Armed with suitable advice from an ARLA letting agent, Buy-to-Let investors can start on a property search; or a letting agent may do this for them. Once a property has been found, the letting agent will confirm whether or not it has letting potential
COUNCILLORS in Caerphilly filed 39 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests with their own authority. The requests were among the 468 filed by councillors and members of the public to the council, up until February 16 this year. Councillor Kevin Etheridge
THE boyfriend of Anthea Jane Jones, who was cleared of plotting to kill her millionaire husband, says her trial cost more than £1 million. Keith Meloy has made an official complaint saying her trial was a waste of taxpayers' money and of police time.
WALES will face Fiji in the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens at the Telstra Dome, Melbourne. Coach David Rees' side today recorded victories over Kenya and Namibia to go through to the knockout stages. Their day started in disappointing
THREE cars were gutted after being set on fire in a Blackwood street in the early hours. The vehicles were parked in Coed Cae Walk when the blaze started at around 4.30am on Tuesday. It is believed attempts were made to steal two of the cars before they
A TEENAGE yob who "terrorised" a Newport community was handed a five-year anti-social behaviour order by magistrates. A dossier containing 91 incidents over a four-year period involving Marcus Ball was handed to the bench at Newport magistrates court.
The concept of twinning began back in 1947 as a way to encourage the people of Europe to get a closer understanding of each other. Tamasine Johnson has the low-down on the towns lucky enough to be twinned with our fair city. The idea of twinning first
A NEWPORT man fighting to get a brain operation to ease a crippling condition was given a glimmer of hope. Health bosses in Wales, who refused Simon Henson funding for pioneering brain surgery at an English hospital, now say they are reviewing their policy
WORSHIPPERS at St Paul's Church in Cwm are distraught after a valuable stained-glass window was smashed. The Reverend Peter Abbott said church members feel as if their own homes have been desecrated following the attack and break-in at the church at the
A SOLICITOR is calling for a public inquiry to prevent deaths like those of a Newport prisoner found butchered in his cell. Six prison officers who discovered Colin Bloomfield's mutilated body won compensation from the Home Office yesterday. The settlement
Bovis Homes' show home dresser Ruth Copeland says that 2006 is the year to be bold and exciting. Creating our own space which fits in with our lifestyle and reflects our personalities has never been more important. More and more of us now keep a close
DAVID Davies won Wales' first medal of the 2006 Commonwealth Games today, finishing third in a Welsh record after a gutsy swim in the 400m freestyle final. Davies qualified second fastest in the heats with a time of 3min 51.39 sec, just behind home favourite
THE boyfriend of Anthea Jane Jones, who was cleared of plotting to kill her millionaire husband, says her trial cost more than £1 million. Keith Meloy has made an official complaint saying her trial was a waste of taxpayers' money and of police time.
THE boyfriend of Anthea Jane Jones, who was cleared of plotting to kill her millionaire husband, says her trial cost more than £1 million. Keith Meloy has made an official complaint saying her trial was a waste of taxpayers' money and of police time.
LOCK Ian Gough has hit back at what he calls the vicious criticism the Wales team have received after their heavy defeat in Ireland and their home draw against Italy in their last two Six Nations games. Sections of the media have been joined by former
They may not be far past knee height, but at the call they jump sharply and answer with confidence. Dressed smartly in their white kit, the Little Ninja Dragons do their best to follow their teacher's instructions. There's no chattering or wavering of
GHOSTBUSTING parents hope a hair-raising stunt will set them on the road to providing a play centre for disabled children in Newport. Members of Parents For Change are daring to spend a supernatural night at the Skirrid Mountain Inn, at Llanfihangel Crucorney
With its famous squirrel logo adorning many local high streets, the Monmouthshire Building Society is one of Newport's best known institutions. The society's general sales and marketing manager, Ian Smith, talks to Kelly Salter about its past and present
IF Saturday's Six Nations Championship finale gets phsyical - as games between Wales and France often do - one player who won't mind a bit is Alix Popham. The Bassaleg-born number eight, who spent six years with Newport and won every schoolboy honour
A BID to delay Wales' controversial police merger until after next year's Assembly elections was yesterday described as a ploy to avoid lost votes. Wales social justice minister Edwina Hart's request for a 12-month delay to the merging of police forces
THE boyfriend of Anthea Jane Jones, who was cleared of plotting to kill her millionaire husband, says her trial cost more than £1 million. Keith Meloy has made an official complaint saying her trial was a waste of taxpayers' money and of police time.
A LAWYER says the £3.65 million compensation payout to a Gwent road accident victim would come as a massive relief to her family. Mick Antoniw, head of the serious injuries unit for Thompson's Solicitors in South Wales, said the cash would help ensure
CARETAKER coach Scott Johnson says despite the trials and tribulations of this season the current crop of players have the ammunition to fire Wales into the last four of the 2007 World Cup. Johnson pinpointed the exertions of 2005 for causing more injuries
