A BLACKWOOD woman has lost more than five stones through healthy eating after she was told she could not be operated on due to her weight. Jennifer Evans was a size 20 at the age of 16 and said she had been a "big girl" all of her life, that was
WORKS to renovate Pontypool’s treasured War Memorial Gates have started this week thanks to Torfaen council, an action group, local traders and the public. Pontypool ward councillor, and chair of the Pontypool War Memorials group, Gaynor James,
READERS may be aware that we’ll be finalising the council’s 2018/19 budget at a meeting of full council tomorrow, Thursday. We’re faced with having to make savings in excess of £7.2 million in the next financial year, and in order to achieve this
COUNCIL tax in Blaenau Gwent will rise by 4.2 per cent after the council formally approved its 2018/2019 budget at a full council meeting yesterday [TUE]. The move will generate £1.3million for the local authority. With almost 85 per cent of
COUNCILLORS in Blaenau Gwent have unanimously supported a proposal to remove burial charges for young people under the age of 18. A spokeswoman for the council said they don't currently charge burial fees for children aged 16 and under, adding that
THE Welsh Government should apologise to local councils for “hectoring” them in the past, the local government secretary has said. Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies wrote about the relationship between the Welsh Government and local councils in his
A NEWPORT venue will be celebrating its second birthday this weekend. The Neon, in Clarence Place, will be marking the birthday on Sunday, February 25, from 6pm until late. A spokesman for the venue said: "We will be celebrating two years of
NINE people were swindled out of a total of almost £195,000 after being persuaded to put money into an investment scheme by a man who then lost it in feeding his gambling habit. The Jenkco Investors brochure proclaimed that "we are professional
THE bells of St Woolos Cathedral rang out as mourners gathered for the funeral of a much-loved former mayor. Former mayors, councillors, members of the Lions International and friends joined to remember David Atwell who served as the mayor of Newport
A POPULAR city half marathon returns next month and volunteers are needed to make the event a success. The Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon takes place on March 4 and volunteers and marshals are needed for roles at different points along the
NEWPORT City Council (NCC) has said it plans to install CCTV, repair lights and reinstall a two way mirror in a graffitied subway. It comes after the developer behind a number of major projects in Newport agreed to hand over more than £250,000
MORE than 100 people flocked to a Newport community centre yesterday to take part in celebrations for Chinese New Year. Locke Street Community Centre, in Queen's Hill, was buzzing with activities yesterday, as Newport Chinese Community
A MATHS teacher from Caerphilly who sent a birthday card to a 15-year-old girl at a private Catholic school has been given a black mark on his record for "inappropriate" behaviour. A disciplinary panel ruled Luke Stewart, 28, can carry on teaching
DOWNING Street has rejected a call by a committee of MPs for an early vote on plans which could see the number of Welsh MPs cut from 40 to 29. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, of which Newport West's Paul Flynn is
Gwent Police is continuing to appeal for witnesses following a crash on the A48 at Pwllmeyric, near Chepstow in the early hours of Saturday morning. During the incident a black, Honda Civic collided with a wall. A spokeswoman for Gwent Police
A HOMELESS pup that is almost completely bald after months of neglect is now being cared for by Blue Cross pet charity in Newport. The 10-month-old cocker spaniel, named Prim, was found wandering the streets as a stray and picked up by a dog warden
A MAN has been found dead in a woodland in Chepstow. Emergency services were called at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, February 14 to reports that a body had been found in the woodland area close to Camp Road in Chepstow. A spokeswoman for Gwent
A NIGHTCLUB doorman has been jailed for a year after damaging a man's eye so badly his victim required two operations and continues to suffer the effects almost a year later. Joe Davies punched the man several times when the latter was on the floor
THE Dragons have suffered a double injury blow with Wales centre Tyler Morgan out for the rest of the season with a foot injury while playmaker Gavin Henson will be sidelined for six weeks with a hamstring strain. Morgan suffered a Lisfranc fracture
WALES have recalled the Lions trio of Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny for Saturday’s must-win Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin. Biggar has recovered from a shoulder injury to make his 61st appearance for his country and will
BRITISH duo Mica Moore and Mica McNeill will go into the final two runs of the women’s bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics tomorrow just 0.16 seconds off a medal. Brakewoman Moore, from Newport, and driver McNeill sit equal sixth with Canada’s Alysia
A FORMER driving instructor who broke several ribs in a motorway crash last week has shared the details of the incident in a bid to highlight the dangers of driving. John Reynolds, who lives in Brynglas, has said that were it not for his seatbelt
WALES have recalled the Lions trio of Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny for Saturday’s must-win Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin. Biggar has recovered from a shoulder injury to make his 61st appearance for his country and will
PUPILS and staff at a Newport Primary School got colourful and raised more than £950 to support one of their students. St Andrew's Primary School dressed up in their favourite colours for pupil Ella Harris, a three-year-old who was diagnosed with
IT’S A PART of everyday life. From the food we eat to the products we use, plastic is everywhere. However it is becoming a huge environmental issue as plastic waste is an ever growing sight in towns, the countryside and is having a destructive
MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council has set out its vision and priorities for the next four-and-a-half-years. Councillors voted to approve the corporate plan titled "A Monmouthshire that works for everyone" at a full council meeting on Thursday. Cllr
THE funeral of former Newport mayor David Atwell is taking place in St Woolos Cathedral today. Mr Atwell who was mayor from May 2016 to May 2017, died in St David’s Hospice last month after suffering from a brain tumour. When he left office last May
GOALKEEPER Joe Day insists belief is as strong as ever inside the Newport County AFC dressing room and the target remains a place in the League Two play-offs. Day, nursing a sprained tendon in his hand, earned a first clean sheet since December
MICA Moore never imagined she would be an Olympian. But what started out as a dream for the 25-year-old bobsleigh brakewoman from Newport becomes reality today. And after some impressive times in training, Moore could well be in contention
AN INSPECTION of Gwent’s two prisons has found “some good work”, but also areas for improvement. HM Inspectorate of Prisons carried out an unannounced inspection of HMP Usk and Prescoed in October last year, and released its findings today.
MORE than 300 child sex offences were recorded by Gwent Police last year, a rise of 11 per cent on the previous year. Figures from NSPCC Cymru show that the number of offences recorded in Wales in 2016/17 rose by 36 per cent from the previous year
FROM Bassaleg Comprehensive School to the Olympic Sliding Centre in Pyeongchang – it’s been quite a journey for Newport’s Mica Moore. There have been a few bumps along the way and the 25-year-old can expect a few more when she and Mica McNeill
MICA Moore never imagined she would be an Olympian. But what started out as a dream for the 25-year-old bobsleigh brakewoman from Newport becomes reality today. And after some impressive times in training, Moore could well be in contention
THE developer behind a number of major projects in Newport has handed over £250,000 towards revamping a graffitied subway in the city centre. Garrison Barclay is planning on converting the dilapidated former sorting office in Mill Street into offices
