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Rural crime focus for police funding
POLICE in Gwent and South Wales are set to develop an app to help officers in remote locations.The Gwent force will receive a portion of £2.2 million towards projects which aim to transform policing form the Home Office’s Police Innovation
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Firm raises more than £3,000 for ‘inspirational’ five-year-old
MORE than £3,000 has been raised for the For Luca appeal to help a five-year-old to walk.Local recruitment company Acorn raised the money to help Luca Williams walk again after he lost both his lower legs to meningococcal septicaemia in 2012. All
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Risca man received lifetime sports ban
A RISCA body-builder has become the first man ever to receive a lifetime ban from sports from the UK Anti-Doping Agency.UKAD, alongside Gwent Police, have found Philip Tinklin to be in breach of three anti-doping rule violations following a police investigation
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Sheep shearing course thanks to funding
A DOZEN Caerphilly farmers have sharpened up their sheep shearing skills thanks to a new funding grant.Thanks to almost £2,000 from the Cwm a Mynydd Training Support Fund, farmers and their staff took a sheep shearing course.Gareth Roberts, who
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Ride-out held in memory of Cwmbran biker
FRIENDS of a Cwmbran biker who died after a crash on the A449 held a ride-out and charity event yesterday in his memory.The event, organised by customers and staff at South Wales Superbikes in Newport, was held to remember 60-year-old Kevin Morgan, who
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Gwent events held to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War
EVENTS took place across Gwent yesterday to mark the centenary of the First World War with all ages taking part in the commemorations. HAYLEY MILLS, FRAN GILLETT and KEILIGH BAKER reportIN Torfaen, children from Cwmbran’s Summer Playschemes formed
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Miss Caldicot heading for UK final
A CALDICOT teen will be heading to Blackpool to represent her town in a UK-wide beauty competition.Emma Williams, 18, of Undy, who is currently Miss Caldicot, is set to compete in this year’s Miss Teen Great Britain final which will see 60 girls
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Gwent events held to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War
EVENTS took place across Gwent today to mark the centenary of the First World War with all ages taking part in the commemorations. HAYLEY MILLS, FRAN GILLETT and KEILIGH BAKER report IN Torfaen, children from Cwmbran’s Summer Playschemes formed
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More than 100 organisations back week of anti-Nato protests
PROTESTERS claim more than 100 organisations have backed a statement calling for a week of protests in the week leading up to the Nato summit.The statement, issued by No Nato Newport and a coalition of Welsh anti-war, anti-cuts, trade union, community
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Crews tackle fire at Pontypool pub
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a fire at a disused pub in Griffithstown near Pontypool. Fire crews were called to the former Masons Arms on Station Road at 3.33pm, where they found flames on the first and second floor. The fire has since broken through
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MP claims split opinion on Gaza
GWENT politicians have responded to calls made by a Plaid Cymru MP that Parliament should be recalled to discuss the conflict between Gaza and Israel.Hywel Williams, MP for Arfon, said yesterday on BBC Radio Wales that Parliament’s summer recess
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YOUR MP WRITES: Jessica Morden MP
IT IS nearly 18 months since the Coalition Government brought in the bedroom tax. It’s worth pointing out that it was the Coalition, not just the Tories, who dreamt up this cruel policy, because just before Parliament went into recess, the Liberal
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Concern as still no sign of Cwm man, 79
GWENT Police are re-appealing for help to find a 79-year-old man who has been missing from his home in Cwm for nine days.David Edwards was last seen at midday on Saturday, July 26. His niece, Tracey Rowland, 51, from Ebbw Vale, said: “Again we&rsquo
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PICTURES: Firefighters called to Cwmbran crash
UPDATE: 4.37pm A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said the crash was on Rede Road in Fairwater area and involved two vehicles. One vehicle, carrying two people, collided with railings. They received first aid and oxygen. An ambulance
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Ex-County goalkeeper Darlow set for the Premier League
FORMER Newport County player Karl Darlow is set for the Premier League, as he closes in on a switch to Newcastle United.Darlow, 23, who played eight league games for the Exiles on loan in 2012, is highly regarded in these parts for playing a key role
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Crowds enjoy Llanthony show
DESPITE a damp start, the Llanthony Valley and District Show drew in the crowds from as far as Cornwall for its famous rodeo show.Oliver Chandler, livestock secretary, said Llanthony is the only show in the UK which still puts on a rodeo.The show, at
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UPDATE: Pair arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and woman seriously injured after Pill crash
UPDATE: 3.12pm TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car collided with pedestrians in Pill last night. A woman has been left with injuries described as "life changing" following the incident. Police were
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Newport students 'let down' by bus fee offer
STUDENTS who face paying more than £300 a year to travel to sixth form on a bus can pay in instalments, Newport council has said, after protests outside the civic centre last week.But one of the group said this is “too little too late&rdquo
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Residents' 'relief' at no late opening for Tredegar pub
RESIDENTS in a Tredegar street have spoken of their relief after a local pub’s application to extend its licensing hours was rejected.On Thursday, Blaenau Gwent’s general licensing sub-committee rejected an application by David Richards, owner
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A call for sense
MR MANN has a point regarding councillors’ inability to listen to their electorate and effective influence the unelected. Questions asked of officialdom go unanswered, requests for change based on local knowledge supported by expertise, are rejected
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Empty promises
BLAENAVON community fought bitterly to have their pool replaced when it was demolished. They are resigned, now, six years later, to the fact they will not get their pool replaced. In spite of ‘consultations’, and a promise by their council. Is
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Weedkiller fears
COUNCILLOR John Cunningham states there is no need to worry if residents come into contact with areas being treated with weedkillers. So he has no problem with children playing on areas which have just been sprayed? One of the weedkillers used on our
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A royal waste
WHAT a delight to see the Draig Goch flying proudly from the flag pole outside Torfaen Council’s Civic Centre in support of our team competing in the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. We all need to let the Welsh team know we are one hundred percent
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An oversight
IN MY recent letter regarding Pontymoile School closure, I commented that no one from Torfaen County Borough Council attended the closure ceremonies. I was actually referring to the people at TCBC responsible for closing yet another school. I witnessed
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Political noise?
