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Stories for 4 February 2004

Gwent News

Five raids in crime crackdown

CANNABIS plants and hyd-roponics equipment were seized at an address in Newport yesterday as police continued their latest crime crackdown.  more...

Messages to mum

TEENAGER Tammy Lane disappeared from her home in Nantyglo a week ago today. It is believed she met someone after contacting them on the Internet. LISA STEVENS and ELISE JENKINS report on how the week has unfolded - and how councils are responding to calls by the 15-year-old's mother that chatroom access should not be available at libraries.  more...

Please vote for me!

NEWPORT singer Camille Daltrey is heading Just Up Your Street this week as she bids for stardom in the new series of Owen Money's popular talent show.  more...

Thugs caught on film

A TERRORISED Gwent family say they may be forced to quit their home because of the attacks by a masked gang.  more...

Man dies in crash with council lorry

A MAN died yesterday after a crash between a car and a Newport city council bin lorry.  more...

Abergavenny plans upgrade

THE Argus can today reveal the ambitious plans to regenerate Abergavenny town centre.   more...

Prison awaits death driver

A KURDISH man who went on the run after admitting causing the deaths of two friends by dangerous driving was given a five-year jail sentence in his absence yesterday.  more...

Parents pay tribute to drowned boy

THE parents of 12-year-old Rhys Jones, who died in a river tragedy, have descr-ibed their boy as kind, gentle and the best son they could have.   more...

Hope for villagers

RESIDENTS of a Gwent village are delighted that `feudal' laws that could cost them up to £60,000 each could be scrapped.  more...

Go-ahead for new housing scheme

A CONTROVERSIAL development to build up to 35 houses in Cwmbran was yesterday approved by Torfaen councillors despite a large number of objections from residents.  more...

Gwent Sport

Edmonds retains crown

GWENT'S top ranked British flyweight, Matt-hew Edmonds, pictured, retained his crown at the Welsh ABA senior boxing championships at Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre.  more...

Oakley's Out

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons back row forward Rhys Oakley has broken a bone in his hand and is likely to be out of action for six weeks.  more...

UEFA blues

Wales have been left to ponder whether they now have any realistic chance of achieving their aim of having Russia thrown out of the Euro 2004 finals because of Yegor Titov's failed drugs test.  more...

My most important year yet

NEWPORT sprinter Christian Malcolm has declared 2004 as the most important year of his career.  more...

  
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