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Acclaimed Monmouthshire restaurant under new ownership
The Raglan Arms in Llandenny near Usk is under new ownership after a £400,000 investment supported by Barclays business. The village pub which has bought by husband and wife Judith and William Brown brings good food, well-presented to the area and retains
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Welsh business insurance website launches community fund project
A Caerphilly-based business insurance website has launched a community fund project aimed at giving back to the local community. The project, launched by www.constructaquote.com, will look to back the community’s grassroots and those most in need of financial
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Chartered surveyor appointed to help with Newport's Friars Walk scheme
Bristol-based chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has won a contract to provide valuation services on the Friars Walk retail and leisure destination in Newport, one of only three major UK shopping centres opening this year.The
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Newport dockers get first aid training from St John Ambulance
DOZENS of dockworkers are getting specialist first aid training thanks to a deal between a shipping company and St John Cymru-Wales.The charity’s training arm has devised a bespoke first aid course specifically for dockers at Newport-based WE Dowds (Shipping
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From the chamber
I’m not sure I really understand why Easter is a moveable feast, but I do know its timing tends to coincide with our annual round of business planning.As a company which specialises in advising growing businesses, it seems a bit strange to be talking
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Lyn Jones: Dragons' stunning win will count for nothing in Euro semi
LYN Jones has lauded Newport Gwent Dragons' history-making win against Leinster – but has warned their hot form won't matter a jot at Murrayfield in their European semi-final.The Dragons will travel to Edinburgh for Friday's Challenge Cup clash in fine
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Exiles boss warns critics not to write off County's promotion bid
NEWPORT County boss Jimmy Dack is warning people to write off his side at their own peril after the Exiles slipped out of the League Two play-off spots.Newport are two points off the top seven with four games remaining after Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat
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Newport Gwent Dragons 25 Leinster 22
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons got the pre-Murrayfield boost that they wanted by doing the double over Guinness Pro12 champions Leinster in incredible style.The rapid turnaround to Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final against Edinburgh will be made a little easier
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Limits on travel insurance for lost or stolen cash can leave travellers out of pocket
Following recent news that a couple had their dream holiday ruined when £2,000 of cash was stolen from their hotel safe, travel money provider ICE – International Currency Exchange is suggesting travellers consider a prepaid currency card as an alternative
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Mixing up the cultures during a Welsh Weekend at Disneyland Paris
DISNEYLAND Paris and Celtic patron saints don’t usually appear in the same sentence. But for one weekend in April The Happiest Place on Earth plays host to the Welsh Weekend – a festival of song, food and fireworks where the Land of the Dragon is celebrated
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Newport dad jailed for possessing and supplying cocaine
A NEWPORT dad has been jailed for 28 months for possessing and supplying Class A drug cocaine.Owen Williams, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing class A cocaine and possessing with intent to supply controlled drug Class A cocaine.During sentencing
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HOLIDAYS: Learning to love Liverpool
LIVERPOOL does not need much of an introduction as a city famous for many, many things from the iconic Beatles to its ferry across the Mersey and the fact it can boast not one but two cathedrals plus two fabulous football clubs Liverpool and Everton
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15 ways to save when booking your holiday
Ditching the travel agent, browsing incognito online and booking villas instead of hotels are just some of the many ways to save when booking your holiday.According to the money saving team at PromotionalCodes.org.uk, booking in advance and avoiding package
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Campervanning voted the stress-free getaway of choice by Welsh families
Campervan and caravan holidays are overtaking standard package holidays as the most desirable escape for Welsh families, according to new research. More than three-quarters of parents (79 per cent) say they would choose a leisure vehicle holiday not only
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LIVE: Newport Gwent Dragons v Leinster
6:03pm ALL OVER! Fantastic 25-22 win by the Dragons - bring on Edinburgh. 5:58pm Fantastic defence by NGD. Three mins left, NGD scrum in Leinster territory.
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BALTIC BEST VALUE FOR CITY BREAKS
The Baltic is best for bargain-hungry Britons, according to a costs-in-resorts survey from Post Office Travel Money.The Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, topped a best-value table of 28 cities, with near-neighbour cities Riga in Latvia (third in the table)
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Rise in visitor attraction numbers
Great War centenary commemorations, including the spectacular poppy display at the Tower of London, have helped boost the number of visits to UK tourist attractions.Visitor numbers were also swelled last year by the staging of the Commonwealth Games in
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'Priceless' bike stolen as woman trains for charity ride
A WOMAN training to cycle 50 miles in authentic WWII costume was devastated when thieves stole her bike from outside the Newport Centre.WWII re-enactment enthusiast Helen Boschen, 36, locked up her bike outside the leisure centre but couldn’t find it
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Gulf in finance and quality evident as Bury push County out of play-off position
WITH the resources of a Premier League club at their disposal, perhaps we need to consider quite what the Exiles were up against on Saturday.Bury might be a League Two club in name and are by no means certain of securing safe passage to League One, but
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Welsh Labour unveils post-election promises ahead of manifesto launch
WELSH Labour has revealed some of its promises ahead of the party’s manifesto launch this week. Among the party’s pledges are giving the vote to 16-year-olds by May 2016, devolving powers to policing and fracking in Wales. The party is also
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German man seeking information on grandfather
A GERMAN man who visited Gwent in an attempt to uncover more about his grandfather - who he believes was from Pontypool - is seeking further information. Dawid Schlordt, 28, who lives in Rendsburg, has undertaken a search for the last year to find
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Success at Newport talent show
A NEWPORT talent show was another success this year with dozens of youngsters taking park in the lively event on Friday.The show ‘Who’s Got Talent part 2’ held at the Newport YMCA, saw young people aged between seven and 21 go through an audition process
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Online arts magazine relaunched
THE NEWPORT-based Wales Arts Review has re-launched after closing in December last year due to a lack of funding.The online arts magazine announced its closure after being unable to secure the £55,000 funding it asked for from the Welsh Books Council.Donations
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Transporter Bridge awarded another accolade by online reviewers
NEWPORT’s iconic transporter bridge, which has dominated the city’s skyline since 1906, has won an award by the world’s biggest travel site.Online review website TripAdvisor has given the bridge a Bravo Badge after it was rated excellent by travellers.The
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Firefighters called to homeless man "just trying to keep warm"
FIREFIGHTER crews assisted a homeless man after they were called to reports of a refuse fire in the early hours of yesterday morning. Crews were called to a refuse fire on Lower Dock Street in Newport at 4.37am on the morning of Sunday, April 12
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Firefighters tackle five deliberate grass fires
SOUTH Wales Fire and Rescue said they are grateful for the number of of people phoning them with information following a series of grass fires on Saturday night. Crews attended a deliberate grass fire in Cwmtillery, which destroyed half an acre
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Caldicot and Abergavenny local businesses get boost
A PILOT project in Caldicot and Abergavenny has helped set up small local enterprises in the county. The scheme, which started in Caldicot and Abergavenny in April 2014, was to develop small local enterprises and reduce the dependency on adult
