AN ANNUAL peace march held in Newport to commemorate the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed attracted worshippers from across Wales and further afield to the city on Sunday. The 35th Ashura march honours Imam Hussain, slain with
A MINUTE’S silence was held at the start of the first ever Pillgwenlly Community Football Shield tournament in memory of PC Steve Jenkins. Cllr Tracey Holyoake said: “At the start of the games, we held a minute silence in honour of Steve Jenkins
A POPULAR fundraising motorbike rally roared into Gwent yesterday, Sunday. Hoggin’ the Bridge, now in its 18th year, saw thousands of riders from across the country leave from Aust and over the old Severn bridge, before arriving at Caldicot
IT WAS a double celebration at Rodney Parade on Saturday as Newport County AFC became Wales’s first dementia friendly football league club. During the half-time break in the club’s 2-0 win over Yeovil Town, a presentation was held to the mark the
MICHAEL Flynn is “buzzing” to have Matty Dolan back to his best after the midfielder created both goals as Newport County AFC cruised to a 2-0 home win over Yeovil Town on Saturday. County dominated from start to finish against the Glovers and
MORE than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for a stop to plans to dump waste from the nuclear power station off the coast of Cardiff. The petition was launched after it was revealed EDF Energy had applied to be allowed to dredge 300,000
NEWPORT County AFC fans haven’t had it this good since 1983. Saturday’s 2-0 win over Yeovil Town took the Exiles to 21 points from 12 games – their best start to a Football League season in 34 years. Neil Kinnock had just been elected Labour
A GWENT hospital choir is looking for new members as it starts rehearsing for its 35th Christmas concert, to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. The Gwent branch of the Welsh Hospitals’ Choir first performed its annual Carol Concert on
A POPULAR fundraising motorbike rally roared into Gwent today. Hoggin’ the Bridge, now in its 18th year, saw thousands of riders travel from Aust and over the old Severn bridge, before arriving at Caldicot Castle to a rapturous reception, with
DRAGONS boss Bernard Jackman will resist the temptation to ring the changes for the European Rugby Challenge Cup opener at Newcastle.The Rodney Parade region ended the first block of Guinness PRO14 action with a derby defeat at Cardiff Blues last Friday.They
ANYONE who witnessed an incident in which a man drove up to an 11-year-old girl and asked her to get into his car is being asked to contact police. The girl was walking along Llanfabon Drive in Trethomas, near Caerphilly, at about 6pm on Wednesday
THE Welsh Government must commit to maintaining financial support for farmers post-Brexit, Plaid Cymru has said.Farmers in Wales currently receive more than £200 million in European Union direct payments, with another £555 million also coming into the
GOALS from Padraig Amond and Joss Labadie sealed all three points for Newport County AFC against Yeovil Town at Rodney Parade. Here's what we learned... 1. Exiles demonstrate Bouncebackability again Once again questions were asked of this side
OPPOSITION politicians have blasted Labour and Plaid Cymru after a co-operation agreement between the two parties collapsed.The agreement, which involved Plaid agreeing to support the Welsh Government in return for some of its priorities being brought
