MONMOUTHSHIRE gave six armed forces veterans who passed through the county as part of a charity walk a warm reception at the weekend.The walkers are undertaking a journey around Britain on behalf of the Walking With The Wounded charity, which funds retraining
INQUESTS will be held into deaths in care homes in Gwent which were investigated after abuse of elderly people was alleged to have taken place. The First Minister Carwyn Jones was responding to a series of recommendations from a report into the
NEARLY 2,000 people have signed petitions against plans to close an 'iconic' primary school in Torfaen. Torfaen council is looking at shutting Victoria Village Primary in Abersychan and Abersychan Brynteg Nursery in autumn 2017. The proposals
FRESH calls have been made for temporary traffic lights said to be causing 'traffic misery' on Isca Road in Caerleon to be altered have been rejected. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is bidding to improve the flood defences at Caerleon Road, New
TORFAEN is set to join a Government backed scheme to help alleviate the Syrian refugee crisis.Thousands of people have been displaced by the crisis brought home by the harrowing image of a three-year-old Syrian boy, Aylan Kurdi, washed up on a Turkish
AN ABERGAVENNY restaurant has been presented with a prestigious hospitality award in recognition of its wine. The Walnut Tree was one of four restaurants from Wales to pick up an accolade at the AA Hospitality Awards earlier this week. The
GWENT councils are looking to tackle hate crime this week as part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crime is one against individuals based on their identity or perceived differences and victims might be bullied, harassed and abused because
A WOMAN allegedly raped repeatedly as a child by a Tredegar man, insisted today that she was telling the truth. Robin Mark Brown, aged 42, of Maple Avenue, Tredegar, is appearing at Cardiff Crown Court charged with five counts of rape and two counts
RENOWNED Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald is set to officially open the hotly-anticipated new Debenhams store at Friars Walk, Newport, on Thursday 12 November. Julien has dressed some of world’s biggest stars including Kylie Minogue, Naomi
NEWPORT County AFC have confirmed that former Cardiff City striker Warren Feeney has agreed to join the club as assistant manager to John Sheridan. A statement released this evening on the club website reads: "Newport County AFC is delighted to
AUSTRALIA assistant coach Stephen Larkham accepts that it will be hard to replace banned flanker Michael Hooper in Saturday's World Cup Pool A decider against Wales.Hooper must sit out the game after collecting a one-match suspension following his citing
JAMIE Roberts admitted he was "shaking for 80 minutes" when England and Australia locked horns last weekend and the powerhouse centre says the nerves are still jangling despite Wales safely making it through their World Cup group of death.The
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons youngster Tyler Morgan has been backed to rise to the occasion in Wales' key World Cup clash with Australia. The 20-year-old from Caerleon has jumped to the front of the queue at outside centre following injuries to Jonathan
UPDATE: 4.30pm #A48M : Eastbound : M4 J29A St Mellons to M4 J29 Castleton : Congestion : Delays possible : — South Wales (@TrafficWalesS) October 6, 2015 UPDATE: 4.20pm Here's what it looks like on the M4 eastbound between J25A and
MORE names have been added to the list of brands which have signed to take space at Newport’s Friars Walk development ahead of its opening on November 12. Jack & Jones, The Body Shop, Tiger and previously announced Japanese restaurant chain
LOCK Dean Mumm insists there is plenty more to come from Australia’s scrum despite the Wallabies obliterating England at the set piece, writes Chris Kirwan. The Aussies are tipped to have the edge on Wales in the tight in Saturday’s Pool A decider
A YELLOW warning of rain has been issued for Gwent for today. The warning, covering Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen until 11.59pm. What are the likely impacts of a yellow severe weather warning for #
In a time of national austerity, when a day doesn’t go by without headlines of swathing cuts to budgets by the Tory government, I am delighted to report on the Labour Welsh Government has delivered on its NHS promise.News that £1.1bn has been invested
THE SCARLETS may be flying high in the Guinness Pro12 but centre Adam Warren has no regrets about making the move east to Newport Gwent Dragons. The 24-year-old turned down a fresh contract offer at the end of last season to head to Rodney Parade
TEENAGE students from three Military Preparation Colleges across South Wales had the rare opportunity to demonstrate the impact that Armed Forces training has had on their lives at a special event at the Senedd in Cardiff last week.More than 50 students
AUSTRALIA will be without flanker Michael Hooper for Saurday’s World Cup clash with Wales at Twickenham after the Wallabies vice-captain pleaded guilty to a charge of foul play. Openside Hooper was cited for an illegal clear-out at a ruck on England
WE'VE seen thousands of rugby fans travelling from all corners of the country - and the world - to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium for the Rugby World Cup. Unfortunately for some, the journey hasn't always been plain sailing, especially when it comes to
IF YOU believed everything that parts of the national media have been saying over the last few days, England’s supermarkets and shops should have been a seething mass of anger, resentment and confusion yesterday. Why? Because a 5p charge for single-use
FORMER Wales forward Jonathan Thomas has called for rugby players to be fully educated on the dangers of concussion and head injury.Thomas retired from the sport last month aged 32 after being diagnosed with epilepsy, thought to have been brought on by
ST JOSEPH’S boxer Joe Cordina begins his quest to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games tomorrow. The 23-year-old, who won lightweight bronze for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, has now set his sights on a medal for Team GB in
I’VE always enjoyed doing the crosswords and puzzles in the paper, but the ‘Niner’ I find more challenging, where you have to guess the answer using numbers. I’m always pleased when I get the nine letter word. However, it might be easier if the
A GOVERNMENT decision to prematurely end subsidies for onshore wind farms means that the modern Mabey Bridge factory in Chepstow is set to close with the loss ultimately of 125 jobs. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd claims, in justification
AS THE Tories meet in Manchester to set out their plans to take the UK back to 19th century it is clear that Cameron and his elitist government have got working people and public services fixed firmly in their sights. What we will see this week
ON RETURNING from holiday, I was saddened to hear of Derek Fowle’s passing and delighted to read about how his fantastic commitment to youth football in Newport had been recognised and appreciated so much. I was most surprised, however, to find that
ABERGAVENNY Road Club is nominated in three categories at the 2015 USN Welsh Cycling Awards, with member Ffion James also up for junior performance of the year. Abergavenny RC is nominated for the club of the year award, along with Newport Cycle
GARETH Bale was the main winner at the 25th Football Association of Wales Awards at Cardiff City Hall on Monday night. Bale was chosen as the Fans’ Favourite of 2015 following a public vote on social media through Wales national team sponsor Vauxhall
AUSTRALIA could be without influential full-back Israel Folau for Saturday’s Pool A decider against Wales at Twickenham. The 26-year-old was forced off in the closing stages of the Wallabies superb 33-13 win against England by an ankle problem.
