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Newport man celebrates getting to 100 with charity push
A NEWPORT man celebrated reaching a century yesterday with one of two birthday parties that will be held in his honour.Charitable Trevor Wigmore, of Robertson Way, told family and friends he wanted any money that would have been spent on him for his 100th
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Dream evening spent with snooker hero
A GWENT rock band member was over the moon to spend the evening with his hero recently, snooker player Jimmy White.Phil Spokes, from Cwmbran, plays lead guitar and vocals in 4th Street Traffic group, which has released three albums and in 2010 played
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Monmouth Citizen Advice Bureau to close
MONMOUTH’S Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) will close in June after its trustees board admitted defeat in a three-year funding battle.Its base on Whitecross Street will be shut following 47 uninterrupted years of supporting the town and its surrounding villages
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Festival enjoyed by Pill residents
RESIDENTS in Pill enjoyed a two week festival where they could try their hand at a range of activities including martial arts, football and jewellery making.The festival ran from March 30 to April 10 and alongside the various activities - which included
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Usk teen enters glass sword in art competition
A YOUNG artist has entered an unusual piece of glass artwork into a national competition.Twelve year-old Josie Harrison, of Llandenny, near Usk, submitted one of her creations to the Glass Prize 2015 award, which aims to inspire innovation in kiln formed
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Nothing to lose against Bury and Southend, says skipper
CAPTAIN Darren Jones says Newport County AFC have nothing to lose against promotion rivals Bury and Southend United over the next four days. Like his manager Jimmy Dack, Jones believes that three wins will be enough for County to seal a League
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Birds hit the streets for Build an Owl Box push
GWENT Wildlife Trust paired up with Blaina Co-operative store to raise awareness for the Build an Owl Box Campaign Anna Guzzo, project officer at Gwent Wildlife Trust, and other colleagues visited Blaina Co-operative as part of the Eastern Valleys
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Additional £1m for dementia services
THE Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has welcomed the health minister’s announcement last week of a funding boost to dementia care in Wales. Last Thursday, April 2, Health and Social Services minister Mark Drakeford unveiled a plan to recruit
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Teen’s cakes helping causes
A CWMCARN teenager is raising funds for good causes after being inspired by her late father’s charity work. Hannah Green, 18, has been putting her baking skills to good use and holding cake sales to raise hundreds of pounds for causes including
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LIFE THROUGH A LENS: Brynmawr pastor Stuart Wheatman
Brynmawr pastor Stuart Wheatman, who recently reprised the role of Jesus in an open-air Passion Play on Good Friday. He shared some of his favourite pictures with NATHAN BRIANT.1. In my spare time I'm trying to develop some skills in computer programming
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Chepstow speed limit to be cut
THE speed limit on a Chepstow road is expected to be reduced in anticipation of a new housing development being built nearby. Monmouthshire council officers proposed a 30mph limit is introduced onto part of the B4235 near the Racecourse Garage.
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No fears over picking young stars, says Jimmy Dack
NEWPORT County AFC manager Jimmy Dack says he will not be afraid to give youth a chance at the business end of the season. Wales under-17s star Regan Poole looks set to keep his place in the starting XI for tomorrow’s home clash with promotion
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Third ‘no cold calling’ zone set up
A THIRD ‘no cold calling’ zone has been set up in Tredegar thanks to a partnership between Blaenau Gwent Council and Gwent police. The new zone follows consultation with residents which showed support for its establishment in the areas of Gwent
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Glamorgan's Will Bragg hopes to keep the runs flowing throughout 2015
THE TARGET of 1,000 runs remains the same as Will Bragg prepares for another season with Glamorgan but the left-hander will also strive to thrive in the middle throughout 2015, writes Chris Kirwan.The 28-year-old from Cwmbran was the county's leading
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Appeal after woman, 23, goes missing
GWENT Police have appealed for help in finding 23-year-old Emilie Pavlou who has been reported as missing from her Rhymney address. Emilie was last seen on 2nd April and is described as being five feet three inches tall with shoulder length brown
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End in sight for Right to Buy in Wales
PEOPLE have one more week to have their say on plans to end Right to Buy before the consultation closes. Earlier this year, the Welsh Government published a White Paper setting out the intention to end Right to Buy and Right to Acquire in order
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Newport tidal lagoon plans move a step closer
A COMPANY exploring options for a tidal lagoon at Newport expects to submit plans within the next three years. Tidal Lagoon Power is looking to create sustainable infrastructure that can generate indigenous, low-carbon electricity at scale, and
