WALES lost their Six Nations opener at the Millennium Stadium this evening with England taking the spoils 26-19 for their first win in Cardiff since 2003. Martin Johnson's side proved to be too powerful for the hosts despite wasted a number of gilt-edged
NEWPORT residents can see how the city centre could be transformed by a new shopping centre scheme when plans go on display on February 14. Images of what John Frost Square could look like when the multi-million Friars Walk project is complete can
RUGBY fans trying to get into Wales for tonight's Six Nations clash are now facing 28-mile tailbacks on the M4. There are major queues between Newport's Brynglas Tunnels and the Bath junction of the M4, Traffic Wales says. There are
A MAN was jailed after he admitted asking a young girl to perform a sex act on him in exchange for alcohol. Gareth Waite, 29, of Newport Road, Cwmcarn, had pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison at
A 25 MILE queue is reported on the M4 westbound across the Second Severn Crossing between Junction 19 in Bristol and Junction 25A at Caerleon.
TWO lanes are blocked after an accident on Malpas Road this afternoon. Emergency services are at the scene outside the fire station. Traffic can squeeze past the scene by using the open section of the central reservation.
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THREE Gwent community projects are to get a £570,000 boost thanks to the Assembly, it was announced today. The money will be used to refurbish and extend a church hall in Newport, help build a new community centre in Redwick and aid an animal therapy
FLOOD defences along the Severn Estuary in Gwent will have to be raised from 2030, if a rising sea level is to be prevented from wreaking havoc inland on an annual basis. And extensive maintenance, repair and improvement work will be needed in the
GWENT MPs claimed a total of £18,652.65 in expenses from September to October 2010, the latest figures show. Blaenau Gwent Labour MP Nick Smith claimed the most at £4,422.99 followed by Conservative MP David Davies for Monmouth who claimed
QUEUES of up to six miles are reported on the M4 before the toll booths on the westbound stretch of the motorway. The queues are probably caused by the closure of the Old Severn Bridge to high sided vehicles and also traffic heading towards the Millennium
EIGHT hundred people gathered in St Mary’s Priory Church in Abergavenny yesterday to pay tribute to a rugby player who died suddenly after a rugby match aged 21. More than 60 junior members of Abergavenny Rugby Football Club, wearing the club’s black
CEFN Fforest fighter Rob Turley will enter the Newport Centre ring tomorrow night aiming to make his own little piece of history. The 24-year-old, who trains with Tony Borg at Newport’s St Joseph’s gym, is the headline act on the George & Dragon Promotions
FOR Wales and England rugby fans, nothing sets the sporting passions stirring as much as a Six Nations clash. And for students from both sides of the border at the University of Wales Newport, the run-up to tonight's game has been filled with
CWMBRAN’S Jamie Arthur insists that his superior boxing ability and stamina will be the key to his success as he readies himself for the biggest fight of his career. The former Commonwealth Games star has enjoyed a powerful comeback to the ring, a three-year
A FIRM was fined £80,000 after a Gwent electrician received a 33,000 volt shock on equipment the company failed to properly safeguard, the Health and Safety Executive say. Henry Truszkowski suffered serious burns when he was conducting electrical maintenance
A NEW Inn man who proposed to his girlfriend under the Eiffel Tower on New Year’s Eve is among the entries in our competition to find Gwent’s most romantic man. Katie Coombes, 22, of Greenwood Avenue, nominated her fiancé Craig Brown, 24, following
LESS than two months ago, Newport's Ellie Reid feared for her and her baby’s life after she contracted swine flu and her son was delivered eight weeks early. But now, after not meeting him until he was ten days old, Mrs Reid is enjoying getting
NEWPORT have been left short in the back row but there will be no excuses if they fail to negotiate a potentially tricky Swalec Cup tie in Felinfoel tomorrow afternoon. The Black and Ambers were meant to travel west last weekend but a frozen pitch means
REDUNDANCIES in Gwent Police are inevitable as the force looks to cut 350 jobs, a union representative said yesterday. Unison Gwent Police branch secretary Linda Sweet, who represents the 1,051 police staff at the force who are not officers
THE M48 Severn Bridge is closed both ways to heavy goods vehicles this morning. The bridge was closed completely for some of the morning, but cars and vans can now use the bridge again.
POLICE closed part of Usk Way (A4042) this morning due to part of the new university roof becoming unsafe in high winds. Queueing traffic is reported between Granville Street and Kingsway, with congestion around the Harlequin Roundabout.
CHARLIE Griffin doesn’t think Newport County can earn promotion from the Conference this year, he knows they can. The 31-year-old marksman has sealed his return to Spytty Park as part of the record deal that took Craig Reid to League Two Stevenage and
JASON Tovey has his own reason why he has not made it into the Wales squad for the Six Nations - he is not playing well enough. The Newport Gwent Dragons ace who has successfully made the transition from full back to outside half this season, was a contender
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons, one win away from only their second semi-final, will be without a specialist openside flanker for Sunday’s LV Cup tie against the Scarlets at Rodney Parade. Regular No 7 Gavin Thomas suffered a nasty facial injury in his brief
GWENT Young People’s Theatre held the first performance of the gothic drama Gormenghast in Abergavenny last night at the Borough Theatre. The production is based on Mervyn Peake’s epic fantasy trilogy and has been dramatised by John Constable for
A CHEPSTOW man who has a life-threatening heart condition has dedicated his time to a charity shop which helps those with similar problems. Alan Denton works at the British Heart Foundation shop in the town centre and he first discovered he had cardiomyopathy
WALES know what lies ahead of them tonight, for England chief Martin Johnson has thrown the gauntlet down big time for this potential firecracker at the Millennium Stadium. It’s a blockbuster to kick the Six Nations off at the start of World Cup year
PATIENTS needing varicose vein surgery are benefiting from new equipment giving Gwent surgeons a clearer picture of the area needing treatment. A new probe and computer software, provided through support from the Royal Gwent Hospital's League
SHANE Williams has identified demanding twin targets in what is set to be his final year of Test rugby - the RBS 6 Nations title and a successful World Cup campaign. Williams plans to retire from the international game in October, having graced it
