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Champ Bradley Wiggins won't ride in Sunday's road race
NATIONAL Time Trial champion Sir Bradley Wiggins won't take part in Sunday's road race in Monmouthshire after confirming that his Tour de France hopes are over for this year. Although Team Sky have yet to announce their group for the Tour, 2012
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Poems wanted in praise of Newport ship
WITH all the exciting news surrounding the Newport Ship, and the lobbying for a permanent home for it, we are joining forces with the friends’ organisation to launch another way of celebrating this fantastic discovery. Inspired by the poem written
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Bradley Wiggins wows the crowds with victory at Celtic Manor
SIR Bradley Wiggins put a disappointing start to 2014 behind him as he rocketed to a crowd-pleasing victory in the National Time Trial at the Celtic Manor. Wiggins is not expecting to be among the Team Sky riders for this year’s Tour de France
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Pontypool Museum chief praises 'hardworking' staff
PONTYPOOL Museum's chief has praised its “hardworking” staff as it presses ahead with a drive to attract 1,000 new members.Museum chairman Ivor Davies MBE encouraged visitors to discover the archive collections detailing the industrial
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Gwent youngsters picked for film training
TWO young film enthusiasts from Gwent have been accepted onto a national talent development programme.The scheme, run by education charity Into Film, will see the youngsters have expert training and get hands-on experience in film reviewing, interviewing
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SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Trellech Primary
PRIMARY schoolchildren have been enjoying a summer of fun at Trellech Primary with football games in the lead-up to the World Cup as well as a show modelled on Britain's Got Talent. Arriving at the school, headteacher Karen Christoffi introduced
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Chepstow back packer's hostel set for autumn finish
BUILDING work on one of the oldest municipal buildings in Wales to turn it into a backpackers’ hostel should be complete by October, its owner has said. Work to turn what was the British Legion Building in Chepstow is continuing after being started
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French mayor guest of honour at Usk play
NATIONAL Theatre Wales' new play Mametz will host a guest of honour tonight when the mayor of the town in the play's title watches the show in a woodland near Usk. Mametz, a large-scale, site-specific production performed in Monmouthshire, re-imagines
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Emma Pooley wins her third women's time trial title
OLYMPIC silver medallist Emma Pooley was crowned British National Time Trial champion for the third time as she tamed the hilly 21km course around Monmouthshire. The 31-year-old finished 39 seconds ahead of Scotland’s Katie Archibald at Newport
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Councillor calls for e-cigs ban
A MONMOUTHSHIRE county councillor is proposing that the council adopts a clampdown on e-cigarettes on its premises today.Cllr Tony Easson, who represents Dewstow, will propose that the council treats e-cigarettes exactly the same as conventional cigarettes
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Newport pig sculpture is back
AFTER disappearing from the market, this little piggy has cried home for the last time after being put back in place.Newport residents had raised concerns of the whereabouts of the bronze pig monument which has stood at the back of Newport market for
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Crackdown promised on off-road drivers
POLICE are clamping down against vehicles tearing through the Torfaen mountainsides with a “zero tolerance” approach that could see offenders prosecuted.Gwent PC Damion Stockwin set out details of a summer operation to tackle irresponsible
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Ponthir man found dead with gunshot wounds - inquest
A 56-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds to his head at his home in Ponthir, an inquest opening was told today. Richard Baker was found at around 1.09pm on Sunday, June 22 in his garage. An inquest into his death was opened and
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YOUR AM WRITES: Islwyn AM Gwyn Price
We should always be proud of the National Health service and the tremendous work done by thousands of staff across Wales. This means recognising and celebrating progress when we see it. As a member of the Assembly’s health and social care committee
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Pontypool hockey player gets grant boost
A RECIPIENT of a sports grant awarded in memory off a Torfaen policeman is off to play hockey at the world championships in France this weekend. Gemma Davies, 18, of Cwmynyscoy Road, Pontypool, received a £100 Mic Morris Trust award on Thursday
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Suarez hit with four-month ban
Luis Suarez has been given a nine-game international ban and a four-month suspension from all football for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.The Uruguay forward will play no further part in the World Cup in Brazil after his attack on Chiellini during
