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Olympic gymnast visits Gwent gymnastics academy
AN Olympic gymnast held a coaching clinic at a Gwent gymnastics academy last week.Hannah Whelan, 22, represented Great Britain at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.Ms Whelan has won three European medals, and in 2014 was the bronze medallist in the all-around
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Band to perform fundraising concert for Cwmbran biker
A TRIBUTE act Guns 2 Roses is taking time out of its European tour to host a night in Cwmbran tonight to raise funds in memory of a popular biker.Phil Adams, known as Side Car Bob, was a member of local motorcycle club the Celtic Wolves.He had only been
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Residents' voice concern over proposed housing development on woodland
RESIDENTS in Bassaleg fear a proposed development of 14 homes will destroy a woodland and cause gridlock on roads in the area.The application, lodged in February by Danzoe Limited, includes building a new road and a drainage system on land to the rear
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Undy fundraisers break £4,000
CHARITY fundraising at an Undy sports club has so far collected more than £4,000 – and members want to raise more.Tracy Stafford, who works at Undy Athletic Football Club on The Causeway, asked the club to raise cash for the Newport-based Sparkle charity
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County's striker hope might have been flipping burgers instead of chipping crosses
HE’S broken into the Newport County first team squad and has just been called up for Wales, but Exiles forward Aaron Collins might have spent this season flipping burgers, writes Michael Pearlman.The 18-year old striker who will travel to Germany later
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Magor rail group to produce business plan
A MAGOR group is in the process of creating a business plan as their next step in a long campaign for towards settimng up a new railway station. Members of Magor Action Group on Rail (Magor) met the Severnside Programme Board last month and is
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New home for charity classic car show
A CLASSIC car charity show is replacing a Gwent event for the first time this year, writes Alistair Corless.The Big Welsh Classic Car Show, which helps raise funds for blood cancer charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, is being held at Margam County
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Dog fouling fines could be increased by council
FINES for littering and dog fouling could be increased by Caerphilly County Borough Council, raising an extra £5,000 in the process.In a health, social care, and wellbeing scrutiny committee report to be presented to cabinet on April 15, a number of recommendations
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Pubs ‘over the moon’ at Camra success
By Alistair Corless TWO Gwent pubs have been named in the UK’s top 200. The Clytha Arms, in Monmouthshire, and The Lamb, in Newport, have been chosen by judges from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) as two of the UK’s “Top 200 Local Pubs of
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Service station firm's concern over Monmouth McDonald’s plan
THE firm behind the redevelopment of Raglan Services has voiced concern over a proposal to build a pub, drive-through restaurant and coffee shop in Monmouth. Euro Garages Ltd, which now owns the derelict sites on the north and south-bound side
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Staff on art and design course earmarked for closure await decision
STAFF on an art and design course earmarked for closure at the University of South Wales (USW) are awaiting an imminent decision on whether the course will stay open.USW announced last September that its Caerleon campus was to close, with teaching to
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Gwent parliamentary candidates confirmed after deadline passes
THE parliamentary election candidates for Gwent have been confirmed after nominations closed at 4pm today. Six parties are contesting all of Gwent’s seven constituencies in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West
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Campaign trail visits Newport business
FORMER cabinet minister for business and enterprise Matthew Hancock visited the Parc Pantry in Newport today. As part of a pre-election tour to visit 100 businesses in 100 days, Mr Hancock visited Newport to support the campaign of Newport West
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Usk mum to tackle London Marathon
AN USK mum-of-two will tackle her first marathon looking to raise thousands of pounds for charity later this month. Emma Hamar, 43, will run the London Marathon on Sunday, April 26 for Diabetes UK. She said she has been motivated to raise funds for the
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Community groups urged to apply for grants of up to £5,000
MONMOUTHSHIRE Building Society Charitable Foundation is giving community groups and organisations the opportunity to apply for a one-off funding award of up to £5,000.In the last financial year alone, the foundation provided support to 33 groups, representing
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SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Rougemont School
ARRIVING when the infant pupils were rehearsing for their spring festival, Rougemont School was filled with keen pupils all eager to show their range of talent.Rougemont School is an independent day school that educates boys and girls from the ages of
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Skipper Hudd: Steelmen must stay calm to secure playoff spot
CAPTAIN Damien Hudd says playoff-chasing Ebbw Vale must get back to basics if they are to settle their nerves with a Principality Premiership victory at Llandovery, writes Chris Kirwan.The Steelmen are having a wobble but remain in third place in the
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Only the very best will be good enough for Cross Keys in Ponty semi-final, says coach Greg Woods
IN-FORM Cross Keys know that they must produce their finest performance of the season against Pontypridd at Cardiff Arms Park to earn a date next door at the Millennium Stadium.The men from Pandy Park were the last side to beat Ponty in the Swalec Cup
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Mark Wallace second in command but still a key Glamorgan figure as runs milestone looms
