THE FIRE that severely damaged four homes on a residential street in Newport is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.The fire service has also finished investigating into the blaze and said the fire was being classed as “accidental”.
Spectacular lightning lit up the night sky across much of the country as storms rolled in amid a prolonged heatwave. Thunder and heavy downpours struck from the south coast to the north of England overnight as the weather front swept north into
ON a balmy July evening in Turin, the tears of Paul Gascoigne changed the landscape of English football forever, acting as the catalyst for the Premier League. England reached the semi final of the World Cup thanks to their mercurial talisman,
A FORMER skateboarder has attacked litterbugs at a £228,000 skatepark after finding it was strewn with litter. The middle-aged man sent us several photos of “disgusting” rubbish at the Northfields skatepark in Cwmbran unveiled in February.Torfaen council
THE itinerary for next week’s royal visit to Gwent has been announced. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit a listed garden, open a new winery at a vineyard and meet world-renowned husband and wife fashion designers at their studio
A MAINDEE pub is set to hold a fundraising night in aid of those affected by the fire on Durham Road.Four houses were severely damaged after a “devastating” blaze ripped through the street in the early hours of Thursday morning.Local pub manager Amy McCann
BLACKWOOD was a community “reeling under the blow” yesterday as a minute’s silence was held for Tunisia attack victim Trudy Jones.Hundreds of people including dignitaries, police officers and schoolchildren gathered at the Dragon Circle in Blackwood’s
NEWPORT County AFC manager Terry Butcher could be in line for an amazing £250,000 boost to his transfer kitty thanks to an Exiles fan.Dan Ward, from the Forest of Dean, has been selected at random from more than 100,000 football supporters to take his
