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Stories for 6 October 2003

Gwent News

LET US PRAY (bark, squawk, squeak, scratch or purr)

ALL creatures great and small packed out the pews at a Cwmbran church yesterday for a special service.  more...

£80,000 payout for canteen staff

A PARTY of former canteen staff made redundant from Llanwern steelworks have won an £80,000 compensation payout from their former bosses.  more...

New setback in skatepark saga

WORK on a controversial Chepstow skatepark was delayed again at the weekend - because contractors discovered a water main under the site.  more...

Car is stolen after burglar takes keys

A CAR was taken from a Gwent street on the weekend after a burglar broke into the owner's house and stole the keys.  more...

£250,000: Extra running cost of putting new hospital on Corus site

BLAENAU Gwent's proposed community hospital will cost the NHS an extra £250,000 a year to run if it is built on the former Corus Ebbw Vale site, a health boss has warned.  more...

Boy hurt in playground game

A GWENT father is warning children not play the potentially-dangerous game, British Bulldog, after his son suffered two broken arms playing it.  more...

Life for Angela's killer

THE family of murdered Newport-born woman Angela Steer, pictured above, say they are relieved that her killer is starting a life sentence.  more...

Free range egg farm will have 12,000 chickens

TWELVE thousand chickens could soon be roaming fields near Newport after planning permission for a free range egg farm was granted.  more...

Irresistible force

NEWPORT stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a comprehensive 44-17 victory over Llanelli in their own backyard.  more...

Dad hits the road with kids in mind

THE people of Abergavenny, Blaenavon and Pontypool turned out to support Ian Botham yesterday on the third day of his mammoth walk.  more...

Teens on way to pop career

A BAND of Abergavenny teenagers are on the first rung of music stardom - after signing a music management deal following their first gig in London.  more...

Gwent Sport

Hansen playing it cool

Wales coach Steve Hansen has virtually finalised his starting line-up for next weekend's opening World Cup clash against Canada in Melbourne.   more...

Valuable win as County turn over Dover

PETER Nicholas will be the first man to admit that Newport County have played better football this season, but the only important fact is that they beat Dover Athletic on Saturday.  more...

White Hart Pain

SIMON Davies is poised to miss his first Welsh game since bursting on to the international scene two-and-half years ago.  more...

Smart's finale

FRANK Smart's farewell meeting yesterday was more Australian than Australia! It was an all-Oz line-up for the grand final before a sun-drenched crowd, at Hayley Stadium, yesterday.  more...

  
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