MARK Wallace intends to be first port of call for Jacques Rudolph after getting over the disappointment of losing the Glamorgan captaincy to the South African. Glamorgan get their season up and running against Leicestershire at Grace Road on Sunday
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YOUR AM WRITES: Islwyn AM Gwyn Price
OUR local councils provide all of our front-line services, from emptying our bins to managing our highways and looking after the environment. At present, Caerphilly County Borough Council provides these services to the residents of Islwyn but this
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Collison aiming to return and believes he can get back into Welsh set-up
FORMER West Ham United midfielder Jack Collison won’t give up on his dream of playing for Wales at the 2016 European Championships, despite losing an entire year of his career, writes Michael Pearlman. The 26-year old left Upton Park last summer
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Councillor criticised for race segregation outburst
A COUNCILLOR branded 'anti-muslim' for using the term “Muzzy” in a social media post has caused fresh controversy by appearing to endorse segregation, following a TV programme fronted by former equalities chief Trevor Phillips.Independent councillor for
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8-mile queues of traffic after Newport M4 crash
UPDATE: 4.22PM A CRASH on the M4 which caused eight mile tailbacks earlier today, resulted in one person being taken to hospital. The Welsh Ambulance Service was called to a two-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway between junctions 27
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Aldi superstore can extend its opening and delivery hours
AN ALDI supermarket can extend its opening and delivery hours. The store, in Abergavenny, which opened on the site of a former Renault garage on Monmouth Road in 2012, was granted permission by Monmouthshire Council to open for an extra hour until
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WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: British ships lying in wait for German cruiser
Position under threat German peril at St Mihiel Austrian centre pierced From what source the Command of the German auxiliary cruiser, Prinz Eitel Frederich, expected ‘relief’ to arrive is not clear but in any case it has failed him and
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ARGUS COMMENT: eBay conman has to grow up
WE WONDER whether Phillip Shortman will ever grow up. The 27-year-old, from Pontypool, has been a regular in the pages of the Argus for 10 years. During that time Shortman has been a serial conman, making money from selling bogus goods online
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Dragons need to slug it out with Leinster rather than resting up for semi, says prop Brok Harris
BROK Harris is glad that he'll be slugging it out with Guinness Pro12 champions Leinster on Sunday rather than resting up, declaring it as perfect preparation for Newport Gwent Dragons' bruising European semi-final in Edinburgh.Dragons director of rugby
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Salon pledges to help Lapland campaign
A PROJECT to send school pupils with learning difficulties to Lapland UK has received a boost after an Ebbw Vale hairdressers joined the fundraising campaign.A group of parents are hoping to raise £10,000 to send 102 pupils from Pen-y-Cwm special school
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Appeal after tools stolen from Friars Walk site
POLICE have appealed for information after a van parked at the Friars Walk site in Newport was broken into on Thursday 7th April. Specialist tools were stolen including a laser and receiver (pictured). Anyone with information relating to this
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Polish worshippers hold Easter blessing ceremony
POLISH worshippers in Lliswerry held a traditional Easter blessing ceremony over the weekend. Święconka, meaning "the blessing of the Easter baskets," dates back to the early history of Poland and is also observed by expatriates and their descendants
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ELECTION 2015: Colourful exchanges at Newport West hustings
PAUL Flynn’s claim that his opponent sounded “like a speaking clock with the Tory manifesto” was among the most colourful exchanges of Newport West’s first election hustings of 2015. The Labour candidate accused Tory rival Nick Webb of going into
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CWMBRAN BABY MURDER TRIAL: 'Shaking could have caused brain injury' - court hears
SHAKING could be one of the causes of brain injury suffered by a baby, a doctor told the trial of a man accused of murdering his baby grandaughter. Mark Jones, 45, of no fixed abode is on trial accused of murdering his granddaughter Amelia Rose
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Gwent hairdresser is UK stylist of the year
AN ABERSYCHAN hairdresser has won the title of hair stylist of the year at the British Hair And Beauty Awards 2015.Syran John, of Syran John Hairdressing, Broad Street, Pontypool, won the title at the awards that celebrated those in the hair and beauty
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Fans have to be our 12th man now, says Jimmy Dack
MANAGER Jimmy Dack has called on the Newport County AFC supporters to be the 12th man as their side look to secure a League Two play-off place. County have just five fixtures remaining as they aim to maintain their top-seven position in the table
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CCTV: Appeal after two caravans stolen from Leeway Industrial Estate in Newport
POLICE are appealing for information after two caravans were stolen from the Leeway Industrial Estate in Newport. The incident happened overnight between Tuesday 7 April and 8 Wednesday April. Anyone with information about the incident or knows
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Amnesia
DURING election time, amazingly, some New Labour councillors like Nigel Dix develop selective amnesia. They always fail to mention New Labour’s most popular time in government, thanks to Tony Blair and then Gordon Brown. That was a time when New
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Infrastrusture
PLAID CYMRU has called for an additional one per cent of GDP to be invested across the UK in infrastructure. This is an additional £19billion a year on top of the £23bn to which all the London-based and Westminster focused parties are committed.
