RICHARD Parks arrived back in Punta Arenas in Chile in the early hours of Sunday morning, returning to civilization after a month in Antarctica. Following the decision to cut short his solo expedition to the South Pole on day 17 of his expedition
NEWPORT County fans were celebrating well in to the night after a historic FA Cup third round upset over Premier League Leicester City. A late Padraig Amond penalty secured the 2-1 win for Michael Flynn's side, who progress to the fourth round
NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn described his side’s FA Cup victory over Premier League Leicester City as “Roy of the Rovers stuff” after a thrilling encounter at Rodney Parade. Padraig Amond scored the winner from the penalty spot five
A PIECE of Chartist history from Newport’s former department store has been retained for posterity. A panorama panel used in an historic Wildings window display has been saved and will now be sold in aid of charity to the highest bidder Wildings
NEWPORT County AFC put their League Two difficulties to one side to dump former Premier League champions Leicester City out of the FA Cup in a pulsating encounter at Rodney Parade. Jamille Matt headed in his 14th goal of the season after just 10
Children at a Monmouth school enjoyed a memorable adventure "abroad" on the first day of the new term (Thursday, January 3). The young pupils at Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery brought their suitcases and had their passports stamped before
THERESA May has warned the UK will be in "uncharted territory" if MPs do not back her Brexit plan. The Prime Minister, who is still seeking further guarantees from Brussels in an effort to win over critics ahead of the vote expected on January
MARK Drakeford's inaugural First Minister's Questions since taking over from Carwyn Jones last month could finally bring some clarity on the status of the M4 relief road project. Mr Jones had previously said he hoped to make a decision on the long-awaited
GWENT Police are currently attending an incident on the A40 between Abergavenny and Raglan. In a statement on social media, Gwent Police said the road was partially closed as a result. According to traffic reports, there is some congestion on
BEDWAS will be in the draw for the second round of the WRU National Cup after a hard-earned victory against a dogged Rhydyfelin side who showed plenty of resilience, writes Ian Lovell. The home side opened the scoring with a very early penalty by
IT was the visitors who started the quickest, managing to get some phase play in the Quins' half which earned them a penalty, writes Robert Rees. Rhys Jones slotted over the three points. It didn’t take long for Carmarthen to respond as straight
A NEWPORT County supporters group will today unveil a banner in tribute to the late Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The Amber Army decided to make the tribute to the former Foxes boss, who died in a helicopter crash following Leicester
A POPULAR shop which was set to close has now been saved thanks to a landlord offering a home rent free for at least one year. The future looked bleak last year for a charity shop in Blaenavon belonging to Hospice of the Valley, which had been operating
THE Dragons will ring the changes for Friday's European Challenge Cup meeting with Timisoara Saracens at Rodney Parade after a draining month, writes Chris Kirwan. The Rodney Parade region ended their block of Guinness PRO14 derbies with a 22-13
Simon King, chef/proprietor at restaurant 1861, Cross Ash (near Abergavenny) provides some post-Christmas dietary advice and offers up a tasty dessert recipe for our readers to try. As soon as the New Year celebrations are over, the food and alcohol
THE Dragons were beaten 22-13 by the Scarlets in the final derby of the festive period. Here are the talking points from the Guinness PRO14 encounter in Llanelli… Strong derby block The Dragons’ woeful record against Welsh rivals has been well
PLAYING this home tie in the alien environs of Cardiff Arms Park, an understrength Newport side were no match for their opponents as they were dumped unceremoniously out of the National Cup, writes Peter Hughes. It was the visitors who opened the
NEWPORT County AFC goal ace Jamille Matt can’t wait to pit his wits against a Premier League big gun today – and he firmly believes that Leicester City are there for the taking. Matt, who has struck 13 times for the Exiles so far this season, would
