BELGIAN rider, Stphane Mertens, was the first rider to taste victory at the opening round of BMW's brand new one-make racing series the 2005 BMW Motorrad PowerCup held at Le Mans in France last Sunday. In front of 75,000 fans, a thunderous grid of BMW's
WITH this new vehicle concept, Mercedes-Benz is once again asserting its role as the trendsetter among car brands and preparing the way for a young market segment with a promising future. The Sports Tourer meets the wishes of today's motorists for a car
GARETH Cooper can't wait for Monday's showdown with the Pumas. The Lions and Dragons scrum half is fully fit and feeling fresh, something he hasn't experienced for some time. Cooper's Six Nations campaign was ruined by a persistent ankle injury, which
WALES" homegrown pop startlet Gwenno Saunders has chosen to celebrate her 24th birthday in Newport City Live Arena. Gwenno, who has enjoyed stage success as a dancer and as a singer, will perform with her new group The Pipettes on Monday, May 23. The
A BOSS at Brace's bakery in Newbridge teamed up with students at the University of Glamorgan to develop a new sandwich designed to ward off the mid-afternoon energy dip. Working together, Brace's new product development manager, Yvonne McMeel, and Dr
EDGE is an international company of dancers embarking on their professional careers. They will be performing at The Riverfront Theatre on Thursday, May 26 at 7.30pm. The 2005 company is drawn from Korea, England, Italy, Spain and Taiwan. The repertory
NORTHERN Ballet Theatre transports you to the decadent society of Parisian highlife in the 1800s with its performance of La Traviata at the New Theatre, Cardiff, on Tuesday, May 24, until Saturday, May 28. Performances start at 7.30pm with matinees on
BELGIAN rider, Stphane Mertens, was the first rider to taste victory at the opening round of BMW's brand new one-make racing series the 2005 BMW Motorrad PowerCup held at Le Mans in France last Sunday. In front of 75,000 fans, a thunderous grid of BMW's
MAZDA UK continues to hold a majority share of the non-premium sports car - or S segment - at 21% thanks to the popularity of Mazda's revolutionary sports coupe RX-8 and steady sales of the world's most popular roadster Mazda MX-5 ahead of the new model
DRIVE down the winding country lane to Goldcliff and you cannot miss the Farmers Arms, at Goldcliff, Newport, a comfortable rural pub near the Gwent Levels. An enclosed children's playground is in front of the car park, and inside you will receive a warm
PUPILS of Newbridge Comprehensive are being helped to get back to a normal routine in the aftermath of Monday's tragic school minibus crash. Seven of the ten pupils from Hafodyrynys who were involved in the accident returned to school yesterday. They
COMMUNITIES and the individuals who comprise them have a vital role in shaping health and social care in Wales during the next decade, says Assembly health minister Dr Brian Gibbons. Launching Designed For Life, a 10-year plan to create a world-class
ONE of the most popular forms of music and dance to be seen anywhere in the the world must surely be that of flamenco, hailing from the region of Spain called Andalusia. And with such leaders of the field as the spectacular flamenco guitarist Juan Martin
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' and Wales hero Michael Owen has been hailed as inspired choice to lead out the British and Irish Lions for the first time ever on home soil. Owen will skipper the side on Monday night as they face Argentina at the Millennium Stadium
SOCCER-mad John Baldwin flew thousands of miles to be at his daughter's wedding, but the only match on his mind is tomorrow's FA Cup final. When daughter Sally-Anne first told her Man United-supporting father living in Australia that she was planning
THE British Lions will be trounced by the All Blacks this summer - that is the controversial view of the New Zealand rugby public which is sure to inflame the thousands of Lions supporters travelling Down Under. Shane Howarth, pictured, back in town for
THIS month's Comedy Shed at Newport's Riverfront Studio Theatre, is host to Ian Cognito with Will Hodgson as his special guest. They will be performing on Friday, May 27 and tickets cost £10. Ian Cognito, the original and best angry comic, will blaze
TERRY Lightfoot has been at the forefront of the British Jazz scene since 1956 when his band played its first major concert at London's Royal Festival Hall. And next week he visits Newport for his first performance at the Riverfront Theatre. As part of
