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County contracts will be sorted next week, Dack assures supporters

NEWPORT County’s playing squad will find out next week whether they are to be offered contracts for next season with the club also set to make announcements about their managerial plans, the Argus can reveal.Boss Jimmy Dack is yet to reveal whether he

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More than 30 Gwent women pose for Calendar Girls-style shoot

A HAIRDRESSER is one of more than 30 Gwent ladies who have posed nude for a Calendar Girls-style calendar. Janet Bourne, 53, manager of Hairlines in Abercarn, has always fundraised for Cancer Research UK after both her friend and her brother died

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SARA rescue man adrift and sinking boat in Chepstow

SEVERN Area Rescue Association crews helped rescue a man adrift in a rowing boat and a sinking boat in Chepstow at the weekend.The crew from the Beachley Station also helped nine people who were in difficulty after walking on rocks in the River Severn

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Backing for cancer drugs fund from England's Health Secretary

ENGLAND’S Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave his support to two Usk women battling to get the Welsh Government to set up a cancer drugs fund earlier today. Mr Hunt visited Usk Conservative Club and met Ann Wilkinson and Julie McGowan. Mrs Wilkinson has

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Pontypool baby who beat meningitis starts walking

A BRAVE Pontypool baby who beat meningitis has learnt to walk and is attending nursery.Olivia George, now aged 19 months, became ill with viral meningitis within a week of being born at Nevill Hall Hospital on August 30, 2013.At one stage, Olivia’s heart

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LIVE: Welsh election debate

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Man’s self-defence plea after stabbing cousin

A JURY has heard police interviews with a man who stabbed his cousin four times but claims he acted in self defence. Albert Matmuja, from Albania but living in Newnham Place, Cwmbran, stabbed Arjan Matmuja four times after the pair fought at the

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Dragons boosted by the return of Rynard Landman for Judgement Day derby clash

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will be boosted by the return of Rynard Landman from a six-week ban for this weekend’s Judgement Day clash with the Scarlets at the Millennium Stadium. Landman was red-carded during the first-half of the Dragons 30-25 defeat

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Williams: Time is running out on my Crucible career

MARK Williams admits he is unsure how many more World Snooker Championships he has left in him after crashing out at the first hurdle in Sheffield on Wednesday, writes Luke Baker. The Gwent potter never got going at the Crucible Theatre, losing

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Glamorgan and Surrey share spoils as Pietersen reaches 50

A FLIGHTY-fifty from Kevin Pietersen and a ton stand from the Glamorgan batsman couldn’t even create the requisite drama as the pitch was the only winner at Swalec Stadium, with Surrey and Glamorgan both forced to settle for a draw. After Glamorgan

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We won't give up until end of the season, Dack explains

JIMMY DACK isn’t giving up on the Exiles making the play-offs this term, but admits a goal shortage has likely scuppered their season.Newport are now three points adrift of the play-offs with two games left and a vastly inferior goal difference on their

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Fireman still recovering following horror crash

A DISTINGUISHED Blaenavon firefighter who was involved in a terrifying crash two years ago has spoken of his enduring agony - which has forced him to retire from the job he loved.Watchman Paul Roberts, 53, suffered a broken femur, broken sternum, broken

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Budding cycling stars meet Olympic champion

PUPILS from three schools in Gwent got on their bikes with three-time world champion British cyclist Dani King MBE at Wales National Velodrome in Newport this week.Youngsters from Milton Junior School in Newport, Blaenavon Heritage V C Primary School

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Man banned from pubs under scheme

A MAN has been slapped with a 10-year ban from Blaina and Brynmawr pubs participating in a scheme to cut crime and abusive behaviour towards customers and staff. The Blaina man, who has not been named, has been barred following criminal damage

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Police appeal after man fails to show up in court

POLICE are trying to trace a Cwmbran man who failed to appear in court after being charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon. Brian Ridler, 42, failed to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on April 9 to face the two charges. Anyone

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What a carry on

IN THE race towards the General Election, Ukip claim to be snatching votes here and there. My late son who had explored joining drew back because he had discovered they were very deeply misogynist. A comedian on TV recently called them the BNP in blazers

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Indignity of time

SO, the Festival Clock, once sited and much appreciated in John Frost Square, is finally to be taken out of mothballs and resited in, of all places, on a roundabout outside Llanwern. Not only this indignity, but the ingenious and costly mechanisms

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Jusrt the tonic

WHILE there is all this complaining and bad reports about the National Health Service and our local hospitals, we would like to thank the health service and our local hospital for a change and I’m sure many patients would back us up. My husband

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Healthy praise

IT SEEMS a day doesn’t go by without David Cameron or someone in the Welsh Conservative Party condemning the Welsh NHS. They say that things would be vastly better if we were under the English NHS. As someone with experience of the NHS, I would

