PARENTS fighting a proposal to close a Valleys school’s sixth form are renewing their campaign following the summer holidays by planning a silent protest outside the Assembly’s headquarters. They are fighting Blaenau Gwent council’s proposal to close
Two men accused of a daring £40,000 warehouse raid using a stolen quad bike to flee along a railway refused to speak at an inquest today into the death of two friends killed by a speeding train. Trevor Davies, 20, and David Cooper, 24, of Rumney near
Pontypool Jazz Festival marked its tenth, foot-tapping anniversary at the weekend by defying economic cutbacks to celebrate the best in Wales. Not many regions in Britain could muster enough musicians to support a jazz jamboree without the need to
AFTER the high of producing a winning start to their MacWhirter Welsh League Division One career, Cwmbran Celtic were brought crashing to earth by a home defeat. Division and county rivals Caldicot Town also had their wings clipped in suffering a second
THE CIRCUS came to the city this weekend as part of Newport's Big Splash festival. NoFit State Circus, from Cardiff, performed a mix of circus skills, comedy and music to round off the week-long event which has been taking place on both banks
EMERGENCY ambulance response times in Gwent have completed a year of marked improvement, with concerns over dips in performance during June and July indicating the progress made. During July, according to new figures, Newport led the way in Gwent,
Aberavon 31 Pontypool 26 PONTYPOOL gave their best showing at the Talbot Athletic Ground for many years, but as former coach Ray Prosser said before the game and fly-half Shaun Connor added afterwards, “this is not an easy place to get a win." In
A NEWPORT recycling centre could create 25 new jobs if plans to extend the site get the go-ahead. Celtic Recycling Ltd, which has two units on Clearwater Road in Queensway Meadows, has applied to Newport City Council for permission to extend one of
Carmarthen 14 Newport 30 NEWPORT maintained their record of never having lost to the Quins in an exciting game at Carmarthen Park. The Quins showed a huge improvement on their disastrous start to the premiership campaign last week but it wasn’t quite
Cross Keys 20 Cardiff 21 PLUCKY losers. A tag that Cross Keys hate, but one that was once again appropriate against a strong Cardiff side at Pandy Park. Pontypridd coach Dale McIntosh lauded Keys after their performance on opening day, and
GWENT councillors received more than £4.5 million in allowances and expenses last year. This is a 2.5 percent increase on the previous year when they were paid more than £4.3 million in total for basic allowances, special allowances, care allowances
THE error by HM Revenue & Customs over our taxes had rightly caused anger. Nearly six million of us have either under or overpaid tax over the past two years. For some, it will be good news but 1.5 million people now face having to fork out nearly
THEY headed into the game with the aim of putting smiles back on the faces of cricket fans and England did just that, for a night at least, with a five-wicket win against Pakistan. Dark clouds cleared in the afternoon for the first part of the Cardiff
Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time with James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers. The band’s tenth studio album “Postcards From A Young Man” is being released soon and James and Nicky Wire are doing the usual promotional rounds
CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood, who marked his first competitive game in charge with a bonus-point victory, claimed opponents often talk the Dragons down, though not understanding why. “Everyone wants to get off to a good start, but the cream on the cake
THE Football Association of Wales is expected to make a statement later today on the future of national manager John Toshack. The 61-year-old's position has come into question following Wales' 1-0 defeat by Montenegro on Friday in their opening Euro
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will be far better in next Sunday’s first home Magners League game of the season against Glasgow, pledges coach Paul Turner. Angry words were directed at the players and will be again in training this week after Saturday’s opening
TWO men appeared in court on Saturday charged with an armed robbery at a Newbridge shop. Richard Thomas, 26, of Railway Terrace, Bargoed, and Jamie Morgan, 20, of Sycamore Court, Bargoed, are jointly charged with robbery, taking £1,110 worth of cash
Connacht 40 Dragons 17 IT was the dawn of a new season, but it was the same old story for Newport Gwent Dragons at the Sportsground on Saturday night. Or rather it was that much worse because after six successive seasons of failure in Galway this
TICKETS for Wales’ first international matches of the season go on sale to the general public today at 12noon. Wales take on the three southern hemisphere powers Australia, New Zealand and South Africa along with World Cup opponents Fiji in November
WHILE many boys would have been playing outdoors with their friends during the summer holiday, Tyler Silcox has spent most of August in and out of hospital. The seven-year-old was rushed to the Royal Gwent Hospital last month after he was involved
NEWPORT County’s last action hero Darryl Knights was on top of the world after saving his side from defeat in yesterday’s all-Welsh clash against Wrex-ham. Super-sub Knights struck in the 89th minute to earn County a point against the 10-man Dragons
WE can’t agree with the AA that lives will be put at risk if speed cameras are scrapped because of funding cutbacks. The motoring organisation says that the "views of motorists are not being reflected accurately" and that switching off cameras
County 1 Wrexham 1 NEWPORT County’s Knights in shining armour came to the rescue yesterday as the Exiles snatched a draw with an 89th-minute equaliser against 10-man Wrexham. Substitute Darryl Knights pounced with 90 seconds left on
RAIN didn’t dampen the spirits of around 400 entrants taking part in this year’s Monmouth Raft Race. Sixty-seven teams from across Gwent launched their rafts onto the River Wye yesterday at Monmouth Rowing Club as over 1,000 spectators looked on.
OH FOR pity's sake. I don't care whether William Hague shared a room with another man. I don't care that the twin beds can be pushed together. I don't care whether his special adviser has floppy hair and a cheeky grin.
AROUND 30 women dressed in pink and took part in a walk through Newport city centre on Saturday to demonstrate their support to the fight against breast cancer. The group led by cancer patient Jane Donovan, 49, of Corporation Road, started at John
A NEWPORT couple say cracks have appeared in their walls and their house has been shaking since work began on a new supermarket being built metres away from their home. Rhys Hatherall, and Liz Shakesheff, of The Turnstiles, live close to the new Sainsburys
OUTSIDE-HALF Sam Mills was the point-scoring star as Ebbw Vale’s bid for first-time promotion back to the Welsh Premiership started with a home win at Eugene Cross Park. Vale toppled visiting Llanharan, last season’s SWALEC League Division One East runners-up
WALES manager John Toshack is ready to walk away from his post – but only when a successor has been found. Toshack is being widely tipped to stand down as national coach following Wales’ disappointing 1-0 reverse in Montenegro on Friday night
