A TREDEGAR man crashed his car carrying his children after a day drinking at an Olympics event in Cardiff, a court heard. Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court heard how Gary Colling crashed his Peugeot 306 while more than twice the legal limit, with his
A NEWPORT man will go to prison for 15 weeks after he was caught driving while under the influence of alcohol. Steven Ronald Jennick, 52, of Commercial Road, Newport, was almost four times the legal limit when he stopped by police in Chepstow driving
AN 80-year-old Blackwood woman admitted shoplifting from the town centre, after she took a pork pie and other items from B&M Bargains. Irene May Topping of Summerfield Terrace, Fleur-de-Lys, had last been at court in November 2008, when she
NEWPORT'S Olympic hero Fred Evans will be one of many to take part in this year's Pill Carnival on Monday. The popular annual event starts with the procession at 2pm from the bottom of Alexandra Road. Marching bands, Minnie and Mickey Mouse
I AM not a patient man and these constant telesales firms are an added pest. Last week I had three window firms, some ten PPI claims brokers and a host of others. In particular the PPI people are a constant source of annoyance. Another ‘regular’
CAN anyone please help? In 2004 I had to give up a lucrative job as a tree-felling contractor owing to chronic lower back pain. In 2006 I started work part-time as a researcher and writer and published two successful books. Owing to increased
I HAVE recently read your article on Brown’s butchers, Blackwood. I agree that this will be a memorable moment in the history of Blackwood when Stuart Brown retires and the butchers is closed. I was just a skinny 12-year-old when I brazenly walked
EBBW VALE to Newport train line. Here is another reason to re-instate it! Your headline of August 15 screams ‘9,000 jobs for north Gwent’ – wonderful news, but what about public transport? Surely this news should inspire the powers that be
I SEE Ken Ellis, President of Newport Chamber of Trade, has checked out the work on the gas line in the city centre and he is a bit concerned it’s running late and could not see any workmen down the hole. Does this mean when the cat’s away the mice
A 15-year-old Newport boy was this afternoon banned from driving for two months after admitting driving without a licence and having no insurance. The teenager, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to taking his parents' car. They reported it missing
A MACHEN man admitted kicking a police officer in the shin after she woke him while he tried to sleep in his front garden, a court heard. Michael Leon Jones, 20, of Shelley Court, Graig-y-Rhacca appeared at Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court, where
ABERGAVENNY graduate Lydia Price had given up hope of finding a work after applying for 60 jobs. But the 21 year-old, who graduates from the University of Newport next month with a history degree, has now found a job at a Vintage Vision- a social
A "STREET level" Newport drug dealer was given a suspended sentence. Kamran Hussain, 19, appeared at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply and supplying cannabis. Prosecutor Gareth James said
A WEEK into the football season and is it safe to come out now? Can we raise our scarves above our bobble-hat clad heads and sing at the top of our lungs with delight that the beautiful game has returned? I ask because this year is different.
A NEWPORT delivery driver has triumphed in a gruelling test of lorry drivers from across the UK's skill. Dave Smith, 46, from Newport, was crowned ASDA driver of the year, beating off competition from more than 50 other heavy goods vehicle (HGV
A LEADING conservation group has called for the UK Government to "establish the facts and show us the evidence" in regard to the proposed Severn Barrage. WWF(World Wildlife Fund) Cymru were reacting to the news that David Cameron met with the former
DAME Shirley of Bassey says diamonds are forever but tell someone from Rushden that and the chances are they’ll punch you in the face. Because Rushden and Diamonds FC were not forever, grand plans ill-conceived and poorly executed at board level
MACMILLAN Cancer Support is calling on Gwent people to support their work such as a successful library information service by taking part in this year's 'World’s Biggest Coffee Morning'. Last year saw 236 coffee mornings held in the Gwent area
NEWPORT County AFC captain David Pipe says the fans must take a huge amount of credit for the club’s perfect start to the season. A bumper crowd of 3,022 cheered County on to a 2-1 victory over Lincoln City on Saturday, their third successive win
SIX months on and bereaved families say they are still waiting for an apology about the removal of items from graves at Bedwellty Cemetery by Caerphilly council - and they are now set to report the matter to the local government watchdog. The
A PERSISTENT drunk and shoplifter has been banned from all shops in Blackwood for the next two years. Rodney Glen Peplar, 47, is also barred from being drunk in public places in the town until August 8 2014, after being handed a Criminal Anti-Social
TORFAEN'S AM has written to Gwent Police's top officer expressing her "dismay" over plans which could see frontline officers moved into backroom jobs at the expense of colleagues' jobs. Lynne Neagle has written to Chief Constable Carmel Napier
More than 70 per cent of consumers in Wales are worried about future energy price rises as more people admit they are struggling to pay their bills. According to research released today by Consumer Focus Wales, at least one third of people interviewed