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Greens unveil new candidate after their man has to stand down in Blaenau Gwent
THE Wales Green Party has announced a replacement parliamentary candidate for Blaenau Gwent after their first had to stand down. The party has said that Mark Pond, 47, will replace Joseph Champion as their candidate for Blaenau Gwent. Mr Champion
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Listen to us
ON THE big debate, Nigel Farage asked why not adopt the sensible Australian approach to immigration. Not one of the panelists supported him. When he suggested people coming here should have health insurance, still no support. When he gave the statistics
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Night in
I AM writing to you to ask your readers to have a Night In for Macmillan this May. Macmillan’s Night In is simply about having friends round for a catch-up, a laugh and something to eat and drink. Last year, our supporters across the UK raised
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Badly designed
ON A regular city centre shopping jaunt last week, I came face-to-face in Newport’s Cambrian Road with what looked like a TV police documentary or a scene from the latest James Bond film (compliments of Rosemary Butler, Labour AM!). Several police
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'Make South Wales metro a priority' - Newport AM
NEWPORT AM John Griffiths believes the Welsh government needs to prioritise the multi-million pound South Wales Metro plan amid fears the project could stall. The metro network, which could be built by 2030, involves a plan for trains, buses and
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Cwmbran mum goaded her son as he beat a man with a lump of wood and then she robbed victim of £120
A MOTHER who encouraged her son to carry out an ‘appalling attack’ on a man during a robbery has been jailed. Robbie Williams, 19, of Drayton Court, Cwmbran, was also sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday, alongside his mother Kerry Thrupp
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Newport shoppers dig deep to raise money for autism
AN autism awareness group has raised more than £1,000 in two days – thanks to shoppers at a Risca supermarket, writes Alistair CorlessThe Newport Autism Support Group was bucket collecting at Tesco Extra, in Risca, on April 1 and April 2, to mark World
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Time to get back to hockey
NOW that Easter is behind us it’s time to ditch the choccy and get back to hockey. That is the message from Hockey Wales as they launch their national Back2Hockey summer campaign. Clubs will be opening their doors to players new and old seeking
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Cwmbran man raises £50k for Cancer Research Wales in memory of parents
ABOUT 15 years ago Cwmbran man Michael Williams set himself a target – to raise £50,000 by the time he reached the age of 50 for Cancer Research Wales. Now after more than 22 sponsored truck and double-decker bus pulls, two tug of wars, three boxing
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CWMBRAN BABY MURDER TRIAL: Live coverage
JOIN Argus reporter Carys Thomas for live coverage of the trial of Cwmbran grandfather Mark Jones, accused of murdering baby Amelia Rose. Tweets by @ArgusCThomas
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Highest ever world ranking for Wales
THE Welsh football team has climbed to 22nd in the latest FIFA world rankings – their highest ever standing. Chris Coleman's side are up 15 places thanks to their unbeaten start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. Wales topped Group B after
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THE EDITOR'S CHAIR: Can someone make this election interesting please?
JUST 28 days from now we will have a new government, or perhaps the same government, or maybe a slightly different government, or possibly no government at all. That is, quite frankly, pretty much all we know for certain after the first fortnight
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Dual-code international John Devereux the guest at Welsh Charitables dinner
FORMER dual-code international John Devereux will be the guest speaker at the Welsh Charitables RFC charity dinner in Cwmbran this month.The event at Greenmeadow Golf Club on Friday, April 24 will feature the former Bridgend centre, who won 21 caps for
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Newport man finds 5-inch piece of wood 'with splinters coming off it' in his Iceland frozen stir fry
UPDATE: 12.27pm An Iceland spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that Mr Foran has now been in touch with our customer care department regarding the foreign body found in his ready meal. "Mr Foran is returning the item to the store and the foreign
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Dragons boss Lyn Jones praises Taulupe Faletau's perfect response to bench duty
DIRECTOR of rugby Lyn Jones has hailed Taulupe Faletau as a fine team player for the way that he responded to being on bench duty for Newport Gwent Dragons' European derby with Cardiff Blues, writes Chris Kirwan. The 24-year-old was surprisingly
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Police appeal after man fails to show up at court
POLICE have appealed for help in finding a man who failed to appear in court after being charged with taking a vehicle, burgalry and theft. A warrant has been issued after Michael McDonagh, 33, who police say is from the Traveller community, failed
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UPDATE: Lane re-opens after car crashes between Newport and Usk on A449
UPDATE: 9.57am All lanes are now open. Recovery work completed, accident cleared, and traffic returned to normal. UPDATE: 9.50am Gwent Police have now confirmed only one vehicle was involved in the crash. The driver of the Audi car has
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Grass at old Tredegar Park golf course set alight
AROUND 300 square metres of grass and bracken was deliberately set on fire at the old Tredegar Park golf course in Rogerstone near Newport last night. Firefighters from Malpas and Maindee attended at 7.22pm and the fire was extinguished. The
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Firefighters rescue person after falling down embankment
FIREFIGHTERS rescued someone who had fallen down an embankment into undergrowth earlier this morning. Crews from Aberbargoed, Malpas and Ebbw Vale attended the incident in Newbridge at 5.12am. There were no injuries.
