THERE were scenes of joy and anguish yesterday as the winners and losers in the Monmouthshire schools battle were revealed yesterday. In an eleventh-hour turnaround, councillors voted to retain Clydach, Darrenfelin, Govilon, Croesonen Infants and Park
GWENT sports' fans will get the opportunity to see some of Europe's Ryder Cup stars in action when international golf returns to The Celtic Manor Resort next month. At least five members of the European team taking part in golf's greatest team event at
CWMCARN Paragon's Welsh International Stuart McDonald extended his winning sequence when he claimed his third club championship. McDonald produced a storming ride in difficult conditions to record an excellent 54min 39sec, ahead of the ever improving
"I LOVE the major championships" declares Christian Malcolm as he prepares to begin his assault on the Manchester Commonwealth Games, which opened last night in spectacular style. After yesterday's stylish opening ceremony, the athletics started today
EBBW Vale Rugby Club has prospered over much of the past 123 years thanks to the town's growth around the local steelworks. So it will not only be tragic but the saddest of ironies if the club is forced to close down in the same year as the steelworks
NEWPORT planners and the city's college have joined forces in a bid to find new sites for expansion. Professor James Lusty, (pictured) principal of UWCN, said his team was working closely with Newport council in looking at sites for a new campus in the
A TREMENDOUS double-century from captain Steve James left Glamorgan firmly in control of their Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash against Essex at Chelmsford. James, (pictured) who finished the day on 235 not out, hit his best championship
A £30 million blueprint heralding a new era for hospital services in Blaenau Gwent, has been approved by health chiefs. The plans, involving a new 100-bed hospital and a major change of role for two existing hospitals, are designed to give the area a
IN the late '50s/early '60s the average famous bluesman was black, American and forbidden to play in Britain due to union restrictions. But after people like John Mayall and Peter Green formed bands like The Yardbirds and Fleetwood Mac all that changed
A GWENT man who permanently blinded an elderly pub-goer in one eye with a punch was yesterday warned he faces prison. Jonathan Tuvnes, (pictured) aged 35, of David Close, Pill, Newport, was convicted at Newport crown court yesterday of causing grievous
NEWPORT city centre is to be turned into a thrill-a-minute cycle race venue next month. The city is hosting one of the most prestigious events in the UK cycling calendar when the National Elite Criterium Championships is staged on August 18. Sponsored
NESTLED on the mountainside between Blaenavon and Abergavenny, the Cordell Country Inn near Govilon is located in the midst of the countryside made famous in Alexander Cordell's novel Rape of the Fair Country. It is an ideal spot to stop and eat if you
CHEPSTOW'S historic castle on the banks of the River Wye is just one of the walled town's many tourist attractions. Built in 1067 it is the earliest stone castle in Britain. It commands the main crossing point on the Wye and played an important role in
A TRIBUTE gig to Jon Lee will be held in Newport this September to raise funds for his family. Friends and former band mates of the late Feeder drummer plan to re-form every band Jon was in before he moved from Newport to London. Each band will play with
A FORMER soldier left needing Viagra because of a botched operation will be "£322,297 better off" as a result of his forced army discharge, the High Court heard yesterday. Major Richard Morgan, (pictured) 39, of Undy near Magor is suing the Ministry of
TREDEGAR Rock and Dance Festival is a major boost for live and dance music in the South Wales Valleys. Local young talent will share stages with better-known, but no less Welsh acts, such as SkinDred and Mclusky (pictured). Unsigned bands like The Dragouts
A WINDSURFER who tried to save the life of a sailor on a Gwent reservoir was among those honoured at a special awards ceremony. James Morris, aged 23, of Coedypaen, was awarded the Royal Humane Society award at this week's Gwent Police awards for his
ONE of the most successful and influential songwriters to emerge amid the incense and flowery shirts of the 1960s was Ray Davies. With his band The Kinks, Davies and his brother Dave, made some of the influential albums of all time, whose touch still
THIS year the Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival comes of age, celebrating its 21st year. The nine-day festival will be incorporating some new events and street entertainment with some of the old favourites which regular festival-goers have come to
CRISIS is nothing new in the beleagured town of Ebbw Vale in North Gwent. The once flourishing area at the head of the valleys has long since given way to gloom and doom. The mining industry has been laid waste, the steelworks has gone, the football team
SPEEDWAY star Lawrence Hare was "totally devastated" when he was told the extent of his serious injuries following a crash at Hayley Stadium, Newport, in April. Since then he has been buoyed by the support shown by fans who have raised thousands of pounds
A SEVEN-year-old girl was offered drugs as she and her young brother played near their home. She and her brother were in fields between Cleveland Drive and Cotswold Way, Risca, at around 7pm on July 14, when police say she was approached by a man who
BLACKWOOD'S finest are back with a greatest hits package, new single, and a winter tour climaxing in the capital ten days before Christmas. The Manic Street Preachers, still Wales' biggest band, will be celebrating 13 years as one of the UK's most vibrant
EBBW Vale Rugby Club were still desperately waiting for a decision on their future today. With time running out, Welsh Rugby Union chairman Glanmor Griffiths had still not given Vale any indication whether they would be able to help them. The club have
WHAT a week its been in the Calzaghe camp. After all the waiting to have the David Telesco fight announced and now snatched away for whatever reason is totally frustrating and leaves a large hole in my preparations. Imagine an actor preparing for a new
LESS is more has never applied to women and their cleavage. Now, as Marks & Spencer relaunches its own version of the Wonderbra, Something for the Weekend gave the egoboost a test run in Newport. REBECCA HUGHES reports. WHEN egoboost was launched
NEWPORT Wasps have been so near yet so far from winning a competition in the last fortnight that they are determined to make amends on Sunday when they tackle Arena Essex in their Knockout Cup first leg clash at Hayley Stadium. Skipper Craig Watson (pictured
