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  • Welcome aboard brother

    YOUNG England cricketer Adam Harrison, pictured, finally makes his Glamorgan County Championship debut against Sussex at Swansea over the next four days - his first county game alongside older brother David. The pair become the first brothers to play

  • Tribute to Gertrude

    A GWENT woman who celebrated her 106th birthday in April died after a short illness. Great-great-great-grandmother Gertrude Jenkins, who lived at the Red Rose Nursing Home, in Ebbw Vale, passed away on May 25. Her granddaughter, Susan Hayward, told the

  • Smile of relief from girl who cheated death

    SCHOOLGIRL Kathleen Hillman smiles with relief after coming home from hospital following major surgery. Kathleen, 13, sustained a fractured skull when a piece of rusty scrap metal fell on her from a truck last week. She was walking down the street with

  • CRISIS

    The Welsh Rugby Union were today holding crisis talks with the four regions after being thrown out of the Celtic League. The Irish and Scottish unions decided to go it alone in their own competition next season after the WRU signed a deal to take part

  • Bruce snaps up Lions star signing

    SUPER celebrity spotter Bruce Robertston has cheekily snatched his latest star signing after getting him to pull over on a busy road. Mr Robertson, 46, of Caldicot, triumphed after the British Lions warm-up match against Argentina by getting most of the

  • On the road to fame

    TEENAGER Antonia Kinlay is on the road to finding fame and fortune after beating off thousands of rivals to land a place at the UK's top drama school. Antonia, 18, who lives near Magor, is to start at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in September

  • Teen pilgrims get abbey habit

    A GROUP of Cwmbran teenagers set off on a 33-mile pilgrimage along a route used by 13th-century mo-nks yesterday. It was recently discovered that Cistercian monks would walk from Llantarnam through Thornhill on the famous Cistercian Way. The eight young

  • I can handle Glam wind-ups - Ganguly

    JUDGE me at the end of my Glamorgan stay and not on my reputation - that was Sourav Ganguly's plea to Welsh cricket followers yesterday. The India Test captain was charm personified as he answered questions at a Sophia Gardens Press conference ahead of

  • Drugs test on clubbers

    SPOT-CHECK tests at a Newport nightclub found 42 per cent of people with traces of drugs on their hands. The results show the widespread availability of drugs in society as some of those who gave a positive test could have picked up traces from places

  • Would you like to be a model?

    A FORMER top model is searching for Gwent beauties to follow her footsteps. Kirstie Howells once strode down the catwalks of Paris, Milan, London and New York for fashion greats such as Armani and Versace. Now the 33-year-old has returned to her homeland

  • Doctor's tales of life in surgery

    FOR more than 40 years, Keir Leitch had his finger on the pulse. Now he has turned his fascinating life into a book. Dr Leitch enjoyed an interesting and varied career working as a surgeon, a GP, for the police and even on cruise ships. His autobiography

  • Another Atkin stunner

    NEWPORT Wasps suffered a ten-point Premier Trophy defeat on the Isle of Wight last night. But it is not beyond them to overturn the deficit and grab the bonus point in the return meeting at the Hayley Stadium tonight (tapes-up 7.0pm). It was a hard-fought

  • Fun on Roman holiday

    CALDICOT Castle provided the backdrop for a weekend of battles and displays of life in Roman Britain. Re-enactment group Vicus, based in the Forest of Dean, sent 26 of its members to the castle between May 28 and 30, where they entertained up to 1,400

  • Dodd's Open dream

    THE Celtic Manor Wales Open begins tomorrow, with hope springing eternal that a Welshman can finally get his hands on the coveted prize. Cardiff's Stephen Dodd, who has won twice so far this season on the European Tour, leads the charge for the Welsh

  • Stars to tee up for top TV event

    FILM stars, models and sportsmen will tee off at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort in an all-star golf tournament. A ten-strong line-up from America, including Samuel L Jackson and Sylvester Stallone, will take on a ten-strong European team over the August