Mark Hughes returned from the USA defeat insisting Wales are embarking on their most exciting period in many years. The Wales chief has rightly brushed aside any negative thoughts after his patched-up side lost 2-0 to USA in San Jose - their last game
COUNCIL tenants' homes in Monmouthshire are falling apart - as housing chiefs admit they have run out of money for repairs and maintenance. Councillors were yesterday told £60.5m is needed to bring the council's housing stock up to National Assembly standards
A GWENT road safety campaigner is urging people to sign a petition calling on Parliament to end overcrowding of school buses. Pat Harris is leading the Belt Up School Kids' (BUSK) fight to change the law on how many schoolchildren can be safely carried
HE HAS delivered more than ten million pints of milk during his working life - but this Saturday John Hackling goes on the road for the last time. For 53 years, Mr Hackling (pictured with his wife, Verlie) has got up at 3am to bring the residents of the
BUBBLY midfielder Ryan Ashington will return to Newport County next season eager to prove his true ability. Ashington became a favourite of the Exiles fans after his switch to Newport Stadium from Division Three Torquay before Christmas. But his season
POLICE investigating a spate of arson attacks around Newport bel-ieve the fires are not being set by the same gang. Officers say they are very concerned at the growing number of fires being deliberately started in the city - and especially about the number
WALES coach Steve Hansen today promised fans his side would take on the Barbarians on Saturday in the free-running spirit intended. He said he intended to use all his 22-man squad at some stage and give some relative newcomers a chance to prove themselves
PEOPLE are being warned they may not be able to speak at a planning meeting set to decide whether a controversial 1,200 housing development can go ahead. But Mike Jacob, a leader of a group opposed to the controversial South Sebastopol development plan
NEWPORT'S Phillip Price believes that Welsh golf is as healthy as it's ever been and feels that it's only a matter of time before the next Annika Sorenstam or Ian Woosnam is found. There are no fewer than five male golfers in the top 50 of the European
THERE are just a few hours left for the winner of a £1.9 million Torfaen lottery prize to come forward and claim their prize. But hopes are now fading that the person who bought the winning ticket from a lottery outlet in Blaenavon, Pontypool or Cwmbran
NEWPORT could stage Wales' Under-21 match with Finland, pinching the game from under the noses of their rivals Merthyr Tydfil, writes Peter Shuttleworth. The European Championship qualifier on September 9 has been earmarked for Penydarren Park but FA
WALES' Ian Woosnam (pictured) admits that playing in front of a home crowd is not necessarily an advantage. "I do play well in Wales and my history here is relatively good. I've won a couple of tournaments," he said. "But it isn't easy to play well in
THE long-awaited rebuild of Durham Road Infants and Junior schools suffered another setback - with Newport council admitting talks with a developer have collapsed. The council is unable to agree how to replace the two dilapidated schools with its "preferred
LEEDS Tykes' former Newport No 8 Alex Popham has been handed a golden chance of winning a Wales World Cup place - but he is not thinking about the prospect. The uncapped 23-year-old has been handed a starting role by Wales coach Steve Hansen for Saturday's
COLIN Montgomerie (pictured) has slammed Europe's top players for snubbing this year's Wales Open and feels it is a personal insult to Celtic Manor owner Sir Terry Matthews. 'Monty' is the biggest name yet to play at the Celtic Manor's 2010 Ryder Cup
BLACKWOOD town council's deputy mayor had just two days in office before it was discovered he was voted for by an ineligible councillor, we can reveal. Plaid Cymru councillor Noel Turner, who represents Fleur-de-Lys, won a closely-fought election to become
MORE than 40,000 spectators are expected to visit Newport during the Wales Open which started today. The event is set to bring a much-needed economic boost to Gwent after the blows of large numbers of job losses in the past year at plants such as Corus
THOUSANDS of Gwent mums-to-be will be able to have their babies in multi-million pound facilities at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital from November 2005. In January, Assembly health minister Jane Hutt pledged the cash to build new facilities and Gwent's