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International debut for County youngster

NEWPORT County AFC youngster Aaron Collins will fly back to the UK in time to feature for the Exiles this weekend after making his international debut last night. The 17-year-old started for Wales under-19s in their international friendly match

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Black and Ambers sign three Steelmen

NEWPORT have boosted their squad for next season following their bitterly disappointing current campaign by signing three players from Gwent Principality Premiership rivals Ebbw Vale. Wing Wes Cunliffe, back row forward Spencer Gibson and prop

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Mark Williams heading for defeat at Crucible

TWO-TIME world champion Mark Williams will have to call upon his vast experience to reach the second round of the World Snooker Championship as he trails fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens. Stevens leads the first-round encounter, a repeat of the

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County star drops in for PE lesson

PUPILS at Eveswell Primary School in Newport enjoyed a PE lesson with a difference this week as Newport County AFC star Andrew Hughes dropped in to pass on some football skills.Hughes, who is recovering from a serious knee injury sustained in December

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Risca chippie owner fined £4,000 after worker sprayed by hot oil as he emptied the fryer

THE owner of a Risca fish and chip shop has been fined £4,000 following a serious breach of health and safety regulations on his premises. Sunil Bhalla, 36, the proprietor of the Frydays at Elm Drive, was taken to court by Caerphilly County Borough

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Appeal for missing 23-year-old woman

GWENT Police is re-appealing for information to locate Emilie Pavlou, 23, who has been reported missing from her Rhymney address. Ms Pavlou was last seen on April 2 and is described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall with shoulder length brown hair.

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Me and My Girl, Blackwood Miner's Institute

Me and My Girl is a musical set in the late 1930’s, written by Noel Gay. The story introduces us to our central character, the unapologetically and unrefined cockney gentleman Bill Snibson, played with comic timing by Kevin Myers, as he embarks on

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Singin' In The Rain. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

If you like the traditional singing and dancing of a great musical then this show should not be missed. From silent movies to talking pictures, this production tells the story of the transition through its stars Stephen Hopkins (Don Lockwood) and

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Foodbank use rises to 85,000 in Wales

THE number of people using foodbanks in Wales has risen to more than 85,000. Figures released by The Trussell Trust today show that 85,875 people in Wales used foodbanks between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. There were 55,739 adults in

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TRAFFIC UPDATE: Congestion on M4 eastbound J28 Tredegar Park and J26 Malpas

UPDATE: 8.41am The M4 is busy but moving westbound before J25a.   UPDATE: 8.20am There is still stop-start traffic on the B4591 Highcross Road southbound before Highcross. Congestion goes to Rogerstone.   UPDATE: 8.05am

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Pontypool residents fight to save green space

A GROUP of Pontypool residents are pulling together to fight plans to build on a valuable green space.Residents of Brynwern said they received letters from Bron Afon Community Housing that outlines proposals to build on land on their road.Resident Jessica

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Violent attacks in England and Wales fell 10 per cent in 2014

THE number of people injured in incidents of serious violence in England and Wales has dropped by 10 per cent in a year. A study released today estimates that 211,514 people attended emergency departments, minor injury units and walk-in centres

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UPDATE: Firefighters tackle 28 grass fires in Gwent overnight

Update: 10.35pm @southwalesargus #WattsvilleFire pic.twitter.com/XsruZZIaWM — Big Al (@lerkeo) April 22, 2015 Update: 10.30pm Update Wattsville: Crews have requested 3 water bowsers to the incident ground to provide water supplies

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New target for St David's Hospice campaigner Jackie Lewis

AFTER reaching her target of raising £33,333.33 in memory of her son, St David's Hospice Care campaigner Jackie Lewis is refusing to stop.Mrs Lewis, who reached her three year fundraising target earlier this month, has now set herself a new target of

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Breaking news in Newport and Gwent, Wednesday, April 22, 2015

10:34pm Six fire engines, three water bowsers and more than 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze covering 140 hectares (400m) on Wattsville mountain. These are just some of the pictures of the massive grass fire they have

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Rise in animal cruelty figures across Wales

“ONE of the worst cases of rabbit neglect” seen in Pontypool last year was just one in the rising numbers of complaints investigated by the RSPCA across Wales.The RSPCA today revealed its annual figures for 2014 which show a rise in the number of complaints

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Newport war hero dies at the age of 90

A NEWPORT war hero who served in the D-Day landings has died at the age of 90.Herbert Wallace, from Kingsway, served as a stoker in the Royal Navy on the HMS Drake, HMS Rupert, and the HMS Renown during the Second World War.He was tasked with guarding