CLAIRE Peters blamed her weight when she suffered two miscarriages. But a new diet, which saw her eating a tiny amount every 15 minutes, meant her prayers for a baby were finally answered. The 27-year-old, of Malpas Road, Newport, always dreamed of having
PATIENTS at three Gwent GP surgeries are angered by new waiting-times of up to four weeks following the closure of a nearby practice last October. An influx of 500 more patients from the surgery in Mill Road, Pontnewynydd, brought numbers at the Old Road
BUSINESS is booming at a country pub just eight months after it was saved from possible closure. Six regulars at the Angel Inn, in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, forked out £250,000 to buy their local because they feared it would either shut because of falling
NEWPORT produced a storming finish to beat Cross Keys 22-19 in a hard-fought Gwent derby clash at Pandy Park. The win avenged the 18-16 defeat suffered against their opponents in the league match at Rodney Parade on Boxing Day. The Black and Ambers snapped
PLANS to combat Gwent boy racers should not be abandoned because of Monmouthshire county council's climbdown on car parking fees. That is the view of a mayor who wants measures brought in to stop anti-social behaviour in the county's car parks. Last month
THE manager of a Saturday market in Newport say traders are cleaning up condoms and hypodermic needles left by prostitutes working the area. Stallholders at the open-air market in Pill are sweeping away the mess before they open up. Residents say they
ONE of Saddam Hussein's top military advisers at the zenith of his power as Iraq's dictator gave an Easter Sunday speech at a Newport church. General Georges Sada, a fighter pilot who became Saddam's air vice-marshal, spoke at King's Church in Pill. A
