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Pontypool dad jailed for drugs offences
A FATHER-of-four from Pontypool has been jailed for nearly four years after admitting to a string of drug-related offences.Nicholas Myles, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to supply, three counts of possession of a
