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Stories for 19 April 2005

Gwent Election

Head to head

FORMER Labour Assembly Member Peter Law is going head to head with his old party to try and win one of the safest seats in Britain.  more...

Gwent News

Landlord woken by burglar in flat

A PUB landlord yesterday told of the terrifying moment he woke to find a burglar in his bedroom.  more...

Queens of the marathon

FIVE record-breaking sisters vowed to hang up their trainers for good after this year's sterling efforts in the London Marathon.  more...

This mess is 'diabolical'

DOZENS of gipsies who set up camp in Newport more than a month ago left a trail of debris behind when they left.  more...

Mum's on a charity mission

A GWENT mother is hoping to set up an appeal to raise money for research into her son's muscle wasting disease.  more...

Bags of success in clean-up

PUPILS at a Cwmbran school collected 200 bags of rubbish - and a kitchen sink - during a clear up of woodland.  more...

Head to head

FORMER Labour Assembly Member Peter Law is going head to head with his old party to try and win one of the safest seats in Britain.  more...

More school buses pass safety tests

SCHOOL transport was tested as part of a police operation checking on road worthiness and safety and most passed with flying colours.  more...

Fighting battles for our pitmen

MINERS were described as the shock troops of the working class. Bleddyn Hancock, who devotes his life to helping pit workers, thinks the military metaphor can be taken a little further.  more...

Prince to visit city projects for the troubled

TWO Newport projects working to help drug addicts and the homeless are to get the royal seal of approval.  more...

Birthday party for threatened school

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a Gwent school from closure marked its 30th birthday and vowed keep it open for another 30 years.  more...

Gwent Sport

Fan banned until end of the year

THE Welsh Premier League has reacted to Cwmbran's complaint of racist abuse from a Bangor City supporter by banning the individual from all Welsh Premiership grounds until the end of the year.  more...

Dragons home run to final

A clear path has been drawn for Newport Gwent Dragons to reach the final of the Celtic Cup competition next month.  more...

Snow's last stand

ROD Snow is to make one more appearance in the Newport black and amber jersey, against Swansea in the Welsh Premier Division at Rodney Parade on Saturday.  more...

Williams is not in the pink

CWM'S Mark Williams is lacking in confidence as he attempts to pick up his third Embassy World Championships crown.   more...

Say no to Powergen

THE Celtic League - and regional rugby in Wales - is now two years old, but it has to be said there is still some way to go before stability is brought to the domestic game.  more...

  
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