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SCAM WARNING: Man offered to clean Cwmbran woman's patio, took £50, then left without finishing
A CONMAN ripped off a householder leaving her property without carrying out work to her patio. The man offered to clean the patio at her home in Maendy Way, Cwmbran, on Wednesday. The woman handed over £50 but the man left without completing
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WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: After French successes, St Mihiel is next
New leap forward French enveloping movement Eastern horrors Heavy German losses The German position at St Mihiel is a very strong one and had moreover been looked on as a place comparatively easy to hold but, with a successful continuance
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UPDATE: Notorious eBay conman Phillip Shortman is jailed for two years
UPDATE: 2.23pm Phillip Shortman has been jailed for two years at Newport Crown Court today. UPDATE: 7.44am A FRAUDSTER from Pontypool who used his five-year-old son’s details to dupe victims on eBay into buying bogus mobile phones will
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We need to be more streetwise, says County boss
NEWPORT County AFC manager Jimmy Dack has urged his players to do everything they can to clinch a League Two play-off place, even if that means embracing football’s dark arts. County will be without key defender Ismail Yakubu for tomorrow’s clash
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Man injured in Newport city centre attack
A MAN was injured on his face and neck in an attack on in Newport city centre on early on Sunday morning. Police would like to speak to the man and woman pictured following the assault on Westgate Square. The 20-year-old was treated at the
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COUCH POTATO: Hypnotic game show just doesn’t add up
SO, THIS horribly misguided hypnosis game show nonsense that’s polluted our Saturday night telly for the last four weeks. Unless everything you see is 100 per cent genuine and the contestants truly are having their brains “hacked” to obey the subliminal
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Sports Direct to open store at Newport's former Passport Office early this summer
SPORTS Direct is to open the doors on its new 23,000 sq ft store at Newport's former Passport Office early this summer. The sportswear and equipment retailer has signed a 50 year agreement with the jv partnership of Richard Hayward Properties
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Faletau starts as Dragons stick with first team against Leinster
TAULUPE Faletau returns to the Newport Gwent Dragons starting XV for Sunday’s clash with Guinness Pro12 champions Leinster at Rodney Parade. The Wales number eight started last weekend’s European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-final win against Cardiff
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Council housing
ON THE news this morning, young people cannot afford to buy a house due to low wages etc. Council houses, nobody mentions them. Is it something people do not want to associate with or is it the government trying to avoid upsetting the private construction
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Positive role
C BRADLEY condemns the people of Newport if they “switch into autopilot on polling day and vote Labour” (Letters,April 8). The reason Mr/Ms Bradley sees so many red ‘Vote Labour’ boards and posters around the city is that so many residents want
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Self-inflicted
MARTYN BUTLER (Argus, April 4) in response to Ukip’s Nigel Farage’s accurate comments about foreigners with HIV and the cost to our National Health Service, states that HIV does not discriminate. Oh, yes it does! With the exception of those unfortunates
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Ark's the answer
I WAS much affected by the letter from M Davis in Tuesday’ s issue. It seems that he or she shares my growing anxiety about the ever-increasing threats to life on our planet. Carbon emissions, rampant global warming and glacial meltdown, atmospheric
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Poor driving
AFTER reading many stories of accidents occurring on the M4 at or near the Brynglas tunnels, some fatal, all serious, I could not understand why this was happening until now. As a recent regular user of this part of the M4, particularly late evening
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UPDATE: 40 staff get jobs back as new owners for Uskmouth power station announced
MORE than 40 ex-workers will get their jobs back after a buyer for a former Newport power station was announced. More than 40 staff have been re-employed and more than 30 contractors will be permanently employed as SIMEC Group has bought Uskmouth
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Nathan Cleverly ring return confirmed
CEFN Fforest fighter Nathan Cleverly will return to the ring next month on the undercard of Lee Selby’s world title shot, writes Andrew Penman.Cleverly, himself a former world champion, will drop down a weight for a non-title fight on May 30 against an
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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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Newport stars on BBC Breakfast's red sofa
NEWPORT was the star of BBC Breakfast this morning as presenter Naga Munchetty took the programme's famous red sofa to the indoor market. She was talking to Newport shoppers about what they thought the issues would be for the General Election.
