FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan is pressing for London civil service jobs to be relocated to Newport. Mr Morgan's intervention came after he was asked to look into the matter by Newport East AM John Griffiths. It follows a government report on moving civil
Today's education system offers so much choice that young people are faced with a bewildering array of study options. It can be just as daunting for parents struggling to keep up to date with the full range of qualifications available. But parents will
COLLEGES can now offer broader and more flexible ways to study so that there is something to suit everyone. At some larger colleges such as Coleg Gwent, this includes subjects at higher education level such as HNCs, HNDs and Foundation Degrees. Many of
School leavers hunting for their first step on the career ladder should look no further than t2 Skills. The Newport-based training provider offers a five-week Foundation Modern Apprenticeship training course to help young people make the successful transition
FIREFIGHTER Sabrina Cohen is determined to put an end to attacks on her colleagues - and she's going to travel the world to do it. Sabrina, 20, of Risca, is waging a war against violent people - many who are teenagers - threatening the safety - even the
Qualifications count and it's never too late to go to university. That's a lesson being learned by sports stars who are discovering that it pays to look to the future and gain qualifications that will prove useful when their sporting careers are over.
Today's education system offers so much choice that young people are faced with a bewildering array of study options. It can be just as daunting for parents struggling to keep up to date with the full range of qualifications available. But parents will
THE reality of yet another Welsh false dawn hit home like a dose of cold steel on the bitterest of bitter Dublin days yesterday. Those who forecast the rise of Welsh rugby like a phoenix from the ashes were dealt a cruel blow as Ireland thrust a knife
NEWPORT sprinter Christian Malcolm and Risca 400m athlete Jamie Baulch have both been included in the GB team for the IAAF World Indooor Championships in Budapest from March 5-7. Malcolm has been included alongside Tim Abeyie and ahead of Allyn Condon
A CHEPSTOW couple are set to become Gwent's latest reality television stars when they feature on a new documentary series about the stresses and strains of moving house. David and Josephine Jones, who own the Riverside Pottery and Gallery, in Bridge Street
GWENT single mum Justine Williams is an adult learner who is juggling family, work and education to help create a better future for herself and her two young children. The beauty therapist, 32, of North Street, Abergavenny, studied part-time for a Post
COLLEGES can now offer broader and more flexible ways to study so that there is something to suit everyone. At some larger colleges such as Coleg Gwent, this includes subjects at higher education level such as HNCs, HNDs and Foundation Degrees. Many of
Qualifications count and it's never too late to go to university. That's a lesson being learned by sports stars who are discovering that it pays to look to the future and gain qualifications that will prove useful when their sporting careers are over.
GWENT single mum Justine Williams is an adult learner who is juggling family, work and education to help create a better future for herself and her two young children. The beauty therapist, 32, of North Street, Abergavenny, studied part-time for a Post
Where now for Welsh rugby? After all the promise of recent months it was blown seriously off course on a near impossibly cold Sunday in Ireland. The streets of Dublin were mercifully free of screaming, shouting, bawling Welsh fans on the morning after
Thousands of adults who missed out on qualifications earlier in life are set to receive a financial 'kick start' from the National Council - ELWa to encourage them to get back into learning. Under the new Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) Wales, people
Wales captain Martyn Williams admitted there were few positives to take from his side's disappointing display. He said: "We were totally outplayed in every aspect. When we go and analyse it, it will be very difficult to get any positives from it. But
A VALLEYS secondary school is fighting education chiefs' plans to increase the number of pupils it can take. Caerphilly council were meeting later today to decide whether to start a formal consultation on re-calculating the standard numbers of pupils
School leavers hunting for their first step on the career ladder should look no further than t2 Skills. The Newport-based training provider offers a five-week Foundation Modern Apprenticeship training course to help young people make the successful transition
A RISCA teenager was locked up for three years for torching his ex-girlfriend's home - causing £30,000 worth of damage. Luke Davies, 19, was yesterday sentenced to three years detention in a young offenders' institution. Davies was told by Judge Isabel
NEWPORT County have landed a signing coup by snapping up promising defender Darren Jones from Bristol City. The 20-year-old, who is a relation of County's number two Glyn Jones, impressed in recent loan spells with Conference side Forest Green Rovers
GARETH Thomas, pictured, one of Wales' most senior players, has spoken of his devastation at Sunday's 36-15 defeat by Ireland at Lansdowne Road yesterday. It was a major setback for Wales after their encouraging Six Nations opening day victory over Scotland
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Mike Ruddock is hoping to be boosted by the return of six players for Saturday night's crunch Celtic League clash with table-topping Ulster. The Dragons take on the Irish side at Rodney Parade (ko 5.30pm) in a game Ruddock's
Thousands of adults who missed out on qualifications earlier in life are set to receive a financial 'kick start' from the National Council - ELWa to encourage them to get back into learning. Under the new Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) Wales, people
DELEGATES from the leading chairlift company in Europe visited Gwent yesterday to discuss a proposed multi-million pound tourist attraction. Poma Lift GB, the company behind many of the ski lifts systems in the Alps, sent a delegation to Risca for a site
LIANNE GEORGE dreads the day she has to tell her five-year-old daughter, Kayleigh-May, how her father died. After father Dorian Foxwell, 32, of Treowen, died of a massive heroin overdose, his body was treated "like some rubbish" by two of his friends.
