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  • Forster urges return to form

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons went 15 months without losing at home until Edinburgh pipped them in injury time last November. They were beaten twice more at Rodney Parade after that, by Munster and Llanelli Scarlets, as they lost their way. But a new coach and

  • Mates knuckle down for Dr Who

    THERE are many Doctor Who fans who would give their right arm to appear in the show - but three Gwent friends will be giving up their hair instead. The men, experts in Tae kwon do and kick boxing, are to use their skills in an upcoming episode of the

  • County confident of cup success

    NEWPORT County caretaker manager Glyn Jones is confident his side can win on today's trip to Chippenham Town in the FA Cup, but they'll once again be without star man Jason Bowen. Bowen, who is assisting Jones while the Newport board search for a new

  • County confident of cup success

    NEWPORT County caretaker manager Glyn Jones is confident his side can win on today's trip to Chippenham Town in the FA Cup, but they'll once again be without star man Jason Bowen. Bowen, who is assisting Jones while the Newport board search for a new

  • Thank you for my hero's story

    THE fiance of a Gwent soldier involved in the dramatic rescue of two SAS soldiers in Iraq has spoken of her pride in her hero husband-to-be. Paramedic Linda Cox, 35, (pictured) is engaged to Sergeant Bill Whyman, 34, of the Royal Regiment of Wales, who

  • Grandad bus driver kissed girl, 13

    A GWENT school bus driver who took a girl aged 13 into a private bedroom on a double-decker and kissed her was yesterday banned from working with children. Francis Nurden, 60, of Estuary View, Caldicot, a former driver with Langley's of St Arvans, Chepstow

  • Lock out, it's crunch time

    IT'S crunch time at Rodney Parade tonight when Newport Gwent Dragons attempt to halt the Ulster juggernaut in their Celtic League clash -- and nowhere will the battle be hotter than at lock. The match will mark the first visit to Newport by former Australian