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Stories for 26 July 2005

Gwent News

'I need a daily bath' says disabled man

A SEVERELY disabled Cwmbran man has slammed Torfaen social services who want to take away his daily bath because he is too heavy to lift.  more...

Roll up for the play makeover

A GWENT primary school had a makeover when members of a charity which encourages volunteer work showed their members how it is done.  more...

Rid us of this gipsy camp problem now, demands councillor

NEWPORT'S illegal gipsy camp problem looks likely to continue as investigations to find a permanent solution drag on.  more...

Cancer victim wins achievement award

WHEN James Rooney found he had prostate cancer in 2003, he thought he might never work again.  more...

Woman injured as bus braked

PASSENGERS on a bus were hurt when the driver made an emergency stop to avoid a girl who stepped into the road while chatting on her mobile phone.  more...

Rugby club birth is perfect delivery

MOST babies are born in hospital, some at home. Few enter the world in the car park of a rugby club.  more...

Change for the better - Inquiry prompts care home improvements

A CONTROVERSIAL Gwent care home is making changes to the way it cares for residents following an independent inquiry.  more...

Anti-lout scheme to be extended

A SCHEME protecting pubs in Monmouthshire from anti-social behaviour is proving so successful it is being extended to food outlets.  more...

Police unveil plans for the coming year

A NEW police station in Newport and more policing in our local communities are among crime-fighting measures planned for this year.  more...

Please don't shatter my dreams - plea

A `FUTURE paralympic champion' is appealing to Newport City council not to replace her local playing field with a cemetery - a move which could shatter her dreams.  more...

Building today for the city of tomorrow

NEWPORT pupils got their building blocks out as city leaders launched the blueprint that will shape how the city will look when they are adults.  more...

Gwent Sport

Now I feel I've arrived

Big, burly Andrew Hall has played in England and Scotland, but now he feels he's really arrived as he lands in Welsh rugby with Newport Gwent Dragons.  more...

Belle doesn't toll for County

NEWPORT County left for their Devon training camp on Sunday with one noticeable absentee- Cortez Belle.   more...

'City' stadia shame

THE town, oops, sorry, city of Newport is falling way behind the rest of Wales in the all-important matter of sports stadia and, by definition, respect in the sporting world.  more...

England beat Austria? You must be joking!

The first Test has proved what what I suspected all along - England can't beat Australia in a proper match (not a limited over slog) never mind win the series.  more...

It's enough to drive you batty

Michael Vaughan will have extra batting practice under the expert guidance of coach Duncan Fletcher this week in the wake of England's first Test hammering by Australia.   more...

Rain fails to save Vaughan's men

England prayed for rain but still got the roasting they deserved as Australia closed out the first Test at Lord's with a day to spare.  more...

  
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