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Couple's charity walk to raise funds for hospital which cared for son
FUNDRAISING walkers trekked across Gwent on Saturday and raised close to £3,000 for a charity appeal. Parents Tom James, 24, and Rachel Murphy, 25, took part in the walk with other friends and family to raise money for Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal
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Monmouthshire play areas improvement money sought
PROBLEMS with Monmouthshire housing estates’ play areas and open spaces will cost over £120,000 to fix, its council has said. Council officers are seeking to get the money spent at 11 housing developments across the county because they say it would save
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Residents welcome £60m plans for Shaftesbury site at consultation
RESIDENTS have welcomed plans for a £60 million plus project at the former Sainsbury's site in Newport which will include student accommodation, a hotel and residential housing.The public consultation took place at the Shaftesbury community centre, Evans
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Pietersen fails to shine on comeback at Glamorgan
A sizeable crowd had turned up at The Swalec Stadium to see Kevin Pietersen’s return to first class cricket in his bid to regain his place in England’s Test team, but it didn’t go to plan for the controversial batsman, writes Edward Bevan.He had not played
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Pill volunteers thanked by Mayor
VOLUNTEERS helping to clean up Pill are looking for funding. The Pride in Pill group who help to clean up litter in Pill met with cllr Matthew Evans, Mayor of Newport, at the Mayor's parlour who thanked them for their efforts. The group take part in litter
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We will fight until the end says skipper Sandell
NEWPORT County defender Andy Sandell says the Exiles will fight to the end despite their play-off hopes seemingly being dashed. Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Dagenham delivered a hammer blow to Newport’s bid to make the top seven with just two games
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Night time closures on Heads of Valleys road as construction gets underway
MOTORISTS are being given advance warning that there will be night time closures on the Heads of the Valleys road next month.The week long night time closure on the A465 between Gilwern and Brynmawr will come into force on May 11 and not from tomorrow
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Decisive defeat only emphasised deficiencies for Newport County AFC: Big match verdict
IF defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge extinguished County’s promotion aspirations, if we are brutally honest, it was entirely appropriate.The Exiles, who produced a spirited display that merited more, were ultimately undone by an inability to take their
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Newport's Record Store Day draws in music fans
VINYL fans flocked to Newport on Saturday to celebrate the city’s independently owned record shops as part of an annual event. Its Record Store Day celebrations included a bagpiper playing in the city centre and an event at The Riverfront, organised by
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Usk pyjama walk raises hundreds of pounds
AROUND 50 adults and children donned their favourite pyjamas and onesies to take part in the second Usk pyjama walk.Dressed in themed-outfits ranging from a dalmatian to a bunny onesie, the walkers gathered in the Memorial Hall Field on Friday evening
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Hundreds turn out for first food and folk festival in Bassaleg
THE first ever folk and food festival took place in Bassaleg on Saturday.The People’s Folk Festival was held at the Graig Community Hall and was organised by members of the Newport Folk Club as well as Steve White, head chef at the Ruperra Arms. There
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Dragons must ensure Murrayfield mauling is just a speed bump on road to progress
IF we are to laud a side as being one of great promise then it is churlish to swiftly lambast them for not being the here and now.The challenge, and admittedly is a tricky one after such a crushing defeat as Newport Gwent Dragons suffered at Murrayfield
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Fire service call on public to stop deliberate grass fires
THE FIRE service has called on the public to help stamp out the ‘mindless devastating behaviour’ of those who deliberately set grass fires after two mountains were ravaged by fires in Blaenau Gwent. Firefighters from seven stations in Monmouthshire
