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Portrait of Abergavenny warrior ‘a great comfort’

6:20pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE family of the 200th soldier to die in the Afghanistan war say they will be comforted as they mark the six-month anniversary of his death by a painting of him completed by a Cornish artist.

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Chepstow woman eyes Miss Wales crown

5:10pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

THIS Chepstow woman will be competing to be named Miss Wales this summer after winning the crown of Miss Monmouthshire - not bad for a competition she entered "on a whim."

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Soccer star helps light up Newport school pitch

3:37pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A NEWPORT school welcomed a championship football star to help light up its astroturf pitch.

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Mum's praise for pal's tribute to soldier son

1:59pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE mother of the 200th soldier killed in Afghanistan paid tribute yesterday to a soldier who fought alongside her son as he spoke about fighting the Taliban to avenge his friend's death.

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Water Babies swim in PJs to help Haiti

12:30pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

YOUNGSTERS across Gwent are pulling on their water wings to do their bit for the Haiti appeal.

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Blaenau Gwent beauty crowned

11:20am Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE newly-crowned Miss Blaenau Gwent is following in her mother's footsteps by becoming a beauty queen at the age of 19.

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Nurse who battled brain tumour is 'face' of NHS

10:20am Tuesday 9th February 2010

WHEN vital brain surgery robbed nurse Cheryl Phillips of much of her hearing 10 years ago, she thought she would never again work in the profession she loved.

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