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Ryan Jackson set for Exiles return
NEWPORT County AFC hope to have defender Ryan Jackson fit and available for tomorrow’s home clash with promotion rivals Bury. The right-back or right wing-back has been a star performer for County this season. Jackson was forced off with a
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Thieves steal £23,000 worth of stock from Cwmbran garden centre - and then take 20 shopping baskets to carry their haul away
THIEVES stole 20 blue plastic shopping baskets to take away a haul of stock worth £23,000, including Yankee Candles from a Cwmbran garden centre. Sunnydale Garden Centre in Croesyceiliog was targeted by “professional” burglars on Tuesday, March
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RSPCA to press charges against owners after police smash window to free dogs trapped in sweltering car
POLICE were forced to smash a car window to free four panting dogs trapped inside a sweltering car, it was revealed today. The pooches were inside the vehicle parked in direct sunlight on Byefield Lane, Linda Vista Gardens, in Abergavenny yesterday
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UPDATE: Firefighters tackle Cwmcarn scrap metal blaze
UPDATE: 2.05pm Locals described seeing plumes of white smoke billowing over the mountain after the blaze at Chapel Farm Industrial Estate began just before 7am. Marcus Davies, who works nearby with Shadow Scaffolding, said: “I was driving past
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ELECTION 2015: Minister praises cafe 'with a twist' in Newport visit
UK CABINET minister for business and enterprise Matthew Hancock visited the Parc Pantry in Newport yesterday. 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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Firefighters tackle grass fires across the Valleys
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a series of grass fires across the Valleys last night. A crew from Ebbw Vale dealt with a deliberately lit grass fire at Blue Lake covering around 1000 sqm at 6.54pm. they tackled a further fire near the old college site at
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ON THIS DAY: Council raises £20k in dog mess charges
On this day - April 10 FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE: On this day a year ago the Argus reported on how a council brought in almost £20,000 in littering and dog mess charges in the previous year. Five years ago today we reported how plans for
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Charity to be set up in name of Cerys Yemm who was killed at Argoed hostel
A CHARITY is to be set up in memory of a Blackwood woman who was killed at an Argoed hostel last November.Cerys Yemm, 22, died from her injuries at Sirhowy Arms Hotel, a homeless hostel, in the early hours of Thursday November 6.Her alleged attacker,
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Man's hair goes blue for diabetes
A PONTYPOOL vintage shop owner has dyed his hair blue to raise money for JDRF UK, who conduct research into diabetes.Allun Davies, 47, chose the colour blue as it’s the corporate colour for the charity. JDRF UK is close to Mr Davies’ heart as his wife
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LEWIS EVANS: Dragons' derby victory against Blues a fantastic occasion but tough viewing
KEEPING momentum is the aim for the boys this week when they welcome Leinster to Rodney Parade. Last Saturday was a great occasion with a very sweet but very tense win against Cardiff Blues in the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge
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Cwmbran family of baby born without eyes 'overwhelmed' by support
PARENTS of baby Daisy Smith – who has a rare disorder that meant she was born without eyes – say they have been “overwhelmed” by the public’s response to her story.A week ago, the Argus reported a Cwmbran family’s baby was born with a rare disorder, anophthalmia.Since
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Fundraising starting for boy with rare epilepsy
THE mother of a two-year-old Brynmawr boy whose rare type of epilepsy could kill him at any time has said she must “take every day as it comes”.Toddler Callum Sainsbury cannot walk or talk and suffers up to five seizures a day because of a rare form of
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Breaking news in Newport and Gwent, Friday April 10, 2015
3:16pm SCAM WARNING: Man offered to clean Cwmbran woman's patio, took £50, then left without finishing 2:54pm Firefighters from Cwmbran are tackling a grass fire in the hills
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Newport newsagent could lose licence over allegations 55 children were sold alcohol
A NEWPORT newsagent could lose its licence after allegations 55 children aged as young as 11 have regularly been sold alcohol at the shop – leading to some being hospitalised and some suffering unconsciousness. In a statement to Newport City Council
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Lecturers ‘will fight Caerleon campus closure to the end’
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
