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Etchings will impress
NO sooner had printing been invented and Gutenbergs Bible become a phenomenon than the whole process was disparaged as the work of the Devil. And, despite printing being the miraculous process that brings your Mono to you today, it still takes plenty
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Thomas out to stop Ward
EBBW Vale number eight Will Thomas will be hoping to keep Ireland international Andy Ward quiet when the Steelmen take on Ulster after all it wont harm his international chances, writes Ryland James. A benchman for the Wales A side last season, Thomas
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Joe Calzaghe's column
I see that a new series of I'm a Celebrity - get me out of here! has started . No, I don't mean the daft reality TV series where Nigel Benn goes wacky at the sight of snakes and proves yet again how star ego and a screen opportunity gets the better of
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Talks over new school set to start
EDUCATION chiefs have laid out proposals for a lengthy consultation process over Torfaens new super-school. At a meeting of the council in July, parents protested against plans for the Community Learning and Enterprise Centre (CLEC) as they learned how
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Fears over school land
PEOPLE protesting about the sale of a piece of land near a Cwmbran school claim that it will hit sporting facilities for pupils. Torfaen council has applied to redevelop the empty John Fielding House and Montressor Two Nursery in Cwmbran for housing but
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Countys double swoop
TIM Harris has reinforced his injury-ravaged Exiles squad with the signing of two quality midfielders - underlying his burning desire to bring Nationwide Conference football to Newport. Former Wales Youth Cap David DAuria and ex-Wales under-21 international
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Kids set for board boost
YOUNGSTERS in the valleys could be in line for a major boost should proposals to create 16 skating parks get the go-ahead. Blaenau Gwent council are seeking to construct skateboarding/blading parks in every ward throughout the borough. This would mean
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Appeal for for £2m to fight drug gangs
POLITICIANS from across the political spectrum are backing a police campaign to target drug gangs who are attempting to push crack cocaine and heroin in Gwent. The Argus has been at the forefront in revealing the menace from Jamaican Yardie drug gangs
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Rugby club faces oblivion
ON the day the rugby season kicks off, Welsh League Second Division club Oakdale are in danger of folding because they have lost all their players. They are almost certain to pull out of tomorrows game against Merthyr and could cease to exist if they
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Play that's loved by critics and stars
RALPH Fiennes, Roger Moore, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E Grant, Jerry Hall, Minnie Driver, Ian McKellen... its quite a list and its getting longer. No, not the celebrities who turned down ITVs jungle challenge, but those who
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Cancer man's plea to Hutt
IAN Waters is terminally ill but he has put aside his battle against the cancer that is killing him to make a direct appeal to health minister Jane Hutt. He wants Ms Hutt to stop talking about improving the NHS and deliver the money to enable the service
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'Valleys may lose out on jobs boost'
THE jobs boost promised in the development of the Llanwern steelworks site may bypass Valleys workers if a rail link to Ebbw Vale is not opened until 2008. This is the fear of Islwyn AM Brian Hancock, who has backed the Argus in the papers Get Us Back
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Warm welcome and fantastic food
Scallops, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay CARDIFF Bay is awash with fine places to eat and the Scallops fish restaurant is among the very best. I went there early one Saturday evening with my partner and our four-month-old daughter. Although it was relatively
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Guilt is Al's bedfellow
Film review: Insomnia (15) INSOMNIA, starring the incomparable Al Pacino on top form, is one of the finest thrillers for years. It is directed by the acclaimed Christopher Nolan who recently made another fine and truly original thriller, Memento. Pacino
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Artists jazz up town, too
Theres all that jazz in Pontypool next weekend so local traders are teaming up with artists to turn the whole town into a gallery. To coincide with the third annual Jazz In The Park, a group of local artists and craftspeople are putting their work in
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Legal battle looms over new school
A COUNCIL may be facing a costly legal battle after passing amendments regarding a multi-million pound flagship school beset with problems. The new Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni site in Fleur de Lys had hit the headlines when council chiefs and developers admitted
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Car cruisers beware!
THE NEW inspector of a Gwent police station is vowing to crack down on the car cruisers who are making life a misery for local people. And from tonight, cruisers causing a public nuisance face being handed a written notice by police informing them they
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'No Loyalty'
WELSH League Second Division Oakdale are in danger of going under and are almost certain to call off tomorrows game against Merthyr because they havent got any players. Club chairman Richard Perrott says they have lost 56 senior players and he slams them
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