VALLEYS residents were left all shook up last night when a small earthquake hit the area. Measuring three on the Richter Scale the earthquake, lasting just a couple of seconds, had its epicentre in Bargoed but was felt miles away. The British Geological
A YOUNG Gwent man has died suddenly at his USA home from a rare heart condition. Paul Michael Griffiths, 32, pictured - who for three years had worked at the Kentucky office of Monmouth and Ebbw Vale car-parts company Nacam Ltd - was found dead on Tuesday
A GWENT councillor is blasting the way ministry officials handled foot-and-mouth cases in the village dubbed Death Valley. In a letter to the Lessons Learned inquiry team, which visited Abergavenny to take evidence on the crisis last week, Mon-mouthshire
A BARRAGE across the Severn Estuary could provide all Wales' electricity needs and prevent flooding, AMs were due to be told today. Members of the economic development committee were also due to be told that the barrage - from Cardiff to Weston-super-mare
ATTEMPTS to avert the closure of a Gwent factory and save the jobs of its 73 workers have failed. Luggage-maker Carlton International has put its Crumlin premises up for sale. Closure is due in six months. The company made 47 workers redundant in January
ENTRIES are being invited for the Big Black Mountains Challenge. Last year the event had to be cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth crisis but the Longtown Mountain Rescue Team, which organises the event, is keen to get as many people as possible to
PUPILS from Nantyglo Comprehensive School in Blaenau Gwent have been demonstrating plans which will improve safety as they travel to school. Nicholas Wheeler, Andrew Carter and Katie Barrett joined representatives of Blaenau Gwent council and Gwent Consultancy
NEWBRIDGE boxer Bradley Pryce spectacularly took the vacant IBF Intercontinental light-welterweight belt at Bethnal Green's York Hall last night, stopping Chesterfield's Gavin Down in the ninth round of a thrilling encounter. Pryce, already the holder
PROSTATE cancer - the second most common cancer among men in the United Kingdom - will be at the top of the health agenda at a conference in Gwent on Friday. The Mervyn Moore Memorial Lecture aims to raise awareness of a disease that kills 9,500 men a
NEWPORT lock Mike Voyle has missed out on a possible recall to the Wales team against France on Saturday, two years after the last of his 22 caps. Voyle was in line for a place in the squad in view of injuries to Chris Wyatt and Andy Moore. But he also
WALES dream team Craig Bellamy and John Hartson are promising to give the Argentinian defence nightmares when the two sides clash in Cardiff tonight (7:30pm). And as the pair prepare for the big game they've issued a chilling warning to the rest of football
PONTYPOOL play-maker Byron Hayward says everything is now in place for the Gwent side to lift the Welsh First Division title this season. His pre-season signing was crucial to the club's bid to regain Premier status after a gap of seven years. But to
A TEAM of supermarket workers ran flat out yesterday as they tried to beat each other in a charity pancake race. Staff from the Cwmbran Asda store flipped for victory to raise money for the autistic unit at Pontymoile Primary School. Teams of four from
WALES captain Gary Speed, pictured, has warned the world's defenders that young striker Craig Bellamy "will only get better". The 22-year-old Newcastle United hitman has blown Premiership defences apart this season with his blistering pace and skill,
NEW caretaker Wales coach Steve Hansen, pictured, has wiped the slate clean and told the A team players places in the senior squad are up for grabs. The result, said Wales A coach Mike Ruddock, was one of the best training sessions he had been involved
NEWPORT'S growing sporting reputation is set to receive a massive boost with plans for a new multi-million pound competition swimming pool. Newport council are meeting tomorrow to discuss a bid for lottery cash to fund the building of the 25m pool at
NEWPORT lock Mike Voyle has missed out on a possible recall to the Wales team against France on Saturday, two years after the last of his 22 caps. Voyle was in line for a place in the squad in view of injuries to Chris Wyatt and Andy Moore. But he also
