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  • £330,000 payout for ex-major in op row

    A FORMER Army major whose career and sex life were ruined by a botched operation was awarded more than £330,000 in damages yesterday. Richard Morgan (pictured), 39, of Undy near Magor, took his case against the Ministry of Defence to the High Court, asking

  • Crowds greet Corrie star Julie

    DOZENS of people in Blackwood gave a Valleys welcome to Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh when she opened a new amusement arcade in the town. Julie, who plays transsexual Hayley in the popular soap opera, arrived in a limousine and cut the ribbon

  • Last-ditch talks stave off Vale closure - for now

    THE future of Ebbw Vale Rugby Club is still hanging in the balance, even after last-ditch talks held yesterday in an effort to avoid closure because of financial problems. The club set the Welsh Rugby Union a deadline of yesterday after appealing for

  • Injury wrecks Jamie's hopes

    "I'M definitely determined to come back from this," vowed a defiant Jamie Baulch after being forced to pull out of the 400m at the Commonwealth Games with a hamstring injury. Baulch says he knows he has the character and belief to rise back to the dizzy

  • Calzaghe's new shot

    JOE Calzaghe (pictured) may meet undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins in what he calls 'my defining fight' as early as November, writes Paul Tully. Calzaghe, the WBO super featherweight champion from Newbridge, believes only victory

  • Kids may be playing a dangerous game

    THE latest toy craze sweeping Gwent could end up with your child in court. That's the stark warning from Gwent Police, issued on the day after a 13-year-old boy was sentenced to an eight-month detention and training order after shooting a teenage girl