THE row over prisoners' voting rights has erupted again as human rights judges gave David Cameron six months to change the law in Britain.The European Court of Human Rights acknowledged that it was up to national authorities to decide exactly
RESIDENTS in villages near Newport are disappointed after finding out they won’t be able to see the Olympic Torch as it passes through their area, writes WILL BAIN. The people of Castleton and Marshfield were delighted when the torch’ route looked
COUNCILLORS in Newport were at loggerheads yesterday over Labour’s decision to change the way council meetings are run. Council leader Bob Bright put forward proposals to impose a 30 minute time limit on questions to the leader and ten minutes
CWMBRAN’S Danny Gabbidon could be set for a return to former club Cardiff City after being released by Premier League side Queens Park Rangers. The Wales international is one of eight players set to leave the club when their deals expire at the end of
A CIVIL liberties organisation has hit out at a controversial Blaenau Gwent scheme aimed at catching litterers. The Manifesto Club says fines for littering should be the last resort and not the first - has questioned whether the fines are proportionate
IDENTICAL twins Hannah and Emily Walker will carry the Olympic Torch in Newport this Friday. The pair, aged 17, who have both represented Wales European and World Tae Kwon Do Championships in the past two years, were nominated for the honour
THE brother of murdered Cwmbran private detective Daniel Morgan said a report highlighting failings in the investigation into his death contained "no surprises" and had been "utterly pointless." Alastair Morgan also claimed the report, published
‘Grow Your Own’ to be theme of festivals across county GARDENERS are invited to apply to take part in festivals throughout Monmouthshire next year. Based on a ‘GrowYour Own’ theme, gardeners and groups are sought to open their gardens, farms
A CHAMPION track cyclist from Newport will put down her bike for the day to run with the Olympic Torch. Ellie Coster, 16, who recently won the Welsh youth track championships, will start her leg from Big Pit in Blaenavon. She has just
AT THIS time of jubilee celebrations my memories are those of an ex-serviceman who joined the regulars in 1952 and was present at HM Queen Elizabeth’s coronation on June 2, 1953. My regiment was one of the first to arrive in London and the last
WHAT IS happening to our postal services? My daughter, who is living in Cwmcarn, sent six Christmas cards first-class post to relations living in Newport, not one arrived. A birthday card posted on May 4 arrived on May 10, two days after my birthday
AS a firefighter Rick Evans is used to putting out flames - but on Friday he will be keeping one burning, as he carries the Olympic torch in Malvern. Mr Evans, a South Wales Fire and Rescue Service firefighter based at Newport's Malpas fire station,
Handel's Acis and Galatea is not technically an opera but in terms of Llantilio Crossenny Festival's annual commitment to operatic stagings it takes its place as one. With arts subsidies diverted to the forthcoming Olympic Games, this festival and
It's always a joy to survey the ranks of a decently-populated choral society at a time when many are struggling to muster sufficient numbers. Coleg Gwent Chorale is the new manifestation of the former Cross Keys College Choral Society, though
IS THERE anyone who could help me? I have purchased a couple of watercolors by Newport artist E A Read, painted in the early 80s, and I wondered if there was anyone who could give me any information on the artist. montyjones@btopenworld. com
THE prestigious National Trust will hopefully bring many more visitors and tourists to Newport but somebody should inform the management that Tredegar House is in Newport city and not in the very nice valley town of Tredegar. Advertisements have
I HAVE just returned to Poland after some ten years, I am amazed by its transformation and wealth. The promotion and investment for the 2012 European football is profiled everywhere, however, if you go to Wroclaw the new railway station is well
I SHARE the concerns of John Gale (May 16) ‘Freedom of Speech’ letter. It seems legitimate to voice an opinion so long as it doesn’t hurt any one’s ‘feelings’. Criticising certain issues seem to be off the table in our rational discourse. Fear
TODAY I visited a local supermarket in search of a few pork chops and a joint of lamb. To my dismay I found that neither had been blessed with a price label. Well, there went my shopping list’s budget for a start. Enquiring of a helpful store
NEWPORT woman Louise Brown has been chosen as an Olympic torch bearer in tribute to the difference she has made to stroke survivors in the community. Louise, 38 will run on Friday 25 May in Malvern and she recently met the Queen as part of
MALCOLM Richards (Letters, May 16) is right to highlight the need for a new economic policy based upon growth and employment, as well as budgetary discipline. The drive by EU governments, including the UK Coalition, for austerity is prolonging
THE RHS Chelsea Flower Show started today, giving garden designers, nurseries and exhibitors from Gwent the chance to present their talent. Attracting 157,000 visitors from across the world, the show runs until Saturday. One of the entries
PATIENTS and public will have the chance next week to see the latest proposals for a multi-million pound Specialist and Critical Care Centre, the long-awaited showpiece of hospital modernisation plans for Gwent. An exhibition will be held