WALES flanker Justin Tipuric has hailed Australia's "pretty special back row" ahead of a World Cup group decider between the countries. Top spot in Pool A - and a potential quarter-final clash against Scotland or Japan - will be up for grabs in
SAMSON Lee has revealed talk of ghostly goings-on at Wales' World Cup hotel in Surrey. The 19th Century Oatlands Park Hotel in Weybridge is known for tales regarding sightings of the so-called ''grey lady'' in a crinoline dress, while room 1313
Invasion of Serbia begins The Three Rivers crossed Germans join hands with Turks COUPLED with a disappointing report from Sir Ian Hamilton as to our progress during the past four weeks in Gallipoli comes the intelligence (from an enemy
LAST week we featured a picture of the opening of the Royal Gwent Hospital on its new site on Cardiff Road in Newport in 1901. THE ‘then’ photo shows the ward I went to on the first floor. I went to see my doctor Mr Bevan Davis who believed
UPDATE: 11.35am All lanes are now open. UPDATE: 10.42am Police officers are currently at the scene. A Gwent Police spokeswoman said four vehicles are involved with no serious injuries. Traffic is still flowing. UPDATE: 10.30am FIRE
A NEWPORT man who attacked an ex-partner before driving her around rural country lanes with her head in headlock has been jailed. The terrified victim, who said she "thought he was going to finish me off", managed to escape from the car and ran
POLICE are appealing for information following an attempted arson at a property in Gwent. Detectives said damage was caused to the front door of the property in Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, at about 2.40am on October 1. Officers said they were
POLICE are appealing for information to locate Michael Jones, aged 25, from Cwmbran after he breached his bail conditions. Michael was charged with assault, criminal damage and possession of a class B drug and released on conditional bail.
THE directors of Specsavers in Abergavenny have stepped down after 25 years working for the optical and hearcare group. Andrew Sutton, 50, first opened the Specsavers store on Frogmore Street in 1991, and his co-director, Tim Palmer, also 50, joined
GWENT is in the top 10 locations in the UK which saw the biggest increase in funeral costs in the last year. A report out today shows funeral prices in Gwent have increased by nine per cent which equates to £281. The average funeral in Wales
A BARRIER is needed to stop drivers from seriously injuring or killing someone in Caldicot town centre, says town councillor.Sgt Phil Purcell, neighbourhood sergeant for Severnside, told Caldicot Town Council that two more drivers have been fined for
A NEWPORT bus driver had to restrain a drunk passenger yesterday after he became abusive towards passengers. Police were called to Cardiff Road at around 1.40pm after a drunk man started kicking at the bus door. The driver of the Newport number
RWANDAN teachers have visited Monmouthshire primary schools as part of a cultural exchange. Bernard Uwamahoro, Jeanne Uwihoreye and Patrick Tuyizere, who are from the country’s Muhunga district, visited Shirenewton, Thornwell and Undy primary schools
A TROUBLED school which has no pupils on its roll could be officially closed by Monmouthshire council next year.Education chiefs want to run a consultation before shutting Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Primary School. Regulators Estyn graded the
HUW LEWIS visited the site of a new school in Torfaen, which is part of the Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools programme.The education and skills minister participated in the sod cutting ceremony, which marks the start of work at the Blenheim Road
NEVER a dull moment covering the County, what a week it has been, so much to talk about.This time last week I was optimistically hoping that Newport’s win at Carlisle was going to be a turning point for the Exiles and for boss Terry Butcher.What do I
10:05pm Thousands support petition against closure of 'iconic' Torfaen school
A GWENT pharmacy has been helping the Wales rugby team deal with its mounting injury crisis ahead of the nation’s titanic tussle with Australia on Saturday.Mayberry Pharmacy, who employs 70 workers across seven pharmacies in Gwent, has been patching up
A NEW multi-sensory room for adults who have learning disabilities and elderly people was opened by the Mayor of Newport this week.On Tuesday morning, a new multi-sensory facility was officially opened at Newport City Council’s Brynglas Adult Training
HUMAN rights group Liberty has written to Newport City Council to demand that it abandons plans it says are a major threat to civil liberties and affront to the city's Chartist legacy. The group was responding to a consultation on a public spaces
