STEVE Deakin spent 10-and-a-half hours in hospital waiting for an operation, only for surgeons to reluctantly cancel it after they fell behind schedule. The 43-year-old security guard arrived at Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital at 7am on Tuesday
THE headteacher of a Gwent school where inspectors found a decline in two core subjects says she and staff are working hard to turn the situation around. Claire Price, who started at Chepstow School in January, said she wants every pupil at
BLAENAU Gwent council has chosen Labour leader Councillor Hedley McCarthy as its new leader. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of Cllr McCarthy, who represents Llanhilleth and Cllr Steve Thomas, who represents Tredegar Centre and West as Deputy
INSURANCE giant Admiral, which employs hundreds of people in Newport, has been voted the best place to work in the UK. Admiral Group was named the best large place to work in the UK by the Great Place to Work Institute in their Best Workplaces
A SMALL community in Monmouthshire is a step closer to restoring its town hall to its former glory. Villagers in Grosmont, near Abergavenny want to see repairs and refurbishments carried out on the hall which has been the focal point of the community
COUNCILLOR Harry Andrews was confirmed as Caerphilly council's new leader- and he immediately targeted the local authority's housing stock as one of the Labour administration key focuses. Gilfach councillor Andrews has served on various local administrations
CROSS Keys hooker Gerwyn Price has been named the Principality Premiership player of the month for April. The 27-year-old from Markham has caught the eye of Newport Gwent Dragons and Cardiff Blues after enjoying a tremendous season with the
A DECADE of the Newport Medieval Ship will be celebrated next month at the site of the original discovery. ‘The Newport Medieval Ship: A Decade of Discovery’ event will be held at The Riverfront on June 1. Visitors will be taken on a journey
ISMAIL Yakubu has urged his central defensive partner Gary Warren to stay at Newport County next season. Skipper Warren is out of contract and revealed after the FA Trophy final defeat to York City at Wembley that he does not know where his
WORKis due to start on a controversial £5 million housing scheme in Brynmawr. Forty homes, made up of six bungalows, eight flats and 26 one, two and three storey homes will be built at Factory Road on the site of the former boot and furniture
EVEN at the tender age of ten youngsters usually have a burning desire to become the next pop star or at the least, find fame. While many can only dream of reaching such heights, little Ben Hopkins from Llanarth is already halfway there on the
MORE THAN 50 youths have been warned about anti-social behaviour and underage drinking in Ebbw Vale in two months. Gwent Police has stepped up patrols by the neighbourhood policing team in the area targeting hotspots including Glyncoed playground
FOUR trees are being planted near Blackwood to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Argoed councillor Leon Gardiner has organised a project he called ‘plant a tree for the Queen’s jubilee’. Trees have so far been planted in Markham, Manmoel and
WALES boss Chris Coleman believes the “friction” that Craig Bellamy brings to the squad can be a massive help in their bid to reach the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The veteran Liverpool striker has brushed aside talk that he would retire from international
