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Crime blackspot targeted by project
DETAILED plans on how crime in a Pontypool blackspot can be tackled effectively will be available soon. The first major projects for the Trevethin, St Cadocs and Penygarn area were recently chosen by the local Communities First partnership, a National
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Bypass given green light
THE Sirhowy Enterprise Way - a two-mile stretch of road that will bypass Blackwood - now looks certain to go ahead, disappointed opponents admit. As the Argus reported, at a High Court hearing in Cardiff on Friday, Caerphilly council and the National
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Pupils carve a niche for the future
PARENTS, governors and members of Chepstow's artistic community were amazed at the results of Pembroke primary pupils' eight-week collaboration with professional printmaker Pete Williams. An exhibition displayed the work of pupils ranging in age from
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Dragons' Charvis bid over
GWENT Dragons have ruled themselves out of the running to sign former Wales captain Colin Charvis -- unless the Welsh Rugby Union step in to offer financial assistance. Talks between Charvis (pictured) and the Swansea-Neath region have broken down, meaning
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County are demolition men
FREE-SCORING Newport County may have plundered 14 goals in two games, but they're quite rightly not getting carried away. Their 6-1 success at Chepstow Town on Saturday was not even 24 hours after their 8-1 demolition job of Newport YMCA on Friday night
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Ex-Labour leader backs list boycott
FORMER Labour leader and Blaenau Gwent MP Michael Foot is backing his old constituency's right to choose a male parliamentary candidate. His comments follow the Welsh Labour Party executive's decision to impose an all-women shortlist on the constituency
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Price revelation - I wanted to quit Open
Phil Price produced his best Open Championship finish at Royal St George's in Sandwich yesterday - and then amazingly declared that he wished he could have pulled out of the tournament at the beginning of the week due to exhaustion. "I was absolutely
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Easy rider can beat the jams
MIKE Jones has cracked Newport's car chaos - he's swapped four wheels for two to beat the queues. The frustrated motorist, pictured, grew so tired of sitting in Newport's traffic jams - caused by the Southern Distributor Road (SDR) construction and new
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Wales' Savage blow
MIDFIELD pivot Robbie Savage, pictured, is facing a race against time to be fit for Wales' crunch Euro 2004 qualifier with Ser-bia/Montenegro next month. The Birmingham City battler hobbled out of his side's pre-season 4-0 friendly victory against Burton
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High hopes for 'superschool'
THE planned £24million 'superschool' will revolutionise teaching in north Torfaen area, experts say. As reported, the controversial Pontypool scheme was finally given the go-ahead by councillors last week. The huge new building will provide a desperately-needed
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Tigers are burning bright
COACH Kevin Weaver was ecstatic on Saturday as his Torfaen Tigers side turned over one of the big guns in this year's Welsh Rugby League Conference - and with 14 squad players missing to boot! Ten of the Tigers were at the wedding of Pontypool RFC full-back
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Dancers getting in a spin
STREET-DANCERS brought urban grooves to a Newport estate as they limbered up for their local festival and the Big Buzz gig. Duffryn Youth Link Talent Crew - 36 youngsters from eight to 18 - spent the week practising their windmills and caterpillars ahead
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On lookout to protect elderly
POLICE have new eyes on the streets of north Gwent in the war against bogus callers - council workers. Blaenau Gwent council employees are to work with police in a bid to catch those who prey on elderly and vulnerable people. An "early warning" scheme
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Bus service to return
THREE Gwent communities, left without a bus service for months, could soon get their buses back. For the subsidised service to the villages of Llanwern, Bishton and Magor should be up and running once more in three weeks, after transport chiefs stepped
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Hot chart acts make up for soggy weather
YOUNG stars from the pop world put on an electrifying show to make Party in the Park a blistering success. But the real stars were the 20,000 rain-sodden fans - including hundreds of Argus ticket winners - who cheered along at Coopers Field in Cardiff