ONE foot in the final? Not quite. A few toes, maybe. Newport County never seem to do things the easy way but they are certainly in a commanding position in this FA Trophy semi-final. The Exiles’ Wembley dream is very much alive as they
BY NOW the feelings of frustration at an average display by Wales and anger at an inept refereeing performance should have been replaced with butterflies in the stomach. France stand in the way of another Grand Slam; something that was always going to
CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn of 9,000 street lights in Newport were given the go ahead despite opposition. Every other street light, except those in Newport’s city centre shopping area, will be switched off from 10pm to 6am. But the move has sparked
WALES have one hand on the Six Nations trophy after a woeful France suffered a home defeat to England yesterday afternoon. It would take a thumping French win in Cardiff and a large English success against Ireland at Twickenham to deny Warren
A PARTIALLY-sighted Newport man, missing from his home in the city for more than a week, has been found dead, police said a few minutes ago. Geoffrey Haywood, 65, who was reported missing last Tuesday, has been found dead in the Duffryn area
A FACTORY which will make concrete and stone products will be built in Newport, councillors agreed. Marshalls Mono Ltd, won planning consent to demolish its existing plant at Eastern Dry Dock, Corporation Road, Lliswerry, to make way for a new factory
INTERNATIONAL Women's Day. What a strange concept. Think about it - a day to celebrate the achievements of half the planet's population. A day when, metaphorically, we have our hair ruffled by the other half of the world's population and are told that
THE drivers and passengers of than 40 vehicles were caught not wearing seatbelts by police officers in Blaenau Gwent. An operation by Gwent Police, carried out on Thursday, resulted in 41 vehicles being stopped by officers for breaking the law were
TRANSPORT alliance SEWTA is asking secretary of state for Wales Cheryl Gillan to press the Government over rail electrification. It wants Ms Gillan to promote the business case of electrification of the Ebbw Valley Line and others in and around Gwent
A 59-YEAR-OLD man died after an accident in Cwmbran. The man was walking along the A4051 Cwmbran Drive, towards the town centre when the incident happened at around 7pm on Saturday. He was hit by a Skoda Octavia car near the Pontrhydyrun
A NEWPORT heart expert has encouraged patients not to replace traditional beta-blockers with a new drug. Dr John Davies, who was a senior cardiologist at the Royal Gwent Hospital for 28 years, said heart failure patients should continue with beta-blockers
WORK has started on transforming shops in Trevethin as part of a £1.6 million project. The first phase of work, which will cost £240,000, started in February and will concentrate on the car park behind the shops. This is expected to
A NEWPORT church faces closure unless it is given a funding lifeline. St Matthew's Church in Maindee needs at least £200,000 to replace all of its flooring, severely damaged by dry rot, and a massive overhaul of its interior. Reverend
