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Departing Dack backs Terry Butcher to lift County
AN emotional Jimmy Dack says he hopes new boss Terry Butcher can continue the progress that Newport County AFC have experienced under him and Justin Edinburgh over the last four years. Former England skipper Butcher was unveiled as Edinburgh’s
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County 0 Oxford 1
TEN-MAN Newport County AFC concluded their League Two campaign with a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Oxford United. Kemar Roofe’s stunning strike after half an hour was enough to seal the points before Mike Flynn was dismissed on the stroke of
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Food and Drink - Family fishmongers still going strong after 130 years
IT’S a business which has been passed down through five generations of one family and, with Lisa Martins currently leading the way, it looks like there’s still many more years of trading to come with Needham’s Fishmongers. Originating in Oldham
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County v Oxford: As it happened
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MIKE FLYNN SAYS: Get ready for a special day on Parade
TODAY is going to be an emotional day for a lot of people, me included. It’s the end of the season and the end of an era as Jimmy Dack departs and the start of an exciting new time for the club with new boss Terry Butcher watching from the stands
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Clowning around with Newport Circus
WHEN we think of the circus, clowns, ringmasters, and trained animals immediately spring to mind. To some the concept seems child-centred and outdated, yet contemporary circus is changing these perceptions and thousands of adults across Britain
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Valleys man found guilty of raping teenager
A VALLEYS man has been found guilty of four counts of rape and one sexual assault of an underage girl over several years. Hywel Edwards, aged 23, of Blaencuffin Road in Llanhilleth, appeared in Merthyr Crown Court yesterday as the jury returned
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Man jailed for driving at 100 miles per hour in chase on Heads of the Valleys Road
A MAN has been jailed for nine months after reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour in a high-speed police pursuit on the Heads of the Valleys Road. Jonathan James, 31, of Heol Rhos Las in Merthyr Tydfil, had previously pleaded guilty to charges
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No commute for new boss after Jimmy Dack departs
DEPARTING manager Jimmy Dack says the only part of the Newport County AFC job he won’t miss is the commute – but that won’t be a problem for boss Terry Butcher, writes Andrew Penman.Born in Singapore but brought up in Lowestoft, Butcher made his name
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First anti-social behaviour injunction served in Gwent
A THIRTY-one-year old man from Newport has been served the first anti-social behaviour injunction in Gwent following the change in legislation in 2014. An Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) prohibits a person from engaging in housing-related
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Pensioner who stole from employer ordered to pay portion of money back
A PENSIONER who stole from her Chepstow employer and defrauded her neighbours to the tune of £20,000 has been told to re-pay a portion of the money back.Christine Hill, 68, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court in February, after admitting one count of
