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  • Colour Clash set to return to Newport next month

    RODNEY Parade, Newport, will be hosting a colourful day of music next month when the Colour Clash makes a return to the city.After last year’s hugely successful event, which saw more than 4000 people being doused with paint while enjoying live music,

  • Ladies looking to break records rowing across the ocean

    AN Abergavenny woman will be aiming to break several records when she embarks on a charity row across the Atlantic.Elaine Theaker, 54, is a member of the Atlantic Ladies, a four-strong group of mums who will be rowing all 3,000 nautical miles of the Talisker

  • Plaid's concerns over tech contract

    PLANS for a major technology firm to move to Newport could be lost unless the Welsh Government stops “dragging its heels”, Plaid Cymru has claimed.But the claims have been branded “blatant mischief-making”.The Welsh Government has reportedly been in talks

  • Caldicot carnival attracts big crowds

    THE streets of Caldicot were filled with people and colour yesterday [SUN] after the Caldicot carnival returned for another year.The carnival parade started at noon from King George V Playing Fields, going through the town centre down Church Road before

  • Thousands attend parade in celebration of Blaenavon's heritage

    A VALLEYS town celebrated its unique history in a riot of colour, dance and music.It is just 17 years since Blaenavon was awarded World Heritage status in recognition of the key role it played during the industrial revolution, and of the landscape that

  • Food festival brings Brynmawr town centre to life

    BRYNMAWR town centre was buzzing on Saturday when hundreds of people turned out for the town’s food festival. Visitors were able to enjoy a wide selection of food - including pizza, beef burgers, French street food, Italian ice cream and speciality

  • Special needs school could expand

    THE only dedicated school in Newport for youngsters with special needs could be expanded to take an extra 50 pupils if plans get the go-ahead.Newport City Council is planning on expanding the size of Maes Ebbw School, which operates across three sites

  • Thousands head out for food and fun in Bassaleg

    MORE than 1,000 people turned up to enjoy food and live music in Bassaleg this weekend.The Rural Bassaleg, Food, Craft and Blues Festival took place in the grounds of Graig Community Hall on Saturday.The festival - which is a collaboration between the