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Stories for 4 April 2003

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Fun's really on a roll

THE MOST extreme activity, Spheremania, a huge inflatable ball has recently rolled in from New Zealand.  more...

Let your taste buds travel the world!

A CHEF who has worked his magic at a Gwent hotel for the past six months is not above providing a few surprises for those customers with a global palate.  more...

So much choice

THE Roman Lodge Hotel is nestled on Ponthir Road on the outskirts of Caerleon. The atmosphere in the pub and restaurant is welcoming and we found the staff very attentive.  more...

Buy a load of codswallop

THIS weekend you can learn about a load of codswallop or buy Victorian bottles from as little as 50p - if you know where to look.   more...

Down memory lane

GET a taste of your childhood again, as one of the biggest toy collections in Britain goes on display.  more...

Hotel's qualities could leave you Speech-less

HISTORY oozes out of every stone of the Speech House Hotel, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean.  more...

Photography for all

SNAP-happy families can get their talents in focus with a special photography workshop. Groundwork Caerphilly has organised a free Photography for Beginners workshop, for children and adults, at Penallta Community Park.  more...

Beats and grooves

TIME Flies begin their tenth anniversary celebrations a year early next month! The Cardiff-based club promotion unit have a whole 12 months of big- name DJs to mark a decade of beats and grooves.  more...

Gwent News

Thanks for your flood of letters

THE parents of a Cwmbran soldier fighting in Iraq say they are delighted with a flood of letters for him and his comrades.  more...

Heartache for family in headstone mix-up

A GRIEVING daughter visited her mum's grave on Mothering Sunday only to find another person's headstone had been placed there.  more...

In memory of school friend

CLASSMATES of a tragic Newport boy who died in a fire last week are contributing to a book of remembrance which will be presented to his family.  more...

Betty's top of the lollipops!

MEET Aunty Betty - the woman who has helped generations of schoolchildren across a Pontypool road.  more...

Daily news - with your daily mail!

POSTMEN could soon be delivering newspapers to isolated Mon-mouthshire homes thanks to a pioneering Royal Mail scheme.  more...

Dog was trussed in a sack and left to die

A DOG was trussed up and left to die in a sack near Blackwood Golf Club. It was only by chance that a local woman found the 12-year-old Doberman cross-breed with its front legs tied inside a tightly-sealed bag while she was out walking her pet poodle on Sunday evening.  more...

`Vandal attack on cemetery is sick'

A NEWPORT woman whose uncle died in the First World War has branded as "sick" the desecration of the French cemetery where he is buried.  more...

Newport call's in Mary Rose expert

WORLD-class experts are being brought in to look for the bow of Newport's medieval ship.  more...

`Future Civic Centre projects hit'

AN OVERSPEND of almost £160,000 on work at Newport's Civic Centre "definitely will affect spending on future projects" according to the council's finance chief.  more...

Judge warns killer drivers

BRITAIN'S most senior judge has signalled a crackdown on motorists who cause deaths by dangerous driving - citing a test case from Newport.  more...

Teachers fear jobs may go

ALMOST 30 teachers and support staff in Monmouthshire and Torfaen could lose their jobs because of a lack of funding, a teaching union is warning.  more...

Gwent Sport

Protege in for Wasps

Newport teenager Nicky Mallett makes his Mavericks debut in Sunday's home Conference League meeting with Mildenhall on Sunday.  more...

Young all fired up

NEWPORT hooker Paul Young aims to put the fires out on Ebbw Vale in tomorrow's Principality Cup quarter-final, but this week he had to put a real fire out -- in his own house.  more...

World Cup shock

THE five new Welsh provinces will play right through the World Cup in the autumn - and the Celtic League competition will be played on a home and away basis from next season.  more...

County boss calls the tune

NEWPORT County chief Peter Nicholas hopes his players' wounded pride will be their main motivating factor as high-flying Stafford Rangers visit Spytty Park tomorrow.  more...

Players sweat on future

BIG name signings at Rodney Parade are likely to be a thing of the past after the five new provinces reached an agreement on non-Welsh players from next season as well as a salary cap.  more...

Joe Calzaghe

WILLIAM Joppy's moaning means that I probably won't fight him now until May 24 in Newcastle.  more...

Crows' cup dream

CWMBRAN Town have some unfinished Welsh Cup business to clear up.  more...

  
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