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Wales seal 2-0 win over Azerbaijan
WALES' patched-up side won their third Euro 2004 qualifying match on the bounce here in Azerbaijan this afternoon - creating a little bit of history in the process. Mark Hughes's men left Baku five points clear of Yugoslavia at the top of group nine thanks
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Villagers show their grief at lonely grave
PEOPLE throughout North Gwent were grieving today for lost Jenna Baldwin as police said it was almost certain that the body found late on Monday night was that of the missing teenager. Police are expected to formally confirm that remains found in a lonely
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Fake PC disks sold to police
PHONEY computer software used in the war on terror was supplied to ten police forces including Gwent Police, a court was told yesterday. Special Branch, the UK's anti-terror police, bought national security software which contained a fake version of Microsoft
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New nursery unit for village school
THE village of Undy is set to benefit from a new nursery, thanks to a £300,000 cash windfall from the National Assembly. Monmouthshire council has secured funding from the Assembly for the new nursery at Undy Primary School, which will be a permanent
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Rush issues Wales warning
WALES soccer legend Ian Rush (below) has warned his countrymen not to think they have already done the hard work on the way to Euro 2004. Rush has been hugely impressed by Wales' Group Nine start with two victories - including the triumph last month against
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Banned for cruelty
A WOMAN was banned from keeping animals for five years after neglecting a German Shepherd dog she claimed to have treated like "her baby". Mandy Holland, 42, was sentenced at Caerphilly magistrates court yesterday after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing
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Mitchell defends 'baby' Blacks
NEW Zealand will field one of the most inexperienced teams in their history when they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Five new caps are blooded among 10 changes, one positional, from the side which drew with France on Saturday night
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Court told of 'sexual abuse'
A WOMAN broke down in tears as she told a court yesterday how she was allegedly sexually abused by an award-winning Neighbourhood Watch leader. Newport crown court was told that the woman screamed in pain during one alleged attack, and that former
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Uproar over ruling on prescriptions
HUNDREDS of south Monmouthshire patients may be barred from picking up prescribed drugs at their GP's surgery following an "illogical" decision by Gwent Health Authority. Much of the area south of the A48 road has been redesignated as urban instead of
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DVT: Airlines' denial
THE airlines involved in the High Court deep vein thrombosis action would "vigorously dispute" any allegation that they were to blame, the High Court heard yesterday. A group of 55 survivors of DVT and relatives of people now dead - including Tim Stuart
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Gino goes at a clip
A GWENT hairdresser is finally hanging up his scissors after 51 years of trimming and clipping. Gino Alonzi, 66, who runs Gino's Hairdressers on Station Road, Caerleon, cut his last head of hair this weekend. He said: "I've been doing this for many years
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Axe-threat school wants unified fight
A CAMPAIGN aimed at uniting Abergav-enny in the fight to keep open schools threatened with closure is being launched next week. Called SMASCH (Save Monmouthshire and Abergavenny Schools), the launch will be at a public meeting in the Priory Centre at
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Crawley given extra time
England are to give key batsman John Crawley extra time to recover his fitness for the second Ashes Test and have therefore decided against naming their team as planned this morning. Crawley was revealed as doubtful for the match at the Adelaide Oval
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Hart of Steel
JOHN Hartson today pledged to lead from the front as Wales took on Azerbaijan. The big Celtic striker (left) gave manager Mark Hughes another injury scare last night but declared himself fit for this afternoon's game in Baku. Hartson vowed: "I'll be fine
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Steel site 'wrong place for airport'
ANY plans to use the Llanwern steelworks site for an international airport will be resisted by Newport city council. Although the council last week urged the Assembly to consider the concept of an airport in the area, it will not countenance any scheme
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Telling pupils was worst part
IT WAS the most difficult thing Abersychan Comprehensive head teacher Peter Scott has had to do. As shocked pupils learned about the discovery of a body on the lonely Gwent mountainside where police searched for their missing school pal Jenna Baldwin,
