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Police advice on protecting your property
CRIMINAL Damage Awareness Month launches in Blaenau Gwent this week aiming to raise awareness on how to protect property from thieves.From July 22 to August 16, Criminal Damage Awareness Month will see Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar neighbourhood
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Tredegar to mark Great War centenary
THE Great War centenary is to be marked by a full programme of events at Bedwellty House and Park in Tredegar next month.On Sunday, August 17, an ecumenical service will be held at St George’s Church from 10am, followed by a parade through the town
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PCC art contest winners revealed
YOUNGSTERS from Gwent have helped their school win a share of £1,000 from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office as part of a substance abuse awareness poster competition.More than 100 posters were submitted by youngsters from schools
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Nurse accused of groping appears before hearing
A nurse accused of groping a colleague at mental health units in Ebbw Vale has appeared before a professional conduct committee. Robert Andrew Phillips faces eight allegations of misconduct relating to a period when he worked for the Aneurin Bevan
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'Heartbroken' family’s plea to find mum's rings after cancer death
A CWMCARN man has made a desperate appeal to help find his wife's wedding rings which were lost shortly after her death last week. Husband Keith Chung with son Koby and daughter Leiona took a walk around the grounds of Tredegar House in Newport
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Cwmbran dog walk helps disabled mum's cause
DOZENS of dogs and their owners walked through Cwmbran at the weekend to raise funds for a woman suffering from Stiff Person Syndrome.The poignant walk from Edlogan Way, Croesyceiliog, proved the dog really is man’s best friend, as the event saw
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YOUR MP WRITES: Islwyn MP Chris Evans
THIS past month I was honoured to be elected chair of the Down’s Syndrome All Party Parliamentary Group.Alongside other members of the group, I have pledged to work with the Down’s Syndrome Association to raise awareness of the condition not
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Chepstow meeting abandoned
CHEPSTOW Racecourse’s ground staff are working around the clock to rectify a problem with its racing surface, which has led to its Caribbean Night fixture on Friday being abandoned.Damage to small areas of the racing surface due to nematode activity
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Trio to drive 10,000 miles from Newport to Mongolia
THREE friends are taking the trip of a lifetime as they set off on a 10,000-mile charity drive from Newport to Mongolia. The Gwent trio set off from South Wales on Saturday, ahead of the launch party for the UK-wide Mongol Rally event in London.Victoria
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QUIZ: How well do you know your area?
WHAT proportion of people in Newport are Christian? How many people in Abergavenny have a degree? Take this quiz and test your knowledge. Just enter your postcode to find out how well you know your local area based on information from the 2011 Census
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Elinor Barker relishing rivalry with British teammates in Glasgow
WORLD champion cyclist Elinor Barker can’t wait to race against her Team GB rivals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.The 19-year-old from Cardiff will be competing in five events in two weeks.And racing under the Welsh flag means that Barker
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Hundreds run in Pontypool 10k race
THE fifth year of the Mic Morris 10k race saw nearly 500 runners don their trainers to raise money for Torfaen’s talented young sports people. The annual race honours policeman Mic Morris, who died while on a training run in 1983, aged just 24.
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Cleverly set for a return to Bellew's backyard
NATHAN Cleverly’s bid to finally silence long-term rival Tony Bellew will see him once again enter the Lions’ Den, the Argus understands.The duo, whose hated rivalry shows no signs of abating, are on a collision course with a world title eliminator
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Gwent pair get disabled flying scholarship
TWO Gwent people are flying high after being given the opportunity to take part in a flying scholarship. Amanda Edmunds, 44, from Chepstow and Paul May, 42, from Newport, have both been awarded scholarships to learn to fly at Bournemouth Flying
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More injury woes for Team Wales ahead of Glasgow 2014
TEAM Wales have been hit by two late Commonwealth Games withdrawals after judo ace Kyle Davies and weightlifter Faye Pittman were forced to pull out over the weekend.Glasgow 2014 gets under way with the opening ceremony tomorrow at Celtic Park but Davies
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ARGUS COMMENT: Pan blaze rescue teen is hero
TEENAGE rugby player Steve Arnold was just out for an evening jog when what started out as his normal training run got his pulse racing faster than normal. He saw smoke billowing from the back of a house on his route and, on investigation, saw
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Newport kid raises hundreds for St David's Hospice Care
AN 11-year-old girl who reached reach dizzying heights for charity when she climbed Snowdon in memory of a family relative, has raised more than £400 for charity.Rogerstone Primary School pupil Isabel Young, has raised £4246.15 for St Davids
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Mould's ready to rumble
NEWPORT cyclist Jon Mould hopes that some fine-tuning in his home city can help fire him to glory at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Mould has spent the past two winter seasons with Wales’ UCI track team, Team USN, competing at Track World Cups
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Caerleon pub owners: ‘We're here to stay’
OWNERS of a Newport pub have hit back at speculation that it is set to close. Joint owners Lee Taylor, 41 of Pontypool, and Lee Selway, 45, of The Bell Inn, in Caerleon, have grown frustrated with persistent rumours that the pub is to call time
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Car smoke ban
I WELCOME the joint statement by the first minister and minister for health and social services that the Welsh Government is preparing to legislate to ban smoking in cars carrying children. I have been putting pressure on the Welsh Labour Government
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State of paths
I WENT for a bike ride with my grandchildren along the canal from Risca to Fourteen locks. It’s great along the Caerphilly area as the banks are well maintained and there is a smooth tow path. Then we hit the boundary with Newport and what a difference
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Council pay
I HAVE read with interest in your pages about local council planned pay increases. Strange how the 1 per cent increases only ever refer to the lower grades/wage earners. When low increases are agreed, they should refer to all – senior officers, officers
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School closure
I RECENTLY attended my son’s leavers and school closure assembly at Pontymoile Primary School, Pontypool. I must congratulate all the staff and children for a highly emotional and enjoyable service. Watching many of the children, staff and parents
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New anthem?
