THE former Whiteheads steelworks is emerging as the likely preferred site for a Local General Hospital for Newport - but patients and public could be asked for their views. Potential sites in and around the city are being considered by health bosses
New Zealand maintained their perfect record in Pool C of the World Cup with a routine 40-0 victory over a second-string Scotland side at Murrayfield. Scotland coach Frank Hadden left most of his key players in the stands in a bid to keep them fresh for
Australia booked a World Cup quarter-final clash with either England or Tonga after cruising to a 55-12 bonus-point victory over Fiji. Matt Giteau was the star of the show and celebrated his 50th Test cap by scoring two of Australia's seven tries in
A MOTHER of four is furious after her nephew started choking on a label that was inside a cheeseburger they bought at McDonalds. Lucy Mills, age 27 of Ringland Circle, took 11-year-old Jack Foley to the branch in High Street , Newport for lunch on
The Government is to issue its first set of guidelines on safe alcohol consumption for the under 18s. Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls said the guidance - to be unveiled at this week's Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth - would be
The strain of bluetongue virus detected in a British cow is the same as that found recently in northern Europe. Serotype 8 has been found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands since August 2006 and its symptoms are said to be similar
Officials are testing midges to establish the extent of bluetongue infection after the first ever case of the disease was found in a British animal. The disease was discovered in a cow on a petting farm near Ipswich, Suffolk. The virus is spread through
When Andrew Taylor, Secretary of Caerleon Running Club, volunteered to run next month's Cardiff Half Marathon for the Alzheimers Society, he was at a loss to think of an imaginative way to raise some sponsorship money. But he didn't have to wait long
Singer Charlotte Church has given birth to a girl at her south Wales home. The baby is reported to be just over 6lb and Church's boyfriend, Wales rugby legend, Gavin Henson was at her side for the birth. A posting on the star's official website
IMPROVED assessment of patients in Wales who receive oxygen at home for respiratory problems will be based on a programme pioneered in Blaenau Gwent. The Assembly will make £1.65 million available - £75,000 per Local Health Board (LHB) - to improve
