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  • Davies ready to forget a terrible year

    NEWPORT County midfielder Nathan Davies can't wait for the new Nationwide South season so he can banish the painful memories of his "nightmare" last campaign. The 22 year-old had to sit out a large chunk of the season with a foot injury picked up in manager

  • It's just not good enough, First Minister

    A GRIEVING widow calling for the closure of a slip road where her husband died says a reply to an open letter by First Minister Rhodri Morgan is just "not good enough". On Thursday, we printed the open letter to Mr Morgan from Norma Ralph calling for

  • Keeping vigil over mast site

    TWO months ago today a group of determined residents stopped a mobile phone mast going up in their community. Mother Collette Finch stood in front of a digger with her two-year-old son Ethan in her arms. Since then residents, angry at an alleged lack

  • Bar lit up by licence to smoke

    A NEWPORT bar that banned smoking did a U-turn as it was losing £2,000 a week in trade. Roger Wilson, 38, of Caerleon opened Newport's first smoke-free pub, the Louisville, on High Street, in December last year. He was inspired by bars in Dublin and Cardiff

  • That's the spirit!

    NEWPORT CC have won the 2005 MCC Spirit of Cricket U13 National Club Championships, which took place this week at Oakham School in Rutland. Pace bowlers Imran Hussan and Najaf Iqbal were dominant as the Welsh side romped to the title with victory in all

  • Wasps' new boy's middle order role

    NEWPORT Wasps' latest recruit, 20-year-old Peterbor-ough asset Jason King, will make his debut at Hayley Stadium against King's Lynn in a double-header meeting on Sun-day (tapes-up at 2.30pm). King goes in at number four for the Wasps in the Premier League