THERE are two things I have learned from watching the Football World Cup: England were out of their league; They have the most uninspiring National Anthem on the planet. While other nations sing with verve and passion about their countries, the English
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Vote for cause
FARESHARE Cymru, which works in Newport and across Gwent, is in the running for Best Environment Project in this year’s National Lottery Awards, and now needs your readers’ support to help it win. The FareShare Cymru project re-distributes surplus
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WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: War clouds overhang Europe
War in the balance Russian intervention Montenegro to help Serbia Once more the war clouds overhang Europe as the result of the Austro-Hungarian note to Serbia. The demands made by the dual kingdom are of such a character that Serbia can
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Litter campaigns 'not working' ex-mayor
A FORMER mayor of Chepstow has blasted tactics to tackle anti-social behaviour and litter in the town centre. Councillor Stephanie Dovey, who represents the St Christopher's Ward on Chepstow town council, said the level of rubbish, particularly
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Gwent strongman who raised £45k retires
A GWENT-BORN strongman who raised a total of £45,000 for charity after the death of both his parents from cancer is retiring after almost 20 years. Michael Williams, born in Griffithstown, Pontypool, has represented Wales nine times in international
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Man who breached prison licence found
TYLER Cook, 19, from Argoed, who police wanted to find as he had breached his licence conditions has been located and arrested and is in the custody of the prison service.
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Knockout success at Undy fun day
MORE than 1,000 people turned out at Undy Fun Day yesterday for a madcap game of ‘It’s a Knockout’ at the town’s athletic club.Teams from across Gwent took on the inflatable obstacle course made famous by the gameshow on BBC1 and
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Crowds see classic buses in Ebbw Vale
MORE than 1,000 people gathered in Ebbw Vale on Saturday for the third annual classic bus show in the town centre. Double and single decker buses from across Gwent and South Wales from years gone by were on display for locals to explore on Saturday.Despite
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Newport regeneration 'going well' - report
“STRONG and positive progress” towards Newport’s regeneration has been made over the past year, according to a council report. The end of year regeneration report, to be considered on Thursday, looks back at a year which has seen a drive towards
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Memorial misspells name of Newport Docks Disaster victim
THE relative of a man who was killed in the Newport Docks Disaster says his distant cousin’s name is misspelled on a memorial, and believes it is disrespectful it won’t be corrected. John Hathway, from Rogerstone, discovered the mistake while
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Justin Edinburgh wants Exiles to be pass masters
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh wants his side to be more patient in possession when their pre-season continues at Basingstoke tomorrow evening, writes Chris Kirwan. The Exiles travel to the Soccer AM Stadium (kick-off 7.30pm) on the back
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Dragons give James Thomas a second chance
FORWARD James Thomas has returned to Newport Gwent Dragons after signing a full-time deal with the Rodney Parade region. The 23-year-old lock/back row from Blackwood has been given a one-season contract and is set to feature in a Dragons jersey
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Abercarn teenager raised over £2,000 for Sick Children's Trust
AN ABERCARN teen who underwent a life-changing operation to correct an 85 degree curvature of her spine which could have paralysed her or claimed her life, is overjoyed after raising more than £2,000 for the charity which helped her. Thirteen-year-old
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Jogger saves sleeping man from fire
AN 18-year-old Monmouthshire student who was out for an evening jog saved a sleeping man from a fire after seeing smoke and kicking down the door. Youth rugby player Steve Arnold was out for a run in Portskewett when he saw smoke billowing from
