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  • Gangs could face town centre ban

    POLICE could be given new powers to lock up gangs causing a nuisance in Cwmbran. The application for a dispersal notice comes after an increase in the number of anti-social behaviour incidents in the town. It would give officers the right to move a group

  • Stone relishes return challenge

    TIM Stone, Newport Wasps promoter, can't wait for the clash between his skipper Craig Watson and Exeter guest Chris Harris in tomorrow's Premier League meeting at Hayley Stadium (tapes-up 2.30pm). And it's another double header for speedway fans with

  • Mother's agony as husband and daughter die

    A NEWPORT mother has spoken of her grief at losing her 16-year-old daughter to the ravages of a terrifying incurable disease - just eight months after her husband died of the same illness. Katie Velline (pictured) fought for almost half her life against

  • Suits you, sir!

    ONE day in May Andy Marinos was leading Newport Gwent Dragons in their final game of the season, the next he was negotiating contracts with his fellow players as the region's new chief executive. Not many have made such a weird transition, but two months

  • Stardom beckons for stage veteran

    A GWENT pensioner has waited 56 years for her shot at national stardom. Now Audrey Gregory, from Newport, (pictured) who first got the stage bug at the age of 11, will be representing Wales at the UK final of the national Silverstars talent contest. The