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Big boosts for Welsh tech sector
The Welsh Government’s flagship technology event, Digital 2014, continues today in Newport, following the announcement last night of a number of major new projects to boost the ICT and digital sectors across Wales.Today will mark the first ever
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Teacher wins top award
AN INNOVATOVE idea to combine language with dance has helped one inspirational teacher to win the German Consulate Teacher of the Year Award.Helen Smail, head of the German department at Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls, was presented with
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Evesham 2 County 4
NEWPORT County AFC held off a spirited challenge from hosts Evesham United to win their opening pre-season friendly 4-2. Goals from trialist Mark Byrne, strikers Rene Howe and Chris Zebroski and new signing Yan Klukowski made up for some sloppy
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Volunteers needed to care for 200-year old Welsh canal
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help look after the 200-year old Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.Volunteers are asked to join a monthly volunteering team that helps maintain and improve the waterway that runs through Goytre. The call comes from Gland?r
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New lease of life for Raglan services
A NATIONAL firm will pump new life into the services at Raglan, almost two years after they closed.Euro Garages Limited, which now owns the derelict site, has been given permission by Monmouthshire council to demolish and rebuild the services on either
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Rollercoaster fan set for 40-hour rideathon
A ROLLERCOASTER fanatic from Ebbw Vale is planning to spend 40 hours riding the Megafobia at Oakwood Theme Park to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.Mark Lewis, 44, is a member of the both the Roller Coaster Club for Great Britain and the
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Past and present pupils mark closure of school
A BLAENAU Gwent primary school which will close at the end of this term celebrated its long-standing history as a hub of the community yesterday.Around 50 parents attended the farewell concert at Blaentillery Primary School which saw current and past
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YOUR AM WRITES: South Wales East AM, Jocelyn Davies
LAST week I gave up tickets I had to Monty Python Live to go to the Assembly debate on the Housing Bill. It might not have been quite as entertaining, but it was worth it because I successfully convinced the Government to make some real improvements to
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Lego project to build skills
ONE of the biggest education centres to use Lego officially opened in Aberbeeg with a visit from the Welsh government’s education minister. Based at the Eden Education Centre on the Glandwr Industrial Estate, the new environment is built to encourage
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Firefighters tackle Rogerstone blaze
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze in Rogerstone this afternoon. Crews from Malpas and Roath are at the scene and have rescued a dog and requested a third fire engine. The fire is on the first floor of a detached house.
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Overturned coal lorry blocks A48
THE A48 is partially blocked with queueing traffic reported after a lorry carrying coal overturned in St Mellons. The road will have to be closed when the recovery vehicle arrives at the scene.
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Firefighters rescue horse from reen
SPECIALIST firefighters are rescuing a distressed horse stuck in a reen between Newport and Cardiff this afternoon. The incident is near the Shirenewton Caravan Park on Wentloog Road. The road was closed at 2.49pm The animal stuck in the reen
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Have you been hit by flash floods?
HAVE you been hit by torrential rain in Gwent this afternoon? Let us know via e-mail at newsdesk@southwalesargus.co.uk or on Twitter @southwalesargus Shelley Dunkerton sent in this pic of flooding near Whitheads Social Club in Bassaleg.
