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Stories for 17 February 2004

Gwent Business

Award for 'friendly, reliable' temp driver

SUPERTEMP Malcolm Collins has come runner-up in a national competition to find the temporary worker of the year.  more...

Food-handling products firm in move to Valleys

BASE Handling Products has moved to an 8,000 square foot unit on the Barleyfields Industrial Estate in Brynmawr after a period of sustained growth.   more...

Putting golf to the fore

TWELVE Gwent golf clubs have signed up to a marketing drive to increase golf tourism business across South East Wales.  more...

Gwent News

Work waits as dormice sleep it off

DORMICE could continue to hold up work on parts of the Sirhowy Enterprise Way for at least another month - while they finish their hibernation period.  more...

Tim rubs shoulders with Hollywood stars

A FORMER Malmesbury School pupil has swapped the stroll down Malmesbury High Street for a walk along Hollywood Boulevard as his career takes off.  more...

New market applications flood in

PONTYPOOL'S Indoor Market is full to capacity after Torfaen council was inundated with applications for new stalls.   more...

Rebirth of an area

THERE were celebrations at a closure-threatened Newport sports club last night as it emerged a multi-million pound homes plan would safeguard its future.  more...

Police seize drugs in crackdown

EIGHT arrests were made and heroin, amphetamines and cannabis seized in a series of drugs raids in the Bettws, Malpas, Rogerstone and Bassaleg areas.  more...

Swans shot by gun yobs

A NEWPORT couple are putting up a reward for information leading to the arrest of two youths seen shooting swans from the banks of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.  more...

Sisters aiming for the top

SISTERS are doing it for themselves in one Newport household - and they're hoping to reach the top of the music business.  more...

'Death Valley' farmers recovering

THREE years since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease new life is being breathed into an area so devastated by the crisis it was dubbed Death Valley.   more...

Brain op boy fighting for life

A CWMBRAN teenager is today fighting for his life after surgeons removed a blood clot from his brain.  more...

Gwent Sport

Dream come true for Parry

Two months ago Paul Parry was getting ready to face Forest Green Rovers. Eight weeks later he's battling with Ryan Giggs for a place in the Wales side.  more...

Let's get real - we've still long way to go

Some people want to get real on the Welsh rugby front.  more...

Dragons plagued by injuries

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have run into major injury problems as they step up their challenge for the Celtic League title.  more...

Sport Six Nations

Great start but no complacency - 16.02.04

WALES, greeted almost like conquering heroes after their World Cup exploits by an expectant home crowd, carried on where they left off in Australia as they got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start.  more...

Best is yet to come - 16.02.04

THE best is yet to come, says Wales coach Steve Hansen after Saturday's 23-10 victory over Scotland in the Six Nations, their first winning start to the championship for seven years.  more...

Parker relishes pairing - 16.02.04

Sonny Parker is relishing his partnership with Iestyn Harris and hopes the pair can take their performance against Scotland to a whole new level against Ireland next Saturday.  more...

  
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