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Tributes paid to dead golfer found in Newport

6:59pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Cwmbran golfer whose body was found on the bank of the Severn Estuary in Newport.

£39m plan set to breathe new life into Newport's Old Town Dock

4:03pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

PLANS to transform an area on the edge of Newport city centre into a new ‘suburb’, featuring a 10-storey tower, were unveiled today.

'New mood' at Gwent Police - PCC

11:56am Tuesday 18th June 2013

GWENT'S police and crime commissioner Ian Johnston has spoken of a "new mood of cooperation" since the departure of former chief constable Carmel Napier.

UPDATE: Cwmcarn High School governors agree to council repairs

10:21am Tuesday 18th June 2013

GOVERNORS of Cwmcarn High School have agreed to let Caerphilly council carry out £1 million-worth of asbestos repairs at the site, bringing an end to a two-week stalemate over the issue.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: PCCs under scrutiny after Gwent's top cop retires

9:39am Tuesday 18th June 2013

The forced retirement of Carmel Napier exclusively revealed by the Argus last week has triggered a debate on whether the power of PCCs should be curtailed. Now a Home Office committee led by MP Keith Vaz will investigate the matter. DAVID DEANS, SOPHIE BROWNSON and NATALIE CROCKETT report.

Minister's report calls for Wales education shake-up

9:48pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE number of council education departments in Wales could be slashed by a third, from 22 to 15, in a matter of months, if suggestions published today by the education minister are put into action.

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Man arrested after collision in Newport

4:32pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A MAN was arrested yesterday in connection with a two-car collision in Newport.

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Wales education authorities could be cut by a third

4:16pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE number of local authority education services in Wales could be slashed by a third in the next 12 months, from 22 to 15, if suggestions published today by the education minister are put into action.

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Newport Muslim leaders to hold vigil for Drummer Lee Rigby

12:40pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

LEADING figures in the Islamic community in Wales are organising a peaceful community vigil in Newport in memory of soldier Lee Rigby, who was brutally murdered on a busy London street three weeks ago.

Goldie Lookin' Chain to tour UK and release album

11:42am Tuesday 18th June 2013

NEWPORT'S Goldie Lookin' Chain have released a UK tour date and a new album to hit the streets this summer.

Police chopper lands in Old Cwmbran in search for woman

10:29am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE police helicopter landed in Old Cwmbran last night while searching for a woman. She was found on a nearby hillside after officers were guided in by the helicopter.

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Governors 'furious' as Cwmcarn school asbestos saga drags on

9:12am Tuesday 18th June 2013

GOVERNORS of Cwmcarn High School met again last night in a bid to end a stalemate over who will complete £1 million worth of asbestos repairs at the site.

Ex-member of Gwent drainage board ‘cut off’ over concerns

7:30pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A FORMER member of a Gwent public body that was the subject of a damning Wales Audit Office report, told an Assembly committee he was "cut off" by its officers for raising concerns over how it was run.

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Gwent to give thanks for Bishop of Monmouth’s service

6:20pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

PEOPLE from across Gwent are giving thanks for a decade of dedicated service from a bishop who is retiring at the end of this month.

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ARGUS ARCHIVE: Robot teachers tested at Newbridge Grammar School

4:30pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

100 YEARS AGO - The late Captain Scott's ship Terra Nova returns to Cardiff Dock; 50 YEARS AGO - Teaching machines tested at Newbridge Grammar School in robot education experiment; 25 YEARS AGO - Cadw gives £70k to improve the appearance of the historic landscape of Newport town centre

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YOUR AM WRITES: Newport West AM, Rosemary Butler

4:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

I RECENTLY visited the Royal Gwent Hospital and saw at first hand many clear improvements to services and facilities.

NOW AND THEN: A scene from Monmouthshire

3:40pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

This week we feature a scene from Monmouthshire.

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NOW AND THEN: The Civic Centre in Newport

3:30pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

LAST week’s Now and Then picture was of the Civic Centre in Newport.

Tredegar man attacked dad with kitchen knife in row over sandwich

1:20pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A BLADE-WIELDING schizophrenic was jailed for 21 months after a court heard how he chased his father through the streets with a kitchen knife.

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Cwmcarn to host third Gwent Poppy Run

1:24pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE third annual Great Gwent Poppy Run has officially been launched.

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