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  • Residents in mast protest

    ANGRY residents of a Valleys town are fighting plans to build a giant radio mast only yards from their homes. People in Carlton Terrace, Cross Keys, are furious because Network Rail, who own and operate the country's railway infrastructure, plan to build

  • BT's flagship centre hailed

    CARDIFF is now home to one of the most advanced Internet data centres in the world. BT's £90 million flagship centre at Celtic Gateway Business Park has been completed on schedule a year after First Minister Rhodri Morgan got work at the site under way

  • 'Proper service' for canal baby

    THE TRAGIC baby boy whose body was dumped by a canal in Newbridge five months ago will finally be laid to rest on Thursday. The discovery touched the hearts of many people, and a large turnout of mourners is expected to pay their final respects to a child

  • Vale's frosty reception for ERC charge

    EBBW Vale will fight any attempt by European Rugby Cup Ltd to fine them or take disciplinary action over the farce surrounding their Parker Pen Shield quarter-final against French club Pau in January. ERC have formally charged them with failing to fulfil

  • Drug firm grows again

    DRUG maker Norgine welcomed WDA boss Roger Jones to its Hengoed plant yesterday to open a new packaging facility. The project is the latest chapter in an £8 million investment story which has led to a doubling of the workforce from 99 to 227 over the

  • Howarth: I'll give you 100 per cent

    SHANE Howarth has pledged to give Newport 100 per cent for as long as he is here. He has announced his decision to quit Newport and leave Wales to return home to New Zealand a year early at the end of the season. He will leave with a huge tribute from

  • Parents back troubled primary

    PARENTS have pledged support for a trouble-hit Monmouthshire primary school, criticised in a government inspection for "serious weaknesses." Parents whose children attend Trellech Primary School, near Monmouth, said that, despite the damning report, the

  • Howarth: I'll give you 100 per cent

    SHANE Howarth has pledged to give Newport 100 per cent for as long as he is here. He has announced his decision to quit Newport and leave Wales to return home to New Zealand a year early at the end of the season. He will leave with a huge tribute from

  • Responding to specs appeal

    SPECSAVERS in Newport has galvanised its customers into action to recycle used spectacles to help people in the developing world suffering from sight problems. Over 1,000 pairs spectacles have been collected for dispatch to the charity Vision Aid Overseas

  • Be patient - Diamond

    NEW recruit Kristian Dimond has appealed for calm from Newport County fans and pleaded, "please be patient." The 20-year-old midfielder understands why Exiles fans are so passionate about their club and Dimond, too, is keen for success - but he has asked

  • Bomb shelter boom

    CORUS is set to make a big impact with a new, high speed, bomb-resistant form of construction called Surefast. Most of the development work was done at Llanwern and is part of the company's bid to move downstream and produce goods with greater margins

  • Body found in River Usk

    POLICE and fire rescue units yesterday recovered a body from the muddy banks of the River Usk in Newport. A member of the public spotted the body on mudflats on the riverbank behind Rodney Parade and called police just after 3pm. Police have not yet identified

  • Youths cause chase chaos

    TWO teenagers fled a crash scene and caused chaos as they tried to evade police. The pair, thought to be aged around 18, were involved in a two-car crash on Newport's Duffryn estate yesterday afternoon. Their car collided with a silver estate driven by

  • Expanding firm 'respected'

    Kenton Computer Forms of Cwmbran has raised £200,000 to fund a move to larger premises, buy new equipment, and take on one new member of staff. The company was supported in its expansion by a £15,000 loan from UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE) the regeneration

  • Gwent greets Filipino nurses

    BUTTONED up against the late winter chill, Livertine Baylon is a long way from home but glad to be in Gwent. As one of 60 nurses from the Philippines who have been employed by Gwent Healthcare Trust, she will play a vital role in filling vacancies in