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Dragons breathe fire
THE Newport Gwent Dragons marked their Rodney Parade debut with a thrilling 29-19 victory over Neath-Swansea Ospreys last night. And coach Mike Ruddock boldly forecast a major improvement from the team after they were applauded off the pitch by a 3,000
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'Too young for life sentence'
A TEENAGER involved in a vicious knife attack escaped a life sentence - because he was one year too young, a judge said. Recorder Christopher Vosper QC said he would have sentenced the Newport 17-year-old to life "to protect the public" if he was aged
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Hero rescues child from blaze
A NEIGHBOUR fought his way inside a burning house to rescue a trapped child. Gareth Powell, 18, (pictured) braved acrid smoke and flames in the hallway, to find the little boy and carry him to safety, after fire broke out at the end-of-terrace house in
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Hero rescues child from blaze
A NEIGHBOUR fought his way inside a burning house to rescue a trapped child. Gareth Powell, 18, (pictured) braved acrid smoke and flames in the hallway, to find the little boy and carry him to safety, after fire broke out at the end-of-terrace house in
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Hockey girl aims for beauty goal
NEWPORT community worker Victoria Jenkins (pictured) has represented her country on the sports field - now she hopes to do the same in the beauty stakes. Victoria, 23, is vice-captain of Newport Ladies hockey team and has also played for Wales, but she
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'Too young for life sentence'
A TEENAGER involved in a vicious knife attack escaped a life sentence - because he was one year too young, a judge said. Recorder Christopher Vosper QC said he would have sentenced the Newport 17-year-old to life "to protect the public" if he was aged
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Vale may suffer at Newport
THE game is on though Ebbw Vale may wish after today's encounter that Marcus Russell had gone through with his threat not to play Newport at Rodney Parade. That threat had nothing to do with the teams in Premier Division action today, of course, but was
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Dragons breathe fire
THE Newport Gwent Dragons marked their Rodney Parade debut with a thrilling 29-19 victory over Neath-Swansea Ospreys last night. And coach Mike Ruddock boldly forecast a major improvement from the team after they were applauded off the pitch by a 3,000