Britain has more kit car manufacturers than the rest of the world put together, and to prove it MotorSport Vision has teamed up with totalkitcar magazine for a unique insight into the industry at Brands Hatch, Kent. Totalkitcar Live! (17 th September)
A SUPPORTER of independent MP Peter Law today calls for an end to "this witch-hunt" amid revelations that twenty Labour activists face being expelled from the party for supporting his election campaign. Brynmawr town councillor Ian Morgan stood down from
BREAKFAST-TIME radio presenter Ali Crocker is among those getting on their bikes on Sunday to help find a cure for cancer. Ali is to take part in Cancer Research UK's South Wales Bike Ride, starting from Tredegar House, in Newport, which is supported
A GWENT man who falsely imprisoned and attacked his ex-girlfriend sparked a tense seven-hour siege of his house by armed police, a court heard. A baton round was fired by a police marksman as officers besieged the home of Jason Davis in the Duffryn area
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (12A) HHH Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee, Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Daniels and Ian McDiarmid. THE EXPECTATION for the release of the final chapter of the Star Wars saga was
BMW (UK) Ltd has donated one of ten limited edition 'Democracy Cars' signed by Nelson Mandela to the charity auction 'Put Yourself In My Shoes'. The proceeds from the auction of the car will benefit the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the UK children's
A new road-going A4 sports Saloon developed by the Audi division responsible for the RS 4 and RS 6 quattros is to commemorate a landslide championship victory for Audi in the 2004 German Touring Car Masters (DTM). Limited to 250 right-hand-drive examples
A NEW service will take care of grieving Gwent pet lovers' dearly departed four-legged friends. Planners at Torfaen council approved plans for a new pet crematorium on a site at Pontnewynydd Industrial Estate, near Pontypool. Newbrige businessman Phillip
IT was very disappointing for me that ITV showed only one round of my world title fight win over Mario Veit last Saturday yet devoted over an hour to an amateur fighter, Amir Khan - but that's showbusiness. Khan is the exciting new young kid on the block
A GROUP of Newport firefighters are taking on a gruelling challenge in aid of charity. The Maindee firefighters have high hopes of completing the Three Peaks Challenge, held in June, in record time. The team of seven are hoping to beat the time they set
THERE is still a chance to catch some fantastic performances being staged as part of the 43rd Llantilio Crossenny Festival of Music and Drama. The festival is to be held at St Teilo's Church and is scoring a major first this year with a performance by
A BUMPER festival of transport comes to one Gwent museum this weekend, and at another there's the rare chance to go behind the scenes. Griffithstown Railway Museum's annual spring gala gets into gear on Saturday and Sunday. It's a celebration of road
BELGIAN rider, Stphane Mertens, was the first rider to taste victory at the opening round of BMW's brand new one-make racing series the 2005 BMW Motorrad PowerCup held at Le Mans in France last Sunday. In front of 75,000 fans, a thunderous grid of BMW's
SUBARU is continuing its tradition of introducing coveted special editions with the launch of the new Impreza WRX 300. On sale from late May, the WRX 300 will feature a Prodrive Performance Pack boosting power to 265 PS and torque to 257lb ft for a 0-
sixth in the Welsh Premier Division last season, have moved to strengthen their squad still further with the signing of eight new players for next season. The newcomers are a mixture of experienced performers and promising youngsters and club secretary
VETERAN performers rolled back the years again yesterday at the Newport Centre and proved showbiz dreams aren't the preserve of the young and green. The oldest contestant was 85 and the youngest was 60 in this year's regional leg of the Silver Stars talent
NISSAN has completed its Navara family with the princely King Cab which opened its rear-hinged, rear doors for the first time at last week's Barcelona Motor Show. It will join the Navara Double Cab (first shown at the Geneva Show in March) in Nissan GB's
