POLICE officers patrolling Cardiff Road, Newport, arrested a man selling heroin, a court heard. Jamie Messenger, 36, had drugs worth £500 on him, plus £400 in cash. When his home in Eddison Ridge, Malpas, was searched there were drugs worth £4,000, prosecutor
A NEW swimming pool at Newport's Spytty sports village could cause traffic congestion, say neighbouring businesses. Newport planning committee approved the plans for a £5m regional pool with 25m lanes yesterday. But councillors also heard how surrounding
A POLITICS student faces a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of carrying out a bottle attack on a customer outside a Newport bar. Ellis Daniel, 21, who studied at Nottingham University, smashed a bottle and lashed out at man he wrongly identified
COUNCIL officers are set to introduce a CCTV camera at a car-crime hotspot in Gwent in a bid to crack down on vandals and thieves. Motorists living in Abersychan have been demanding action after a spate of car crime that has turned the Station Street
WELSH Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett today slammed the Newport and Ebbw Vale managements for their running of Gwent Dragons and said there was no chance of Newport gaining control as a stand-alone club. He even seemed to indicate neither Newport
HUNDREDS of homes in a Valleys village will be at the centre of a major renovation project. The western part of Six Bells, near Abertillery, has just been declared a formal Renewal Area by Blaenau Gwent council - to give the houses a face-lift and to
MULTI-million pound plans to transform Abergavenny's Bailey Park were unveiled by Monmouthshire council chiefs. The ambitious £3m plan - three times the original estimate - will include provision for all age groups. The council had prepared a £1m bid
SHIVERING stopper Paul Jones is hopeful of a busy night in nippy Moscow on Saturday - to keep the goosebumps at bay. The Southampton goalkeeper will win his 36th cap as Wales take on Russia in their Euro 2004 play-off first leg at the Lokomotiv Stadium
A NEWPORT mum who lost nine stones to be named Slimming World Woman of the Year Wales 2003 has told how her son's leukaemia inspired her battle. Karen Beynon, 35, from Liswerry, started dieting two years ago in August 2001 so she wouldn't be too tired
THERE were no big celebrations for Renee Thomas' 100th birthday - she was determined to spend the day in her own home. Hannah 'Renee' Irene Thomas celebrated her special day quietly, with visits from family and friends. Her nephew Alan Gibson said her
THE Welsh rugby team were welcomed as heroes last night as they stepped back on to home soil after their World Cup exploits. The welcome they received from more than 100 fans gathered at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel confirmed they had won back their place
RYAN Giggs is among the wonders of the footballing world - and how Russia know it! Russian chief Georgi Yartsev is frightened to death of Giggs' immense ability to breakdown defences with his twinkling feet. So he'll arrange a personal shadow to mark
PLANS to convert the derelict art college at Clarence Place into luxury flats have been thrown out by New-port council - because of a lack of parking space. And councillors issued a warning to developers that planning applications like the flats would
DEPLETED Wales flew out to Russia today with key midfielder Robbie Savage defiantly insisting: "Injuries won't stop us reaching Euro 2004." Mark Pembridge last night officially joined crocked quartet Simon Davies, Craig Bellamy, Robert Page and Adrian
