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Dragons take on Usk in charity T20
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are hoping to hit Usk for six when they lock horns for another charity T20 cricket match.The game takes place in Usk on Sunday, July 13 to raise proceeds for Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society and St David’s Foundation Hospice
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Tom Jones will show will 'boost Chepstow's profile’
TEN thousand people flocking to Chepstow to see superstar and Welsh icon Tom Jones next week has given the town a great boost, councillors and business owners say.Rooms are all booked up as people prepare to party with the veteran entertainer at the gig
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Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies says he should have followed advice on Circuit of Wales project
THE AM for Blaenau Gwent has told the Argus he should have followed advice not to comment on the Circuit of Wales project.In an interview Alun Davies appeared to suggest it is “fair comment” for opposition politicians to say it would be better
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SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: St Mary's CIW Primary, Brynmawr
Learning at St Mary’s Church in Wales Primary School is fun and fast-paced. KATHARINE SKELLON finds out more.CHILDREN at St Mary’s Church in Wales Primary take pride in the things they do. Trophies, awards and photographs of school life are
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Group could start work on taskforce's ideas for Newport
NEWPORT council could start the ball rolling on a new body to take forward a taskforce's plans to revitalise Newport.Senior councillors in the Labour administration will be asked to approve the participation of Newport council in a new Newport Economic
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Biking deaths hit record low
THREE Gwent authorities were among the safest in Wales for motorcyclists last year, according to figures published by Welsh Government.Although Monmouthshire saw the sixth highest number of motorcycle casualties, it was revealed as the safest Welsh authorities
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American Circus comes to Blackwood
UNCLE Sam’s American Circus has arrived in Blackwood.This years show features 60 performers in over 15 acts, which range from ‘the wheel of death’ to Zulu warriors, thunderball riders to the traditional trapeze and juggling acts.The
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YOUR AM WRITES: South Wales East AM Mohammad Asghar
LAST month it became a criminal offence in England and Wales to force people into marriage, punishable by up to seven years in prison.I very much welcome this move to tackle what is a flagrant abuse of human rights.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Plan to cut bin collections to once a month slammed online
COMMUNITY members have gone online to vent their frustration at plans to cut rubbish collections to just once a month. The comments came after Torfaen council unveiled the drastic proposals in a bid to boost recycling and avoid non compliance government
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Actor tells valleys pupils of 156-mile desert ultramarathon
PUPILS and staff at Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School were visited by Welsh actor Mark Lewis Jones recently, known for roles in 'Stella' and 'Belonging' to tell pupils about his recent entry in the epic desert race, the Marathon Des
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Newport worker skydives for cancer cause
A NEWPORT worker has jumped 12,000ft in memory of colleagues who lost their battle with cancer. Jill Pobjoy, from the Office for National Statistics in Newport putting her fear of heights aside and jumped out of an aeroplane to raise funds for Cancer
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Petition backs Wye Valley bike path
CALLS for a cycle path to be built from Chepstow to Tintern are gathering pace with an online petition which has attracted over 1,800 signatories in two months. It was started by Jennifer and Nik Peregrine from the Transition Chepstow group who discovered
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No alternative
A CRAZY world? When I think of what Hammas has done to three Israeli school boys I have to wonder how anyone could have sympathy with such action? It’s the sort of thing the Nazis would have done in World War Two and is in keeping with Hitler’s SS.
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Speak out
MONMOUTH MP David Davies should surely realise that radicalisation as to the true nature of US/UK foreign policy (e.g. the mass slaughter of men, women and children for the control of other countries resources) is not restricted to some in the Muslim
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ARGUS COMMENT: Conference centre is big coup for Newport
NEWPORT getting a world-class conference centre has got potential to be a real driver for several sectors of our local economy. And it is a big coup for Newport that this development will take place here instead of in Cardiff, as is so often the case
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Cwmbran dinner with rugby icons
THREE rugby legends will be stars of the show at a dinner in Cwmbran in the build-up to Wales’ autumn internationals.Former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies, iconic New Zealand number eight Zinzan Brooke and ex-Australia try machine David Campese
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No trust
THIS Saturday’s ‘Wales Against Fracking’ Day (Saturday, 5th July) is the first major Wales-wide protest against plans to drill for shale gas beneath our feet. Across Wales, concerned local residents will be calling upon the Welsh Government to
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First round
THE RESPONSE to the WAGS decision to erase the shameful name of Newport from the forth coming NATO summit has predicable yet sadly not received any condemnation from our promotion hungry pipsqueak AM’s Butler and Griffiths. I also have seemed to
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Cheap Labour
UKIP’S new Welsh MEP Nathan Gill is facing criticism after confirming he employed “dozens” of east European and Filipino workers in a care company. Mr Gill was a director of a number of family businesses that provided care services to Hull City Council
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Plan for Caldicot homes refused
A DEVELOPMENT for more than 100 houses in Caldicot has been refused by Monmouthshire councillors.The outline application was refused by the planning committee this week for the site at Garthalan Drive which is situated on a brownfield land between Caldicot
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Newport hospice lottery aiming to get 10,000 players
FOR those who dream about winning the lottery, the dream could be closer than you think.St David’s Hospice Care, a local charity offering at-home care for those suffering life-threatening illnesses, runs a weekly lottery with a top prize of £
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Council faces cut as grant reduced
MONMOUTHSHIRE councillors say they might have to cut services due to the 4.5 per cent cuts in next year’s budget announced by the Welsh Government.The final figure for cuts will come from the Welsh Government in October but Cllr Phil Murphy, Monmouthshire
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Missing clue in Argus crossword
THERE was a missing clue in today's Argus cryptic crossword. The clue for eight down should be: 'Commercial mail for remote store' (7,4). Our apologies for this error.
