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  • Thomas wants 'treble'

    BRIDGEND captain Gareth Thomas, pictured, says his team will put next week's Principality Cup clash with Newport out of their minds as they set about completing a league hat-trick over the Black & Ambers at the Brewery Field today. The Wales wing

  • The French say non to entente cordiale

    A FRENCH delegation hoping to twin their town with Caldicot have shelved their plans - because British troops are in Iraq. A party of 31 from the town of Morieres, near Avignon, was due to visit Caldicot later this month to sign a twinning agreement.

  • Keiron is Emma's little soldier

    THIS little lad will be the apple of his father's eye even though his Iraq War soldier dad has never seen him. Because young Keiron Matthew Tap was born a week ago while dad Matthew is thousands of miles away in Basra, serving with the Welsh Cavalry,

  • Relic is taking shape

    MORE precious bits of Newport's medieval ship have been pieced together. Archaeologists have uncovered a small amount of timber from the ship's bow at the site on the banks of the River Usk. The wood will now be removed and reunited with the rest of the

  • Willcox: A true gent

    WELSH football is in mourning today following the death of Cwmbran Town manager Tony Willcox, pictured. The 46-year-old, who on Tuesday underwent a quadruple heart bypass operation following a heart attack last week, died yesterday after failing to recover

  • In demand

    HIGHLY-RATED young Wales prop Martin Jones, pictured, is at the centre of a transfer battle between two of next season's new regional rugby teams. The 23-year-old Ebbw Vale tight-head is wanted by both the Vale/Newport Gwent set-up and the merged Pontypridd