SANTAS got on their bikes today to cycle around Newport for charity. Around 47 Santas from eight-years-old to 55-years-old cycled 20 miles from Newport Velodrome in aid of Cancer Research UK. The team of Santas rode around the Newport Gwent levels for
DOZENS of people attended an afternoon of Christmas carol singing on unique surroundings at Newport’s Transporter Bridge today.Around 20 youngsters from the Gwent Music Support Group, all aged between 13 and 19 years old, provided the music for all those
FIRE crews are currently in attendance to a jetty on fire at a pond in Brynmawr. The fire is said to be at the pond on Warwick Road in Brynmawr. The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received the call at 5.46pm and said the fire was deliberately
GWENT Police put on a special dog trials event at Cwmbran Stadium today.The force’s own canines were put through their paces and competed against each other in obedience, agility and criminal work skills and tests at the Gwent Police Dog Trials.Paul Harris
THOUSANDS turned out for the Abergavenny Christmas Food Fair today. Organised by Abergavenny Food festival, the event saw an estimated 5,000 people come to sample some of the UK’s finest food and drink. Dozens of stalls were set up in the town's Market
A NEW £3.5 million rail station was officially opened in Newport today.Pye Corner station opened just eight months after work started, and is said to be one of the quickest new station builds the Department of Transport has ever seen. It is jointly funded
COUNTY 2 STEVENAGE 0 WHAT was Aaron O’Connor thinking? You’re 2-0 up in stoppage time, you’ve scored your eighth goal of the season and then you get yourself sent-off for the most needless, petulant challenge imaginable. Everything was
THE Labour candidate for Newport West has been selected to run in the next Assembly election. Jayne Bryant has been selected as Labour's candidate for the seat which is currently held by Dame Rosemary Butler. Dame Rosemary announced earlier
A NEWPORT running club will again play a key role in the city's third half-marathon.Lliswerry Runners are not only entering around 100 members in the race, but they will be helping manage the start and finish, marshalling the race and have even measured
HUNDREDS of people were in Caerleon on Saturday for special events put on to celebrate Christmas. At its Roman Legion Museum children and adults alike could take part in a themed murder mystery event and sample food dating back to the age of Julius Caesar.The
A THIRD successive win came at a cost for Newport County AFC with Aaron O’Connor sent off and defender Andrew Hughes picking up a knee injury.O’Connor opened the scoring on 26 minutes and Darren Jones added a second just before the break to see off Stevenage
NEWPORT pupils donated hundreds of pounds worth of food to Newport food bank.Pupils at St Julian’s School raised £500 to buy essential food supplies for the organisation, which gives food to hundreds of people in crisis, after they decided to help out
A PREGNANT woman was treated at the scene after a lorry overturned in Monmouthshire yesterday. Fire crews from Monmouth and Malpas were at the incident which happened on the Penrhos to Trellech Road at 1.35pm.
A NEWPORT art studios development is celebrating 10 years in existence with an exhibition over the Christmas period.Robbins Lane Studios is staging the exhibition at nearby Barnabas Arts House.The building at Robbins Lane has been a stables, a goats shed
TO BE fair to former Plaid Cymru President Dafydd Iwan, I haven't seen a quote from him calling for an outright ban on the singing of Delilah at international rugby matches. Or any kind of confirmation that he's spearheading some kind of campaign
