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  • Monmouthshire play areas improvement money sought

    PROBLEMS with Monmouthshire housing estates’ play areas and open spaces will cost over £120,000 to fix, its council has said. Council officers are seeking to get the money spent at 11 housing developments across the county because they say it would save

  • Pietersen fails to shine on comeback at Glamorgan

    A sizeable crowd had turned up at The Swalec Stadium to see Kevin Pietersen’s return to first class cricket in his bid to regain his place in England’s Test team, but it didn’t go to plan for the controversial batsman, writes Edward Bevan.He had not played

  • Pill volunteers thanked by Mayor

    VOLUNTEERS helping to clean up Pill are looking for funding. The Pride in Pill group who help to clean up litter in Pill met with cllr Matthew Evans, Mayor of Newport, at the Mayor's parlour who thanked them for their efforts. The group take part in litter

  • We will fight until the end says skipper Sandell

    NEWPORT County defender Andy Sandell says the Exiles will fight to the end despite their play-off hopes seemingly being dashed. Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Dagenham delivered a hammer blow to Newport’s bid to make the top seven with just two games

  • Newport's Record Store Day draws in music fans

    VINYL fans flocked to Newport on Saturday to celebrate the city’s independently owned record shops as part of an annual event. Its Record Store Day celebrations included a bagpiper playing in the city centre and an event at The Riverfront, organised by

  • Usk pyjama walk raises hundreds of pounds

    AROUND 50 adults and children donned their favourite pyjamas and onesies to take part in the second Usk pyjama walk.Dressed in themed-outfits ranging from a dalmatian to a bunny onesie, the walkers gathered in the Memorial Hall Field on Friday evening

  • Hundreds turn out for first food and folk festival in Bassaleg

    THE first ever folk and food festival took place in Bassaleg on Saturday.The People’s Folk Festival was held at the Graig Community Hall and was organised by members of the Newport Folk Club as well as Steve White, head chef at the Ruperra Arms. There

  • Fire service call on public to stop deliberate grass fires

    THE FIRE service has called on the public to help stamp out the ‘mindless devastating behaviour’ of those who deliberately set grass fires after two mountains were ravaged by fires in Blaenau Gwent. Firefighters from seven stations in Monmouthshire