NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' season is at the crossroads, neither a success nor a failure, but a big disappointment after the events of last season. They can still salvage something with a death or glory bid in the Heineken Cup with a home game against Edinburgh
DON'T expect it to be easy against Edinburgh in Saturday's crucial Heineken Cup-tie at Rodney Parade, Ceri Sweeney warns his Newport Gwent Dragons teammates. Edinburgh were badly beaten 19-10 by Borders in a Scottish Celtic League derby at Netherdale
MIKE Watkins last night resigned as forwards coach of struggling Welsh Premier Division club Newbridge - less than a fortnight after the club sacked backs coach Jonathan Westwood. Watkins said club officials had put him in an impossible position after
OVER 5,000 UK residents will go bankrupt between now and the end of January according to business adviser and accountant Grant Thornton. The firm believes the early part of the New Year is likely to see record levels of personal insolvencies fuelled by
SINCE January 1 new laws have compelled homeowners to employ a registered and approved electrician when commissioning major electrical work on their property. (Alternatively they can get the work inspected by the local authority to check it is of the
AN ENTERPRISING rec-ruitment agency is setting up a new training division to benefit both clients and jobseekers. And Draig Personnel has also unveiled plans for an education branch to supply teachers and classroom assistants to schools throughout Wales
By Simon Thomas OVER the past 12 months manufacturers in Wales have come under increasing pressure from developing countries like China and India. Not only is China currently the undisputed master of low-cost manufacturing, but when grouped together with
BT has developed a wireless technology for the home which notifies users of personalised news and information using ambient light sequences and sound alerts. The user simply waves his or her hand across the device, which prompts it to read out the relevant
NEWPORT-born communications entrepreneur Darren Rose has launched a product to combat classroom truancy. Mr Rose's company, w2wave.com, has developed a product it calls the "All Present" system. It is designed to keep parents and guardians informed about
By Michael Grove, WDA project manager for the Corus ICT programme TWELVE months ago I started writing this column in order to keep Gwent businesses aware of the opportunities available through the Corus ICT Programme. A year on seems a good time to reflect
IF 2005 is remembered for anything it will hopefully be the year all the hot air talked about the skills gap was turned into action. Modern apprenticeships were introduced a decade ago but have struggled to catch on, seemingly unloved by government and
CAERPHILLY council could become a totally non-smoking authority from the beginning of 2006. A report to the cabinet, which meets today, is proposing that the council bans smoking completely next year. It's the second authority in Wales to consider such
FOR many households recycling has become a way of life while for others it is simply a load of rubbish. But Newport council says it is the tax payer who could end up picking up the bill if it does not meet strict targets for reducing the amount of waste
THE generosity of people in Gwent has seen thousands of pounds raised and tonnes of goods collected for survivors of the disaster. Newport couple Pat and John Cox, of Woodville Road, said they were "staggered" by the generous response to their collection
GWENT residents are being warned of a scam in which victims are unwittingly giving out their Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to credit card thieves. Police say the con involves the thief telephoning the victim after they have stolen their credit
Croesyceiliog, slowly catching up on a fixture backlog in the Motaquote Insurance Welsh League, Third Division, could well force themselves into a fascinating promotion scrap. They moved into eighth place yesterday with a 3-0 home win over Blaenrhondda
A SUPERB second-half display at a wet and windy Stebonheath Park earned the Crows a thoroughly deserved, fourth successive Welsh Premier League win at the west Wales venue. Although striker Andy Mainwaring fired against the crossbar shortly before the
CONSUMER demand for gadgets such as DVD recorders and iPods continues to increase at a mindblowing pace. But the speed of innovation and marketing is such that items such as your PC will lose value faster than your car. The electronics industry - our
A GWENT AM hopes to create awareness of the situation in Palestine, following his trip there to build links with Newport. John Griffiths, AM for Newport East, travelled to the territories occupied by Israel with a group of Newport youth leaders, students
AEROBICS teacher Wendy Harcombe's super-fit lifestyle hit the buffers when she suffered a debilitating stroke at the age of just 50. Life for the mother of three grown-up children saw her life thrown into turmoil when she was forced through illness to
A LORRY overturned on the new Southern Distributor Road in Newport yesterday afternoon, shedding its load of steel coils. The HGV was travelling on the SDR towards the Coldra when the accident happened. The incident happened at 1.45pm on Balfe Road, Newport
Aerosols Wastesavers green box Batteries (household only including hearing aid batteries) Civic Amenity site on Docks Way. Cans 1. Wastesavers green box 2. Bring banks 3. Civic Amenity site Car batteries Clark's Metals, Maindee. There may be a fee. Tel
GWENT band the Manic Street Preachers could headline a Live Aid-style concert for the tsunami disaster appeal. The band, who are originally from the Blackwood area, are among the top UK acts tipped to perform at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, where the
