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• Cooler weather due as heatwave ends

  THE mini-heatwave which has swept Britain looks set to end after forecasters predicted cooler temperatures and unsettled weather for the week ahead. read more

• ‘Get help to escape bullies' - Newport Aspergers woman

  A NEWPORT woman with Asperger syndrome who says she was bullied throughout her childhood and some of her adult life is calling on others in the same situation to seek help. read more

• AM calls for canal jobs for disabled

  PLAID Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has urged Welsh ministers to ensure the shake-up in the running of canals leads to job opportunities for the disabled and disadvantaged. read more

• Over-60s urged to claim their benefits

  THE charity Age Cymru is urging over-60s in Wales to claim the benefits they are entitled to, to try to minimise debt. read more

• Tony Hadley and Go West axed from Raglan Festival

  A GWENT festival has been forced to cancel its headline acts because of poor ticket sales. read more

• Newport crash closes SDR westbound

  THE A48 SDR is closed westbound due to an accident * Travel time one hour * Person cut free and airlifted to hospital read more

• Labour ditches Newport’s deputy mayor selection rule

  THE way Newport’s deputy mayor is chosen will change, councillors decided. read more

• Tributes paid to biker killed in Machen crash

  TRIBUTES were paid this afternoon to the biker killed in a crash in Lower Machen. read more

• Send in your snaps for university competition

  THE Argus is calling on budding photographers to help Newport’s university mark 100 years of photography in the city with a special competition. read more

• US horse whisperer comes to Abergavenny

  AN AMERICAN horse whisperer came to Gwent to help youngsters with autism and behavioural issues. read more

• Biker dies after Machen crash

  A MAN died following a crash on the A468 in Machen yesterday after a collision between a camper van and a motorcycle. read more

• EDITORIAL COMMENT: A brilliant occasion

  BRILLIANT. Just brilliant. read more

• Abertillery singer gets extra training after wowing London show

  A BUDDING singer from Abertillery is receiving tuition from a top record company after impressing judges in a talent competition. read more

• How £270m Gwent care centre will look

  THE first detailed images of what Gwent’s proposed Specialist and Critical Care Centre might look like have been issued by health bosses, ahead of an exhibition this week. read more

• Newport Gwent Dragons stars say sorry for domestic abuse joke

  TWO Newport Gwent Dragons players had to issue apologies after making jokes on Twitter about hitting women. read more

• 'I want killers to die' - fiancée of Chepstow Road murder victim

  THE fiancée of a Newport man who was savagely murdered last year has spoken for the first time about the “living hell” she has endured since his death. read more

• My joy that I'm cancer free - Newport wedding competition winner

  LAST year, aged 32, Mark Scrivens was told he had cancer - but with that prognosis reversed, he and wife Sian are anticipating a brighter future, after their "dream" wedding. read more

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