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• PM reaffirms Afghan pull-out date

  David Cameron has reaffirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan amid fresh warnings the country could re-emerge as a terrorist haven once international forces have gone. read more

• Newport teen behind bars again, for hitting man and taking bike

  A 19-YEAR-OLD who had already been convicted of 20 offences and spent most of the last four years behind bars was given an 86-day sentence. read more

• Coleg Gwent Crosskeys honoured for promoting sport

  ONE of Coleg Gwent’s campuses has been recognised for promoting sport in the community. read more

• Newport woman raided OAP to buy heroin

  A NEWPORT woman climbed through a pensioner’s open bedroom windowand burgled her while she slept, a court heard. read more

• Newport Rainbows celebrate 25 years

  MORE than 300 Rainbows gathered in Newport on Saturday to celebrate 25 years of the organisation. read more

• Cwmbran investigator's murder case collapsed after evidence lost - review

  A multimillion-pound prosecution after the murder of private detective Daniel Morgan collapsed because police lost four crates of evidence, a review has found. read more

• Proposals look at Senedd shake-up

  THE number of constituency Assembly Members in Wales could be cut by a quarter, a Wales Office report has proposed. read more

• Blackwood emu found and re-captured

  A HUNT was launched for an escaped emu after one of the birds was spotted on a Gwent golf course. * Emu's owner has been found and the emu re-captured * RSPCA officer injured trying to capture bird read more

• Newport MP in wages outcry

  GWENT MP Jessica Morden has called for a parliamentary debate on how plans for regional pay for public service workers will hit places like Newport. read more

• Rugby legends join charity clay pigeon shoot

  WALES rugby legend Gareth Edwards was among dozens of fundraisers to take part in a charity shooting day in aid of the Handicapped Children’s Pilgrimage Trust last week. read more

• BLACKWOOD EMU: Bird has been wandering golf course 'for weeks'

  THE emu at the centre of today's drama was spotted a few weeks ago by a golfer, but no-one believed him when he told fellow golfers. read more

• Tributes paid to former Newport boxer and coach

  TRIBUTES have been paid to a retired Newport boxer who died suddenly aged 42. read more

• Monmouthshire leader defends partnership

  THE leader of Monmouthshire Council and one of his deputies have defended their decision to form a partnership administration. read more

• Cause of Llanhilleth blaze a mystery as probe is wound up

  THE cause of a large fire which destroyed a carpet warehouse and an MoT centre in the Valleys remains a mystery. read more

• Ringland winners of dream Argus wedding get hitched

  MARK Scrivens and Sian Morris wanted to get married for almost 12 years – and they finally did so in style on Saturday, with a little help from the Argus. read more

• We take a look at Newport art college flats

  AFTER years of delays new flats at the Newport Art College are finally to go on sale this week. read more

• Oakdale biker killed in Pontypool crash named

  THE biker killed in a crash on a roundabout newar Pontypool was named today as Luke Samuel Grace, aged 20 from Oakdale. read more

• Argus readers' concerns over Pontypool death crash site

  ARGUS readers raised concerns about the safety of a Pontypool roundabout after a man died in an accident there at the weekend. read more

• Cold call ban success for Newport street

  RESIDENTS in a Newport street have seen a huge drop in the number of unwanted doorstep visitors since becoming part of a cold calling control zone. read more

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