GAVIN Rees retained his European title and added Derry Mathew’s British crown with a brutal ninth round stoppage victory tonight. The 32-year old Newbridge boxer can now emulate former stablemate Joe Calzaghe by becoming a two-weight world
ROMANS will troop through Newport's amphitheatre next month. Caerleon is hosting a Roman weekend at both the amphitheatre and the National Roman Legion Museum on August 18 and 19. Roman re-enactment group, the Ermine Street Guard will put on military
Government departments cut their spending by £6.7 billion more than was planned over the last year, a Treasury report revealed. The Government spent £11 billion less than its budget between 2011 and 2012, rather than the £4.4 billion it had
AROUND 100 tractor enthusiasts are expected to attend a two-day event near Monmouth this weekend. Organised by John Deere dealer Frank Sutton, the third 'Where Deere Friends Meet' gathering is being held on the family farm Parc Grace Dieu Farm at The
BIG Pit National Coal Museum will be kicking off its series of free open air concerts tomorrow (Sunday, July 8) with a performance from Blaenavon Town Band. Due to the poor weather the first concert will be held in the temporary exhibition
Oh, I'm confused. I have read several in-depth articles in the past couple of days about the definite-probable-maybe discovery of the Higgs boson particle. And I am none the wiser. Actually, I am wiser, for I know that it is very important.
THE health board says it is investigating after a dementia patient left Panteg Hospital on June 29 and remains missing. Ron Bowman, 74, from Newport, was a patient on the hospital's psychiatric ward and left there at 5.45pm. His wife Irene, and
A BODY was found in the Usk in Newport this afternoon following reports that a man had fallen into the water. Police said the body was believed to have been that of the man that fell. Emergency services were called to the George Street
TWO Gwent mums have hit out at the decision to axe the army battalion for which their sons gave their lives - calling it an insult to their memories. The government announced on Thursday that it will merge the 2nd Battlion the Royal Welsh with the 1st
An African choir, who have performed for the Queen, visited a Gwent school. The Watoto choir from Uganda, are a 22-strong children’s choir, part of a charity set up 18 years ago to care for the thousands of children orphaned in the country.
WELSHMEN Gavin Rees and Kerry Hope know their hopes and dreams rest solely on their performances tonight as they both defend their European titles. The new era of bigger and better live shows on Sky Sports from Matchroom Promotions means that whereas
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are hoping to move to a permanent training base at Ystrad Mynach. The region want their senior side and their academy and age-grade teams to be based at Caerphilly council’s proposed £6million centre for sporting excellence
