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Stories for 14 July 2005

Gwent News

Cruel trick at cashpoint

A PENSIONER was driven to a cashpoint by two conmen who threatened him, then demanded £500 for work they had not done.  more...

Boy, 11, stabbed in classroom

A BOY arrested in connection with the stabbing of a classmate at a Gwent comprehensive school was released on police bail last night.  more...

Mixed reaction to road scheme

TRADERS and shoppers in Newport remain to be convinced by new plans to shake up city centre transport.  more...

£35,000 short of target figure

ALL the bids to buy a large chunk of Gwent's natural history are now in, but the race against time to save it goes on.  more...

Brave Emma was fighter to end

COURAGEOUS teenager Emma Louise Connor decided to make the most of her last few months when she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain stem tumour.  more...

Designer's Olympic Games bid

GWENT'S most famous fashion designer is hoping to be given the honour of designing the British team's unifor-ms for the 2012 Olympics.  more...

'Elegant' bridge wq

NEWPORT'S City Bridge won recognition at prestigious construction industry awards.  more...

'Elegant' bridge wins award

NEWPORT'S City Bridge won recognition at prestigious construction industry awards.  more...

Drive for more flu jabs

GP practices that do not actively invite patients who qualify for a flu jab to get vaccinated are being urged to do so this year by the National Public Health Service for Wales.  more...

Pupils bond with bands to save school

THEY were indispensable throughout the Live8 and Make Poverty History Campaign - now protestors fighting to save a Gwent school are following suit.  more...

Pool bows out with gala spectacular

A SWIMMING gala for Newport's children this summer is to be the last event of its kind before the opening of a new pool in 2006.  more...

Cruel trick at cashpoint

A PENSIONER was driven to a cashpoint by two conmen who threatened him, then demanded £500 for work they had not done.  more...

Gwent Sport

King Jack's last stand

JACK NICKLAUS started his long farewell at St Andrews this morning - cheered and revered at every step. Nineteen years have passed since the last of his 18 major titles but Nicklaus insists there will be no Frank Sinatra style comeback after his final hurrah in Fife this week.  more...

King Jack's last stand

JACK NICKLAUS started his long farewell at St Andrews this morning - cheered and revered at every step.  more...

TNS had Benitez sweating

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez last night admitted that Welsh champions TNS had him twitching when the score was just 2-0 with just a few minutes remaining.   more...

Broken bone blow to striker Phillips

NEWPORT County young gun John Phillips has suffered a broken foot bone but he fully expects to be up and running for the start of the new Nationwide South campaign.  more...

Stone's war cry

Tim Stone, Newport Wasps promoter, has issued a battle cry to his side ahead of the crunch meeting with Reading on Sunday afternoon in the Knock-out Trophy.  more...

Glam attitude is out of order

Why is it that losing teams - in any sport - always seem to suffer more injuries?   more...

  
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