ONE person was taken to hospital after a three-car crash in Cwmbran on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to Avondale Road at around 7pm. Fire service crews from New Inn and Malpas used cutting equipment to free one person from
TRAVELLERS moved onto a beauty spot carpark in Christchurch earlier this morning.The caravans are occupying most of the carpark at the beauty spot.It is reported there is no space for any visitors as caravans are taking up all the space available.A Gwent
CRIME in Caldicot and Chepstow has risen by more than a third since this time last year. Sgt Phil Purcell, the neighbourhood sergeant, told Caldicot Town Council, on Wednesday that both towns had seen an increase in crime since April. He said shops
GWENT council leaders are urging the First Minister to meet with them about progress on Ebbw Vale’s £315 million Circuit of Wales racetrack project. All five of the region's council leaders have signed a letter, in which they said they want to
DOZENS of children with autism in Newport are set to receive their education at a new specialist unit in the city from September next year.Councillors have approved plans to convert the Gaer infants school, on the city's Melfort Road, into an autistic
TWO Gwent hairdressers won top awards in the Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards on Sunday. Maxine Jones, who owns MJ’s hair salon in Newport with husband Carl, and Brynmawr hair salon Kutz and Kurlz were both named winners at the prestigious event.
A CWMBRAN Primary School was broken into at the weekend and over £1,000 worth of damage caused. Gwent Police were alerted to the incident on Monday, June 29, when staff returned to Coed Eva Junior and Infant School after the weekend. Head teacher
A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Thornhill has been disqualified from driving for 18 months and told to pay £290 for possessing drugs and driving a car on drugs. Ben Fairbrass, of Elm Court, Thornhill, appeared at Cwmbran Magistrates Court earlier today.
A FIFTY-two-year-old man who caused £200 worth of damage in an Abergavenny hotel room has been fined £80 and made to pay £255 in costs. John-Paul Beavan, of Eign Road, Hereford, appeared at Cwmbran Magistrates Court earlier today and pleaded guilty
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after she was involved in a collision with a car in Wattsville on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene on Islwyn Road at 3.47pm. A spokesman said: "We were called to the scene after reports of a road traffic
A NEWPORT sandwich shop is appealing for the owners of a photo album found on the pavement to come forward.‘The Baltic Revisited 2015’ album is full of pictures from a cruise, with happy photos from all of the destinations that the boat went to.A spokesman
POLICE are appealing for information after the theft of a blue and white Seadoo Jet Ski GTX DI from a property in Bedwas. The jet ski was stolen from Greenacre Drive at around 1.15am on Wednesday, June 24. An old shape silver Vauxhall Corsa
A CAMPAIGN promoting discounts for the Armed Forces Community in Wales smashed its targets just three months after launching. Running for six months, the Defence Discount Service campaign was launched in November 2014 by the Public Services Minister,
A ROAD has been closed after a burst water main in Monmouthshire. An emergency road closure is currently taking place at Wood Farm, Penbidwal Lane, Pandy, Repair work is being carried out. A spokesman from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water said: "It
THE Welsh Government is making good progress towards tackling key poverty targets, two new reports have revealed.The two reports that show the Welsh Government has reached its target of reducing the attainment gap at the end of the Foundation Phase between
NEWPORT County boss Terry Butcher has hailed a brilliant first week after the club returned to pre-season training, and expects to announce further signings soon. The Exiles are back in business, training twice a day as the temperatures have soared
THOUSANDS of honey bees have taken up residence on a pillar in Abertillery town centre. Shoppers were shocked to see the swarm had made themselves at home outside St Michael’s Church on Church Street earlier this week. Gwent Police called out
AN EBBW Vale community group is one of a number of projects to have benefitted from a share of more than £35,000, thanks to an environmental grant scheme from Keep Wales Tidy and Tesco.Run by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy and funded by Tesco’s
FOOTBALL Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford has revealed that Newport played a big part in persuading UEFA to bring the Champions’ League final to Wales, writes Andrew Penman. The world’s biggest club game will be staged at Cardiff
POLICE are hunting a man who has breached his licence conditions after being released from prison in May. Jason Evans, 38, from Newport received an 18 week prison sentence for theft in April this year. Having been released on licence, his breach
THE company behind the Glan Llyn housing and business development in Newport in Newport has announced an increase in half year profits of 306 per cent.St Modwen Properties PLC (LSE: SMP), the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, announces its half year
