THE opening of Wales's new National Assembly building was "a moment for the whole of Wales to celebrate", the Queen said when she officially opened the £67 million building yesterday. She was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and
A MAN who bit a stranger's nose and wielded a screwdriver during a fight was sentenced to three years in prison. Ryan Meek, aged 23, of Neuadd Street, Abertillery, was sentenced at Newport crown court. He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to charges
LITTLE Luen Venter wasn't supposed to be born until March 31. The miracle baby was born on January 2 - 13 weeks early - weighing just 1lb 7oz. The birth could have killed his mother Nicola. She and husband Dawid, of Criccieth Close, Tredegar Park, Newport
ALL the Gwent clubs in District A meet Welsh Rugby Union chiefs David Pickering and Steve Lewis tomorrow night. The meeting is scheduled for the Hilton Hotel on the outskirts of Newport instead of the normal District A headquarters at Crumlin Rugby Club
REVERED around the world for their fighting prowess, they've served in places as far afield as Hong Kong and Belize. And now the Gurkhas have landed in Gwent. A group of 23 former soldiers from the famed brigade is settling in Cwmbran after gaining jobs
RESIDENTS of a Gwent sheltered housing complex are forming human barriers to stop parents using their private car park. People living in Westgate Court, Caerleon, decided to take action after polite requests got them nowhere. They claim that sometimes
FOUR new community safety wardens will soon be helping keep the streets of the Caerphilly county borough safer. An extra £150,000 has been allocated in the local authority's budget for the new appointments in the next financial year. The council also
WALES boss John Toshack was full of praise for experienced goalkeeper Paul Jones after the stopper guided his young charges to a clean sheet. Jones pulled off a string of fine saves to frustrate the Paraguayan attack before being replaced by Lewis Price
RUBBISH collections in some parts of Gwent could be suspended until next week if the snow continues to fall later this week, as forecast. Heavy snowfalls across Gwent yesterday morning brought several areas to a standstill with schools closed, difficult
JURORS were today continuing to discuss the evidence in the case of a cheating Gwent housewife accused of plotting to kill her millionaire husband. The seven women and five men have retired to consider their verdict on Anthea Jane Jones, 37, pictured,
SOCIAL services chiefs in Blaenau Gwent were criticised in court after two foster parents assaulted children in their care. Michael Lewis, 55, and Susan Lewis, 50, of Heather Close, Sirhowy, Tredegar, were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended
Disarray everywhere, or it seems. Not just in Welsh rugby, but in English cricket too, as the tour to India hit crisis proportions as injuries and the mysterious departure home of Marcus Trescothick ravaged the squad. And that was before the first Test
THE men who murdered Newport's Lemy Bullock were jailed for a total of 60 years today. Mohammed 'Mo' Nasser, Aaron Kent and Martyn Bruce were given life sentences for the murder of the popular 36-year-old Pill father of three. At Cardiff crown
A PUB worker whose body was found in park undergrowth died of natural causes, an inquest was told yesterday. George Henry Wait, 55, of Brynwern, Pontypool, was missing for 14 days before being found dead in Pontypool Park, coroner's court heard. Mr Wait
JOHN Toshack's new dawn got underway at the Millennium Stadium last night, but it was a 38-year old goalkeeper who stole the plaudits from Tosh's young charges. Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that he can still cut the mustard in international football
Jeff Lacy believes his boxing apprenticeship under pound-for-pound king Ronald 'Winky' Wright will help him destroy the southpaw threat of Gwent's Joe Calzaghe on Saturday. The super-middleweight champions meet at the MEN Arena, Manchester, with Argus