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Chepstow foodbank helps feed 1,500
CHEPSTOW’S foodbank has helped feed around 1,500 people since it first opened 18 months ago – and is currently helping out an average of 60 people every month.Figures compiled for national foodbank charity Trussell Trust, show that during
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Cycling teachers raise cash with 45-mile ride
PONTYPOOL school teachers have raised over £1,000 for charity after completing a bike ride.West Monmouth School teachers took part in the Dalmatian Bike Ride in aid of St Anne’s and St David’s Hospice earlier this month.The team was
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Campaign launched to rehome horses
A CAMPAIGN has been launched by the RSPCA to find homes for horses as the number rescued in Gwent increases. A national equine crisis over the last five years, caused by falling horse prices and rising feed and care costs, has led to thousands
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Darren Waters leaves Dragons for London Welsh
FLANKER Darren Waters has left Newport Gwent Dragons to join London Welsh’s battle for Aviva Premiership survival. The 29-year-old back row forward has had three injury-hit seasons with the Rodney Parade region since signing from Pontypridd in
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Tea rooms shut
ON Saturday my husband and I visited Belle Vue Park and decided to visit the tea rooms. I was very disappointed to see they were closed. This park is popular at weekends and I would have thought it would be a good time to raise revenue for the tea
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UKIP capitalist
AS Ian Williams has not yet responded to the claim that UKIP are a pro-capitalist party, we can conclude that they are in favour of exploitation through wage slavery. Mr Williams, it seems, has no problem with the employer (capitalist) making a
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Hey big spender
I SEE that despite his constant pleas of poverty and underfunding from the nasty Coalition, last of the big spenders Carwyn Jones has found another spare few million of Welsh taxpayers’ money to lavish on his latest vanity project, namely having all
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Price relishing return to Wales
Ryder Cup winner Phillip Price is looking to celebrate his 25th year as a professional golfer by reclaiming the prestigious Welsh National PGA Championship.The 47 year old, who won the title in 1993, will take on a host of the country’s finest PGA
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Man who taught Christian Malcolm PE to retire
THE man who taught Olympian Christian Malcolm in PE is to retire this summer after 21 years at a Newport secondary school. Steve Constance, from Pontypool, joined the then Hartridge High School – now Llanwern High School – in the early 1990s as
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Monarchy costs us 56p each a year
THE monarchy cost the taxpayer £35.7 million in the last tax year - or 56p for each person in the country, Buckingham Palace accounts have revealed. The Queen's official expenditure increased in actual terms by £2.4 million from the previous year
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Jon Mould hoping for success in his own back yard this week
NEWPORT’S Jon Mould is aiming to use his local knowledge to good effect in Sunday’s national road race in Monmouthshire.The NFTO Pro Cycling rider is gearing up to take on stars like Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas in the British National
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Aldi centre could create 400 jobs
PLANS for an Aldi regional distribution centre near Newport could create 400 jobs. The supermarket have submitted a planning application to build the centre within the Capital Business Park, in Wentloog, between Newport and Cardiff. The centre
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Gwent ambulance times ‘disastrous’
EMERGENCY ambulance response times in Gwent have plummeted during the past year, with performance in two council areas at its worst since severe winter weather caused havoc for the service three and a half years ago.In Blaenau Gwent in May, an ambulance
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Teacher to lead two primary schools
A TORFAEN head teacher is to lead two primary schools simultaneously in September in what is believed to be a first in Gwent.Gill Ellis, head teacher of Coed Eva Primary School in Cwmbran since 2009, has been on secondment to Blenheim Road Primary School
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Starlight Express, Dolman Theatre
The Young Venture Players are never afraid of a challenge, so there was nothing unusual about this feisty little group staging Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, unique musical, Starlight Express. Full credit to director, Gordon Collins, musical director
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LIVE: Newport murder trial - Day 2
FOLLOW our live coverage of the trial of Christopher Parry, accused of murdering his wife Caroline Parry in August 2013. Parry, 50, has pleaded guilty to her manslaughter but denies murdering his wife. Argus reporter Jen Mills is at Newport Crown
