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Wardens removed from Tredegar Park after reports of drug taking, stone throwing and an assault
THE decision to withdraw wardens from Tredegar Park in the evening came after a series of incidents including an assault, stone throwing and drug taking, the Argus can reveal. A male warden was taken to hospital with facial injuries after trying
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Former Newport mayor hands over £10k to Sea Cadets
NEWPORT Sea Cadets received a £10,000 boost when they had a visit from councillor Matthew Evans, who presented youngsters with a cheque for that amount - their share as a chosen charity of the more than £40,000 he raised during his recently completed
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Newport grandmother who fraudulently claimed more than £40k in benefits spared jail
A NEWPORT grandmother has been handed a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court for fraudulently claiming over £40,000 in benefits. Tracey Fletcher, 48, of Sycamore Avenue, Somerton, Newport, was charged with three counts of dishonestly failing
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TUNISIA SHOOTING: South Wales man used his body to protect fiancee from maniac gunman
UPDATE, Sunday, June 28, 11.16am: A statement from South Wales Police on behalf of Mr James said: “Mathew is currently in a stable and comfortable condition – and he and his fiancée Saera are doing well, and are happy to be back in the UK. They
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I'm proud of my achievements with County, says Mike Flynn
FORMER player and youth development coach Mike Flynn says he is proud of everything he achieved at his home-town club. The 34-year-old was told last month that his playing contract at Rodney Parade would not be renewed by new manager Terry Butcher
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Exiles boss ready to strengthen team's spine
NEWPORT County AFC manager Terry Butcher will now turn his attention to building the spine of his team having captured the flair players he believes will excite the fans. Butcher took his tally of new signings to eight on Thursday with the additions
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Police warning to Newport residents after 10 cars broken into in a week
POLICE warning to Newport residents to stop their cars from being targets.Officers in Alway and Maindee are warning drivers to check their vehicles before they leave them to make sure nothing is on show. There has been 10 reports of thefts from vehicles
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CCTV videos released as fresh appeal is launched for missing Blaina man last seen one month ago
A FRESH appeal has been launched for a missing Blaina man who was last seen on the Isle of Wight a month ago today. CCTV images and videos have been released by police in a bid to help boost the search for 71-year-old Michael Davies. Mr Davies
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Call for employers to future proof the health of their workforce
More employees are going to start looking to their employers for workplace benefits and help with health costs, predicts Newport-based health plan provider Plutus Health. With the inevitable introduction of NHS costs on the horizon, pressure may be put
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US date for Clev as world title bid is delayed
CEFN Fforest fighter Nathan Cleverly is set to travel to the USA to face Polish-American Andrzej Fonfara in a light-heavyweight showdown this autumn. Former WBO world champion Cleverly stepped back down to 175lbs in London in May after spending 2014 at
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Five Britons confirmed dead after terrorist attack in Tunisia
UPDATE: 8pm At least five Britons have been confirmed dead in the terrorist attack on a Tunisian holiday resort, with the death toll expected to rise. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said because the resort is popular with holidaymakers from
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Chepstow entrepreneurs bring the first grand yurt to Wales
A group of Chepstow-based yurt makers have turned a long-harboured dream into a reality through the launch Herf Yurts Ltd.The new company specialises in hand-crafted sustainable yurts designed to provide an unrivalled event experience in an eco-friendly
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Jobs fair to recruit 80 Debenhams jobs for Newport
AROUND 80 jobs will be up for grabs at the Debenhams store in Newport's Friars Walk shopping centre next month.A jobs fair will be held in Newport job centre on Charles Street as the high street giant looks to fill around 80 posts as the store gets set
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Man who pretended to be a vicar is jailed for indecent assault on young boy in Newport
A PAEDOPHILE has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment at Newport Crown Court for two counts of indecent assault against a young boy. Rene Seren-Dat, 77, had pleaded not guilty to the charges but was convicted by a jury earlier
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COUCH POTATO: ‘Secret’ team big on clichés, short of clues
A CRACKING start to BBC1’s shiny new crime drama series.But then, at 9.01pm, indie band Alt-J’s cool theme tune faded, the script kicked in and it all went pear-shaped.The Interceptor, TV’s most hilarious show for all the wrong reasons.It does at least
