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Stories for 12 June 2001

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Flourishing firm to offer more jobs

Novaspec: Surge in orders means firm doubles workforce Forty new jobs are coming up at a factory on the Ebbw Vale Garden Festival site.  more...

Player's disgust with WRU

FORMER Cross Keys full- back Ioan Bebb has accused the Welsh Rugby Union of 'an incredible lack of sensitivityî over the appointment of Bridgend lock Chris Stephens as Wales' captain in the team's Japanese tour.  more...

Newport peace activist jailed

A NEWPORT peace activist has been jailed for refusing to pay a fine imposed on her by a Scottish court after she took part in a protest at a nuclear weapons factory.  more...

£1.6m football plan for school

A NEWPORT school looks set to get a £1.6m sports development.  more...

Welsh MPs get to work in new roles

NEWPORT East MP Alan Howarth was today rebuilding a parliamentary career on the back benches after being sacked as arts minister by Tony Blair.  more...

Rapist's pals to visit jail

FRIENDS and family of Trevor Masters are planning trips to visit the captured fugitive in a French prison. Speaking exclusively to the Argus, Neil Masters, brother of the convicted rapist, said: 'I'll get in touch.   more...

Police hunt woman who offered lift to kids

GWENT police are hunting for a bogus nursery nurse who offered three children a lift to a swimming pool.  more...

Surgeon in babies row awaits ops go-ahead

A SURGEON at the centre of the Bristol heart babies scandal will spend another day at a hearing to discover whether or not he will be allowed to operate on children again.   more...

Head hits at 'trend' by school vandals

THE headteacher of a school vandalised over the weekend fears the latest incident is part of an emerging trend.  more...

Factory campaigners stage demo

PROTESTERS campaigning to save part of a factory earmarked for demolition staged the first of three rallies last night.  more...

Gwent Sport

Rugby: Hall-Moore takes over from Rees at Cross Keys

CROSS Keys Rugby Club have appointed former Ebbw Vale coach and ex-Newbridge fitness adviser John Hall-Moore as their new head coach.  more...

Rugby: Gibbs could be called up for Lions

WALES centre Scott Gibbs could yet be called up for the British Lions tour of Australia.  more...

Cricket: Time to get on a roll - James

GLAMORGAN skipper Steve James is hoping his side's two brilliant victories over Essex at the weekend will put his side on a bit of a roll.  more...

Tennis: Victory for Allt-yr-yn Ladies

MBS tennis leagues  more...

Bebb's Wales blast

FORMER Cross Keys full back Ioan Bebb has accused Welsh rugby of "an incredible lack of sensitivity" over the appointment of Bridgend second row Chris Stephens as Wales captain.  more...

  
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