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  • Alcohol ban arrest

    A CWMBRAN man was arrested for drinking in the town centre within two days of an alcohol ban, police revealed today. Police arrested the man in The Mall in Cwmbran Shopping. Only two days earlier Gwent Police and the Cwmbran Safety Partnership launched

  • Students let robots do the thinking

    BRIGHT sparks at the University of Wales, Newport, won't just be using their brains - they'll be creating new ones. This autumn the first batch of students will start on a new course in artificial intelligence. By exploring how computers can think for

  • Husband killed in holiday accident

    A FORMER Gwent man was killed on holiday in France in a road tragedy. John Howard Gravell, aged 63, was pronounced dead at the scene, and wife Marilyn, who was cycling with him, suffered a broken wrist, a broken rib and multiple lacerations. The tragedy

  • Cut-price caravan breaks

    Enjoy a fantastic short break with escape.... from only £80 - with no hidden extras! WE are delighted to offer all our readers the chance to enjoy an autumn short break escape with Parkdean Holidays, from only £80 a caravan (or £20 a person, based on

  • Dragons stars get clearance

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will have their Welsh players released for their Heineken Cup game against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on October 31. The match is being played just six days before Wales face South Africa in the first of the autumn internationals at

  • Health spa luxury on a holiday park

    A Devon caravan park is setting itself apart from the rest with the opening of a new health spa. HANNAH MLATEM paid a relaxing visit IF you want a relaxing family holiday, Haven's Devon Cliffs park is definitely the place to go. The opening of a new £2.5

  • Postal brickbat

    POSTAL watchdogs have criticised the performance by the Royal Mail as latest figures reveal that just 87 percent of letters in Gwent are delivered on time. The NP postcode, which covers the Gwent region, is ranked as the 13th worst performing area in

  • Pupils grieve for tragic pal

    PUPILS at a Newport school will start the new term mourning the loss of a classmate - just months after the death of another pupil. Bassaleg Comprehensive pupil Laurie Mae Roberts was killed after a collision with a motorbike on Monday - only a day after

  • Parry can fill Giggs boots

    WALES hitman John Hartson says Gwent's Paul Parry can fill Ryan Giggs' boots and be the man to supply him with the ammunition to sink Azerbaijan in the opening World Cup 2006 qualifier on Saturday in Baku. Hartson said: "He has done brilliant. Obviously

  • Braced for higher council tax bills

    HOUSEHOLDS in Gwent are due to find out if they will face even bigger council tax bills from next year. Every home in Wales has been revalued for the first time since 1991, and notification of the new bands are being sent out from today. The new valuations

  • Cemetery is almost full

    A GWENT cemetery could close for burials in just three years, council chiefs are warning. Cefn Golau Cemetery in Tredegar now has fewer than 120 spaces left for burial. As an average of 39 burials take place there each year, it is expected to be full

  • Now an island of peace

    With the recent TV series Island at War focusing attention on the Channel Islands, CAROLINE WOOLLARD visits Guernsey, a place still very much in touch with its military past A PART of Britain, yet so close to France, Guernsey has something of a split

  • County boss reads the riot act

    NEWPORT County manager Peter Nicholas, pictured, gave his players a dressing-room dressing-down in the wake of their 4-2 home defeat by Sutton United on Monday, which incurred the wrath of chairman Chris Blight. The defeat means County have picked up

  • Parry can fill Giggs boots

    WALES hitman John Hartson says Gwent's Paul Parry can fill Ryan Giggs' boots and be the man to supply him with the ammunition to sink Azerbaijan in the opening World Cup 2006 qualifier on Saturday in Baku. Hartson said: "He has done brilliant. Obviously

  • The flipside of low fares

    Complaints by passengers about cancelled flights have soared, new figures reveal IT appears likely that the rise is due to the increased number of low-fare airlines, the Air Transport Users Council said. In the 12 months to March 2004, the council received

  • Rocket back on familiar ground

    CWMBRAN middleweight Gary Lockett has been handed his third change of opponent on the Newport Centre world title bill on Friday - and the result is he is back on familiar territory. He was originally due to meet Birmingham's Wayne Ellcock in a WBU world

  • It's a new(t) order

    A MILE-long fence has been placed around a major trunk road to prevent newts from wandering onto a construction site. Western Power is relocating electricity pylons on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road at Llanfoist as part of preparatory work for the

  • Cut-price caravan breaks

    Enjoy a fantastic short break with escape.... from only £80 - with no hidden extras! WE are delighted to offer all our readers the chance to enjoy an autumn short break escape with Parkdean Holidays, from only £80 a caravan (or £20 a person, based on

  • The flipside of low fares

    Complaints by passengers about cancelled flights have soared, new figures reveal IT appears likely that the rise is due to the increased number of low-fare airlines, the Air Transport Users Council said. In the 12 months to March 2004, the council received

  • Rottweiler puppies dumped

    LOVING homes are needed for these three puppies, found dumped in a taped-up cardboard box. The Rottweilers were found by a youngster walking in the Barrack Woods area of Newport, and taken to Summerhill Veterinary Centre. Natalie Morgan, a veterinary

  • City carols and classics

    The chance to enjoy an unforgettable occasion at one of the world's favourite concert venues is the highlight of three separate London breaks offered by Newmarket, the reader holiday company, in the run-up to Christmas this year JUST imagine, a visit

  • Now an island of peace

    With the recent TV series Island at War focusing attention on the Channel Islands, CAROLINE WOOLLARD visits Guernsey, a place still very much in touch with its military past A PART of Britain, yet so close to France, Guernsey has something of a split

  • Balloon drops by in pyjama drama

    FLOATING across the sky, hot air balloons are a majestic and colourful sight to behold. On a housing estate in the middle of town they seem a little out of place. This balloonist, taking part in the Big Balloon Festival at Blackwood, dropped in to Cwmbran

  • Now an island of peace

    With the recent TV series Island at War focusing attention on the Channel Islands, CAROLINE WOOLLARD visits Guernsey, a place still very much in touch with its military past A PART of Britain, yet so close to France, Guernsey has something of a split

  • Newbridge squad fired up for action

    NEW Newbridge director of rugby Damien Cooper knows how difficult life can be in the Welsh Premier Division - he played in it and captained the side before his retirement only at the end of last season. So when he says people can expect an improvement