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  • CCTV nets 2,326 incidents

    CCTV cameras installed by Caerphilly council have monitored and helped deal with a total of 2,326 incidents in the last year. These include thefts, the supply of drugs and anti-social behaviour, with 985 DVDS of recorded evidence provided to help

  • Exiles turnover up almost 75 per cent

    NEWPORT County AFC expects to operate as a going concern after revealing its accounts at the club AGM. The Exiles forecast no significant financial changes at the club despite net current liabilities of £286,973 and net liabilities of £733,552.

  • £250 million motorsport plans open to the public

    PLANS for a £250 million motorsport venue in Ebbw Vale went on show to the public tonight in the first of a series of public exhibitions. The proposed Circuit of Wales, set to be built in Rassau, includes a world class 3.5 mile racetrack for

  • Have GCSEs got easier?

    AS thousands of anxious youngsters await their GCSE results this week, we'd like to know if you think they have got easier or if teenagers are working just as hard as they used to for O-levels.

  • City skaters roll in to new park

    SKATERS in Newport have a new playground thanks to the opening of the city’s only indoor skate park. Bikers, rollerbladers and scooter riders are being encouraged to put the new Fear and Rolling park on the Leeway Industrial Estate to the test

  • Three will face robbery charge

    THREE Gwent men appeared in court charged with robbery. Harvey Wedlake, 21, of Wayside, St Arvan's, Chepstow, Ryan Harrison, 18, of Upper Church Street, Chepstow, and Joshua James, 20, of Caerau Road, Newport, appeared in Newport Crown Court.

  • Book explores Newport's coal past

    A NEW BOOK will chart the rise of one of south Wales’ most prominent coal companies and its subsequent impact on Newport. Peerless Powell Duffryn of the south Wales coalfield is the work of author Leslie Shore, who is originally from Pontllanfraith

  • Organ consent questions still

    FURTHER to the letter from Shaun McGuire (August 13), concerning presumed consent of organ donations, like the song says ‘there are more questions than answers’. How do you opt out? This must be the best-kept secret in Wales. Will presumed consent

  • Amazed by business deals

    IT never ceases to amaze me how individuals or groups of companies can put a company into liquidation and still run another company and have done similar previously, in some cases even buying back the assets of a liquidated company, that they had

  • Sheer bliss to shop in silence

    I POPPED into my local Asda store the other day and noticed there was something pleasantly different about the place: a strange calmness, soothing to body and soul. Ah, that’s what it was – no blaring music! I commented that it would be good if

  • Funding blow to independent

    I REFER to your article about the unfairness caused by political funding of Police and Crime Commissioners’ election campaigns (August 16). Ian Johnston has been unequivocal in stating that he is funding his own campaign. I think he is right to

  • Nationalists lack answers

    THE letter by Mr Bale of John Street, Pontypool (August 9) was a ‘rant’ reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s. He is another who sees a conspiracy of the English to, he says, “Suppress our pride in being Welsh” and “we would be better off pursuing

  • Double check on BT claims

    READING S R Cole’s letter (August 16) about his problems with the BT Broadband, some friends of mine asked me if I could help with their computer. While checking their computer I ran a broadband speed check and it showed that their BT broadband

  • Drinkers get slapped with ASBOs

    THREE Newport men were handed anti-social behaviour orders by a court. The first of them, Roy Webb, 53, of Llanvair Road, will be bound by the ASBO until July 26 2016. District judge Richard Williams read out the terms of the order, which prevents

  • COMMENT: Will fines cut mess?

    NEWPORT’s new zero tolerance approach to dog owners who allow their pets to foul the city’s streets and parks is to be applauded. But how many people will actually be on the receiving end of a £75 fine from the city council? Judging by the

  • Newport's 'zero tolerance' for dog mess

    DOG owners in Newport will be fined £75 if they are caught failing to clear up their pet’s mess. Previously pet owners may have received a warning or advice from community safety wardens or dog wardens in place of a fine. But now the city council

  • Tougher sentencing on danger dog owners

    NEW SENTENCING powers will come into force today  to try and tackle the increasing number of convictions for offences involving dangerous dogs. It means more offenders will face jail sentences, more will get community orders and fewer will

  • Teen reported after tunnel crash

    A TEENAGER has been reported to the courts for driving without due care and attention following a crash in Newport's eastbound Brynglas Tunnel earlier. The 17-year-old, from Aberdare, was driving a silver Citroen C2 when it collided with a white

  • Crash inside Brynglas Tunnel

    ONE lane of Newport's eastbound Brynglas Tunnel is closed following an accident. Emergency services are currently on site at the two-vehicle collison, which happened at 9.53am. Traffic is said to be very slow between junctions 26 and 25A of

  • Keeping little Seren's memory alive

    BORN three months prematurely and weighing just 500g - around 1lb - little Seren Olivia Witcombe tragically lost her battle for life aged just seven months. The youngster spent the whole of her short life in hospital fighting for life with the

  • Imps boss: Exiles can last the pace

    LINCOLN City manager David Holdsworth believes Newport County AFC have the staying power to sustain their flying start to the season. Holdsworth, twin brother of former Exiles boss Dean, felt his side deserved a point at Rodney Parade on Saturday

  • Decisions, decisions for Dragons coach Edwards

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head coach Darren Edwards admits that he has some tough selection calls to run over in his mind before the start of the RaboDirect Pro12 campaign. The Dragons kick off against new Italian franchise Zebre at Rodney Parade next

  • Brynmawr serial burglar jailed

    A SERIAL burglar was jailed for 16 months after taking two pairs of jeans from a washing line and trying to escape from police with a stolen TV remote control in his pocket, a court heard. Brynmawr man Craig Knapp had already notched up 31 convictions

  • Dragons rivals suffer against the English

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons edged out English opposition on Friday evening but their regional rivals suffered defeats to Aviva Premiership outfits on Saturday. London Irish were downed at Rodney Parade but their rivals fared better against Cardiff Blues