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UPDATE - STRIKE ACTION: Gwent school closures
THE following Gwent schools will be closed on Thursday during strike action by teaching unions. NEWPORT CLOSED Alway Primary Bassaleg School Clytha Primary Crindau Primary Eveswell Primary Gaer Infant School Glan Usk Primary
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Large fire in Pontypool
5:36pm A building inspector has been called by the fire service to see if there has been any structural damage to the building. She said it is likely that fire crews will go back at set times throughout the night to inspect
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Life-saving device arrives at Pengam school
THE Argus campaign to install a defibrillator in every Gwent school celebrated another success yesterday [Monday 7] after Lewis School in Pengam became the latest to receive the life-saving device.The pupils at the school will now have emergency access
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ARGUS COMMENT: Assembly is not helping
WE ARE getting the distinct impression that local government in Wales could be setting itself on a collision course with the National Assembly.The root cause is funding. But it is about more than that. It is about the inability of councils up and down
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NOW AND THEN: Pye Corner, Newport
THIS picture shows the junction of Bassaleg Road and Western Valley Road to the west of Newport. The old Three Salmon’s pub is now a take-away. To the left, the road drops to a left turn to Bassaleg, and at the top right, the road leads to Rogerstone
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Teams needed for hospice fun swim
A NEWPORT fundraiser is looking for teams to join a charity “It’s a Knockout” fun swim to raise money for St David’s Foundation Hospice Care in memory of her son. Jackie Lewis is organising her second annual charity fun swim for
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Newport man 'without sexual restraint' gets 10 years' jail for sex with 13-year-old girl
A NEWPORT sex offender with "no concept of sexual restraint" was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for having sex with a child under the age of 16 and breaching a sexual offences prevention order. Jonathan Swift, 25, of Canon Street, Newport, was
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Minister sacked over 'unacceptable e-mails'
UPDATE 2.33pm: Carwyn Jones batted away suggestions that Alun Davies should stand down as an AM entirely during First Minister's Questions this afternoon. “Its a breach of the ministerial code. The minister has lost his job as a result of it. It
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Topstak opens new Monmouth store
Topstak, a market leader in woodstoves and interiors, has opened a new showroom in Monmouth.The family-run business has enjoyed steady growth in Monmouthshire leading to the investment in larger premises on Hadnock Road, the former site of Bikini Bathrooms.The
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Plan to rid schools of asbestos
A GWENT council is to begin a two-year programme to rid its schools of asbestos. Caerphilly County Borough Council aims to remove asbestos-containing materials from 37 of its schools. The £800,000 project – laid before the council cabinet&
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Caerleon set for feast of culture
THIS year’s Caerleon Festival is now well under way, with thousands expected to wander through the village in the coming days. Now in its 12th year, the festival began on Saturday with Literature On The Lawn at the Priory Hotel, including a fiction
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Tigers keep up title push
TORFAEN Tigers continued their winning run in the Welsh Conference South with a scrappy 36-14 win over Cardiff Spartans. The game was overshadowed by a neck injury suffered by Spartans forward Luke Jones, who was treated for an hour by paramedics
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New co-working hub for entrepreneurs in Torfaen
Torfaen council has teamed up with the co-working network Indycube to offer affordable office space for small businesses, new start-ups and social enterprises, at the Corn Bin in Garndiffaith.The Corn Bin comprises three storeys of shared open-plan office
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Weight-lifter causes fire false alarm
A FIRE crew from Blaenavon responding to a fire alarm going off yesterday evening at The Pavilion on Coed Cae Road, found that it was caused by someone dropping their weight-lifting bar.
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Chepstow dentists move into new home
Two dentists who have worked in Chepstow for three decades between them are celebrating moving into a new surgery of their own in the town centre.Alison Jones has been a dentist in the town for 18 years and Gaenor Davison for more than 12.Last year they
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Car auction business achieves milestone
Newport-based Auction4Cars is celebrating selling its 100,000th car – just five years after it was launched. The fee-free trade-only car auction website, established by Motorpoint at the start of 2009 to dispose of the car supermarket’s part-exchange
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Health cash plan provider to target new business with latest appointment
One of Wales’ longest established healthcare organisations has strengthened its senior team with a new appointment as it aims to target new business and expand its reputation. Glyn Dorking has joined Newport-based Gwent Hospitals Contributory Fund
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Society launches £25,000 fund to celebrate financial milestone
This year, Newport-based Monmouthshire Building Society, one of Wales’ largest and most successful financial institutions, hits a major financial milestone – £1bn in assets. To mark the occasion, the society will be giving back to the
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Business training is recipe for success
Staff working for a food production company in Abergavenny are helping the business go from strength to strength – thanks to workplace training from Coleg Gwent’s business team. A group of staff from Faccenda Foods (formely Cranberry Foods
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Ty-Hafan appoints Newport businessman as first corporate ambassador
Lloyd Davies, managing director of Newport property lawyers, Convey Law, has been appointed as Ty-Hafan’s first corporate ambassador. The position is in recognition of the support that Mr Davies’ company, Convey Law, has provided to the children
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LIVE: Torfaen council discuss cuts to services
JOIN us for live coverage of today's Torfaen cabinet meeting when the "stark choices" facing Gwent councils over cuts will be debated. Our reporter John Phillips is at the meeting. Tweets by @ArgusJPhillips
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New chairman for Caerphilly ventilation manufacturer
Caerphilly-based ventilation manufacturer Nuaire has announced the appointment of Kevin Sargeant as its new chairman. A highly-recognisable figure within the ventilation industry, Sargeant brings many years of relevant industry and private equity experience
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New business is the icing on the cake
After recovering from a serious illness, Deborah Love was looking for a new challenge in life.Having always wanted to be self employed, she turned her favourite pastime into a business, and Love's cake bakery and coffee shop was born in Ebbw Vale.Deborah
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Ashley Brace ready to fight for her Glasgow place
EBBW Vale boxer Ashley Brace saw her Glasgow 2014 dream shattered yesterday – but she won’t give it up without a fight. The 22-year-old was named as one of the first three female boxers ever to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games back in
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Bridgepoint sells specialist manufacturer SPTS Technologies Group for approximately $370m
SPTS Technologies Group, which has a manufacturing facility in Newport, has been sold by Bridgepoint to Israel-based Orbotech Ltd for around $370m. Under the terms of the agreement, Orbotech will acquire SPTS for a total consideration (including
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Torfaen Business Voice networking event
Torfaen Business Voice held a networking event at Greenmeadow Golf Club in Cwmbran when the guest speaker was Steve Dalton, managing director of Sony UK.
