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Fire crews tackled a kitchen fire in the Mardy area of Abergavenny tonight. They were called at around 8.38pm and the fire was put out around an hour later.

THE body of a missing Swffryd man was found today, Gwent Police said. Rhys Trimby, 21, was last seen in Oakdale on the night of Friday December 20th. His body was found today at around 1.45pm in the Sirhowy River at the Nine Mile Point Industrial

NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh has demanded a quick response from his players against Oxford United on New Year’s Day after defeat at Burton Albion. County drop to seventh in League Two, albeit only four points off the top with a game in

WITH the annual rise in the cost of crossing the Severn bridges looming business groups have called for an immediate cut to the tolls once they pass into public hands. On January 1 tolls for ordinary motorists will rise to £6.40 for car drivers

A NEWPORT man locked up in the Russian prison system after a protest at an Arctic oil rig said he feared for his life when the country’s coastguard opened fire. Eco-activist Anthony Perrett, 33, is back in Newport after Russia lifted piracy and

NEWPORT County AFC ended a vintage year with a hangover at the home of the Brewers as they suffered their first League Two defeat since November 2. County have enjoyed a simply stunning 2013 and there is much to look forward to as we enter 2014

PEOPLE across Gwent came out today for a walk in support of the family of a missing Newbridge man to mark the anniversary of his disappearance. Kyle Vaughan, 24, went missing on December 30 last year when his silver Peugeot 306 was found on the

FIRE crews from Abertillery and Ebbw Vale used cutting equipment to rescue the occupant of car that crashed on the A467 at Llanhilleth at around 12.30pm today. Only one vehicle was involved in the incident. The person rescued was taken to hospital

GEORGE Osborne may have been given the accolade "Briton of the Year" by The Times, but I can find few who would agree. The man booed at the London Olympics would not be on top of many people's lists, regardless of whether or not there is now growth in

NEWPORT RFC’s ‘home’ Swalec Cup tie against Bonymaen on Saturday is being played at Newbridge RFC’s Welfare Ground. The fixture falls on a day that has been allocated for Newport County to play at Rodney Parade. Newport asked Swalec Championship

ACCIDENT and emergency units again failed to meet four- hour waiting times targets last month, with close to 850 Gwent patients waiting longer to be dealt with. Once again, no health board in Wales dealt with 95 per cent or more of its major A&

AN ENGLISH teacher sacked from a Chepstow secondary school last month is mounting an appeal against the decision. Former head of English at Chepstow School, Kathy Currie, who began teaching there in 1986, is set to have her appeal heard in the

GWENT Police are re-appealing for help in finding missing 21-year -old Rhys Trimby of Swffryd. Rhys's family are becoming increasingly concerned about his well being and are urging him to get in touch with either them or Gwent Police on 101 to