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  • Service of praise for 'birthday'

    WITH the full fanfare of the Church in Wales, the Dean and Chapter of Newport's Cathedral of St Woolos gave a 75th birthday party for itself, an act of both thanksgiving and praise. The service attended by church and civic dignitaries was led by the Dean

  • Relief as Welsh regions will play in the Celtic League

    THE four Welsh regions are back in next season's Celtic League, after complex negotiations were finally resolved late last night. A huge sigh of relief could be heard around the principality after the Scottish and Irish rugby unions reached agreement

  • We'll wow the fans, pledges Dragons coach

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will play with real style next season, promises new coach Paul Turner. He has taken charge fully this week as the Dragons players have returned to training following their short break, though British Lions Michael Owen and Gareth

  • pupils to get a flagship school

    PUPILS of a fire-ravaged Newport school are set to return to their classrooms. Work on the £7.5m Rogerstone primary school building has begun. It is hoped to be completed by the start of the school term in September 2006. The previous building was destroyed

  • Reen victim feared road

    ONE of the four men killed when their car overturned and plunged into a reen had raised concerns about the lack of safety barriers on the road where they crashed, his friend revealed. Andrew Brooks would often comment about how dangerous the old coast