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WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Austrian archduke assassinated
From the South Wales Argus June 29th 1914: Austrian archduke assassinated Heir apparent and his consort shot Dastardly crime in Bosnian town The unfortunate house of Hapsburg Once more tragedy has visited the unhappy House of Hapsburg
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Ex-Northern Ireland police watchdog to head Daniel Morgan probe
THE woman who investigated the police’s handling of the 1998 Omagh bombing is to head up the Hillsborough-style investigation into the notorious axe murder of a Cwmbran private investigator. Baroness Nuala O’Loan, who was Northern Ireland’s first
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Davies to leave WRU role
RUGBY icon Gerald Davies has decided not to seek re-election to the board of the Welsh Rugby Union.The 69-year-old has been one of the governing body's two national representatives since 2005 but will not go for a second term.Former wing Davies, who
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Risca and Cwmbran post offices to be modernised
A RISCA post office is to be modernised and its opening hours to double, including opening on Sunday, while Cwmbran post office is also being turned into a main-style branch.Cwmbran post office, in the Mall, is to be transformed in conjunction with WHSmiths
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Cwmbran bids to become 'Loombran' with loom band festival
A GWENT shopping centre is to play host to the UK's first “loom band” mini festival this weekend. ‘Loombran’ will celebrate the latest craze amongst children and teenagers for small coloured rubber bands and takes place on Saturday July 5. The
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CHRIS KIRWAN: Occasionals' cash welcome as long as Welsh rugby regulars benefit
I BELIEVE I’ve earned my stripes as a rugby follower; I played throughout my youth and watched from the terrace and stands at Welford Road in Leicester.And I can tell you from first-hand experience that things are different over the border in terms
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EDITOR'S CHAIR: If you are a public servant, your first duty is to the public
THERE is a golden rule to which all public servants should be bound. It is this - if you are a public servant, your first duty is to the public. Yet time and again we see party and politics put before elected representatives' duty to the public
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Woman charged over death of Ponthir couple
A WOMAN from Caerwent appeared at magistrates court yesterday charged with causing the death of an elderly couple through dangerous driving. Taylor McDonnell, 20, of Carrow Road, appeared before Cwmbran Magistrates Court charged with two counts
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Newport's Craig Woodruff set for Luke Campbell clash
NEWPORT boxer Craig Woodruff is set to get a shot at Olympic champion Luke Campbell in Liverpool next week, writes Andrew Penman. Woodruff, the former Welsh lightweight champion, is being lined up to take on London 2012 gold medal winner Campbell
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LIVE: Prince Charles and Camilla visit Gwent
FOLLOW the royal visits as Prince Charles and Camilla come to Usk, Monmouth and Senghenydd today. Send your tweets and pictures using #gwentroyalvisit to join in. #gwentroyalvisit Tweets
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Sam Warburton: Dragons have struck gold with Andy Powell signing
SAM Warburton believes Newport Gwent Dragons have pulled off a masterstroke by bringing number eight Andy Powell back to Wales.The 32-year-old, who won 23 caps for Wales and toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions in 2009, has signed a one-year
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South Wales Argus renews partnership deal with Newport County AFC
NEWPORT County AFC and the South Wales Argus have extended their official media partnership to cover the 2014-15 season.While the club and the Argus have enjoyed a healthy relationship previously, it was cemented in an official partnership last season
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Motorway 'meteor' caught on camera
A police force has released footage of a "fireball" meteor caught on an in-car camera by a motorway patrol. The 10-second video clip filmed by officers in the West Midlands shows a bright object hurtling through the sky above a traffic island
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Newport A looking unstoppable
As we approach the half-way stage in this year’s Monmouthshire Building Society Youth Cricket League the frontrunners are beginning to establish themselves in most of the Divisions. Seemingly unstoppable are Newport A who have opened up a ten-point
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Restoration of historic Severn ferry begins
RESTORATION work on a ferry that acted as a vital link across the Severn Estuary for more than 30 years from the 1930s has begun. The Severn Princess is one of three ferries which carried people across the estuary from 1931 until the Severn Bridge was
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Appeals for more 20 mph zones
FIGURES released by the Welsh Government showed that 100 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads last year. The statistics also showed that 63 young people were killed or seriously injured as pedestrians. The majority of casualties
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No broadband upgrade until 2016 for street with one of UK's slowest connections
WEB users in a street identified as having one of the UK’s slowest broadband connections vented their frustration after being told they were set to wait until 2016 to get fast internet speeds. A uSwitch survey revealed in April that Llantarnam
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Gwent boffin's cocktail robot aims to cut bar queues
QUEUEING at a bar could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a Pontywaun inventor.Alun King, a college lecturer in Crosskeys, and his university friend Chris Whitcombe, of Cardiff, have developed a cocktail-making robot that mixes drinks at the touch
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Tributes to 'amazing' Cwmbran man who died in crash
THE family of a great grandfather who died following a collision in Cwmbran have paid tribute to him calling him a “delightful chap." Dave Fields, 75, was critically injured following the incident near the car wash on Llantarnam Road on the morning
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Woman's pet pig is star of her office
NEVER mind Babe, Pontypool has its own pampered pig who accompanies her travel agent owner to work. Dotty, a 15-month-old micro pig, has become a favourite member of staff at Jet Aways travel agency in Pontypool since owner Kelly Dommett started
