Newport County 3 Portsmouth 0 TEN-MAN Newport County powered through to the semi-finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy with a comfortable win over a poor Portsmouth. The Exiles showed a clinical touch to score three unanswered goals
HERE are the winners of the Blackwood council’s third annual civic award presentation to honour people for their contribution to the community.Islwyn AM Gwyn Price, his wife Gaynor, Inspector Mark Smith, Blackwood mayor Granville Hale, Blackwood
EMPLOYEES at a Cwmbran biscuit factory are celebrating after raising £4,200 for Children in Need. The money was raised through a combination of fundraising days and volunteering commitments, with events such as a daring sky dive by four brave employees
A MONMOUTH MP tonight criticised the coalition government's bedroom tax as not going far enough, while calling for "feckless fathers" to be put in chains and be made to work.During a parliamentary debate on cuts to housing benefit for those
BLACKWOOD’S Bradley Dredge is still in contention to reclaim his European Tour card, writes Michael Pearlman.The 40-year old, who spent 14 out of the past 15 years as a regular fixture on the European Tour, lost his card in 2012 by a matter of less
SOME emergency ambulance patients in Gwent could ‘bypass’ A&E and go straight into medical assessment units, as part of plans to ease the burden on frontline hospital services.There are also proposals to redirect some patients from the
A CALENDAR launched by Keep Wales Tidy features a prize-winning photograph by a Newport student. Natasha Ford studies Photography for Fashion and Advertising at the University of South Wales and she submitted a shot taken at Newport Wetlands as part of
NEW boy Cory believes England has been the making of him as he prepared to pull on a Newport Gwent Dragons jersey for the first time. The lock will feature in Saturday's LV= Cup encounter with London Wasps at Rodney Parade (kick-off midday) after
A MAN who doused his ex-partner’s car bonnet in petrol and set it on fire while she was sitting inside escaped jail because he said he was trying to stop her drink driving. Richard Fisher, 45, a wood crafter from Varteg Clytha Hill, Abergavenny
WELSH rugby legend Gerald Davies has released a book detailing his view on the top 15 rugby tries in Welsh history. The book, titled The Greatest Welsh Tries Ever, has tackled the question that sparks a fierce debate among the most level-headed
GREATER Gwent Youth Orchestra performed at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday evening as part of the Music for Youth Schools Prom concerts.The 110-strong group beat off competition from numerous other groups to become one of 33 selected to play at the iconic
WALES coach Rob Howley has revealed how ‘disappointed’ he was with giant wing George North’s performance against South Africa and called on him to up his game for Argentina. The 21-year-old was well below the best which saw him score two tries
NEWPORT boxer Sean McGoldrick, a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner at Delhi 2010, and Ebbw Vale table tennis ace Charlotte Carey joined fellow Welsh sporting stars Jazz Carlin and Aled Davies at the launch of the Welsh kit for Glasgow 2014.
They’re places we pass through and often put up with through gritted teeth as we speed to our destination. But what if it was a pleasure to linger at airports? There’s one where it is. It’s not the best looking - that honour must go to
This time of year is one of remembrance. Sunday was of course Remembrance Sunday, a moving and important occasion across the country. I am always honoured to attend the Newport service, to remember and reflect on the losses of those who died and
WALES have been hit by three injury withdrawals ahead of Saturday's friendly clash with Finland. Brighton midfielder Andrew Crofts (groin), Sunderland's David Vaughan (hamstring) and West Brom goalkeeper Boaz Myhill (achilles) are all absent with
THE Welsh first minister has assured AM that there’s currently no indication that the production of the Jammie Dodger is to leave Wales. Owners of Burton’s Biscuits are looking for a buyer for their factory in Llantarnam, which makes the jam-centred
PUBLIC bodies should strive to eliminate measles from Wales through a policy of "aggressive control" of cases imported into or transmitted within the country, says a report.And public health law could be used if necessary in future, to help
BUSTER the Staffordshire bull terrier is looking for a loving new home after spending a long six months in rescue.Staff at the RSPCA Newport Animal Centre are appealing for people to take in the two-year-old dog, who has been with them since June because
This Friday marks the day that people open their wallets, dress up and do that little bit extra for a worthy cause in Children in Need - and we want your pictures. Whether it’s a huge fundraising effort that’s taken months of planning or a small
BUSINESSMAN Steve Howell puts forward an interesting viewpoint on the M4 relief road debate today. He is one of a growing group of business people who is supporting the moves for a Metro system linking Cardiff, Newport, and the valleys. And
A NATIONAL scheme that enables youngsters to raise awareness on issues close to them is celebrating its first anniversary in Wales.Fixers is a unique charity that works with 16 to 25-year-olds across the UK, helping them campaign for any issue that they
TV presenter Alex Jones is hoping for a warm Welsh welcome in Abergavenny on Wednesday night when she arrives in the town riding a rickshaw as part of a BBC Children in Need challenge. The One Show host will pass through Monmouthshire with fellow
THE winner of Big Brother 9, Cwmbran’s Rachel Rice has leant her support to The Congress Theatre’s plan for a £100,000 refurbishment. In August, the manager of the Cwmbran theatre, Richard Williams, announced plans for the venue’s first major refurbishment
THE tour is called "Beautifully Acoustic" - and Blackheart lived up to the name during their intimate gig at Bryngwyn's Crawley Hall. "We'll all know each other's names by the end of the night," joked singer, guitarist, songwriter and keyboard
THERE was excitement last month when Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the military alliance would be convening at the Celtic Manor Resort next autumn, as well as venues in Cardiff. With Barack Obama and other major world leaders expected
A DRUG dealer who peddled bags of mephedrone in a Newport club thanked the judge and praised Britain’s justice system after he was sentenced at Newport Crown Court.Nicholas Lampitt, 39, of Comfrey Close, Newport, stood and addressed the court after
THE need to reorganise key hospital services across fewer sites in South Wales has been accepted overwhelmingly, an analysis of responses to consultation on the issue has revealed.But there is concern among some health bodies and people working in hospitals
Wessex Garages held a special event to celebrate the official opening of the new Hyundai Newport dealership, which is based at Newport Retail Park, Spytty.