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CHRIS KIRWAN: Rugby in desperate need of some World Cup shocks
IT’S hard to pick a World Cup winner out in Brazil at the moment; how rugby would love such uncertainty next year.New Zealand will probably retain their crown at Twickenham in October, 2015 but hopefully the tournament will feature some shocks in
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CHRIS KIRWAN: Ian Evans' Bristol choice is bizarre in a World Cup year
IT remains to be seen whether Wales boss Warren Gatland will make his way to Moseley's Billesley Common in October to keep an eye on his Bristol contingent. If he does then perhaps former Newport High School Old Boys hooker Will Evans can force
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ARGUS COMMENT: Nato summit logo is snub to our city
OUR FRONT page headline makes strikingly clear our view of the Nato summit logo launched with much fanfare in Brussels yesterday. And we make no bones about being so strident in our view that this represents a major let-down for the city of Newport
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Newport snubbed with focus on Wales for Nato summit
THERE was anger in Newport yesterday when the new Nato summit logo was revealed – not containing the city’s name. Instead the bilingual English/French logo featured Nato Summit Wales. The Transporter Bridge did make it onto the
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EDITOR'S CHAIR: Newport needs to know what the plans are to make the most of the Nato summit
THERE are people in Newport who see September's Nato summit as an event that means nothing to them, and that will do nothing for them other than disrupt their lives for a few days. I do not happen to agree with them, but their voices should not
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Defending champ Mark Cavendish out of road race
A BOUT of bronchitis has ruled defending champion Mark Cavendish out of this weekend's British National Road Championship in Monmouthshire. His team, Omega Pharma Quick-Step Cycling, said the 29-year-old will not take part in Sunday's road race
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Rocking rideout will help air ambulance
THIS weekend will see the first ever Steelhouse Rock’n’Ride Motorbike Rideout, from Newport to Ebbw Vale, in aid of the Wales Air Ambulance.On Sunday June 29, meeting at South Wales Superbikes, Queensway Meadows and riding en-mass across Junction
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Cheques could be deposited by phone pic
People will be able to pay in a cheque simply by photographing it on their smartphone or tablet under new Government legislation. Measures contained in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will allow banks and building societies to
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Veteran designs Newport war memorial
A VETERAN Royal Marine who served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Caribbean has designed a war memorial for his place of work, which was officially unveiled in Newport yesterday.Tony Charles, 59, now works as an IT manager with the Office of National
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Warburton: I'll never take Wales captaincy for granted
SAM Warburton admits he must play a waiting game before finding out if he will lead Wales in their autumn series after Alun Wyn Jones impressed again as his deputy.The 25-year-old openside flanker is back training with Cardiff Blues after suffering a
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Three more golds for Dan Rabbitt's collection
NEWPORT schoolboy Dan Rabbitt has added three more gold medals to his growing collection.Dan, a pupil at Caerleon Comprehensive School, took gold in the BJC British Championship event in Northampton, having now moved up in weight to the 50Kg category.In
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Newport civil servants 'fearful' for jobs - MP
CIVIL servants in Newport are “fearful and uncertain” over the possibility their jobs might be privatised, one of the city’s MPs told the Commons yesterday. Newport East MP Jessica Morden told the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
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Charity slams care home assault sentence
A CHARITY has slammed a sentence given to a Monmouthshire former care home worker who was found guilty of assaulting three men in her care, calling it “overly lenient”. On Friday, Racquel Welch, 46, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Magistrates
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NEWPORT MURDER TRIAL: 'Controlling' husband shot wife in the back, court hears
A “CONTROLLING” husband shot his wife in the back, killing her before turning the gun on himself on a Newport street last year,a court heard yesterday. Christopher Parry, 50, denies murdering Caroline Parry, on August 8 last year. But Parry
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Beer launched in memory of Abergavenny soldier
A BEER was officially launched in the name of an Abergavenny-based charity this week. The Welsh Warrior Ale was created in aid of Welsh Warrior – the Richard Hunt Foundation and launched to coincide with Armed Forces Week. The charity was set