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From the director's mouth
There was plenty going on at the Celtic Manor Resort this weekend with The Celebrity Cup, and I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to play The Twenty Ten Course, which was, of course, built to stage The 2010 Ryder Cup.I was at there with friends
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Newport curry house is best in Wales
A NEWPORT curry house believed to be the oldest in the city has been named the best in Wales by the Sunday Telegraph. New Lahore, on Lower Dock Street near the Dolman Theatre, was the only Welsh curry house to be named in a list of top 20 British
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Gwent businesses prepare showcase at Made in the UK
Nine companies, including a number from Gwent, will be representing Wales at the first Made in the UK Awards in Liverpool later this month. The awards dinner is part of the International Festival of Business - the largest global concentration of business
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Budding entrepreneurs sought for graduate scheme
Newport-based recruitment and training company Acorn has teamed up with The Alacrity Foundation, to help find the next generation of technology entrepreneurs. The two organisations are working together to identify aspiring entrepreneurs from across the
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The big question...
We've all been to business exhibitions and trade shows and come away with giveaways from the various stalls we have visited. But how useful a marketing tool are these for the companies which have paid for them and are giving them away?We asked local
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Will Harries feeling sharp thanks to sevens return
FORMER Newport Gwent Dragons winger Will Harries says he is sharper than ever thanks to his return to sevens.The 27-year-old has been named in Wales' squad for the Commonwealth Games after a four-year break from the shortened format.Harries, who is
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Newport property auctioneer Paul Fosh prepares for gruelling Arctic ultra-marathon challenge
INTREPID Newport property auctioneer Paul Fosh will have a lot on his mind over the coming months as he trains for one of the the toughest endurance events in the world.Paul Fosh, owner of Paul Fosh Auctions, Newport, is an entrant in The Likeys 6633
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County trialists set to play at Evesham
NEWPORT County AFC will give up to three trialists a run-out in their opening pre-season friendly at Evesham United tonight (kick-off 7.45pm). Manager Justin Edinburgh will run the rule over defender Joe Carter and midfielders Mark Byrne and Jack
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Council gives Newport economic network green light
SENIOR elected members of Newport council accepted on Monday the idea of a new economic body focused on the regeneration of the city. Labour councillors in the city’s cabinet accepted in principle a new Newport Economic Network, subject to more
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Firefighters called to fire on Corporation Road
FIREFIGHTERS were called overnight to a blaze near a doctors surgery on Corporation Road in Newport. A crew from Maindee attended at around 00.52 and tackled the fire in a refuse bin which had been deliberately set alight.
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Newbridge pupils star in anti-bullying film
SIXTEEN Newbridge pupils turned actors to star in a hard-hitting short film about bullying.The youngsters aged between 11 and 14, who attend Newbridge School’s inclusion centre, along with staff members premiered the 20-minute film entitled Bully
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8 most annoying things people do on a plane
IT'S almost unavoidable. If you go on holiday, the chances are you'll have to fly. But what are the most annoying things your fellow passengers do in-flight? I try to be a tolerant passenger. I take the view that we're all going to cooped up together
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Council cuts could be 'disastrous' - Newport leader
COUNCIL leaders are set for a collision course with the Welsh Government, with Newport leader Bob Bright warning proposed cuts could be "disastrous". The Welsh Government has indicated that councils across the country could be facing budget cuts
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Inquiry over Sports Direct plan for store
A PLANNING inquiry over whether a sports retailer can adapt the former Megabowl site will take place later this year after the firm and the site’s owner appealed a decision to block planning permission for the store. SportsDirect is hoping to move
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Baby's cry was 'best sound in the world'
MOST parents don't look forward to their baby crying, but for one Abertillery couple it was the "best sound in the world". Little Aiyla Fear was a healthy baby girl throughout most of her mother Lindsay’s pregnancy, but when she was born she wasn
