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Police plea to canal baby's mother
A DETECTIVE today made a personal plea to the mother of the baby boy whose body was found in a Gwent canal to contact them. The baby, who weighed five-and-a-half pounds, was found in a bag by the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Newbridge last Friday
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Fend off the half-term horrors
NEXT week may be the half-term holidays but parents needn't panic - there is plenty for your little ones to do across Gwent. In Blaenau Gwent, a full programme of art and sporting entertainment has been laid on which kicks off with some sculpture art
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One IT help call cost us £6,000
THE Assembly's IT contract will cost £18m more than expected - because bosses failed to effectively estimate how many staff would use the system. A report by the Auditor General for Wales, Sir John Bourne, released today, reveals the projected cost of
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Man knocked down victim for revenge
THE captain of a Gwent rugby club ordered to pay compensation to a man he attacked assaulted him a second time - because he was angry about the payout. Jurors at Cardiff crown court found Michael Morris, aged 27, of Valley Road, Ebbw Vale, guilty of causing
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New city, new club
WALES' newest city has a new club to boast of, opening soon on Newport's live music street, Clarence Place. Newport City Live Arena (NCLA) has been made in the shell of the derelict Odeon Cinema on that street and should be ready to open by the end of
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King of skiffle still on board
KING of the skiffle frontier, Lonnie 'My Old Man's A Dustman' Donegan, plays Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon tomorrow night. Born Anthony Donegan in Glasgow in 1931 he learnt guitar and how to sing, and played in Ken Colyer's group and in Chris Barber's
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Sheep massacred by gun 'maniacs'
A GWENT borders farmer is counting the cost of a mystery shooting spree that left more than 20 of his sheep dead and 40 injured. From his farm in Stroat, near Chepstow, Willy Guest, 48, said: "We discovered the devastation on Monday morning. I have only
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Sports clubs facing a ban
SPORTS clubs and organisations in Blaenau Gwent are to be banned from hiring facilities at local authority leisure centres and sports grounds - if they do not adopt a child protection policy. Blaenau Gwent council's executive meeting heard on Wednesday
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Phone calls agony for Jenna's family
FAMILY and friends of missing teenager Jenna Baldwin are clinging to the hope that mystery phone calls they received are from their daughter. But police remain unconvinced the calls were being made by the 15-year-old, who went missing on September 10.
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Cardboard box of drug money
THIS cardboard box stuffed with more than £100,000 shows the evil profits of Gwent's drug trade. The largest ever haul of amphetamine sulphate - commonly known as speed - in Wales was seized in the Valleys by Gwent Police. The success was the result of
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Eccentricity times two
IF you missed Harper junior then here's your chance to catch both father and son when Roy Harper plays Cardiff next week. The acclaimed songwriting family are in the Coal Exchange tomorrow night when Roy headlines with a special appearance from his son
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'I don't blame driver for my son's death'
THE GRIEVING mother of a man who died when his friend's car plunged into the River Usk says driver Leighton Pring should not be blamed. Jacqueline Hill's son Anthony, 35, Durham Road, died on December 16 last year when a car being driven by Mr Pring on
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Martial arts - and life skills
"IT'S not about kicking it's about caring," that's how Everton Smith sums up the philosophy of his Black Belt Academy. He believes it's just as important to help people become happy and healthy individuals as well as learning martial arts skills. The
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Queens reign supreme
LAST year's Queens of the Stone Age's gig in Newport Centre might have been the loudest, most pounding affair to happen to South Wales this century but trying telling that to bassist Nick Oliveri. "I heard a bootleg of the Newport show and thought, 'man
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More than just a pit stop
THE Rhondda Heritage Park at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Trehafod, is one of the top heritage and cultural visitor attractions in South Wales. Owned and funded by Rhondda Cynon Taff council, work began to transform the former colliery into a tourist
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Tories back bid to open vital rail link
THE Argus campaign to reopen the Ebbw Vale to Newport rail link received backing from Tory and Labour politicians. We want the line reopened in 2005 - the same time the Ebbw Vale to Cardiff link opens - to provide better job opportunities to a town devastated
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First release for Headtest
NEWPORT'S Headtest released their first single last month on the acclaimed singles' club label, Boobytrap. Matthew Blythe found out how. Headtest are happy. The band of three years standing or more finally has a release to boast of. Hear My Air/Friendly
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Family's road fears
A GWENT couple who live near the A4042 are considering educating their children at home to stop them becoming "another statistic on this death road." Every day Elaine Rolfe, 40, takes four of her children aged between three and 10 to Llanover primary
