WARREN Gatland believes the British and Irish Lions could be equipped with "an incredibly strong squad’’ for the formidable challenge of tackling New Zealand in four years' time. It is 42 years since the Lions won a Test series in All Blacks country
MORE than 9,000 people have returned questionnaires to health boards across South Wales in response to proposals to shake-up key hospital services in the region. Consultation on the proposals, which are focused on providing key services - A&
UP to 600 tonnes of landfill material on fire in Newport is expected to burn overnight, according to reports. Fire crews have been battling the blaze at Able Skps since around 2.10pm this afternoon. But as time has gone on, South Wales Fire
THE contrast could not have been greater. Last year, not a Wellington boot squelched onto the Machen Agricultural Show field before the event had to be cancelled, one of many such casualties of the worst summer in living memory. This year's
MARION BARTOLI is good for women's tennis for many reasons. First of all, she proves that you do not have to have a specific body shape or height to succeed in her chosen sport - that the will to win is much, much more powerful than any genetics
THOUSANDS of people took part in or watched this year's Maindee Festival in Newport. ANDY RUTHERFORD reports from the riot of colour which paraded through the city's streets. WHEN creatures as outlandish as the Green Man, a 20-feet high robot,
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze in a large amount of refuse in a derelict site at Nash Mead, Newport. Five appliances are at the scene and 16 firefighters are involved in the incident. A water bowser is on scene, and fire crews have called
CHILDREN affected by the fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster made their annual visit to Newport on Friday. Victims of Chernobyl volunteers threw their yearly party at the Newport East Community Centre for six children from Belarus who
WARREN Gatland is open to the possibility of coaching the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand in 2017. Gatland has masterminded the Lions' first triumphant tour since 1997 after Australia were routed 41-16 in yesterday's series decider at Sydney's
A CHEPSTOW man faces a jail sentence after being convicted of the sexual abuse of a young boy in Gloucestershire more than 35 years ago. A jury at Gloucester Crown Court found David Aston, 52, of Alice Crescent, guilty of eight charges of indecency
CHILDREN from Our Lady of the Angels primary school visited the canal near their school in Cwmbran this week to learn about the restoration of locks. Over three years, volunteers will help to restore eight locks at the site near Ty Coch, learning
THE education of girls in GCSE English and maths needs to improve, the school inspectorate for Wales has told a Newport high school. In its annual inspection Estyn judged performance and the prospects for improvement at Lliswerry High School as