The president and chief executive of Hyundai Motor UK officially opened a new car dealership in Newport .Tony Whitehorn attended the grand opening of the purpose-built Hyundai showroom at Newport Retail Park on November 7. Paul Edwards, general manager
Chapel Garage Service Station in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, wins ‘Best Certas Energy site’ award, sponsored by Londis, in the SuperStation Awards 2013. Chapel Garage received the coveted award at the SuperStation Gala Dinner, sponsored by ID
With the launch of a new UK commission blaming bad management for the slow growth of the UK economy, the South Wales branches of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development are tackling the subject of effective leadership head on at their regional
The Original Factory Shop, one of the UK’s fastest-growing retail businesses, has invested £250,000 in a new store in Newport, which is located inside the Tesco Extra Newport Spytty on Newport Retail Park. The store, which is the first of
The annual St David’s Hospice Care Annual Ball was staged at the Caernarfon Suite at the Celtic Manor Resort to raise funds for the charity. For more pictures from this event visit www.facebook.com/swabusiness
A communications and consultancy based near Newport has overcome the hurdle of trying to carry out some of its work in areas plagued by political unrest by using a global network of freelancers called Elance. Hyderus was co-founded by Chris Nial
A RANGE of top-secret proposals for next year’s Newport council budget have been sent by mistake to an opposition councillor.Tory group leader Cllr Matthew Evans says the gaffe will prove embarrassing for the ruling administration of Newport council
THE end is nigh for a Gwent drainage outfit damned by auditors after the environment minister ordered Natural Resources Wales to take it over in two years time. Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food and Blaenau Gwent AM, said moving
A FATHER has told of the devastating moment he watched his young son die following complications from heart surgery.Stephen Jenkins, 31, from St Mellons, said he and his family took the heartbreaking decision to switch off their seven-year-old son Luke
Newport-born Ryan Jones has joined independent oil distribution company Oil 4 Wales as a brand ambassador.In his new role, the 32-year-old, who has 73 international caps for Wales, will represent the Cardiff-based company at events and openings as it
RSPCA Newport animal centre is appealing for a home for a diabetic corgi. Due to his condition Rusty, a nine-year-old corgi, has to be injected twice a day and has to be given special food for the rest of his life. He also suffers with arthritis
SCARLETS centre Jonathan Davies is the latest international to join the player drain out of Wales after signing a two-year deal with top French side Clermont Auvergne. The Parc y Scarlets side’s captain, 25, will join up with fellow Wales and British
POLICE are appealing for help after theft of food from a Tesco store in Cwmbran.The theft happened on Monday 11th November at around 6.20pm at the Tesco Express store, Bowleaze, Greenmeadow.Officers are trying to identify the individual in the attached
NEWPORT County AFC captain David Pipe believes he’s done enough to keep his place in the starting XI for tonight’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie against Portsmouth. Illness and the impressive form of Ryan Jackson at right wing-back have kept the Exiles
Newport-based Henry Howard Finance Plc has appointed Richard Pepler as corporate director.Mr Pepler’s appointment reflects the finance house and brokerage’s continued drive for expansion. Mr Pepler has established a stellar reputation within
Tata Steel has started supplying UK car makers with a British-made dent-resistant steel, which will be finished at Llanwern, Newport, that helps to further reduce vehicle weight.The product (known as Bake Hardening 260 or ‘BH260’) helps car
THE organiser of a firework display held on the night of a fatal pile-up on the M5 in which a Newport couple died, will stand trial today for breaching health and safety regulations. Seven people died in the accident, which involved 34 vehicles
OUT of the thousands who attended Newport’s remembrance service on Sunday, one little girl proudly wearing her father's medals and clutching a wreath of poppies stood out from the crowd.Brave little Tegan Cotts-Black, 7, from Crindau, laid the
IF a lack of communication from the FAW as pertains to Chris Coleman’s future is understandable, their inability to promote themselves remains a mystery.You may not even know that Wales are playing at the weekend, entertaining Finland at the Cardiff
MY best friend loves to tell the same anecdote about a trip to India.Having married a girl whose parents are both Indian, my Caucasian friend – who does have very dark hair - fondly recalls being asked time and again in India if theirs was a &lsquo