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Newport woman who tried to kill children gets supervision order
A NEWPORT woman who tried to kill two children by cutting their throats has been made the subject of a two-year supervision order. A jury at Cardiff Crown Court last month unanimously acquitted Sadie Jenkins, 28, of two charges of the attempted
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Fears over Torfaen Gipsy site expansion
CONCERNED residents voiced their fears over plans to expand a Gipsy site in Torfaen at a seminar this week. Held on Monday at Pontypool Civic Centre, the aim was to provide members with an update on progress at the former Race AFC Gipsy and traveller
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ARGUS COMMENT: Newport network can play part in success
CO-ORDINATION and co-operation are set to become the defining words for the foreseeable future in Wales. If the National Assembly government gets its way councillors and officers, currently on different councils and often competing with each other
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Memorial meadow to be dedicated to fallen soldiers
A MEMORIAL meadow will be dedicated to 20 soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War.The Memorial Meadow will be officially dedicated to the 20 people who fought in the war and are named in a list of those who fell at St David’s Church in Llandewi
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Hallam Amos: I’ve worn a grey Wales jersey but I’m desperate to pull on the real thing against Ireland
HE’S got a grey Wales jersey waiting to be framed but Newport Gwent Dragons wing Hallam Amos is desperate to finally add a red one to his collection by tackling Ireland this summer. The 20-year-old will head to Switzerland with the national squad
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Abergavenny woman becomes Welsh flying doctor
A NEVILL Hall A&E doctor is heading up a new team of ‘flying doctors,’ who will joining air ambulance paramedics responding to emergencies by air. Dr Ami Jones, a consultant at the Abergavenny hospital, is in charge of the Swansea helicopter
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Talking training
No two people are alike – with this in mind, the same should apply to a range of training programmes. Each and every one of us has different needs and aspirations, all development plans should recognise this by offering solutions to suit each individual.Of
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Free Press website editor and RAF reservist dons uniform to work
THE FREE PRESS man created a stir when he came to work in military uniform this week. Website editor Martin Wade was playing his part in the events to mark Armed Forces Week by coming to work wearing his RAF Reserves uniform for Uniform to Work
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Dinas Powys man and RAF reservist dons uniform to work
A DINAS POWYS man created a stir when he came to work in military uniform this week. Website editor Martin Wade was playing his part in the events to mark Armed Forces Week by coming to work wearing his RAF Reserves uniform for Uniform to Work
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'My year of hell' - Newport man cleared of sex offences
A NEWPORT man who was acquitted of four sexual offences, including one of rape, told the Argus he had been through a “year of hell” in clearing his name. Graham Greatley, 27, of Oliphant Circle, was found not guilty of one count of rapeand three alleged
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Teddies parachute into tots picnic
AROUND 100 children enjoyed a teddy bear’s picnic at Usk Castle yesterday.The event, held as part of the annual Usk Festival for the fourth year, saw the children, ranging from babies to five years-old take part in a teddy bear hunt around the grounds
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Elvis Costello St David's Hall, Cardiff
NOW in his fortieth year as a recording artist, Elvis Costello continues to delight critics and span musical genres even if he rarely troubles the charts these days. His latest tour sees him playing a two-hour, three-part set on a stage dominated
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Monmouthshire Building Society recognised as responsible business
MONMOUTHSHIRE Building Society and a solicitors’ firm were recognised at “responsible business” awards last night [June 25].Eight companies scooped gongs in the annual gathering of The Prince’s Responsible Business Network at Cardiff City Stadium. Winners
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Fawlty Towers, Blackwood Little Theatre
IT is a very difficult task to put on your own version of such an iconic comedy as Fawlty Towers - but Blackwood Little Theatre certainly rise to the challenge! Following on from the success of 2009, when they first experimented with three episodes
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Bring It On The Musical, The Dolman Theatre
YOUNG Venture Players played to its strengths with their latest production of Bring It On The Musical. Without a doubt, the cast brought the show to life portraying the competitive streak in high school cheerleading. The dancing exposed real
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Youngsters 'hurling abuse' seen starting fires in Newport woods
NINE youths were reported lighting fires in woods near Newport last night. Firefighters from Duffryn were called to a wooded area near Lilac Grove in Rogerstone at 8.21pm and extinguished the fires. Police also attended but the two girls and seven
