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Geraint Thomas win the perfect end for Team Wales at Glasgow 2014
THE Welsh national anthem blasted out over Glasgow Green as Team Wales got their perfect golden ending to the Commonwealth Games thanks to Geraint Thomas. The Cardiff star travelled to Scotland in the name of national pride and with few expectations
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Cycling hero Geraint Thomas to carry Welsh flag at closing ceremony
GOLD medal-winning cyclist Geraint Thomas has been announced as the Team Wales flag bearer for tonight’s Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Glasgow 2014 is Thomas' second Commonwealth Games. In Melbourne in 2006 Geraint took bronze
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Weather turns around as hundreds enjoy Blackwood carnival parade
AFTER a morning of heavy rain, organisers feared Saturday’s [August 2] Blackwood Carnival could be a washout. But the sun came out as the parade, which this year counted 300 participants, marched down the High Street in Blackwood towards Pontllanfraith
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Woman in hospital after being bitten by Newport boyfriend, court told
A WOMAN ended up in hospital after her boyfriend sank his teeth into her arm and punched her leaving her with a black eye and a suspected broken rib.Jamie Kent, 21, had 16 previous convictions for offences including an attack against a police officer
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A Games to be proud of for Team Wales
SPORT Wales chief executive Sarah Powell says the nation should be “exceptionally proud” of the record 36-medal haul at Glasgow 2014, writes Andrew Penman. After a nightmare build-up to the Commonwealth Games with injuries, failed drugs tests and
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Edinburgh confident County are in good shape
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh feels the Exiles are in a position to emulate their fast start to life in League Two after a positive pre-season. County made a brilliant transition last term, their first in the Football League in 25-years
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THE NEWSDESK: The slaughter of civilians is a stain on the world
THIS column allows me the freedom to write about whichever subject I choose - local, national and international. Often, I choose a local subject - Newport city centre regeneration, the M4 relief road - because that is what is most close to the
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Identical triplets celebrate first birthday
BABY Ffion wears fushia polish on her toenails, Maddison wears mint green and Paige wears purple. It’s not a fashion statement but a method their parents from Pontypool have devised to tell the identical triplets apart. On August 2 last year
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Two injured in Blackwood crash
TWO people were injured in a crash in Blackwood last night. The pair were given treatment at the scene by firefighters after the incident on Highfields Way. A fire crew from Aberbargoed attended the crash at 8.17pm.
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Bronze medals but St Joes boxers left to rue missing out on gold
IT WAS a weekend of mixed emotions for St Joseph’s boxers Sean McGoldrick and Joe Cordina after they both received their Glasgow 2014 bronze medals on Saturday afternoon, writes Andrew Penman.Both fighters lost their semi-finals on Friday, along
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Welsh teenager happy with battling performance in Glasgow road race
TEAM Wales rider Amy Roberts was happy to end her Glasgow 2014 campaign on a high with a creditable 13th place in the women’s road race, writes Andrew Penman.The Scottish rain was falling hard by the end and Carmarthen youngster Roberts, who lives
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Former Radio 1 DJ Mike Smith dies
Friends and former colleagues of BBC Radio 1 presenter Mike Smith have described their "heartbreak" after the 59-year-old died in hospital. Breakfast Show alumni including Noel Edmonds, Mike Read and Simon Mayo joined others from the world of entertainment
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: The Weekend Recipe - Creamed rice pudding, strawberry compote by Simon King, chef/proprietor of Restaurant 1861, Cross Ash, near Abergavenny
Simon King, chef/proprietor at restaurant 1861 in Cross Ash near Abergavenny, is a big fan of the sweet and succulent strawberry.I love strawberries – to me they epitomise summer with their heady fragrance, amplified by the warmth of the sun.We
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Our Garden Guru Rob Williams of The Secret Garden, Mamhilad, answers your questions
Q: My lawn has taken a bashing this summer with the dry weather and kids playing on it – dry and bare patches – what can I do to help it get back to its best in the autumn? MM, NewportA: Wait for enough rain to give the ground a soak. Get
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LIVE: Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
FOLLOW live coverage of the Commonwealth Games from our man in Glasgow Andrew Penman. Queen opens Commonwealth Games Tweets by @argussport #teamwales Tweets
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Grow It - How to get a gorgeous display of hydrangeas
IF YOU planted fruit and vegetables earlier in the year then August is a month of harvesting - after all that’s what all the hard work was for earlier in the year. However, if plants are more your style, then enjoy the holiday season and the late
