SHOPPERS make choices which can help - or exploit - the poor, says a leading Gwent churchman who is backing a push to encourage people to buy ethical products. A campaign is currently under way to obtain Fairtrade status for the Monmouth diocese of the
SCOTT Johnson insists he won't change his role in his one remaining game in charge of Wales before he makes his expected announcement to return to Australia. And that game against France at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday is highly significant. If
A GWENT politician is "fully backing" a village's fight to keep its school open. Speaking at a public meeting about the proposed closure of Argoed Primary School, Assembly Member Irene James said campaigners were not contemplating defeat. "Argoed has
IT was third time lucky for Bradley Pryce at the Newport Centre on Saturday when he put the disappointment of defeats in two British welterweight title fights behind him to lift the Commonwealth light-middleweight crown. The Blackwood boxer, 26 on Wednesday
COUNCIL tax bills in Torfaen are to rise by nearly five per cent, above the average for Wales. Councillors approved the 4.9 per cent hike, which will come in from April 1, as part of the budget for the next financial year. Welsh Local Government Association
YOUNG Thomas Hug-hes is finally taking his first steps - at the age of seven. The Blaina boy has a mystery condition that means he has severe learning difficulties, has epileptic fits and cannot talk. Until last month he was unable to walk. Mum Alison
CWMBRAN middleweight Gary Lockett described becoming Wales' third world champion at the Newport Centre on Saturday as "a dream come true". The 29-year-old followed in the footsteps of Gwent super-middleweight legend Joe Calzaghe and Swansea cruiserweight
JONATHAN Smith is delighted with his new flat in a groundbreaking housing development specifically designed for tenants with autism and learning difficulties. Ty Nant, in Newport, is believed to be the first scheme of its kind in Wales and will be home
WHILE children were gleefully making the most of the heavy snowfall yesterday, many Gwent people were left disappointed as a host of events had to be cancelled. Around 240 walkers had planned an 18-mile castle-to-castle walk to raise money for the St
THE heart-broken family of a Gwent man who died after a series of illnesses, including the superbug MRSA, say they are still searching for answers. Kevin Harris, from Pontypool, died 18 months ago after suffering a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in
A UNION representing half of the 12,000 staff at Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust says too many people are getting away with assaulting parmedics and nurses. Last week a 32-year-old woman was jailed for four months for punching, kicking and spitting at nurses
NEWPORT County showed that they do have the fight and determination to scrap their way out of the Conference South relegation zone with a gutsy draw at Bognor Regis Town on Saturday. It took a controversial penalty five minutes into stoppage time for
NEVER has a draw felt more like a defeat. For this was a game Wales, for all their problems on and off the field, were expected to win more or less at a canter. After all, Italy had never even achieved a point away from home in the Six Nations Championship
WOMEN in Newport are being urged to sign up for a self defence course because of fears in the area that a sex pest's offending could get worse. Anxious Katherine Fraser is launching the five-week course in Rogerstone so that women can protect themselves
HOUSING chiefs across Gwent need to spend £1 billion to bring council homes up to scratch, we reveal today. Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Caerphilly councils between them already need to spend £877.5 million to meet the Assembly's 2012 targets for