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Man dies after crash on A449 outside Newport
UPDATE: 10.20am Argus reporter Kath Skellon said she was driving from Newport towards Abergavenny just before 6pm and she saw the orange car that had left the road and gone down a steep bank. She said the car seemed to have hit a tree and that
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Former Wales coach Nigel Davies takes over Ebbw Vale hotseat
EBBW Vale have pulled off a coup by bringing in former Wales, Scarlets and Gloucester supremo Nigel Davies as head coach. The ex-Wales and Llanelli centre joins the Steelmen in the wake of Jason Strange’s departure for a full-time job as skills
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Woman rescued at 4am having fell asleep after turning chip pan on
A WOMAN suffered smoke inhalation after falling asleep while cooking in the early hours of this morning. A passer-by noticed smoke coming from a house in the Hengoed area at 4.16am and went inside where she saw a woman sleeping next to a chip pan
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Firefighters called to blaze near high school
FIREFIGHTERS tackled blaze across Caerphilly borough including one near Cwmcarn High School. Refuse was put on fire on the road leading to Cwmcarn High School and a Risca crew attended at 6.51pm yesterday. A small grass fire on School Street
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Hoax call holds up fire service
FIRE crews were held up for 15 minutes last night after receiving a hoax call reporting a fire in Tredegar.A malicious caller falsely reported a fire in Cefn Golau, Tredegar, at 10.56pm preventing Tredegar crew from real emergencies for quarter of an
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Cosker confident Glamorgan can bounce back for key T20 win
GLAMORGAN will be attempting to return to the form that saw their NatWest T20 Blast campaign get off to a flying start when they host Surrey in a crucial clash in Cardiff this evening (6.30pm start).Glam started the T20 with a bang when they romped to
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VIDEO: Watch how man, 87, threatened neighbour with a knife
AN 87-YEAR-OLD pensioner ended up in court after threatening his neighbour with a knife in a row over access to their homes. Thomas Robins brandished the blade at Steve Lippiatt using a downward stabbing motion, then waved it at him forcing him
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Distressed elderly couple freed from compound on Leeway Industrial Estate, Newport
FIREFIGHTERS were called when a distressed elderly couple were accidentally locked inside a compound on the Leeway Industrial Estate last night. A crew from Maindee went to the scene at at 7.48pm. A South Wales Fire and Rescue spokesman said
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Clear-up after travellers left cost council more than £1,000
TRAVELLERS cost Monmouthshire council more than £1,000 in cleaning fees and loss of revenue after they moved into a local car park, it has emerged. The cost was revealed after Cllr Susan White raised the matter during a full council meeting on
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Breast cancer charity backs Torfaen MP’s life-saving drug bill
A BREAST cancer charity has praised an MP for introducing a private members' bill that could give thousands of UK patients access to life-saving treatments. The Off-patent Drugs Bill is designed to make medicines that have fallen out of patent
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Valleys man who raped and sexually assaulted teenager jailed for eight years
A VALLEYS man who raped and sexually assaulted a teenager was given a lengthy prison sentence earlier today. Hywel Edwards, 24, of Blaencuffin Road, Llanhilleth, had pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual activity with a child at an earlier hearing
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Breaking news in Newport and Gwent, Friday June 26, 2015
10:09pm Here's the back page of tomorrow's paper 10:08pm Here's a sneak peek of the front page of tomorrow's paper 8:39pm
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Newport man's flower tower is in full bloom
A GARDENING enthusiast who built a 26ft tall flower tower in front of his house will hold an open day next month to sell flower pots from it and raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.Edward Hayes, aged 72, of Gibbs Road, Beechwood, Newport, showed
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Man, 41, who started grass fires was 'very down', court told
A MAN started two grass fires on a hillside near Ebbw Vale earlier this month because he felt "very down", magistrates were told. Byron Hill, of Stanfield Street, Cwm, was arrested at the scene of the second of two fires he subsequently admitted
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Former home of late Lord Raglan beats £1.65m price tag
THE former home of the late Lord Raglan has been sold for more than its guide price. The Argus previously reported in September that Cefntilla Court, which has 15 bedrooms and beautiful parkland, was put on the market with a guide price of £1.65million
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Police investigate death of Chepstow couple as inquest is adjourned
A MARRIED couple whose bodies were found at a home in Chepstow last week died from stab wounds, an inquest heard yesterday. Former town pub landlord Nigel Henderson, 52, and Stacey Anne Henderson, 35, were found dead at their home in Ruffets Close
