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Stories for 12 January 2004

Gwent News

Boy's crisp approach raises charity cash

A GENEROUS disabled schoolboy from Newport used his pocket money to raise funds to help others.  more...

Mum vows to `shop' daughter if she uses drugs again

NEWPORT mum Carole Pringle says she can't wait for her daughter to come home after serving a jail sentence for a robbery to feed her drug habit.  more...

A fight I had to win for Brenda

A GWENT widower has settled a four-year battle over the treatment his wife received at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital before her death.  more...

Readers send aid to Kosovan war zone

A TRUCKLOAD of clothes, bedding and food will be heading for war-ravaged Kosovo in April - and it's all thanks to generous Argus readers.  more...

Top honour for surgeons

SURGEONS whose use of a modified stomach operation has improved survival rates among Gwent cancer patients have won a prestigious award from the country where the technique was pioneered.  more...

£67m paid so far to Gwent ex-miners

EX-MINERS and their families in Gwent have received more than £67m compensation for chest diseases, figures published today show.  more...

Doctors tell council leader to quit

TORFAEN council's leader Brian Smith is to retire in the summer after 20 years at the top - after warnings from his doctors.  more...

Your chance to pick name for arts centre

CRYSTAL Wharf or Castle Wharf? The Waterfront or The Waterside?   more...

Gwent soldier's death probed

THE Royal Military Police are investigating claims of drink-driving in connection with an Iraq crash during which a Gwent SAS soldier was killed.  more...

Cameras cut accidents

SPEED cameras are helping to drastically cut the number of accidents on Gwent roads.  more...

`I've been burgled for the 30th time'

A GWENT businessman burgled for the 30th time over the weekend has written to Tony Blair, saying crime is spiralling out of control.  more...

Vehicle burnt out on pitch

A TORFAEN football team were forced to take their home game elsewhere on Saturday - because of a burnt-out car on the pitch.   more...

New suite for disabled children's unit

DISABLED children at a Pontypool support group will soon have a new therapy and relaxation suite thanks to the hard work of dozens of volunteers.  more...

Gwent Sport

Welsh rugby `farcical' claims Watkins

FORMER Wales skipper and Newbridge coach Mike Watkins, pictured, has described Welsh rugby as a farce and his club chairman Idris McCarthy has slammed the WRU for not adhering to its own rules.  more...

No respect for the champs - Ruddock

NO respect - that must be the attitude from the Newport Gwent Dragons who take their unbeaten home record into today's huge Heineken Cup-tie against French aces Stade Francais at Rodney Parade, insists coach Mike Ruddock (pictured).  more...

Size and strength County's undoing

Newport County 0 Worcester City 4  more...

Bluebirds snap up Gwent midfielder

WALES semi-professional international, Paul Parry (pictured) has landed a dream move, signing for Cardiff City yesterday from promotion-chasing Nationwide Conference side Hereford United.  more...

Dragons set for battle of Paris

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are expecting a battle royal when they head to Paris for Sunday's return Heineken Cup clash against French champions Stade Francais.  more...

Mono Pubs And Restaurants

A feast beside the river

The Newbridge country pub and restaurant, Tredunnock  more...

  
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