Samantha Hunt, 22, from Caerleon, donated £50,000 – half her winnings from the TV game show Deal Or No Deal – toward the building of a school in Kenya, which she went out to help build last summer. Between 2006 and 2011, she also raised thousands
ANNE Shingler, of Ynysddu, battled breast cancer for several years will be running with the torch. In 2008 she was told the disease had spread to both lungs and was incurable. Despite being told her life expectancy would be severely
HERE are the roads that will be closing in Gwent during the Olympic Torch relay. Temporary Road Closures on the day: MONMOUTHSHIRE Monmouth Rd, Beaufort Square, High Street, Raglan. Frogmore Street, High Street, Brecon Rd, Merthyr
PUPILS at a Newport infants school will be enjoying the benefits of a new garden, after employees of the city’s Intellectual Property Office got their hands dirty as part of a business-backed voluntary effort. A nine-strong team from the IPO
AN ABERGAVENNY woman is following in her late father’s footsteps after being elected as the town’s mayor, 28 years after her dad carried out the role. Cantref town councillor Samantha Dodd, 37, was nominated and elected earlier this month –
AS Didier Drogba rolled home the penalty that gave Chelsea a first ever European Cup win and Tottenham were consigned to the Europa League despite finishing fourth, I didn’t have much to say for myself. We’ve all been there, you Newport County fans a
AS WE are just days away from seeing the Olympic Torch carried through our communities, you can feel the excitement rising. Much has been made of this Olympics. There are the doom-mongers who say that it is too expensive in times of such austerity
REMEMBER the days where summer rolled around and your biggest concern was what your county cricket team would do and how big the deficit would be when the Ashes unfolded? The days when your football club could sign players year round and the
A DEVASTATED Newport woman has spoken about losing her husband to cancer aged 31 – just months after they got married. Angela Lewis, 28, met future husband Steven ten years ago while on a night out in Zanzibar in Newport. They got married
NEWPORT’S council leader has apologised for any “hurt” or “confusion” caused over invitations to the city’s mayor-making lunch today. Ringland Liberal Democrat candidate Raymond Lord, claimed comments made by Labour councillor Bob Bright
Newport-based Asset International Ltd has become one of only a handful of manufacturers across the UK to achieve one of the construction industry’s highest standards, by being recognised as an Achilles ‘BuildingConfidence’ accredited supplier. Asset,
ICF Speedwall is one of Newport’s newest businesses and is already involved in the regeneration of the city. Established by Keith Milne at the Wern Industrial Estate, Rogerstone, the company designs and manufactures a new type of walling product which
South Wales networking organisation, the M4 Business Network, will welcome a star of the stage and screen to its next event on Monday June 11, 2012. Well-known television personality Ruby Wax will take to the floor to share her tales of life in the spotlight
Dr John Pugh, Member of Parliament for Southport, spent the day at Associated British Ports’ Port of Newport as part of his Fellowship with the Industry and Parliament Trust, a charity which works to promote mutual understanding between Parliament and
FLY-HALF Dorian Jones has been told he has big boots to fill after making the move from Ebbw Vale to Cross Keys. The 20-year-old will line up for the Swalec Cup holders in the Premiership rather than the Division One East champions next season
BLAENAVON Heritage Railway has been forced to cancel its special steam-hauled service to mark the Olympic Torch coming to Torfaen, for security reasons. A park and ride service operating from the heritage railway’s main station at Furnace Sidings
NEWPORT residents can enjoy an afternoon of entertainment this Friday to celebrate the passing of the Olympic torch. From 1.30pm the area around the Riverfront will become alive with dancers and street entertainers, including Bernie Bennett
SOME workers at Burton’s Biscuits in Cwmbran are striking today, in a row over pay. Members of the Unite union will strike for a 32-hour period from today – one of four days of action called after the union rejected a pay rise offer. The union
THREE more celebrities, who all found fame as soap stars in Eastenders, will appear at a gala dinner in Newport in July. Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Jackson, Tamsin Outhwaite, who played Melanie Healey and Tom Ellis, who played Dr Oliver Cousins
A MAN from Newport was found dead in Indonesian waters just a week after celebrating his brother’s wedding, an inquest heard. James Roy Powell, of Rogerstone, was having the time of his life, travelling and teaching English, before his untimely
THOUSANDS of people are expected to line the streets of Gwent to welcome the Olympic flame this week. WILL BAIN reports. WITH just 66 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch prepares to enter Wales for
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have called off their search for an experienced fly-half. The Dragons had considered bringing in a new number 10 from outside of Wales to counter the departures of Jason Tovey and Matthew Jones. But given that they are working
