PEOPLE in Newport who wish to air their views on proposals to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in Wales can do so at a public meeting in the city next week. Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council, Gwent’s independent patients’
MAJOR restoration work to an 800 year-old Church is on course to finish in April. Water damage, a leaking roof, blocked drains and crumbling stonework are among the urgent repairs needed to secure the Norman-built grade I-listed church, estimated to
The International Rugby Board (IRB) have told the Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union that their regulations indicate Steven Shingler "is tied to Wales and ineligible to play for any other union’’. Shingler was named in Scotland's 36-man squad
A CWMBRAN drama group celebrates its 25th anniversary with a production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Llanyrafon Drama Group was founded to bring together a group of predominantly younger people with a desire to perform. The first production,
A NEW year and a new school term has brought with it a new head teacher for Chepstow Comprehensive School. Relocating from Plymouth, Claire Price, 45, has taken over the role following the retirement of her predecessor John Barnbrook last year.
A FORMER public house in Abergavenny could reopen as an opticians. Andrew Sutton, of Specsavers opticians on Frogmore Street, is hoping planners will allow him to move his business into the former Britannia Inn, Frogmore Street, which he bought
IT’S the final countdown for these Newport pupils as they prepare tomove into their new £29 million school building. Hartridge High pupils are looking forward to moving into the new state-of-the-art school on Hartridge Farm Road, which will
A NEWPORT widow died on the operating table when an experienced surgeon tried to remove a liver instead of a kidney in a fatal mix-up, an inquest heard today. Retired accountant Amy Francis, 77, of St Julians, Newport, died of internal bleeding
PATIENTS are being urged to make sensible use of emergency departments in Gwent hospitals, which have been “extremely busy” since Christmas and New Year. Seasonal increases in the likes of respiratory illness have brought extra demand to already
A REGULAR visitor to Newport Market has been placed centre stage at an exhibition at the Victorian shopping venue. Lloyd Miller, a photography arts student at Newport University, has exhibited photographs of his friend Frank Wall, 83, taken
GWENT AMs called the Welsh Government's planned primary school banding system "destructive". On Wednesday Education Minister Leighton Andrews insisted proposals, similar to a controversial scheme for secondary schools would go ahead. Despite much
IT’S from the frenzied atmosphere of derby day at Rodney Parade to the fervent Catalan environment of the Stade Aime Giral for Newport Gwent Dragons. An adrenaline-fuelled success against the Ospreys re-ignited the passion in those supporters
A VALLEYS man convicted of beating a lamb to death with his walking stick will be sentenced next month. Bernard Pitt, 65, of Mount Pleasant Drive, Brynithel, was due to appear at Cwmbran Magistrates Court yesterday, but his counsel, Andrea Nash
A CWMBRAN man who suffers from a rare kidney disease had a transplant last month after his father lost three stone to donate a kidney to him. Kyle Foster, 22, who was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy (also known as Berger’s disease) when he was
A MAN who was found guilty of theft from a Newport charity will have to pay back the £2,300 he stole. Richard Morgan will have to pay back the money he stole from Newport Mind at £10 per week, a sentencing hearing in Newport Crown Court heard yesterday
ILLEGAL immigrants from countries including Sudan, Vietnam and Iran were among 127 arrested in Gwent over the past two-and-a-half years. New figures from the UK Border Agency, released under the Freedom of Information Act, show that people from
A FORMER Miss Wales is giving others the chance to strut their stuff down the catwalk, inspired by the memory of her friend. Sarah Fleming, of Monmouth, who was the youngest winner of the contest when she triumphed aged 16 in 2006, has organised
WELSH football is coming to Newport after plans for a multimillion pound centre of excellence were unanimously backed by the council’s planning committee yesterday. A new base for the Wales squad and the Football Association of Wales will be built
CROSS Keys head coach Greg Woods has penned a new deal that extends his stay at Pandy Park until at least 2014. Keys are well-placed for a second successive top-six finish in the Premiership and next weekend they will host Llanelli in the quarter-finals
IT IS SHOCKING to discover that GPs have seen such a huge increase in the number of people trying to make fraudulent claims for car accident injuries in the last couple of years. Not only that, but many GPs also report being contacted by claims
NEW life is being breathed into Newbridge through an £11.9 million regeneration programme which is about to pick up pace. As well as the £5.6 million restoration of the town’s iconic Memo and Institute, which starts in earnest this month, work
WE ARE struggling to see how Scotland would benefit from being independent of the rest of the United Kingdom. We also do not believe that the majority of people in Scotland would want independence if asked. In our view the union is best kept as
A NEW generation of SuperDragons was brought a step closer yesterday, as potential sponsors took a look at the project that will see up to 60 sculptures spread across Newport once again. SuperDragons 2 has been launched to celebrate London’
WHAT do you do when your dream debut against your old club turns into a nightmare? Ask Newport County’s new striker Ryan Charles, sent off just 32 minutes into his debut for the Exiles, at of all places his old club Luton Town. The Cambridge United
AN ANCIENT law which protects a livestock market in Abergavenny town centre is to be lifted, clearing the way for Morrisons to build a supermarket in the town. Welsh local government minister Carl Sargeant announced his decision to lift the
LEWIS Evans is revelling in being Mr Versatile for Newport Gwent Dragons. The 24-year-old has played most of his burgeoning career at either blindside flanker or number eight but will don the number 7 jersey against Perpignan on Saturday evening
POLICE are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in broad daylight. The girl, 14, was attacked as she stood at a bus stop on Malpas Road, Newport, on Monday. She was waiting at the bus stop opposite the BP petrol station at around
A NEWPORT couple whose June wedding reception was cancelled following the closure of a city hotel last week are celebrating after finding a new venue. Emma Bishop, 27, and Joshua Wyatt, 26, were devastated to be told they had to find a new
PROMOTER Frank Warren is targeting a June super fight for Nathan Cleverly at the Cardiff City Stadium with former Joe Calzaghe foe Carl Froch being lined up as a potential opponent. Cefn Fforest light-heavyweight Cleverly is the United Kingdom’s only
RICH Johnson said he is fulfilling a childhood ambition by joining the police after starting as a Special Constable. He has become one of the 144 Special Constables in Gwent Police as the force bids to recruit more. Although the force is recruiting
NEWPORT County have decided not to appeal against Ryan Charles’ red card at Luton Town on Saturday. Exiles boss Justin Edinburgh said after the match that he would watch the incident on video with a view to challenging referee Karl Evans’ decision
