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  • Exiles remaining tight-lipped on Poole and Collins interest

    NEWPORT County AFC are remaining tight-lipped over speculation linking teenagers Aaron Collins and Regan Poole with Championship clubs. The two youth internationals have featured regularly for boss Terry Butcher this term, who has indicated he

  • Trudy Jones' family 'overwhelmed' by bike ride in her memory

    THE brother of Tunisia terror attack victim Trudy Jones said the family were overwhelmed after 400 bikers rode together in memory of her on Saturday.Robert Birchard, one of Trudy’s two brothers, spoke publicly for the first time of his fears her children

  • "Perfect running conditions" for Severn Bridge Half Marathon

    AROUND 2,400 people finished the Severn Bridge Half Marathon today which returned for its second year after being voted Best New Race in 2014.Nikola Morgan, one of the organisers, said the race “went fantastically, it was absolutely brilliant” with a

  • Cwmbran woman starts cancer treatment thanks to fundraising

    A CWMBRAN woman who was denied access to a life-prolonging cancer drug has started treatment thanks to fundraising from friends and family.Carolyn Davies, 47, who is battling breast cancer for the second time, has been able to start using the drug Trastuzumab

  • Newport man to stand trial on dangerous driving charge

    A NEWPORT man is to stand trial for alleged dangerous driving next year. Ashley Tillier, 22, pleaded not guilty to one count of taking a vehicle without authority namely an Audi A3 and one charge of dangerous driving at Newport Crown Court on Friday

  • Terry Butcher blasts his side for poor display

    NEWPORT County boss Terry Butcher blasted his side for an unacceptable display after they were beaten by Plymouth.Though the Exiles only lost by a single goal, Butcher felt his side, for the first time this term, got exactly what they deserved.“We weren

  • Newport Gwent Dragons players surprise hospice patients

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons players made a surprise visit to St David’s Hospice for the hospice’s annual family day on Thursday.A day before their friendly against the Cardiff Blues, hooker Hugh Gustafson, centre Adam Warren and flanker Nic Cudd made the short

  • Exhibition to celebrate work of late Gwent artist

    A GWENT artist who is hailed as one of the best of his generation will be celebrated at a new exhibition – the first since he died. Roger Cecil was born in Abertillery and taught art in Ebbw Vale in the 1990s after studying in Newport and at Central

  • Gatland: There's plenty more to come from Wales

    WALES boss Warren Gatland knows there is plenty of room for improvement despite an excellent World Cup warm-up win against Ireland in Dublin. Gatland’s men enjoyed a 16-10 success against the Six Nations champions at the Aviva Stadium, ending the

  • Dragons ready to cause upsets, says Rynard Landman

    RYNARD Landman believes the Newport Gwent Dragons can hit the ground running and shock Connacht on Friday night. The 29-year-old was speaking after a superb derby victory away over Cardiff Blues, in which he played a blinder against a pack who