PLANS for a residential development on the site of a former Newport school drew a mixed reaction from nearby residents. Housing association, Linc-Cymru bought the former Durham Road school site in Feburary, after staff and pupils moved to the purpose-built
SPEEDING drivers are being targeted by police in Torfaen, after residents raised concerns. Drivers across Torfaen are being urged to slow down, following concerns being raised in Partnerships and Communities Together meetings across the area in June
PAUL Casey and Justin Rose will not be part of Europe's bid to win back the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in just over a month. Colin Montgomerie, faced with arguably the most difficult decision any captain has had regarding wild cards, tonight named Padraig
POLICE made three arrests and seized 13 vehicles as part of an operation aimed at catching criminals on the road. Gwent Police stopped and checked 91 vehicles after setting up Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras on four main roads in the
FRED Burton retains vivid memories of the horrors he witnessed, and his brushes with death as a soldier in Italy during one of the Second World War's bloodiest campaigns. And in October he will for the first time return to the scene of some of them,
THE sale of a controversial piece of land near Shirenewton for affordable housing could be approved by Monmouthshire county council’s cabinet next week. The local authority originally agreed in July 2007 that council-owned land at Blethyn Close, Mynyddbach
MORE than 18,143 crimes have been committed so far this year, according to a report due to be discussed by Gwent Police Authority next week. Figures, contained in a performance report written by Chief Constable Mick Giannasi, show that between April
AN ABERGAVENNY man died after a crash on the A465 on Friday night. The 20-year-old man was driving a silver Volkswagen Lupo on the road through Pandy towards Hereford when the crash happened at around 9.50pm. Inspector Paul Waters of
A DOCTOR at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital will swim across a stretch of open water between Europe and Asia to raise money for a hospice based in the city. Consultant gastroenterologist Marek Czajkowski will tackle the 4km Dardanelle straits
BRITISH Heart Foundation shops across Gwent will be aiming to raise £25,000 for the charity over the next month as part of national campaign The Big Donation. The campaign was launched on Saturday, which was National Donate Day, and runs throughout September
