A MOTHER was fined £75 for stealing food to feed her children. Theresa Bernadette Doherty, 35, of Shephards Hill caravan site, Lower Race, Pontypool, admitted stealing six eggs and two cans of soup from the town's Tesco on August 3 because she
TREDEGAR'S gold post box will remain that colour, it was announced. The post box was one of seven in Wales painted the colour of medals gained by our top-performing athletes, with Blaenau Gwent's in recognition of Paralympics hero Mark Colbourne
BLACKWOOD boxer Craig Evans made it eight wins out of eight by dispatching Nigerian Ideh Ockuko at London’s York Hall on Thursday night. The lightweight looked to be roaring away with things after flooring his Bermondsey-based opponent in the first
THREE men who robbed a Valleys takeaway were yesterday (FRI) sentenced to a total of 14 years. Kyran Peplar, 21, of Oakland Terrace, Crumlin, Jacob Loisz, 19, of Quantock Close, Risca, and Daniel Burston, 24, of Llanarth Road, Pontllanfraith, appeared
WE don’t have a game today because of our FA Cup exit to Yate, which is still hard to take, but that doesn’t mean us players will be putting our feet up. We’ll be training this morning ahead of Tuesday’s match against Cambridge United and we’re
SOUTH Wales rockers, Kids in Glass Houses, have expressed their delight after Newport's Le Pub was saved as a music venue. Campaigners had been fighting to keep the Caxton Place venue as a hub for live music in the city since the property was put
A FEW weeks ago it seemed that today’s top-of-the-table Championship clash between Bargoed and Ebbw Vale would be a battle between two sides in unshakeable winning form. They may have both suffered slips of late – the leaders held to a draw by
READ all about it! A popular Newport newsagent is passing on his trade to one of his customers after 25 years in the business. Ken Bullock, who has been battling cancer, retired on Saturday after running the Ideal store on Caerleon Road for the
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh appears to be losing the battle to have reinforcements in his squad before Tuesday’s home clash with Cambridge United. The ex-Tottenham defender has been busy this week looking for reinforcements, having targeted
I AM only 26, but I doubt I will ever see the equivalent of Kauto Star on a racecourse in my lifetime. The wonder of Ditcheat was finally retired this week, bringing a tear to my eye. Mixed feelings prevailed, sadness because the veteran is
