BRISTOL Rovers Football Club have established a development centre based at Cwmbran Stadium in a bid to find the next Byron Anthony. The centre, an extension to the club's school of excellence, is taking in children aged between eight and ten from the
CWMBRAN Celtic upset the odds tonight to knock County out of the Gwent Senior Cup. Two goals from Shane Williamson and one for Craig Cheedy gave the MacWhirter Welsh League Division Two outfit a famous win against a youthful County side at Cwmbran Stadium
ADULTS are "dealing" alcohol to teenagers in a Pontypool park, it is claimed. Residents in the Pontnewynydd area of the town say adults are selling cans and bottles of lager to underage youths from carrier bags. It comes as police in Pontypool reveal
GAS works in the centre of Abergavenny are putting pressure on local traders during their most vital time. The West Wales Utilities renewal works on the gas supply in Cross Street started on Monday September 17 and the road is expected to be closed
TWO Spanish sisters who fled their home country during the Civil War 70 years ago want to thank the miners of Wales for their support during the conflict. Pilar Murga and Mila Gilbert's journey from the town of Guernica to the Monthmouthsire village
A WOMAN who alleges that she was raped by a former councillor when she was a teenager agreed at Cardiff crown court that she had made abusive telephone calls to him when she lived abroad and before she reported the matter to the police. Under cross-examination
ELEVEN workers were given precautionary hospital treatment after a chemical spill at a Blaenavon factory. Now the Health and Safety Executive has been called in to investigate the incident at the Doncasters group plant on Gilchrist Thomas Industrial
A CHINESE takeaway owner has told a Cardiff crown court jury that he regularly had sex with a woman at two addresses in Newport. Kwok Lau, a married father-of-three said he had placed advertisements in the Argus for "Asian or Oriental massage" on behalf
Resourceful Newport pupils demonstrated just how to make their gardens grow with things that other people just throw away. Schools in the city were invited to enter a competition as part of Newport in Bloom's award-winning efforts this year. Youngsters
TWITCHERS in Beaufort were all in a flap on Friday after finding a Manx Shearwater bird way out of it's depth. A couple found the sea bird, which is very rarely found inland, in their garden looking exhausted so they took it to the Festival Park Owl
RISCA police station has now re-opened after ten months of refurbishment work. New facilities at the station and temporary accommodation while work was done cost a total of £800,000. They include a disabled access area, more parking spaces a new
WORK could start next February on a plan to almost double the amount of car parking spaces available at one of Gwent's biggest hospitals. If in the next few weeks Monmouthshire county councillors approve a planning application submitted by Gwent Healthcare
SPENDING on social services in Newport this year is likely to be £2 million over budget but this reflects a national trend caused by an ageing population. But city council leader Bob Bright pledged the authority would continue to provide high quality
Neil Jenkins has backed calls from New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter for a change in World Cup regulations over the use of match balls in practice. Carter, who missed five kicks from nine attempts in New Zealand's win over Scotland, is frustrated that
A HUSBAND and wife team from Brynmawr helped save their local St John Ambulance branch from closure, after increasing the membership more than tenfold in just eight years. Pam Hancock joined the local branch in 1999 and her husband Rob two years later
MUMS who have suffered post-natal depression are helping others handle the condition through a unique support group in Torfaen. The Friendly Faces group offers women struggling to cope with life after the birth of a child the chance to voice their
More people started looking for a new job when Jose Mourinho left Chelsea Football Club, a report has claimed. A study by job search website fish4jobs showed a 6% increase in the number of people looking for a new post on the same day that
FAMILY FUN DAY: We were blessed with a glorious bank holiday Monday and members of the Foresters Gwent Branch 214, together with Sparkle representatives, held a family fun day at Chepstow Racecourse. The activities enjoyed by the children included
Wales captain Gareth Thomas will win his 100th cap in Saturday's World Cup eliminator against Fiji after making a rapid return from injury. He takes the place of Dragon Kevin Morgan who is dropped after a disappointing performance against Japan.
