LET's hear it for our Helen as she aims to make it a TV gameshow double for Wales tomorrow. Big Brother contestant Helen Adams, pictured, from Cwmbran, could follow Charlotte Hobrough from Rhoose, who last night scooped the £1 million prize as winner
DARREN Campbell, the Rogerstone-based sprinter, has been forced to pull out of the World Champions in Canada, but Iwan Thomas has been handed a lifeline. The Welsh 440m runner must sweat it out before hearing whether he will be allowed to run in Edmonton
A DRINK-driver who crashed a JCB and forced a Gwent mother to jump for her life has escaped jail. Luke Short, who wept as his solicitor appealed for leniency, was given community service, probation and banned from driving. Abergavenny magistrates, who
POLICE are today appealing for witnesses after a 11-year-old boy was punched in an unprovoked attack as he played near his home. Jed Richards was on his bike near his home in Corporation Road in the Maindee area of Newport when a man who was walking past
When it comes to cutting crime, probation is the most effective form of punishment. And the Gwent Probation Service has just been awarded a Charter Mark in recognition of its high standards. NICHOLAS WHITEHEAD talks to Jane Coates, Gwent's recently-promoted
NEWPORT'S Glenn Cunningham prepares to take on Glasgow Tigers tonight (7.15pm) and said a decent Scottish tour could help kick start Wasps' season. With three matches in three days, Cunningham believes that if Newport can grab a win at either Glasgow,
THE Welsh Rugby Union and at least one major club financial backer believe it may be time to reach a formal agreement restricting the number of games of top players. After four years of negotiations the RFU and the English clubs have agreed to restrict
THE Welsh Rugby Union and at least one major club financial backer believe it may be time to reach a formal agreement restricting the number of games of top players. After four years of negotiations the RFU and the English clubs have agreed to restrict
CWMBRAN Town have re-signed Sean Wharton, a pivotal member of their 1992 League of Wales championship-winning side (writes Josh Ball). A utility midfielder who can also play up front, Wharton left Cwmbran in 1995 and has since played for Inter Cardiff
RUGBY legend Jonathan Davies believes a British coach should have been in charge of the British Lions tour of Australia. Davies said he believed the decision to choose Welsh coach Graham Henry as leader of the British Lions was wrong. Speaking to 400
A MAN who caused a New Year's Eve crash which killed his youngest brother says his family have forgiven him. And one of his surviving brothers today told the Argus: "Me and my mother forgive him, so no-one else has the right to make him feel worse than
AVERT your gaze, girls - it's the phantom streaker of the greens. But instead of turning away, members of the Belle Vue women's bowls club at Newport - some of whom are in their 80s - couldn't help getting an eyeful. They were racing to victory in a home
WE'VE had our first entry in our Prince Charles caption contest - and it's from America! We're challenging readers to come up with what Prince Charles is thinking, in this picture of his recent visit to Big Pit, Blaenavon, and there is a £5 prize for
STOP Trescothick - that will be skipper Steve James' rallying cry to his Glamorgan troops as they bid to add to their solitary CrickInfo County Championship victory when they face Somerset tomorrow. Their only win this season was by six wickets against
The sudden closure of Newport bridalwear firm The Wedding Collection has left brides-to-be devastated - and, in some cases, face being out of pocket. Nigel Jarrett, Gareth Phillips and Gemma Collins report LAST WEEK, we exclusively revealed how Baneswell-based
SHREWSBURY Town manager Kevin Ratcliffe paid tribute to Newport County after his side's 3-0 win at Spytty Park Stadium. The former Wales and Everton captain praised County for their efforts and admitted they were unlucky to go in at half-time three goals
ANOTHER case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Gwent. The outbreak at Rose Cottage Farm, at Llanellen, near Abergavenny, was confirmed yesterday afternoon. The case is the 108th in Wales and takes the number in Gwent since the start of the
The distress of a patient whose hip replacement operation he was twice forced to cancel, yesterday led Gwent surgeon Witek Mintowt-Czyz to brand the NHS "cruel and inhuman." He explained all to health reporter Andy Rutherford WITEK Mintowt-Czyz is unfazed
THE upset of the week came in Section B where bottom club Owen's Corning beat leaders Newport Fugitives by seven wickets to record a first win. Openers Thomas and Roberts hit 37 each as the Fugitives made 114-6 (I Williams (3-23) but Owen's Corning knocked
