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BACKING NEWPORT: City 'is in the right place to expand and prosper'
Entrepreneur Dr Stephen Fear, of Fear Group, explains why he supports our We’re Backing Newport campaign. AS INTERNATIONAL property investors, finding appropriate locations and uses is essential to the progress of our business at Fear Group.
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City centre hub offers welcome for people recovering from substance misuse
PEOPLE in recovery from drug and alcohol problems now have a new, safe place to meet in Newport city centre, to take part in activities and social events.The Voice Hub, at McCarthy's Court on School Lane, hosted a vibrant launch event today to showcase
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End of life care training boost with help from scholarship fund
END of life care training for hospice nurses - and a centre in which it can take place - are being boosted by funding from a scholarship set up in memory of a Gwent man. The Trevor Gray Scholarship Fund will help with educational courses in conjunction
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What's in your Argus: Thursday, September 22, 2016
READ: POLICE officers armed with Tasers stormed the hotel bedroom of an innocent Gwent man in a mix up caused by his name being the same as that of a wanted man. AT LEAST £10,000 worth of goods were stolen, and damage done, after a Newport
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Boxing champion Lee Churcher in fight over mum's hair salon
A FORMER Newport boxing champion is angry at Newport City Homes after being told he can’t use a back room in his mum’s hair salon to store boxing equipment. Newport City Homes has said the tenancy agreement states that the premises, Ringland Hair
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Construction starts on flood protection scheme in Crindau
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a scheme which will improve flood protection for more than 660 properties in Crindau and Shaftesbury. The scheme by Natural Resources Wales will include building flood walls and embankments along the River Usk and Crindau
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Appeal after burglars try to set church pew alight
AN APPEAL for information has been issued after burglars attempted to set alight a pew inside a Monmouthshire church. The burglary of St Cadoc's Church on Chepstow Road in Raglan was discovered at around 3.10pm on September 16, 2016. A Gwent
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UPDATE: Firefighters still at scene of barn fire in Abertillery
UPDATE: 9.24pm Fire crews from Abertillery and Pontypridd are still at the scene dampening down. A SWFRS spokeswoman said they are due to scale down shortly. 3.50pm FIREFIGHTERS from across Gwent are still battling an ongoing fire at a
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48-hour dispersal order to tackle criminal damage in place in Cwmbran
A 48-HOUR dispersal order has been put in place in the Greenmeadow area of Cwmbran following recent reports of disorder and criminal damage. The designated area of the order will include Woolpitch, Barnets, Clyffes, Bowleaze. The order will
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Appeal after victim robbed by two men in Maindee
AN APPEAL for information has been issued after a man was pulled to the floor by two men during a robbery in Maindee. The robbery took place on Tweedy Lane at around 7.30pm on Sunday, September 18. The victim reports being pulled to the floor
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Successful start for city waste campaign as 50 tonnes of rubbish are collected in three months
AROUND 50 tonnes of rubbish have been cleared in the first three months of Newport City Council's 'Pride in Newport' campaign. The campaign, launched in the summer in a bid to combat fly-tipping in and around areas of Newport, is run by council
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By-election battle for AM's former council seat
FOUR candidates are set to stand in the Risca East council by-election next month. With the deadline to contest the seat closing earlier this month, the race to replace the position vacated by Rhianon Passmore, now Islwyn's Welsh Assembly member
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Newport schools leading the way in digital skills learning
TWO Newport schools are paving the way on digital skills learning for pupils after being chosen by the Welsh Government as pioneer projects. St Julian's Primary and Bassaleg School have been chosen to support the launch of the first element of the
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Be optimistic
WHILE I wouldn’t disagree with the majority of Andrew Penman’s article on Tuesday 20.09.16, about the start of the domestic season for Welsh football clubs (he could probably have added Wrexham to the mix, because they are not exactly setting the Conference
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Resist changes
I WRITE this in regard to the proposed boundary changes as put forward yesterday. As a former resident of Rogerstone, it’s sad to see a place with a deep connection as part of the city of Newport through the Chartist rising be torn away like it has
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Beautiful site
I WOULD like to respond to some articles that have appeared in your paper. 1. Torfaen would like to build a new sixth form college in Cwmbran. 2. Not 10 mins away is Caerleon teacher training college which developers wish to knock down for houses
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Welsh claims
