A HEART condition may have caused a Monmouthshire racing driver to lose control of his car and crash into a tyre wall, killing himself, an inquest heard yesterday. Company director Rhys Howells, 61, of Earlswood, near Shirenewton, died in an accident
wmbran Town bid to emerge top dogs in their Welsh Premier League basement battle with Cardiff Grange Quins at Leckwith Stadium tonight (kick-off 7.30pm). And the Crows, who hold a three-point advantage over Quins, are looking to make it lucky 13, having
VANDALS caused hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of damage to a collection of classic cars after driving them into one another and into fences during a wrecking spree. Thirty-four Jaguars, some worth more than £150,000, were smashed up after the
WALES skipper Ryan Giggs is backing his young guns to start a bright new era for Welsh football. Giggs, who claimed his first League Cup medal at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday, will captain the side in tomorrow's clash with Paraguay. Assessing the
A CRACKDOWN on off-road bikers in Caerphilly borough netted more than 30 culprits. The Safer Caerphilly county borough operation was carried out by Gwent Police, the Forestry Commission and Caerphilly council's countryside wardens at Wyllie Tip near Ynysddu
Wales captain Michael Owen has hit back at critics who claimed his side were not up for the challenge in Sunday's defeat to Ireland in Dublin. Wales were beaten 31-5 in a performance former fly-half Jonathan Davies described as "inept". Davies also suggested
THE number of "clinical incidents" reported by hospital and other NHS trust staff in Gwent almost doubled in two years. Clinical incidents can be mistakes, misjudgements or accidents by staff, or problems caused by poor organisation or planning. They
CAERLEON golfer Lauren Diggle is packing her clubs for South Africa as she prepares for her first swings on the professional circuit. The 22-year-old will be taking part in a pair of events on Nedbank Ladies Tour before heading to Sweden to compete in
CANCER survivor Rick Evans is to bare all for a Newport charity. Mr Evans, 39, who lives in Portskewett and works as a firefighter in Malpas, Newport, was diagnosed with testicular cancer three years ago. Now fully recovered, he is taking to the stage
STAFF at a Gwent school threatened with the axe are under "intolerable pressure", according to one of its governors. Ponthir VC school governor Howard Thompson hit out at the length of time the National Assembly education minister's office is taking to
A BAN on wind chimes in a Newport cemetery looks set to go ahead despite opposition from more than 1,000 protesters. The council plans to remove the chimes from Christchurch cemetery tomorrow after nine complaints that they make too much noise. Resident
FISHMONGER Richard Gafney told a court yesterday he had sex sessions in his shop with a cheating wife accused of plotting to kill her husband. The Abergavenny man struck up a sexual relationship with Anthea Jane Jones, 37, after she started visiting his
MINERS fighting for compensation for crippling knee injuries are furious after Malcolm Wicks, the energy minister, refused to back them. Mr Wicks said yesterday it would be "inappropriate" for him to comment on mining unions' attempts to secure pay-outs
ONE member of the audience at a Gwent musical theatre group's new production will have flown thousands of miles to watch it. American lyricist Bill Russell will be jetting in from the USA to see the WAWWA Musical Theatre Company's production of his acclaimed
I CAN'T believe that the overriding reason for Wales' current problems has been almost completely overlooked - and that is injuries, an unpre-cedented run of them. It is complete nonsense to link Sunday's Six Nations defeat by Ireland with all the goings-on
