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  • Today's ads: PURNELL (nee Beardmore) Clare and Andy are delighted to announce the birth of their son BEN ALEXANDER born 16th October 2002 weighing 7lbs 3oz Many thanks to all Staff on MDU and B4. PURNELL (nee Beardmore) Thankyou Mummy and Daddy for my

  • Jones starts afresh

    FORMER Wales, Ebbw Vale, Gloucester and Cross Keys captain Kingsley Jones is hoping his return to Pandy Park will help him kick-star his career back in Wales, writes Paul Tully. The tireless flanker had four years playing in England before signing for

  • Inquest into river deaths

    AN INQUEST was due to be held today into the tragic deaths of four Newport men. Leighton Pring, 22, Anthony Hill, 35, Martin Biggs, 34, and 23-year-old Matthew Reardon died after their car plunged into the icy River Usk just before Christmas last year

  • Fall of the Roman gods

    THEY came, they saw ... they went home looking a bit miserable. All right, it wasn't exactly the fall of the Roman empire at the Millennium Stadium last night but, in Welsh football terms, it was history in the making. And in years to come each of us

  • Sadness as another pub calls time

    THE PUB industry in Monmouthshire received another blow after yet another inn closed. Time was called on Tuesday at the Hostry Inn at Llantilio Crossenny after a disastrous few years for licensees Mike and Pauline Parker (pictured). Just two weeks ago

  • Today's ads: BROOME (Alysha) Well done our darling daughter Champ of Champs Title West Coast of England Dance Championships Knew you could do it So proud of you All our love Mum and Chris BROOME (Alysha) Who's a clever girl then? Champ of Champs Title

  • Enjoy the moment but keep cool - Hughes

    PROUD Wales boss Mark Hughes toasted every one of his heroes last night but was also quick to deliver them with an early Euro warning, writes Carson Wishart. "This campaign has seen us make the perfect start," said Hughes who's team sit at the top of

  • Today's ads: BERRY (Rhiannon) Happy '18th' BIRTHDAY We know "you love us" so"stay beautiful" Love, Mum and Dad XX

  • Carpenter's mate is top dog

    GERMAN Shepherd Max is top dog at his master's workplace in Chepstow after scooping an animal charity prize. He was runner-up in the Top Dog at Work awards organised by animal charity The Blue Cross, a nationwide competition run as part of their annual

  • Newport can't afford Toulouse this one

    IT'S do or die against French kings Toulouse in tomorrow night's Rodney Parade Heineken Cup clash, admits Newport captain Simon Raiwalui. Newport have lost all seven Celtic League and Heineken Cup games this season, and everyone is well aware one more

  • Crunch time looms

    FIREFIGHTERS across the country will learn tomorrow whether they are to strike over pay. The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) will announce the result of a ballot that could lead to their first strike for 25 years. It is thought the vote will overwhelmingly back

  • Today's ads: MURDOCH (Gareth) To a very special "Teenager" HAPPY '13th' BIRTHDAY GARETH Lots of love, Nannie Joan and Bampi Ron XX MURDOCH Gareth Happy 13th Birthday Gareth Lots of Love Mam, Mark & Claire XX

  • Newport can't afford Toulouse this one

    IT'S do or die against French kings Toulouse in tomorrow night's Rodney Parade Heineken Cup clash, admits Newport captain Simon Raiwalui. Newport have lost all seven Celtic League and Heineken Cup games this season, and everyone is well aware one more

  • Bella Bellamy

    JUBILANT Mark Hughes masterminded Wales' magnificent 2-1 Euro 2004 qualifying victory over Italy and then declared: "No team could have lived with us on the night." Glorious goals from Simon Davies and Craig Bellamy left Wales sitting pretty at the top

  • Guilty: Heroin conspirators

    FOUR people convicted of running a heroin and cocaine ring in Ebbw Vale were warned yesterday they face an "inevitable" jail sentence. Jurors at Cardiff crown court convicted Peter Walker, 32, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, Leigh Edmunds, aged 33, and Rebecca

  • LG staff wait to know their fate

    MORE than 1,000 anxious employees at the LG Philips TV tube factory in Newport may know what their future holds after a top-level meeting today. They have been waiting for news since a leaked document said the company was discussing the possibility of

  • Jenna: Police to comb woods

    THE family of missing schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin are starting to fear the worst, police say. More officers and detectives have been recruited to hunt for Jenna with searches of woods and fields near her home due to start soon. Jenna has not contacted family

  • Bellamy's tribute

    CRAIG Bellamy fired Wales on to a new plateau in world football - then paid tribute to his striking partners at both club and country. The 23-year-old Newcastle United striker was the calmest man in the Millennium Stadium last night as he rounded Italian

  • Rent collection in the balance

    THE future of door-to-door rent collections in the Caerpilly county borough is still hanging in the balance. Axing the entire service was recommended by officers at Caerphilly council's cabinet meeting - a drastic step that followed an attack on a rent

  • Coming soon to a city near you?

    PROPOSALS for a major international airport near Llanwern steelworks have met a mixed reaction. As the Argus reported yesterday, the company behind the plan, Severnside International Airport, claims its £2 billion project could be up and running by 2010