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03 December 2008
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD

SCHOOL closures are inevitable runs the headline as news of a cross-party Assembly Report arrives. With thousands of empty places in primary schools the authorities have to do something.

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09 July 2008
MY NEWPORT - MATTHEW EVANS COUNCIL LEADER

MATTHEW EVANS is the first Conservative leader of Newport City Council for 30 years and admits the task is pretty overwhelming at the moment.

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03 April 2008
ANOTHER WAY TO BURN OFF THE CALORIES

AROUND 33,000 marathon hopefuls will take starters orders at the 28th Flora London Marathon (pictured) on Sunday April 13. It will bring together world-class athletes, club runners, fun runners and costumed runners, and all will be attempting to make it through the mammoth 26.2 mile course.

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03 April 2008
FEATURE - TWO HOURS BETWEEN GRANGETOWN CARDIFF AND NEWPORT A LATE NIGHT TRAVELLER'S TALE

GRANGETOWN, Cardiff to Newport by rail. How long should it take? Half-an-hour is the norm either way and that is with a change at Cardiff Central!

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17 March 2008
HOW THE GREEN LUNG OF ST JULIANS WILL BE DESECRATED

IT could only be the bright sparks at Newport City Council that could come up with the idea of putting a school on a waste dump.

(Pictured - an artist's impression of the new Glan Usk primary school)

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22/11/2007
BOOK REVIEW - BETWEEN THE LINES BY GERRARD LEWIS

PORT TALBOT football referee Gerrard Lewis took a decade to piece together a life that has seen him mix with the great, the good and the enthusiastic throughout Wales, Britain and, in fact, the world.

Between The Lines was launched in late October and chronicles the events and friendships that shaped Mr Lewis' life and brought him to the attention of the national media when one international superstar of his day rescued him on the pitch after a freak accident.

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16/11/2007
CARDIFF MARCH ON WHILE NEWPORT FORGET ABOUT THEIR 20M SPORTING WHITE ELEPHANT

A new multi-million pounds swimming pool at Newport International Sports Village opened in a blaze of glory, as these things do, in January 2006.

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03/08/2007
OLD SEVERN BRIDGE GIVEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

THE OLD Severn Bridge (pictured) has been a faithful servant to millions of drivers since it was first opened by the Queen forty years ago. But, just like anything, age takes its' toll and now the old lady needs a bit of TLC.

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02/07/2007
TEEING OFF - THE 2010 CELTIC MANOR RYDER CUP COURSE REVEALED

HERE are some of the first views of the complete 2010 Ryder Cup course at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.

(Pictured: The Ryder Cup 18th hole and clubhouse that is nearly finished)

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01/06/2007
A DAY AT THE MANOR MIXING WITH MONTY AND CO

By Ian Golden at the Celtic Manor

THE CELTIC Manor Wales Open is the first golf event that I’ve ever managed to attend and to be honest, I didn’t know what to expect when I arrived at the beautiful multi-million pound resort situated just east of Newport.

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