THE funeral of the married couple killed in a head-on crash on the M4 last week was due to be held in their native Ireland today. James Stafford, 69, and his wife Bridget, 70, were returning from holiday in County Mayo when their Volvo 940 was confronted
A DAY IN THE BAY: Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? The first battalion of Nash senior citizens' fun seekers and their friends, under the command of Field Marshall Uncle John Dixon and Corporal Dave Sadler, set out on another mission to enjoy themselves
NEW COURSES: The WEA are the largest voluntary provider of adult education in Britain! For over a century the WEA has remained committed to providing access to learning for adults from all backgrounds, especially those who have previously missed out on
LEST WE FORGET: On Tuesday, September 11, I was present, with the blessing of the Order of St John Ambulance Cymru Wales Priory Cardiff, at the Bettws shopping centre to remember the many losses at the Twin Towers, New York, plus Iraq and Afghanistan,
TRIBUTE: A minute's silence was given at Newport County in respect of George Picton Jnr, who was a dedicated fan. The family appreciated the tribute. IRISH CLUB: The Irish Club has many events throughout the week for Irish dancing, bands, salsa, etc
Dragons v Munster Rodney Parade. Friday. KO 6.10pm THE 80 minutes Newport Gwent Dragons endured at Connacht may have been agony for the majority, but Rhodri Davies enjoyed every second. It was the 24-year-old's debut after signing from Northampton
HARTRIDGE HIGH GCSE RESULTS: At the top end the school had some amazing results, with more A* and A grades than ever before, and a number of individuals excelled themselves, notably, Tanya Knight, Kirstie Miln, Adam Slaughter, Sam Attewell, Angharard
COMMUNITY CENTRE: The chairman and committee extend their sincere apologies for the cancellation of the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Monday September 10. This was due to circumstances beyond their control, and the re-schedule is for Monday, October
A TREDEGAR sex attacker was jailed for seven years at Cardiff crown court. Peter O'Hara, 29, of Waun Deg, Tredegar had been found guilty of rape during a trial at Newport crown court last month. He was released on bail for a report to be prepared
TENS of thousands of pounds, allegedly the profits of prostitution were transferred via a bank in Newport to Shanghai, a jury at Cardiff crown court was told. David Edmunds said he estimated that up to £60,000 found its way into the account of a brother
A TEENAGE GIRL was raped in a flat in Tredegar by a man thirty years her senior it has been alleged at Cardiff crown court. The alleged offence happened over twenty years ago when she was 15 or 16 said prosecutor, Janet McDonald. The alleged victim
Tom Shanklin is determined to break his scoring drought in Wales' World Cup eliminator against Fiji - if only to stop his team-mate Shane Williams from hogging the limelight. Williams scored twice in last Thursday's victory over Japan to move above Ieuan
THE GOVERNMENT'S intervention in the debate over the future of the Remploy factories which predominantly employ disabled workers is giving workers there a ray of hope. Campaigners fighting to save several of the plants from closure are today poring
South Africa back Francois Steyn has been cleared of biting an opponent in his country's World Cup victory over Tonga. Steyn, who went on as a replacement in Saturday's 30-25 Pool A success, was alleged to have bitten wing Joseph Vaka. The case was
THE effect on our fire, ambulance and police services of malicious hoax calls are threefold. First, there is the waste of resources as emergency vehicles and officers are sent to an incident that does not exist. Second there is the risk to others
Set against a backdrop of huge diamonds, Erasure gave the crowd at St David's Hall a sparkling performance at the only Welsh date in their Light at the End of the World tour, the title of their latest album released in May. They opened with Sunday
CWMBRAN Celtic general secretary Malcolm Jarrett has billed tonight's Gwent Senior Cup game against Newport County (Cwmbran Stadium. KO 7.30pm) as the biggest competitive match in the club's history. The MacWhirter Welsh League Division Two outfit were
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner is demanding a reaction from his under-firing senior players as they bid to stop the rot against Munster on Friday evening. Two losses in as many weeks have left Dragons fans scratching their heads coming in the
IMAGINE meeting your two sisters for the first time at the age of 68 and discovering you shared a father you thought died in the Second World War. Anthony Southwood, of Ringland, began looking into his family history after finding out information about
Cwmbran Celtic v Newport County Gwent Senior Cup. Cwmbran Stadium. KO 7.30pm NEWPORT County's Paul Cochlin has praised the fans and manager Peter Beadle for helping him through his injury nightmare. The central defender will come off the bench
THREE cars were involved in a collision on the M4 this morning. The crash took place at junction 26 at around 7.45am, only minor injuries were suffered in the collision and earlier traffic congestion is now clearing.
NOT enough is being spent on education in Gwent, according to the National Association of Head Teachers. Blaenau Gwent is claimed to have spent 99.9 per cent of the Indicator-Based Assessment (related to the delivery of education services); Newport
A comic was today urged to abandon shows in Liverpool after being booed off stage for making a joke about Madeleine McCann and gun victim Rhys Jones. Up-and-coming "funnyman'' Dave Longley, 28, attacked the pair for wearing Everton FC shirts. Longley
Doctor Who travels back in time to the Roman Empire in the next series of Doctor Who. The Time Lord, played by David Tennant, and his companion Donna (Catherine Tate) arrive in Pompeii in AD 79, on the eve of the historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius
DISABLED workers at a Gwent factory were handed a lifeline by Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain. Speaking at yesterday's Labour conference, Mr Hain announced a rescue package for disabled-employer Remploy. Bosses had earmarked 42 factories
NEWS the government is to carry out a feasibility study into the potential for a Severn Barrage was "warmly welcomed" by Newport West MP Paul Flynn. Business and Enterprise Secretary John Hutton announced the multi-million pound study yesterday at
BUDDING young artists are being asked to submit their illustrations of how they think Newport will look in the future as part of a competition. Entries can be in the form of drawings, collages, diagrams or stories and the competition is open to pupils
NEWPORT Wasps have several injury concerns as they build up to Friday's Knockout Cup semi-final at Somerset. Having largely escaped without any long-term injuries this season, all of Wasps' problems appear to have come at once just before their biggest