A MAN has been arrested in Newport this morning as part of an investigation into slavery. The 62-year-old from the Peterstone area is being held on suspicion of offences of "slavery, servitude and forced labour". Detective Superintendent Paul
CROESYCEILIOG RFC was well represented at the Pontypool and District Schools under 11s annual presentation night. Seven players received their A team caps to recognise their selection for Torfaen and Monmouthshire Primary Schools during the 2014/15 season
NEWPORT sprinter Katie-Jane Priest knows she will have to work even harder if she’s to keep up with rising star Hannah Brier. Priest, who runs for Newport Harriers, won two bronze medals in the 100m and 200m at the Welsh Athletics Championships
Submarine menace Increasing gravity Threat is too serious ALTHOUGH the enemy may indulge in a great deal of exaggeration and nonsense respecting the alleged submarine blockade of England, yet it is folly to attempt to disguise the fact
“I WAS born in Llanelli back in 1960, born into a socialist community. My father and grandfather were leading Labour councillors in the town so I was kind of born into that family and atmosphere. I never joined a political party until the SDP
MONMOUTH pupils were told to “be brave, take risks and always treat everyone they meet with kindness and respect” at an end of year Speech Day event on Saturday.The television presenter and writer, Kate Humble, who runs the Humble by Nature farm at Penallt
A NEW support service aimed at helping workers facing a long term sickness absence to return to work more quickly, is now available in Gwent.Known as Fit For Work, the free and confidential service is available in Gwent from this week as part of a phased
VISITORS who had their cars locked in Tredegar Park for more than an hour have called for alternative security measures instead of locking the gates. Calls have been made for CCTV cameras or increased police presence in in the evenings to deter
THE WALNUT Tree in Abergavenny has been named the as the best in Wales at the annual National Restaurant Awards 2015. The Walnut Tree at Llandewi Skirrid was also ranked 14th in the top 100 restaurants in the UK. The Michelin-starred restaurant
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Rockfield Studios near Monmouth after an electrical fire broke out yesterday. Crews from Monmouth were called at 3.51pm and used a hosereel, thermal cameras and breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze which filled an
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have signed former England Under-20s tighthead Shaun Knight from Gloucester on a one-year deal.The 25-year-old arrives at Rodney Parade as a replacement for Dan Way, who has been forced to retire because of a shoulder injury, and
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a deliberately set blaze in a playground at Isaf Road, Risca, at 9.19pm last night. In a separate incident an acre of grass was damaged in a deliberately set fire at the recreation ground at Crumlin, at 9.01pm last night
RUBBISH was deliberately set on fire on Gwyddon Road, Abercarn, at 8.06pm, and was dealt with by firefighters using beaters.
FIRE crews dealt with three deliberate fires in the Ebbw Vale area last night. Felled trees on part of the Rassau industrial estate, Ebbw Vale, were deliberately set alight at around 10.30pm. A rubbish fire was reported and dealt with at Hilltop
UPDATE: 6.48pm A Gwent Police spokesman has confirmed that a 66-year-old man driving a Fiat Punto was cut from his vehicle and taken to hospital as a precaution. He added that he was put on a stretcher and had no life changing or life threatening
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a refuse fire that was deliberately set near the Newport Centre at 11.46pm last night.
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a sofa was deliberately set on fire in Alway, Newport. The alarm was raised at 11.23pm last night after the fire broke out on Vaughan Williams Drive.
CHILD and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in Wales will receive a multi-million pound funding boost designed to ensure young people receive the right treatment at the right time.An extra £7.6m will be invested every year, with £2.7m earmarked
A CHARITY run by a Crumlin mum has been awarded £25,000 after it collected more votes than 4,000 other organisations in a national competition. Mum-of-three Sallieann Gould, of Hillside, set up Epilepsy Sucks UK three years ago to distribute free
THE owner of a popular Newport bar has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £20,000 for illegally playing music. John Fletcher, owner of the Birdcage in Newport, has been ordered by the High Court to pay music royalties collector
By Lauren Tilley TEMPERATURES in parts of Gwent are expected to hit 28C today, making it hotter than Barcelona, as the county basks in the first heatwave of the summer. While for many this is a cause of celebration, and as our pictures show
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AN ANTI-SOCIAL Tredegar teen has been given an Criminal Behaviour Order for his repeatedly bad behaviour. Nineteen-year-old Jordan Llewellyn was handed the three year order on May 26 after repeated offences, including: public order, assault, vehicle
TICKETS go on sale today as Abergavenny Food Festival announces the full line up for 2015. September 18, 19, 20 will once again welcome thousands of visitors to Abergavenny for the annual event, now one of the most well known food festivals in
