AROUND 3,000 patients in the valleys will be without NHS dental care after a practice turned private because of a "lack of government funding". From this month onwards, the Dental Centre of Oakdale will only be seeing private patients leaving many without
FRIENDS of a gifted student who died suddenly of a mystery condition are to plant a tree in her memory. As we reported previously, 18-year-old Ceri-Ann Faulkner, of Oakdale, died after a short illness last week. The promising music student, who dreamt
EBBW Vale have strengthened their Welsh Premier Division squad for the new season still further with the signing of three new players. But in a reversal for the club, young wing or full back Joel Griffin has been told by specialists to take a season out
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have signed young prop David Maddocks from Llanelli Scarlets on a two-year contract, their second newcomer in less than a week. Maddocks was with the Scarlets for the past two seasons and was a member of their Heineken Cup squad
Burghill Valley has three golf professionals - Keith Preece, Andrew Cameron and Kris Jones. They are a team dedicated to providing a quality service, for members and visitors alike. Firstly, there is Keith Preece. He comes from the Hereford area and has
SIR Clive Woodward today stands in the dock charged with destroying the British Lions. He would enter a plea of not guilty, but the unanimous verdict of the jury would be a guilty. Whatever the brilliance of the All Blacks, Woodward sent the Lions team
This year's Celtic Manor Wales Open saw some great golf including record breaking scores on the Roman Road course. Four players hit superb rounds of 63 to create a new record on day one of the tournament - Miguel Angel Jimenez, David Lynn, James Heath
John Collins is a famous name in Welsh golf. As the junior organiser at Brynhill for 22 years he was responsible for fostering and helping such prestigious talents as Steve Dodd, Iestyn Taylor and Kyron Sullivan. A member of the Glamorgan County Executive
There have been lots of competitions down at St Mary's recently. The results of the ladies competitions are shown below: Australian Spoons Qualifier: 1st Kay Harcombe & Rosalind Sullivan: 31 pts 2nd Joan Smith & Denise Union: 30 pts 3rd Meryl
AN ECO-FRIENDLY packaging design got success all wrapped up for five and six-year-olds at a Gwent school. Pupils in Year One at St Francis RC Primary School, in Abersychan, won the 3M primary innovation award at the competition final. And yesterday their
GWENT duo James Collins and Danny Gabbidon have left Cardiff City to join Premiership new-boys West Ham United, adding to the Welsh contingent at Upton Park. Newport-born Collins, 21, and Cwmbran's Gabbidon, 25, have both signed long-term deals with the
A GWENT politician attacked controversial plans which could see a gas pipeline laid under Blaenavon's World Heritage site. Torfaen's AM, Lynne Neagle, told gas giant National Grid Transco it needs to divert a new major pipeline away from the borough's
ONE of the turning points of Welsh history was celebrated on its 600th anniversary at Usk Castle at the weekend. A medieval fighting tournament staged by the Plantagenet Society was one of the many events which took place to commemorate the Battle of
CONTROVERSY raged when Newport council introduced a pilot scheme to collect rubbish bins once a fortnight - but new figures suggest it has won over the critics. And it also appears that the project has given another boost to the city's recycling efforts
NEWPORT firefighters raised £900 on Saturday with a charity car wash. The firefighters, from Malpas Fire and Rescue Station, are fundraising to send three colleagues to America to run the New York Marathon in October. Mike Paul, Paul Simmons and Dave
Auckland.....13 Lions.....17 The British and Irish Lions completed their midweek schedule with a 100% record after provincial heavyweights Auckland were swept aside 17-13. In the wake of the Test team's comprehensive rout by the All Blacks, the 'dirt-trackers
TORFAEN councillors challenged council officers on their policies towards mobile phone masts at a special seminar yesterday. The meeting was called after public concern over mobile phone masts came to a head in Talywain, near Pontypool. Campaigners blocked
SIR Clive Woodward today stands in the dock charged with destroying the British Lions. He would enter a plea of not guilty, but the unanimous verdict of the jury would be a guilty. Whatever the brilliance of the All Blacks, Woodward sent the Lions team
MICHAEL OWEN believes the Lions can hold their heads up high - despite the Test series defeat to the All Blacks. Sir Clive Woodward's British Lions warmed up for the final Test with a morale boosting victory in Auckland this morning. But this was the
TALENTED youngsters stepped into the spotlight to entertain packed audiences at Newport's Riverfront Theatre at the weekend. Children from the Helen O'Grady Children's Drama Academy put on a series of performances on Saturday. Five- to eight-year-olds
OSCAR-WINNING actress Dame Judi Dench is backing the campaign to safeguard a huge swathe of Gwent woodland. The veteran actress is supporting the Woodland Trust in its bid to buy 900 acres of Wentwood Forest near Caerwent, which has come up for sale on
MICHAEL OWEN believes the Lions can hold their heads up high - despite the Test series defeat to the All Blacks. Sir Clive Woodward's British Lions warmed up for the final Test with a morale boosting victory in Auckland this morning. But this was the
CHILDREN from a Newport school were the first to dip into a new partnership between Welsh Water and the Forestry Commission. Year Five pupils from Millbrook Junior School, Bettws, paid a visit to Welsh Water's environmental education centre at Cog Moors
A SPECIAL floral arrangement went on display in memory of four Gwent men who were killed when their car left the road and landed in a reen. The display was on show at a flower festival at Bethany Baptist Church in the men's home town of Risca. And more
A NEWPORT mum who fell ill during a holiday to the Canary Islands was finally woken from her coma. But now her family say they face another hurdle - they claim that their benefits will be stopped from today. Lisa Jarvis has been in hospital since suffering
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is urging ladies to try their hand at a spot of golf following a recent successful event. The council's sports development team held the 'come and try' sessions for women and girls in partnership with Golf Development Wales
A GWENT family is taking an unusual cargo with them on their summer holiday this year. Scott Pope, 30, of Riverside, Newport, his wife and two children are to spend three weeks in Romania and will be taking donations of goods for families in poverty-stricken
