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THE A40 between Crickhowell and Glangrwyney has been closed in both directions due to an accident.The road was closed at 4.52pm today and is expected to re-open at 12.55am tomorrow.

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons would have been content to leave Paris with a losing bonus point but instead they can allow themselves to dream of the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup after the most incredible of victories.The Dragons didn'

The Welsh Rugby Union has paid tribute to former Scarlets chief executive Stuart Gallacher, who has died at the age of 68.Gallacher, a dual Wales international in rugby union and rugby league, was also the first chief executive of Regional Rugby Wales

OVER 2,000 people turned out for the annual Hoggin’ the Bridge motorcycle event in Chepstow today. Swarms of motorcyclists from across the UK took the journey from Brightside car park in Bristol over the old Severn Bridge to Chepstow Race Course

CROWDS of people came to celebrate Apple Day in Chepstow today, where 65 varieties of apple were on display. Funded by the council, apple day gives residents in the local community a chance to sample the local fruit and learn how to make cider.

A CELEBRATION of the life of a Newport surgeon who operated on thousands of Gwent patients will take place on Friday. Ken Shute, former general and consultant surgeon at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital and amateur boxer, died last week at the age

IT WAS all about Slade in the Welsh capital on Saturday but it was also a pretty Sweet afternoon for Newport County AFC in the English capital. The day started badly for Justin Edinburgh’s men with the news that Robbie Willmott’s foot injury is

Bedford 22 Cross Keys 23CROSS KEYS hero Leon Andrews has revealed how he lost a contact lens moments before seeing a gap in the Bedford backline to score a last-gasp try in their British & Irish Cup clash on Saturday.Skipper Andrews pounced on a loose

WHAT a strange affliction which seems to be gripping some of the ministers of this government. Firstly we have welfare reform minister Lord Freud's statement that disabled workers might not be "worth" the full minimum wage. Strangely, a comment

NEWPORT 29 EBBW VALE 31A mighty roar went up from the ecstatic Ebbw Vale supporters as they watched their side steal victory from under the noses of the Black and Ambers with the last kick of the game in this Gwent derby battle at Rodney Parade.The Steelmen

A NEWPORT man known for the flags and pieces of the city’s history he kept in his garden has died aged 79. Life-long Newport County fan John Rizzo, from Pill, spent nearly 30 years collecting discarded road signs which he displayed on his garden

IT WAS squaddies versus coppers at Newport Indoor Market at The Big Curry Charity Event. Organised by Rachel Masterman from Rachel’s Curry Kitchen, the event was held on Saturday to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) and HCPT charity

OVER 100 runners took part in the Bryn Bach Parkrun on Saturday in honour of an Ebbw Vale marathon runner who has held a British record for 30 years. On October 21, Steve Jones will celebrate having held the British marathon record for the last 30 years

THE remains of Hurricane Gonzalo are expected to bring significant travel disruption and dangerous driving conditions on Tuesday, the Met Office has warned. A low level "yellow" weather warning covering much of the UK has been issued by the forecaster

CONVICTED rapist Ched Evans has said he is "ashamed" of his actions - but expressed no remorse for his crime as he continues to protest his innocence. The 25-year-old footballer, who was released from prison on Friday having served half of a five-year

FIREFIGHTERS spent more than 11 hours today dampening down after an accidental fire at an industrial estate in Cwmcarn. Fire crews from Abercarn, Aberbargoed, Risca and Cwmbran attended the scene at 4.30am at Recycling LTD, a metal management specialist