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Stories for 4 January 2005

Gwent Business

Future's bright for a modern apprentice

IF 2005 is remembered for anything it will hopefully be the year all the hot air talked about the skills gap was turned into action.  more...

ICT builds platform for local firms to grow

By Michael Grove, WDA project manager for the Corus ICT programme  more...

New service combats problems of truancy

NEWPORT-born communications entrepreneur Darren Rose has launched a product to combat classroom truancy.   more...

Information at the wave of a hand

BT has developed a wireless technology for the home which notifies users of personalised news and information using ambient light sequences and sound alerts.   more...

Resisting the pressures and staying competitive

By Simon Thomas  more...

Recruitment firm set to enter education sector

AN ENTERPRISING rec-ruitment agency is setting up a new training division to benefit both clients and jobseekers.  more...

Electrical works must comply with new regulations

SINCE January 1 new laws have compelled homeowners to employ a registered and approved electrician when commissioning major electrical work on their property.   more...

New challenges of IT explosion

CONSUMER demand for gadgets such as DVD recorders and iPods continues to increase at a mindblowing pace.  more...

Bankruptcies 'to top 5,000' this month

OVER 5,000 UK residents will go bankrupt between now and the end of January according to business adviser and accountant Grant Thornton.  more...

Gwent News

Credit card scam warning

GWENT residents are being warned of a scam in which victims are unwittingly giving out their Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to credit card thieves.  more...

Generosity of public 'staggering'

THE generosity of people in Gwent has seen thousands of pounds raised and tonnes of goods collected for survivors of the disaster.  more...

Manics may lead appeal concert

GWENT band the Manic Street Preachers could headline a Live Aid-style concert for the tsunami disaster appeal.  more...

Is recycling just rubbish?

FOR many households recycling has become a way of life while for others it is simply a load of rubbish.  more...

What to do and where to go with all the junk

Aerosols  more...

Lorry overturns and sheds load

A LORRY overturned on the new Southern Distributor Road in Newport yesterday afternoon, shedding its load of steel coils.  more...

Smokers may face ban in 2006

CAERPHILLY council could become a totally non-smoking authority from the beginning of 2006.  more...

Stroke led woman to new career

AEROBICS teacher Wendy Harcombe's super-fit lifestyle hit the buffers when she suffered a debilitating stroke at the age of just 50.  more...

AM aims to forge links with crisis-hit Palestine

A GWENT AM hopes to create awareness of the situation in Palestine, following his trip there to build links with Newport.  more...

Gwent Sport

Croesy on the promotional trial

Croesyceiliog, slowly catching up on a fixture backlog in the Motaquote Insurance Welsh League, Third Division, could well force themselves into a fascinating promotion scrap.  more...

Coach resigns

MIKE Watkins last night resigned as forwards coach of struggling Welsh Premier Division club Newbridge - less than a fortnight after the club sacked backs coach Jonathan Westwood.  more...

Warning

DON'T expect it to be easy against Edinburgh in Saturday's crucial Heineken Cup-tie at Rodney Parade, Ceri Sweeney warns his Newport Gwent Dragons teammates.  more...

Under fire

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' season is at the crossroads, neither a success nor a failure, but a big disappointment after the events of last season.  more...

Crows turn on the style

A SUPERB second-half display at a wet and windy Stebonheath Park earned the Crows a thoroughly deserved, fourth successive Welsh Premier League win at the west Wales venue.  more...

  
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