I REFER to the resolution passed by our city council concerning the deplorable practise of female genital mutilation. Whilst I am against this barbaric operation, I am wondering why this topic was brought before the Council. I don’t think this
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Man still critical after Blackwood incident
Gwent Police said a 29-year-old man taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff remains in a critical condition after an incident in Blackwood at the weekend. The 44-year-old man taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital after the incident is
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At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them
ONE hundred years ago today, Britain entered into a war that would change the world forever. The First World War was not a fight against evil or tyranny; it was a war caused by politics, economics and imperialism. Across the globe, around 16
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Mica Moore targets Gold Coast 2018 after glorious Glasgow
NEWPORT sprint star Mica Moore is still on a high after helping the Welsh women’s 4x100m relay squad set a new national record in their Glasgow 2014 final and she’s already targeting the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The relay girls – Moore, 16-year-old
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WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: The Great War - Germany attacks France
The Great War Battles on land and sea Germans seize British ships With regard to the seizure or requisitioning by Germany of British ships, it seems undesirable to point out at once that this is not an act of war nor necessarily a procedure
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One step closer on Welsh school plan
PLANS to build a new Welsh school on the site of an existing Newport secondary are taking shape after an outline proposal was submitted to Welsh Government, the Argus can reveal.Gwent’s only Welsh-medium secondary school which accepts pupils from
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First Minister marks First World War 'defining moment'
FIRST minister, Carwyn Jones, will be joining dignitaries across Wales to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War today.Mr Jones will join The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan at a candlelight
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Newport couple given Asbos for ‘pathetic’ behaviour
A NEWPORT couple have been given three-year anti-social behaviour orders after neighbours reported them to authorities 39 times in five years. Neighbours of Sally-Anne and Timothy Meredith, both 50, of Bridling Crescent, said they had been taking photos
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Andrew Penman's notes from the Games
SO GLASGOW 2014 has been and gone and for most of us up here, media and athletes alike, it’s been a brilliant experience.Not for everyone though! Cardiff discus thrower Brett Morse didn’t seem to enjoy it as much as most of his teammates.The
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Gwent remembers the First World War
9:45pm Lights out for First World War centenary The lights will go dark across Britain between 10pm and 11pm #Respect pic.twitter.com/B7htTmLLiD — Caldicot Town AFC (@CaldicotTownAFC) August 4, 2014
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Commonwealth Games could come to Newport in 2026
A RECORD-BREAKING Glasgow 2014 is over for our Welsh heroes but the Commonwealth Games could be on the way to Wales in 2026 – with Newport set to play a big part. Sport Wales chief executive Sarah Powell, who has watched her athletes win a record
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Ceremonies mark First World War
Royalty, political leaders and families of the fallen will unite in Belgium and the UK today in marking 100 years since Britain entered the First World War. At 11pm on August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, ushering in four years of darkness
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Firefighters tackle two Newport blazes
FIRECREWS in Newport tackled two deliberately lit fires overnight. One was in Ringland Circle, where a crew from Maindee tackled a refuse fire at 11.53. The second occurred when a skip in a garden was deliberately set on fire on Hollybush Avenue
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5,000 turn out for green festival
AROUND 5,000 people turned out for the four-day Green Gathering festival in Chepstow this weekend, which saw music from more than 100 bands across four stages.Organisers of the festival, which ran from Thursday, July 31 to Sunday, August 3, said they
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Newport lottery winner to star in show
A FORMER lorry driver from Newport who scooped £45.5 million in a EuroMillions win with his wife is now starring in a new TV series.Newport County chairman Les Scadding, who won EuroMillions five years ago, and his wife were Wales’ biggest-ever
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Pair sentenced after 'vicious' Newport robbery
A NEWPORT man has been jailed for three years after taking part in a robbery that left a man needing a metal plate inserted to his face.Ashley Cross, of Lliswerry Road, admitted one count of robbery at an earlier hearing, alongside a 17-year-old who admitted
