A CHARITY football match has been held in support of a 31-year-old father of two with early onset dementia.Around 50 people turned up to the charity match to raise funds and awareness of the disease. The match between Crindau Corinthians AFC vs Jimmy
A MAN who was found in possession of ‘nauseating’ indecent images of children has avoided an immediate jail term. Stephen Purcell, 26, of Cresswell Walk, Cwmbran, who previously pleaded guilty to charges of possessing three category A indecent
A PET owner whose cat died after being poisoned by antifreeze has warned pet owners to be vigilant.Kelly Pritchard, of Charles Crescent, Abergavenny, has issued the warning after her tabby cat Lucy was put down due to kidney failure after being poisoned.It
FANS of Newport County AFC have claimed the BBC is unfairly favouring other teams in Wales for live radio coverage.Politicians throughout the city have said they have been contacted by fans concerned that BBC Radio Wales does not provide full match commentary
THIS is the moment veteran Newport West MP met the man who has been playing him on stage in the West End.Anthony O'Donnell, who appeared in James Bond blockbuster Skyfall and television programmes including Gavin and Stacey, portrayed Mr Flynn in
AS part of our campaign to help Newport County AFC attract 5,000 fans to Rodney Parade this weekend, we have five pairs of tickets up for grabs. This Saturday, Newport County AFC will play Chesterfield in their first home game of the season and
NEWPORT County AFC turned a solid start to the season into a great start with an outstanding team performance and a fully deserved 1-0 victory at Coventry City. County remain unbeaten after four tough games on the road and a goalkeeping error combined
A NEW hotel and restaurant has opened in Abergavenny, creating dozens of jobs and an investment of £6.4million to the area. The new Premier Inn hotel and Brewers Fayre restaurant were officially opened in the new Westgate development on Friday,
NEWPORT City Council would like residents’ comments on the draft supplementary planning guidance (SPG) air quality document.The document has been prepared to supplement policies in the adopted local development plan.“The purpose of this SPG is to help
MORE than 39,000 people hung up their phone calls to Newport City Council so far this year because of “lengthy” delays, it has been claimed. The figures were released by Newport’s Conservative group following a freedom of information (FOI) request
AS PREPARATIONS continue for Newport's popular food festival, brewery Tiny Rebel has been announced as headline sponsors of this year's festival.It is the second year the award-winning Newport brewery will be the headline sponsor. The Tiny Rebel
NEWPORT is getting into the festival spirit as it gears up to the annual Pill Carnival - which is taking place in a week’s time on Bank Holiday Monday, August 28.The parade will start at 1pm from the bottom of Alexandra Road and then continue into Commercial
WELSH history should be taught in all schools in the UK, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said.Ms Wood has said a greater understanding of the history of Wales as a nation would help battle ignorance and prejudice against the nation.She said the controversy
A GWENT AM has slammed news that 50 per cent of profits made from miner's pensions will continue to go to the UK Government. The Mineworker's Pension Scheme was set up in 1994 with an arrangement that 50 per cent of profits would go the government
ANOTHER pre-season friendly, another substantial reverse for the Dragons – but by no means was it all doom and gloom at the home of the current English champions. A 50-24 defeat to Exeter Chiefs made it 161 points and 25 tries conceded by Bernard
DRAGONS chief Bernard Jackman took heart from his side’s performance against Exeter Chiefs, despite them conceding 50 points and shipping eight tries at Sandy Park. Saturday’s 50-24 defeat to the English champions came on the back of 40-15 and
THIS year’s Bedwellty Agricultural Show was “really successful”, organisers have said, marking the 140th anniversary of this popular show.For the second year, the agricultural show returned to Llancaiach Fawr on Saturday, with an array of displays and
REECE Cole's second half strike earned Newport County AFC three points against Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday. Here's what we learned... 1. County rise to the occasion Michael Flynn dismissed talk of a ‘fear factor’ for teams
