ANEURIN Bevan Health Board is coming under heavy critcism after announcing the closure of three minor injuries units. The health board said last week following a review that the minor injury facilities at Pontypool’s County Hospital, Monnow Vale
SWANSEA City manager Brendan Rodgers believes Wales' progression to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup could herald the rise of a "golden generation’’ for sport in the principality. Warren Gatland's side meet France in Auckland on Saturday looking
CAERPHILLY council’s leader has added his support to a campaign to name the wards at Gwent’s new hospital after local collieries. Councillor Allan Pritchard, a former Oakdale colliery mine worker, is urging members of the public and politicians
NEVILL Hall is to host a third Soundscape project, bringing volunteers and musicians together to create therapeutic sounds. It is being organised via GARTH, a registered charity that receives its base funding through the health board’s charitable
MONMOUTHSHIRE council is looking into two extra potential cemetery sites in the county. Cllr John Marshall said he has campaigned for around four years to ensure Caldicot has enough burial space to cope with increased local populations arising
GWENT’S innovative Frailty Programme, designed to minimise hospital admissions for vulnerable older people through community- based health and social care support, drew praise yesterday from visiting Assembly health minister Lesley Griffiths.
I STOOD as if in some kind of dreamland. The rumble of my mountain train was no longer a distraction. My mind was overcome by a sight as beautiful as I had ever seen. Sitting on the broken, boulder-strewn, glaciered landscape, unchallenged by its
TWO wives of 1 Rifles soliders counting down the days until the battalion returns from Afghanistan completed a charity skydive. Following Saturday’s jump, Melanie Harvey, 26, and Bernadette Killick, 21, of Chepstow, have now raised £1,500 for
A GWENT charity is gearing up for a fundraising fashion show in Cwmbran next week. The St David’s Foundation has teamed up with department store House of Fraser for its Fashion Show 2011 at the Congress Theatre on October 19 from 7.30pm. Models
OUR coach crossed a carpark the size of Luxembourg for our early morning arrival at Europe’s vastest theme park. Our daughter, dressed as Snow White for the day (not that she usually needs an excuse) had been deliriously excited for days about
WELSH people on low incomes are struggling to feed themselves and their families, according to a new survey. Figures from Oxfam show that four-fifths of people on low incomes in the country are spending more money on food than they did last year
Just outside the bustling city of Barcelona is beautiful Catalan countryside dotted with vineyards and the echoes of its industrial past. We sent MARIA WILLIAMS to find out more. IT MAY be only an hour away from the shopping in Las Ramblas or
A FORMER Valleys teacher was suspended for a year after lifting a ten-year-old pupil by his upper arms and carrying him across the classroom. A General Teaching Council for Wales disciplinary panel found Robin Kenneth Eyles guilty of unacceptable
WITH Wales all set to battle it out on the pitch this Saturday in the World Cup semi final, Caerphilly County Borough Council staff are getting behind the boys by wearing red to work this Friday, and will help to raise money for Sport Relief.
AFRICAN singers brought the sound of Zimbabwe to Gwent during Black History Month (BHM). The Newport-based Batani Bambanani singing group appeared at Newport Women’s Forum’s presentation evening at Malpas Court this week (October 10). Zimbabwean
NEWPORT’S Justyn Hugh hopes to follow in the footsteps of his St Josephs stablemates Lee Selby and Gary Buckland by winning a title of his own later this month. The unbeaten 27-year-old tops the bill on Inner Core Promotions’ Fists of Fury show at the
ONE can only assume the 50 or so hardy souls who headed to Fleetwood on Tuesday evening did so far more in hope than expectation. If you are committed enough to travel to Blackpool on a wet and windy October evening, chances are you were also
AS Wales prepare for their historic semi-final clash, we want to hear your messages for the team. Send your good luck message for the boys by leaving a commment below.
NATHAN Cleverly is vowing to shut up Tony Bellew once and for all when the pair clash for Cleverly’s WBO world light-heavyweight title on Saturday. The battle of Britain is set for Bellew’s backyard of Liverpool but Cleverly insists he’s sick and tired
CAERPHILLY council approved its plan of how to retain its housing stock if tenants vote against a transfer to a social landlord. Councillors voted in favour following a heated meeting on Tuesday, where attacks were launched against the Welsh
CHEFS at Bedwellty House are celebrating National Chocolate Week by making different chocolate cakes from around the world. National Chocolate Week runs from October 10 to October 15. Cooks at the Orchid House Tea Rooms in Bedwellty Park
A NEWPORT couple who fraudently claimed almost £50,000 in benefits are due to be sentenced next month. Margaret Evans, 58, and her husband. Robert, 56, pleaded guilty last week to failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions, and Newport
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh has warned his players to forget Tuesday’s shock 4-1 win at Conference high flyers Fleetwood Town, insisting that the only match that matters now is the next one. Having ended a miserable run of 12 league games
Building on last year’s first successful comedy festival, Newport’s Comedy Port 2011 is in full swing, giving comedy lovers a treat in numerous venues around the city centre. I caught up with Mr and Mrs Clark’s Medicine Show in the URBAN Empty
A BLAENAVON man has given his father the gift of life – by giving him one of his kidneys. Damian Heward, 33, and dad David, 58, are recovering well after a six-hour transplant took place at the University Hospital of Wales. Around 12
HE has lined up alongside George North and faced up to Manu Tuilagi, now Lewis Robling is looking to prove he has the class to make it as a professional rugby player. While North and Tuilagi have been impressing in the colours of Wales and England at
A MOTHER was left for an hour and a half with her severely disabled son on the side of a road after two bus drivers said they couldn’t take her on board because there was no room. Hannah Cohen, 24, of Lliswerry, said the drivers’ actions meant
DOUBTS have been raised about the validity of the much vaunted Wales defence in the World Cup – by an Englishman in charge of France. Dave Ellis, Les Bleus’ defence chief, has also claimed that Warren Gatland’s side have copied their low tackling-style
Comprehensive car insurance cover has been driven up by 12.3%, or around £92, in the space of a year, taking the typical premium to £843, new research shows.Third party, fire and theft customers fared even worse, suffering an annual 19.9% rise, equating
IT IS more than 11,000 miles from Poland to New Zealand – but there will always be a close connection from the standing of Wales' spectacular World Cup campaign. Barely three months ago, Wales' preliminary World Cup squad embarked on the first of two
THE A40 in Abergavenny Monmouth Road is partially blocked due to an accident this morning. Two vehicles were involved between Station Road and Plas Derwen Way. Drivers are advised to approach with care. Emergency services are in attendance. The
THE Welsh flag is to fly above Number 10 Downing Street on Saturday for the Rugby World Cup semi-final. The Prime Minister David Cameron said the break with tradition was down to "the importance of the competition." Mr Cameron added: "We would
STYLISH Wales should fear no team in world rugby says Gerald Davies, one of the all-time Welsh rugby greats who is revelling in the team’s success in New Zealand. Davies, a resident of Coed-y-paen, near Usk, for almost 30 years and one of the stars of
RUGBY fans have snapped up more than 50,000 tickets for the screening of the World Cup semi-final against France at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The WRU said it had been overwhelmed by the response after 20,000 extra tickets were made
WALES will be without Rhys Priestland for Saturday's World Cup semi-final against France in Auckland. The Scarlets outside half has failed to recover from the damaged shoulder he suffered against Ireland last week and will be replaced by James Hook with
