ABERGAVENNY'S Julian Winn is almost certain to lead the Wales road race side in their bid to land a Commonwealth Games medal in Melbourne next March. The 32-year-old ex-national road race champion, who became Welsh coach during the summer, has retired
ON a dreadful night when you would have reservations about nicking out for a pint of milk let alone going to a football match, Cwmbran Town had too much quality for Caldicot to cruise to a 4-1 victory in the Gwent Senior Cup quarter-final clash at Jubilee
'HOODIE' gangs are causing "mayhem" in a community making it a no-go area for the old and vulnerable, police revealed today. Gangs of youths aged 12-15 roam the streets of Penygarn in Pontypool and make life a misery for residents by setting off fireworks
Peter Towersey, New-port Mavericks team manager, is hoping that he will not have to make too many, if any, changes in his squad for next season's Conference League. The Mavericks wrapped up their season in fine style on Sunday with an emphatic win over
CHRISTINE Kemp used to enjoy sitting in her back garden on a summer's day. Like that of her neighbour Sharon Phillips, it was a suntrap, and the families liked nothing more than having a barbecue. But, both women say, this was the last summer they will
THE National Assembly is to hold an inquiry into how the closure of a GP practice serving nearly 3,000 patients was handled after pressure from local politicians. Today's announcement comes after Torfaen's AM, Lynne Neagle, and local MP Paul Murphy accused
NEWPORT County manager Peter Beadle described Monday's 'meet the manager' evening as "very positive", but he insists that all of the talking has to be done on the pitch. The new boss held court with over 100 fans who were left in no doubt of his determination
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are waiting on the fitness of full back Kevin Morgan and loose head prop Adam Black before naming a side to face Castres in the Heineken Cup at Stade Pierre Antoine on Saturday night. Both missed last Friday's Celtic League game
TWO callers pretending to be water board workers conned a pensioner out of £600 in Newport. Police say the victim, a man in his late sixties, was left "distressed" after the conmen struck on Monday night in Marshfield. They tricked their way into his
WHEN the management of Newport Gwent Dragons rugby squad heard a keen fan was struggling to watch them because he suffers from a serious eye problem they invited him to spend the day with them. But 40-year-old Andrew Lockyer of Ringland, Newport, received
THREE hundred jobs are coming to Newport in another huge boost to the city. Gas distribution company Wales and West Utilities is making a £52 million investment in a new administration headquarters at the city's Celtic Springs Business Park. It is the
HEAD teachers in Newport say the council's biggest education investment plan will make their crumbling classrooms a thing of the past if it becomes a reality. The £60 million "vision" will see three of the city's secondary schools replaced with new buildings
A NEWPORT surgery brought in a private company to fine people who use its car park. Non-patients at Belle Vue Surgery in Courtybella Terrace, Pill, have to cough up a fine of £85 - rising to £170 if not paid in 14 days. Surgery bosses felt driven to take
TWO Newport brothers claim they were savagely beaten during an unprovoked attack at a city nightclub. Both men had their noses broken during the attack at the Zanzibar club on Saturday night, and they were treated at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Gwent Police
A CAT was found near to death and infested by maggots after being abandoned in a locked cat carrier in an isolated spot. A veterinary nurse who helped to care for the elderly tortoiseshell, who staff named Mags, described her condition as "like something
