MATTHEW Elliott upstaged fellow Aussie and joint record Test wicket-taker Shane Warne to place both Glamorgan hands on the Totesport National League Trophy last night. In fact, only a Glamorgan collapse of epic proportions, even by their standards, can
A RAGLAN woman who is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Lord Nelson relived her family's heroic past when she met a direct descendant of Napoleon, his great adversary. Anna Millicent Horatia Tribe, 74, met the great-great-great grandson of Napoleon
I'LL lead from the front, promises Jason Forster who takes over the captaincy of Newport Gwent Dragons next season. And Forster says the current squad of players is the best in his time at Rodney Parade. "I wear my heart on my sleeve and I lead from the
DAYS before the opening of the Newport and District Eisteddfod, its chairman has admitted that organisers "could have done more" to attract non-Welsh speakers to the festival. Now Dr John Hughes is urging the people of Gwent to support the festival and
Terry Cobner, the Welsh Rugby Union's Director of Rugby, has retired. The former Pontypool and Wales captain (pictured) joined the Union in 1996 to become Welsh rugby's first Director of Rugby. Now 58, the man who was one of the guiding lights both on
TEENAGE boys are racing deathtrap cars on the streets of Pontypool and Cwmbran - posing a major danger to the public, police say. Boys as young as 15 are buying rusty old cars for as little as £60 and racing them at high speeds through the Torfaen towns
THE power game -- that is what tough nut Australian rugby league coach Chris Anderson pledges to bring to Newport Gwent Dragons as their new chief, as well as a winning culture. Anderson admits he faces a battle to win over the media and the fans, but
THE mother of a victim of Newport paedophile Nigel Barnes says she is "absolutely elated" he lost an appeal against his seven-year jail sentence. Barnes, 60, also failed in an attempt to overturn a ban from returning to live at Maesglas Avenue on his
Newport Wasps' Craig Watson (pictured) dominated the Champions Chase at King's Lynn last night, winning all his five races to take the title in magnificent style. It was a fitting reward for the Australian and his mechanics who had worked around the clock
PROSTITUTES in Newport, who are selling themselves to pay for a drug habit, were offered the chance of a fresh start in a five-week police operation. Operation Barbara was run by Newport police and Women In Need to assess the situation and offer the women
MASTER model maker Jan Preece is about to begin his most grandiose work - a panorama of Newport as it was when the castle was in its heyday and the city's much-vaunted ship was plying the seas. "The whole thing will be over 15 feet wide and at least four
NEWPORT is a city where the streets have no name. More than 250 residential street signs have been stolen or vandalised. The result is confusion for residents, visitors, taxi drivers and delivery vans. Aubrey Hames Close, off busy Cardiff Road, was named
THE owners of a stolen dog say they have received a ransom call demanding £150 for the return of their Rottweiler. John Clarke and his partner Angela Turford believe their pup Chimera was taken by someone from Newport's drugs community. They say they
WHEN a group of women discovered an old trunk in their church more than six years ago, they didn't realise the contents would introduce them to the musical world. The women members of St Cadoc's Church, Raglan, may have been hoping for treasure when they
TEENAGE boys are racing deathtrap cars on the streets of Pontypool and Cwmbran - posing a major danger to the public, police say. Boys as young as 15 are buying rusty old cars for as little as £60 and racing them at high speeds through the Torfaen towns
THE new roads boss at Newport council has ordered a radical rethink of the city's bus lanes. Councillor Ron Jones said the lanes 'wasted' space and needed a fresh approach. He wants to open the bus lanes to all drivers outside of rush hour traffic, and
THIS shocking picture shows the potentially deadly dangers that second-hand toys on sale in Newport shops can pose to children. Newport's Trading Standards officers have been investigating second-hand children's products market as part of a recent safety
