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Stories for 23 February 2005

Gwent News

City meals-on-wheels service is to be axed

A SERVICE which provides hot meals to some of Newport's most vulnerable residents is being axed.  more...

The service will continue in other areas

MEALS-ON-WHEELSs services in other parts of Gwent are safe for the foreseeable future.  more...

Nick's pathway to saving school time

WHEN work was needed on a new path at a valleys school, head teacher Nick Gannon had the perfect solution.  more...

Hope for factory's pension scheme

WORKERS at the former Carpets International factory in Crumlin who were last year hit by a 2 million pensions crisis received a boost yesterday.  more...

Return our priceless memories

A DISTRAUGHT couple are appealing for the return of a DVD of their baby son stolen by thieves from their Newport home.  more...

School chief stands firm on closure plans

AS the council officer in charge of education in Torfaen, Mike de Val has been in the firing line of angry parents and protesters fighting council proposals to close schools.  more...

Venues set for consultation meetings

TORFAEN council has arranged a series of public consultation meetings into the proposed closure of three primary schools and the amalgamation of seven more. (All meetings start at 7pm unless stated):  more...

Residents lay siege to castle plan

A castle once at the heart of a failed plan for a theme park is being lined-up for another development.  more...

GPs to pull out of Valleys surgery

GPs will stop seeing patients at a Gwent valleys health centre, a move that could signal a bigger role in primary care for nurse practitioners.  more...

Music career beckons for Josie

JOSIE D'Arby has enjoyed a career that has taken her from presenting Top of the Pops to Look Around You, the BBC's new Tomorrow's World comedy spoof.  more...

The tail of Flynn... the lurve dawg!

WITH his hard-drinking and womanising ways, he was one of the original wild men of Hollywood.  more...

Danger sauce removed from hospital kitchens

WORCESTER Sauce contaminated with a cancer-causing colouring has been pulled out of kitchens at Gwent hospitals.  more...

Gwent Sport

Pryce title fight is off

David Barnes has withdrawn from his British Welterweight title defence against Gwent's Bradley Pryce, pictured right, on March 4 at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes due to a bout of influenza.   more...

Ruddock urges side to be bold

Wales plan to take a leaf out of their former coach Graham Henry's book when they tackle RBS 6 Nations title rivals France on Saturday.   more...

Newport title bid back on track

NEWPORT recaptured third spot in the Welsh Premier Division table and ended a Pontypridd nine-match winning run with what coach David Rees described as "a thoroughly professional" performance at Rodney Parade last night.  more...

Morgan's In

KEVIN Morgan has received the perfect birthday present with his call-up for Wales for Saturday's Six Nations Championship clash with France in Paris.  more...

Sport Six Nations

Morgan's In

KEVIN Morgan has received the perfect birthday present with his call-up for Wales for Saturday's Six Nations Championship clash with France in Paris.  more...

Ruddock urges side to be bold

Wales plan to take a leaf out of their former coach Graham Henry's book when they tackle RBS 6 Nations title rivals France on Saturday.   more...

  
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