NEWPORT were happy with a Christmas try count of four to one against their Gwent rivals at Rodney Parade on Boxing Day, but less than pleased with an error count which made it close run at 35-25 points rather than extravagant. Ebbw Vale were committed
SANTA Claus could not have given Newport County fans a better Christmas present than a comfortable 3-nil win over arch-rivals Merthyr Tydfil. And new signing Alfie Carter had an extra special gift from St Nick as he bagged his first goal for the Exiles
TWO councillors from Trevethin are to meet Assembly Health Minister Jane Hutt (pictured) to ask for more funding for a clinic saved from closure. Trevethin Health Centre faced having to close after GPs from Pontnewynydd Clinic in Mill Road, Pontnewynydd
THE Gwent AM who received a chilly reception when he raised concerns about new fridge laws has slammed the Assembly's interim solution as "pathetic". Monmouth AM David Davies (pictured) has been campaigning for the government to take action as a result
THE WIFE of a cyclist who died after being in an accident with a car has spoken of the loss of her "rock". Ambulance trust worker Graham Price, 46, was in collision with a car as he was cycling to work along the A467 Risca bypass on Monday, December 17
CROSS KEYS deserved better from this game at the Riverside Ground, Rumney, actually holding the lead as injury time approached, but having to watch the home side snatch a 32-22 points victory. Cross Keys had the upper hand for most of the first half,
THE headteacher of a Monmouthshire school is hoping to become the oldest lifesaver champion in the UK in 2002. Graham Murphy, (pictured) head of the recently opened Archbishop Rowan Williams Church In Wales Primary School in Portskewett, said he has been
FOX hunters were greeted with shouts of "scum" and "sicko" from protesters as they arrived at the Tredegar Arms in Bassaleg yesterday. The Tredegar Farmers Hunt, now merged with the Gelligaer Hunt because of falling numbers, has met at the pub every Boxing
A TERMINALLY ill Gwent man was allowed to return home for what doctors believe may be his last Christmas with his wife. Michael Davies, 61, wanted to be at home with his wife Hilary, 53, at their home in Chartist Way, Blackwood. Now Mrs Davies says she
NEWPORT were happy with a Christmas try count of four to one against their Gwent rivals at Rodney Parade on Boxing Day, but less than pleased with an error count which made it close run rather than extravagant. Ebbw Vale were committed and ready to tackle
NEWPORT will go to the top of the Welsh/Scottish League if they beat Pontypridd at Sardis Road tomorrow night (7.05pm). Newport's 35-25 victory over Ebbw Vale on Boxing day coupled with Llanelli's shock 35-9 defeat at struggling Swansea leaves Newport
THE Assembly's handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis is to come under scrutiny, and AMs want to know what you think. The Assembly's agriculture and rural development committee is to carry out an investigation into the way the disease was handled in Wales
GWENT shops which opted to open yesterday reported a roaring trade at the start of the sales. But many stores throughout the county remained closed. People in Newport town centre were mostly window shopping as only a few shops opened. Denise Elliott,
THE £1.2 million upgrade of Newport town centre - including new paving and improved lighting - will begin in January. The upgrade was funded by Newport council, the National Assembly and the Welsh Development Agency. Traders are bracing themselves for
FOR a team in the running for league honours Pontypool looked stodgy and strangely out of sorts throughout the first half of their match at the Memorial Ground in Ely in which they ran out 30-19 victors over Glamorgan Wanderers. But a half time instruction
NEWPORT will go to the top of the Welsh/Scottish League if they beat Pontypridd at Sardis Road tomorrow night (7.05pm). Newport's 35-25 victory over Ebbw Vale on Boxing day coupled with Llanelli's shock 35-9 defeat at struggling Swansea leaves Newport
TEN-year-old Alex Morgan has followed in the footsteps of David Beckham by winning a football skills competition run by Premiership champions Manchester United - despite being an Arsenal fan. Alex, who plays for Caerleon Under-11s, was presented with
LITTLE Charlie Wills came into the world on Christmas Day, just hours after his dad proposed to his mum. New dad Richard Wills joked that the shock of him proposing after seven years with partner Julie Mulcahy must have sent her into labour. Julie, aged
HAYLEY Stadium looks like becoming Little Australia next season as Newport Wasps unveiled 20-year-old Ashley Jones as their fifth signing for 2002. Having won the Victoria State title in 1999 when just 16 back home in his native country, the youngster
