CANADA are set for the game of their lives when they meet Wales in Sunday's World Cup clash at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne. "It's going to be our cup final" Newport Gwent Dragons prop Rod Snow warns Wales from the Canadian training camp at Woollongong
YOUNGSTERS throwing stones at passing cars from railway bridges could end in tragedy, police warn. Officers say they are receiving numerous calls from concerned motorists, who say they have had stones thrown at their cars as they pass railway bridges
SOUTH Africa hold the key to the World Cup. They can affect the destiny of the trophy at the end of the six-week extravaganza which gets under way here on Friday. The Springboks won't win the World Cup and they won't make the final on November 22 either
POLICE launched a crime crackdown in a Newport community after locals complained vandals, drug dealers and car criminals were making life a misery. Operation Balize - targeting car crime, drug trafficking and anti-social behaviour in Maindee - ran from
WALES are sending Canada a 20-minute warning ahead of their World Cup opener in Melbourne on Sunday. Wales' team manager Alan Phillips says the squad are fit and ready, and raring to go after welcoming the bulk of the Welsh media in glorious weather at
IT'S not a day out you would normally look forward to - but Newport crown court is throwing its doors open to the public. Among the attractions at the court next Saturday will be a mock trial and visits the cells, and police, the Crown Prosecution Service
EDUCATION chiefs say crumbling schools in Monmouthshire need £100 million of maintenance work by 2010 to meet Assembly targets. The Assembly has ordered all local authorities to ensure their schools are 'fit for purpose' by 2010. And the council's condition
A FAMILY of four is living in one room at a bed and breakfast after being moved out of a flat housing chiefs said was "unfit for human habitation". David Phillips, and partner Nicola Mitchell, both 19, were evicted from their Torfaen flat for rent arrears
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A TORFAEN housing association has given in to demands from angry tenants in a battle over landscaping their 'dangerous' gardens. As the Argus reported in July, residents of British School Close, Abersychan, claimed that Eastern Valley Housing broke promises
Wales 41 Canada 10 Wales achieved a triple bonus to kick off their World cup campaign at the Telstra Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday - a comfortable victory, an extra point for scoring more than tries and the blossoming of Iestyn Harris into a genuine
Danny Gabbidon insists Wales will have achieved nothing if they miss out on qualification for the Euro 2004 finals. The Cardiff City defender believes Mark Hughes' Wales have accomplished 'little goals' but points out the big prize is securing a spot
GIANT new Wales lock Brent Cockbain is ready for anything the Cana-dians will throw at him on Sunday - and he'll give it back if necessary. Cockbain is set to be brought into the Welsh pack to give it some edge in what is widely expected to be a physical
DEVOTED mum Judith Howells is giving daughter the greatest gift of all - the chance of a healthy life. Nineteen-year-old Rhian desperately needs a kidney transplant and her mum is the perfect match. The pair, from Vine Cottages, Caerleon, find out later
MORE than a thousand people joined Ian Botham as he travelled through Newport on the final leg of his walk around South Wales in aid of the Noah's Ark Appeal. Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets of Cwmbran, Caerleon and Newport on Saturday to cheer
IT is Labour's safest seat in Wales - a Labour heartland represented by political giants. Now Blaenau Gwent is in political chaos over proposals for an all-women short list for the Labour Party parliamentary candidacy, and the messy situation could mean
Wales coach Steve Hansen has virtually finalised his starting line-up for next weekend's opening World Cup clash against Canada in Melbourne. Hansen has told the players who has and who hasn't been selected, but won't make it public knowledge until Friday
Mark Hughes believes Wales' Euro 2004 dream is as alive as ever today after being paired with the Russians in the play-off lottery. Hughes was clearly relieved at dodging Euro giants Spain, Holland and Turkey in this morning's draw in Frankfurt and the
Austarlian rugby legend David Campese has called Iestyn Harris the best since Jonathan Davies after his breathtaking performance for Wales in their World Cup victory over Canada yesterday. And Campese also urged Wales to play the Harris way in the future
POLICE were today using dental records in a bid to formally identify two charred bodies found in a burning car near Ebbw Vale. As the Argus reported, the badly burned bodies of a man and woman, were found by firefighters called to put out a blazing silver
ENGLAND'S clash against South Africa in Pool C will be one of the games of the World Cup, predicts Springbok ace Percy Montgomery. The 50-times capped full back, who joined Newport last season but has yet to appear for the Dragons regional side, will
Veteran lock Al Charron will mark a "miracle" return from injury by captaining Canada in their opening World Cup clash against Wales. The 37-year-old, try-scoring hero of Canada's memorable victory over Wales in 1993, underwent a total knee reconstruction