THE FAMILY of a lorry driver who died in a crash near Raglan have described their father as a “fantastic and loving man”. Frank Ewen Bremner, 59, who lived in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, died after the crash on the A40 last Thursday morning. In a
A pair of switched on electrical engineering apprentices from Gwent controls systems firm IAC will battle it out against the UK’s most talented apprentices and learners in the finals of the WorldSkills UK National Competitions at this year&rsquo
Some employers see the recruitment process as a bit of a minefield. The recent case of a job candidate being asked to dance during a job interview demonstrates how processes can go spectacularly wrong. There has also been a debate about whether employers
Robin Hall, Managing Director, of Kymin financial planners, based in Bridge Street, Newport.1. How did you get into your current job?Kymin has been my financial advisers since 1996, and when the opportunity arose in 2005 to change career, I was offered
Drive Medical Ltd has taken more than 70,000 sq ft in Crosskeys in one of the largest industrial lettings in South Wales.The company, which manufactures and distributes medical equipment for the home healthcare, medical, surgical and rehabilitation markets
Paralympic medal winner John Harris will be the next speaker at City of Newport Business Club when he will talk about his athletic career and recent ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.John Harris, 68, from Sebastopol, has had a highly successful
A Chepstow-based sealant specialist is capping off a successful year with the launch of a new service.S&D Sealants, which operates UK-wide, has added property cosmetic repair to its portfolio of services, with the offering initially being rolled out
Wales rarely gets the chance to showcase all it has to offer to a massive global audience and The Celtic Manor Resort provides the perfect facility to position us positively to the rest of the world when Barack Obama and all the other leading figures
Superfast and Ultrafast broadband are going to change everything we do – from shopping to healthcare - and it's set to be coming to Newport in December. And Newport’s Super Connected City programme is starting to lead the way in delivering
Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of surplus machinery and equipment is to go under the auctioneer’s hammer following the decision of one of the country’s leading office furniture makers to concentrate manufacturing at its South Wales
Newport-based MLC Technologies Ltd aims to make someone’s Christmas by creating a number new jobs as a result of expansion and relocation. Managing director Tony Morgan said: "We’ve been installing shredders across the UK and Europe for
A BAND of Morris men and women who have been dancing for almost 40 years are at risk of disbanding this week due to a lack of interest from potential new recruits. Isca Morris, which formed in 1976, needs 12 to 14 dancers at each practice to function
IT'S with reluctance that Justin Tipuric has been playing the role of d'Artagnan, writes Chris Kirwan.While the three musketeers of Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton and Toby Faletau get the starts for Wales (and the British and Irish Lions), the Ospreys
ACTOR Michael Sheen has taken up another role in the cultural and historical life of Newport by becoming patron of a newly formed friends group for the city's museum and art gallery.The independent Friends of Newport Museum and Art Gallery aims to
JAMES Chapron wanted his Newport Gwent Dragons debutants to impress at Parc y Scarlets – but the academy manager was delighted the young prospects didn't stand out.Four teenagers made their regional bows in the 21-13 LV= Cup defeat in Llanelli
THE MILLENNIUM Stadium could witness the X factor on Saturday after Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards hailed the game-breaking qualities of Newport Gwent Dragons teenager Hallam Amos. The 19-year-old has been called-up to train with the autumn
Steve Howell is chief executive of Freshwater, a UK communications consultancy headquartered in Wales. Here, he says an M4 relief road isn't the solution for South Wales' travel woes. Pardon the pun, but the debate about transport in South East
NEWPORT County AFC aren’t yet able to fully diagnose the extent of striker Chris Zebroski’s knee injury, writes Michael Pearlman.The well-travelled forward has been a key performer for Newport this term, but suffered a suspected dislocated
BRITISH and American troops in Afghanistan have raised almost £2,000 in the blistering desert heat for a disabled Newport boy. The family of two-year-old Casey Hard, from Coedkernew, who was born with severe brain damage, have helped to raise thousands
DEFENCE coach Shaun Edwards believes the way that Wales pushed South Africa hard in the face of adversity shows the progress made by the Six Nations champions, writes Chris Kirwan.The autumn series started with defeat in Cardiff when the Springboks triumphed