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ON THIS DAY: Work starts on Newport's Friars Walk shopping centre
On this day - April 9 FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE: On this day a year ago the Argus reported on how work on Newport’s £90m Friars Walk development was officially launched by Newport's mayor. Five years ago today we reported how the sign
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CHRIS KIRWAN: Dragons making strides with foreign accents guiding young Welsh talent
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons now have something tangible to show for the progress they have made this season.Next Friday they will kick off European semi-finals weekend when they travel to Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup.Make no mistake, it's a big deal for the
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Man whose house had been burgled saw picture on Facebook of woman wearing his Adidas jacket
A NEWPORT man has been jailed for burgling his neighbour. Neil Warner, aged 27, of Clarence Place, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday for burglary of a dwelling along with Nicola Jones, aged 31, of Bryn Milwr, Hollybush, Cwmbran.
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Paedophiles who seek help 'deserve a chance' - April Jones' dad
THE father of April Jones has said paedophiles who seek help before they commit an offence "deserve a chance". The five-year-old was snatched from outside her home in Machynlleth, mid Wales more than two years ago by Mark Bridger, who was sentenced
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CHRIS KIRWAN: Passionate backing makes Rodney Parade special but 'horrible' tag a worry
THE European knockout derby between Newport Gwent Dragons and Cardiff Blues at Rodney Parade was the occasion that we all hoped it would be. A near sell-out crowd was treated to a tense Challenge quarter-final between fierce rivals with a fantastic
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Gwent set for another warm day as temperatures soar to 17C
TEMPERATURES in Gwent could reach 17C today - but don't pack the umbrella and overcoat away yet, as the summery weather isn't here to stay. Usk could see temperatures soar to 17.9C this afternoon before tailing off towards the end of the week and
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Cwmbran man raises £50,000 for Cancer Research Wales in memory of parents
AROUND 15 years ago Cwmbran man Michael Williams set himself a target - to raise £50,000 by the time he reached the age of 50 for Cancer Research Wales. Now after more than 22 sponsored truck and double-decker bus pulls, two tug of wars, three
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TRAFFIC UPDATE: Delays possible on M4 in Newport between J28 and J26
UPDATE: 9.45am There is queuing traffic on the M4 eastbound in Nepwort between J26 and J25a because of a rolling road-block and emergency repairs. UPDATE: 8.45am AN accident on the A449 in Monmouthshire has caused one lane to
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Community is thanked ahead of screening of film about Blackwood racehorse
THE director of an unlikely rags-to-riches story of a Gwent racehorse said the film would not have been possible without its inspiring contributors and the support of the local community. The award-winning documentary film Dark Horse, which tells
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Deliberate grass fires in Gwent up by 860%
THE number of deliberate grass fires in Gwent in the first week of April saw a shocking 860 per cent increase on those put out during the same period last year. The figures were revealed as the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) said they
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Council needs more than £42m for property maintenance backlog
MONMOUTHSHIRE council will need to spend more than £42 million to address a property maintenance backlog, the equivalent of more than 20 years spending at the current level. The bill for Caldicot Castle alone is estimated as between £2million and
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Breaking news in Newport and Gwent, Thursday April 9, 2015
6:12pm THE parliamentary election candidates for Gwent have been confirmed after nominations closed at 4pm today. 6:11pm STAFF on an art and design course earmarked for
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Chepstow boy raises £2,100 for Serennu Children's Centre
A CHEPSTOW boy has raised more than £2,000 for Serennu Children's Centre.Noah Herniman, nine, of Bulwark, who suffers from neurofibromatosis type two, which is a genetic disorder that causes tumours to grow along the nerves, took part in a sponsored walk
