MINERS were described as the shock troops of the working class. Bleddyn Hancock, who devotes his life to helping pit workers, thinks the military metaphor can be taken a little further. "The deaths and in-juries that the miners faced were as great as
CWM'S Mark Williams is lacking in confidence as he attempts to pick up his third Embassy World Championships crown. Williams, who won snooker's premier event in 1999 and 2003, kicks off his Crucible campaign tonight when he takes on qualifier Robert Milkins
FORMER Labour Assembly Member Peter Law is going head to head with his old party to try and win one of the safest seats in Britain. Mr Law confirmed he will stand as an independent candidate in the General Election in protest at the all-women shortlist
SCHOOL transport was tested as part of a police operation checking on road worthiness and safety and most passed with flying colours. Seven were issued with prohibition notices for a variety of mechanical defects including: defective rear suspension;
ROD Snow is to make one more appearance in the Newport black and amber jersey, against Swansea in the Welsh Premier Division at Rodney Parade on Saturday. It will be a fond farewell for Snow who has graced Rodney Parade for the past 10 years, eight with
FORMER Labour Assembly Member Peter Law is going head to head with his old party to try and win one of the safest seats in Britain. Mr Law confirmed he will stand as an independent candidate in the General Election in protest at the all-women shortlist
DOZENS of gipsies who set up camp in Newport more than a month ago left a trail of debris behind when they left. The camp was set up on council-owned land near the LG site, Marshfield just months after it cost £40,000 to clear up after another group was
A PUB landlord yesterday told of the terrifying moment he woke to find a burglar in his bedroom. The intruder unknowingly locked Tom Yates, 62, in his own flat as he burgled it, while more than 30 drinkers chatted, oblivious, in the pub below. Mr Yates
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a Gwent school from closure marked its 30th birthday and vowed keep it open for another 30 years. Ponthir Primary school faces the axe because education chiefs at Torfaen council want to cut the borough's number of surplus
THE Celtic League - and regional rugby in Wales - is now two years old, but it has to be said there is still some way to go before stability is brought to the domestic game. Wales are flying high on the international front, Grand Slam and Triple Crown
TWO Newport projects working to help drug addicts and the homeless are to get the royal seal of approval. Prince Edward is to visit the city on Friday to see for himself the good work done at the Caring Hands and Kaleidoscope centres. The visits, part
A clear path has been drawn for Newport Gwent Dragons to reach the final of the Celtic Cup competition next month. For if they beat Llanelli Scarlets in the quarter-finals at Rodney Parade a week on Friday they will be at home again the following weekend
PUPILS at a Cwmbran school collected 200 bags of rubbish - and a kitchen sink - during a clear up of woodland. As part of Tidy Wales Week, 90 pupils from Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School spent the day cleaning up Jim Crows Wood, near the school. Head
A GWENT mother is hoping to set up an appeal to raise money for research into her son's muscle wasting disease. Maureen Smith, 51, of Pantside, Newbridge, and husband, Paul, 53, became long-term foster parents and officially adopted six-year-old Lee in
FIVE record-breaking sisters vowed to hang up their trainers for good after this year's sterling efforts in the London Marathon. "We've said that on the last two occasions, as well," said Val Lewis from Abergavenny, the second youngest of the remarkable
THE Welsh Premier League has reacted to Cwmbran's complaint of racist abuse from a Bangor City supporter by banning the individual from all Welsh Premiership grounds until the end of the year. Crows assistant boss Sean Wharton was on the end of 'monkey
