Newport County started 2010 in the same way they left 2009 - by winning in Blue Square South to start the New Year fourteen points clear at the top after beating struggling Worcester City at Spytty Park.
Sam Foley broke the deadlock by scoring the only goal of a game watched by 2,525 with 11 minutes remaining.
Worcester had Shabir Khan sent-off towards the end of the game.
Second-placed Woking also won, as did third-placed Dover Athletic, who took revenge on Lewes, who hammered the Whites on Boxing Day.
Crystal Palave loanee Matthew Wright was on target once more for Woking, opening the scoring at Kingfield against Havant & Waterlooville after 13 minutes.
Guiseppe Sole made sure with the Cards` second on the hour-mark in front of 1,703.
At Crabble, Ollie Schulz broke the deadlock by putting Dover in front after 71 minutes.
But struggling Lewes continued to make things hard for the high-flyers, with Adam Birchall`s second not coming until stoppage time.
Second biggest crowd of the day was at the Wessex Stadium where bottom-markers Weymouth won local bragging rights by beating Dorchester Town 2-0 with goals from Pierre Joseph-Dubois after 35 minutes and Scott Bennett on the hour-mark.
Staines Town won their derby at home against another struggler, Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Dean Thomas gave the Swans an 18th minute lead and then Ali Chaaban took over, making it 2-0 right on half time and then completing his hat trick with goals in the 69th and 74th minutes.
Bishop`s Stortford had a miserable afternoon at Cressing Road, losing 2-0 to Braintree Town and having Louis Riddle dismissed in a first half that saw the Iron score twice through Michael Power on 29 minutes and Sean Marks 10 minutes later.
And at Hayes Lane, Jack Parkinson scored the only goal of the game on 66 minutes to earn Welling United victory at Bromley.
