Marcus Russell (pictured) has described yesterday's meeting between Welsh Premiership benefactors as a 'waste of time.' With Cardiff and Llanelli stalling talks, Russell says the clubs are as divided as ever over the future direction of Welsh rugby. Last
A MAJOR arson probe is under way after a fire tore through a Ports-kewett vehicle hire centre last night, causing a possible £300,000 worth of damage. The fire gutted the BEC vehicle hire building and Scootex scooter sales in Pill Way, on the Severn Bridge
NEWPORT flanker Jason Forster's fear of flying will keep him closer to his team-mates for the rest of the season. Forster, who slated this club colleagues for their performance in the 70-18 Heineken Cup defeat to Toulouse last Saturday, refuses to fly
EBBW Vale's stand-in captain Chay Billen is hoping the Steelmen can prove they have come of age when they tackle Pau in their European Shield second leg on Saturday. Vale now have to capitalise on their 26-point advantage, having beaten the Frenchmen
A CHARITY that works with mentally ill people in Newport has had its van broken into for the third time. The six-seater van is used by the mobile gardening team of Growing Space, a mental health charity based at Tredegar House. The gardening team provide
MURDER squad detectives investigating the death of a Swansea man after a nightclub incident are appealing for help from Ebbw Vale clubbers. South Wales Police are investigating the death of Dean David Norman, 23, in November. They want revellers from
A NEWPORT solicitor who lied to a personal injury claimant for years was yesterday fined £5,000 by a disciplinary tribunal. Solicitor David Ian George, 35, who works for Roger, James, Clements and Partners, of Bridge Street, Newport, told the client -
Marcus Russell (right) has described yesterday's meeting between Welsh Premiership benefactors as a 'waste of time.' With Cardiff and Llanelli stalling talks, Russell says the clubs are as divided as ever over the future direction of Welsh rugby. Last
GWENT golfer Bradley Dredge has an American dream - to hoist himself up the world rankings and into Augusta contention. The 29-year-old Blackwood-raised star can from nowhere to elevate himself to 18th in the European Tour Order of Merit in 2002 and pocket
PLAYING fields for a Monmouthshire school could be sold off so a supermarket can be built there. Proceeds from the sale of some of the fields attached to Caldicot Comprehensive would be used to fund much-needed building maintenance on the school. Local
SUB-aqua teams have begun searching the River Taff in Cardiff for missing Blaenavon man Richard Davies. Mr Davies (pictured on his wedding day) went missing from a Cardiff nightspot while on his Christmas work do on December 20. Revellers reported seeing
PETER Nicholas and Glyn Jones have both insisted that Newport County is their No. 1 priority amid concerns of a club v country conflict. Exiles boss Nicholas and his right-hand-man Jones are also the management team for Wales' under-17 side, whose commitments
RUNAWAY rapist Trevor Masters is still cheating the British legal system more than 18 months after he was arrested in France. Lengthy extradition procedures mean Masters (pictured), who is in custody in France after being refused bail, has still not been
A SCHOOLGIRL soprano is releasing her first album next week, inspired by legendary Italian-American tenor Mario Lanza. Holly Holyoake, aged 15, of Duffryn, Newport, juggles concerts and recording sessions with school and homework. Her first album, called
ALL-ROUNDER Andrew Flintoff prepares to rejoin the England party in Australia after passing a fitness test which will enable him to play in the forthcoming World Cup. England have agreed to play in Zimbabwe on February 13, but the controversy over the
THE Lord Chancellor's department wants to press ahead with plans for an asylum appeals centre in Newport -despite opposition from residents, MPs and Assembly Mem-bers. The Immigration Appell-ates Authority (IAA) appeals centre was due to open on December
VISITORS to the Skirrid Mountain Inn at Abergavenny will be forgiven for hearing things that go bump in the night. The inn, the oldest in Wales, is well known for its haunting happenings - but the truth behind some of the famous fables could soon be revealed
NEWPORT flanker Jason Forster's fear of flying will keep him closer to his team-mates for the rest of the season. Forster, who slated this club colleagues for their performance in the 70-18 Heineken Cup defeat to Toulouse last Saturday, refuses to fly