IT is with great amusement and some incredulity that l watched the elaborate ‘celebrations’ for the ‘great Welsh author’ Roald Dahl. Talk about clutching at straws on an epic scale, as, up until he was six years of age, he spoke Norwegian, as his parents
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Simple solution
IN response to the letter in Monday’s Argus headlined ‘Ditch the bag.’ The way in which Newport residents recycle their waste, including the various receptacles used, is one of the most cost effective and efficient ways of doing it – and that’s
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Wing Ashton Hewitt to make Dragons return in Treviso
SPEEDSTER Ashton Hewitt will wing his way back into Newport Gwent Dragons’ starting line-up for Friday’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Treviso with boss Kingsley Jones hoping he reproduces the form that put him on Wales’ radar. The 21-year-old from
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First Person: Drama teacher turned playwright, Vic Mills
I WAS born in 1960 and grew up in Bedwas where my father was a baptist minister. We lived in a rambling property by the church surrounded by fields. It was a fantastic place to grow up. Both my parents were farmers from mid-Wales. They shaped
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Cyclists raise £23,000 for eye health
CYCLISTS who travelled from Newport and through Monmouth have raised £23,000 for an eye cancer charity. Volunteers from Vision Express stores across the country took part in the 200 mile cycle challenge Ride4Sight, which saw them travel from the
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Wales young guns to face England, Aussies and Samoa in World Rugby U20 Championship
WALES will open their World Rugby U20 Championship against Australia before tough dates against reigning champions England and hard-hitting Samoa, writes Chris Kirwan.The tournament is being held in Georgia in May and June with fixtures being played in
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TV presenter plans to run from Chester to Chepstow to raise money for disaster relief charity
A BRITISH TV presenter will be running across the Welsh Coast Path and finishing in Monmouthshire next month to raise money for a disaster relief charity.Sarah Thomson, one of the presenters for Bear Grylls’ Survival School on CITV, will set herself the
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Plans breathe life into old pub
A DERELICT former pub has been given a new lease of life as part of multi-million pound plans to transform Pontypool town centre. Following a six-month refurbishment project, the former Greyhound Pub in Pontypool, has been converted into four flats
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Police appeal after attempted robbery in Magor
POLICE are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Magor.The incident happened at around 9.30pm on September 18 along a lane which leads in to Kensington Park in the village.The man police are looking for is described as around six
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See who is #backingnewport today
MORE people are supporting the Argus campaign to get behind Newport. Many have used the hashtag #backingnewport to give their support. You can use it too on Twitter and Facebook to show you're backing Newport. Here are some who showed their
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UPDATE: Fire at Monmouth School
UPDATE: 9.26am A statement on the school website said there had been a small fire on the first floor of the science block. The fire service was called at 7pm and said crews were on site "within minutes". They were able to put the fire out
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Your High Street: Group received 'vital' feedback on regeneration plans
AMBITIOUS plans to regenerate Caldicot town centre were presented to shoppers and residents on a busy market day yesterday.Around 75 people called into the Caldicot Town Team's pop-up shop unit to hear of the group's urban design project and give
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Castle is the last stop in charity walk
CHEPSTOW Castle was the finishing point of an 870-mile walk across Wales by two Welsh-born sisters who now live in Los Angeles.Rachael and Hayley Williams, who left Wales when they were toddlers, started walking the Wales Coast Path on June 15 on a journey
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Lily celebrates 100th birthday with two parties
A MONMOUTHSHIRE Housing Association (MHA) resident celebrated her 100th birthday last week.Lily Stephens, who lives in Raglan, was presented with a bouquet of flowers at her home by the housing association and had two large gatherings with all 45 members
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Cwmbran pub owner taking recycling into own hands after receiving £780 bill
A BUSINESS owner from Cwmbran is taking recycling into his own hands after being billed £780 for can and bottle collections by Torfaen Council. Malcolm Gough, 63, owner of the Halfway Hotel, has regularly disposed of large quantities of bottles
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Breaking news in Newport and Gwent, Wednesday September 21, 2016
9:37pm Man left shocked after police armed with Tasers burst into hotel room looking for wanted man with same name
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Council backs plans to restore fire-ravaged Cwmbran school buildings
PLANS to rebuild a fire damaged Cwmbran school have been given the go ahead by councillors, after they agreed to contribute £750,000 to the overall building costs.Torfaen full council met yesterday (TUES) to discuss the allocation of funding towards the
