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  • Wasps win again

    Newcastle Diamonds 41 Newport Wasps 49. NEWPORT Mike Manning Audio Wasps posted a superb win in the North-East of England on Sunday night, but remain in eighth position in the British Premier League table. However they have no less than five fixtures

  • Chepstow garden centre could create 50 jobs

    A CHEPSTOW Garden Centre could create more than 50 full and part-time jobs if a proposal to expand the business is approved. The owner of the Pwllmeyric-based business has asked Monmouthshire Council if it can create more retail and parking

  • Thousands enjoy Newport's Big Splash

    THOUSANDS of people visited Newport for the Big Splash event this weekend, with crowds wowed by acts including circus performers, puppet theatre, and motorcycle display teams. The Big Splash, which returned to Newport for a second year, took off on

  • Monmouth theatre man guilty in child porn case

    AN ABERGAVENNY man, who helped oversee the refurbishment of a Monmouth theatre, admitted possessing more than 2,700 indecent images of children on Friday. Victor Bignell, 73, of Norton Skenfrith, appeared in Newport Crown Court yesterday where

  • Newport woman faces jail over £100,000 benefit fraud

    A NEWPORT woman was warned she will be jailed after admitted fraudulently claiming more than £100,000 in benefits. Amanda Matthews, 34, was Friday told to prepare herself for prison after she pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly failing to notify

  • Ex-Abergavenny chapel gets £50k grant for new role

    A FORMER chapel in Abergavenny is to be given a new lease of life with the help of a £50,000 grant. The Bethany Baptist Chapel in Market Street was last used by community recycling project 'Homemakers' when it leased the building from the Welsh

  • Homes plan for Cwmbran hotel site

    A CWMBRAN hotel could be demolished to make way for housing after plans were submitted to Torfaen council. The Commodore Hotel, in Llanyrafon, which went into administration on December 29 last year, could be replaced with a mix of two-storey