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Tributes paid to Newport stalwart of Whitehead steelworks

6:30pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

TRIBUTES are being paid to a Newport man who worked for more than 40 years at the city's Whitehead steelworks.

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Tributes paid to Newport's Merchant Navy stalwart

9:50am Thursday 28th June 2012

A NEWPORT man, who “loved the sea and lived for the Merchant Navy Association”, has died aged 79.

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DAVE HARRISON SAYS: I'll never forget my good friend Tom Maynard

7:10am Thursday 28th June 2012

I'M sure you can forgive me if I don’t include any cricketing updates this week due to the tragic events that took place last Monday morning.

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Tributes paid to Cwm's Victor Spinetti

1:58pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

STARS paid tribute today to Victor Spinettti, the Cwm-born star of stage and screen who died this morning.

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Tributes paid to Brian Hibbard, singer and star of soaps and panto

9:41am Tuesday 19th June 2012

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to Valleys actor and singer Brian Hibbard, best known as a member of the Flying Pickets, who died on Sunday night.

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Family's touching tribute to fallen Cwmbran hero

9:50am Tuesday 5th June 2012

CORPORAL Michael Thacker was serving his second tour of Afghanistan and was just weeks away from returning home to visit his family in Cwmbran when he was killed doing the job he loved. His family spoke to ALISON SANDERS yesterday and paid tribute to the man they said was "larger than life".

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Tributes paid to former Newport boxer and coach

12:10pm Monday 21st May 2012

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

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Hundreds say farewell to Newport jazz man

9:50am Thursday 3rd May 2012

HUNDREDS of people turned out yesterday to pay their final respects to one of Britain's most sought after jazz musicians who hailed from Newport.

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