Daniel Sturridge missed Great Britain's last spot kick in the penalty shoot-out Great Britain's men's football team are out of the Olympics after they were beaten 5-4 on penalties by South Korea after their quarter-final ended 1-1 in normal time
A PREMIERSHIP side of Cross Keys, Newport and Bedwas players caused an upset today by beating the Dragons in a friendly at Rodney Parade.
WORK is due to start on a 37-week refurbishment of Cwmbran’s tallest building - The Tower. Seddon Construction will be completing the work for Bron Afon Community Housing. The scheme is one of two tower block improvement programmes, together
AN Abergavenny group campaigning to keep the historic livestock market in the town has won the right to have two legal challenges heard in the High Court in Cardiff in October. Solicitors acting for Keep Abergavenny Livestock Market (KALM) initiated
THE possibility of locals buying the historic Ffwrwm Ishta pub in Machen will be discussed at a meeting later this month. Villagers will discuss options for its future- including the sale of community shares that could lead to a buyout from owner
A GWENT community council is seeking independent legal advice over a controversial agreement that would see a green space sold for houses. Rogerstone Community Council in Newport recently won an appeal over a bid for outline planning permission
FOLLOW Olympic football live with our coverage from Cardiff of Team GB v South Korea.
TEMPORARY lighting installed in Newport's Brynglas Tunnels following a lorry fire won't be replaced until an extensive improvements programme begins. The Welsh Government said that a contract has not yet been awarded for replacing the lighting
JUST weeks after helping plan "the wedding of her dreams" Alison Selwood-Jones faced up to the harrowing task of arranging her own funeral. The 45-year-old mother-of-two, from Duffryn, Newport, died last week, a little over three months after tying
A MAN who spearheaded plans for a waste burner at Llanwern Steelworks says a decision to deny it planning permission could put off future investment in the city. Veolia executive director Robert Hunt, who was responsible for the proposal, said
GWENT’S latest Olympian was back in action yesterday and it was further progress for Fred Evans in boxing’s welterweight 69kilos division. He has had to wait a couple of days before climbing back into the ring after his first round victory but
FRED EVANS is one fight away from achieving his dream of an Olympic medal after a stunning last-round performance saw him past Lithuania’s Egidijus Kavaliauskas. The Newport welterweight did it the hard way though, going into the last round tied
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Darren Edwards is offering the Gwent Select players a huge incentive – impress me today and you have a chance of securing a professional contract. The Dragons – who give debuts to new signings like Wales internationals
