Wales News
31 January 2010
POLICE HUNT SEX ATTACKER
24 January 2010
ONE MAN ARRESTED BUT ANOTHER ON THE RUN AT PRESCOED JAIL
A MAN who went missing from Prescoed Jail has been returned to the Usk establishment after being arrested on Friday but another man has gone on the run this weekend.
10 January 2010
POLICE WARNING ON MORE EXPECTED EXTREME WEATHER
GWENT Police are advising people to drive with extreme care over the next few days and to also look out for friends and neighbours.
30 December 2009
MAN FINED ON ANIMAL WELFARE CHARGES
30 December 2009
SNOW STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS IN GWENT
NEWPORT'S snow from Tuesday was all but gone by Wednesday as the rain and reasonable tempreatures washed it away. However, there were still some on-going problems elsewhere in South East Wales as the district prepared itself for an expected second dose soon.
29 December 2009
SNOW RETURNS TO NEWPORT AND WALES
AS predicted, Newport and Wales were showered in snow again on Wednesday (Dec 29) afternoon as the heavens opened and huge flakes of the white stuff decended. Newport City Centre along High Street (pictured) was almost blizzard-like for a short time as the snow stuck to the ground.
28 December 2009
ANGELS ARE A GODSEND TO ELDERLY LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL PATIENTS
LET'S have a nice big smile! It is only when people run out of the most common things in life and cannot get to the shops to replace them that they are missed most.
28 December 2009
NEWPORT COMPANY STRIKE GOLD
NEWPORT company FootPrintMatters2U are creating jobs in the city thanks to fantastic growth inside one year, culminating in a few months where 'everything we have touched has turned to gold'.
28 December 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
All Change Is Not All Good
The call for cheques to be abandoned as a method of payment by 2018 is an inevitable step in the direction dictated by progress. Over the last 40 years the methods of payment have multiplied along with advancing technology and it is a wonder that cheques have maintained such a stronghold. Some 663 million transactions were conducted by cheque last year, apparently.
24 December 2009
POLICE HUNT NEWPORT BAR ATTACKER
10 December 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
You Get What You Pay For
THE PROBLEM is they don't know there is a problem. South Wales Business Support, directly and indirectly through the Welsh Assembly, is beaurocratic and time consuming. In some cases, it is worth working around and waiting around. In many cases, it is not.
04 December 2009
CHARITIES REWARDED WITH TOP HONOURS
04 December 2009
LOOK WHO IS IN TOWN - BBC CONSUMER KING DOM LITTLEWOOD
A WET Friday lunchtime and you know that someone is in trouble when BBC's consumer champion Dominic Littlewood (pictured) is in town.
04 December 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Banks And The Clipboard
APPLY a solution to something and Pareto's 80/20 rule kicks in every time. In the world of 'Business versus The Banks' - which is how many people see it - there are two things that are happening with banks that are not well realised.
04 December 2009
BLACKWOOD THEATRE STAGES SCHOOL SYLLABUS PLAYS
02 December 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
26 November 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Time Is The Biggest Resource
Many small businesses have started up in the last few months. Some born of opportunity and some born of necessity. If they were careful, the owners of such businesses have made sufficient headway to believe they can maintain their course and develop their business. Planning and forethought is a major key to this.
24 November 2009
MAN ON THE RUN FOUND AND BACK BEHIND BARS
THE MAN on the run from Prescoed Jail since Sunday has been found and returned to custody.
24 November 2009
MAN ON THE RUN FROM PRESCOED PRISON
POLICE are hunting for a 25-year-old man who has gone missing from Prescoed Jail near Usk. Paul John Davies absconded from the prison on Sunday.
22 November 2009
SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR WOMAN WHO FELL INTO RIVER USK
17 November 2009
BLAENAVON JOINS THE CHRISTMAS MARKET
WELSH World Heritage town Blaenavon is joining the UK Christmas markets circuit this winter with an ambitious programme of events.
16 November 2009
OVER 100 ARRESTS IN CRIME CRACKDOWN
POLICE have arrested over 100 people after a massive crackdown on crime around Newport.
16 November 2009
DRIVERS GO SLOW AS NEW SPEED DEVICES ARE DEPLOYED
10 November 2009
CAERLEON COUPLE SCOOP £45M ON LOTTERY
05 November 2009
POLICE IDENTIFY WOMAN KILLED ON M4
03 November 2009
GET IN TOUCH WITH US AND CLAIM THOUSANDS OF POUNDS SAY SOLICITORS RUBIN LEWIS O'BRIEN
03 November 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
01 November 2009
ANGELS SPREAD THEIR WINGS TO NEWPORT
A LEADING care company are to create 30 jobs in Newport after approval by the City Council as one of their key domiciliary service providers.
20 October 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Business Lingua Franca
I happened across an article on the use of the Welsh language and, although I should have been doing other things, I got sidetracked. There lies the path of procrastination which is one of those concepts anyone starting in business needs to be wary about and manage carefully. Time is your biggest resource.
20 October 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
20 October 2009
ARMED SEIGE AT NEWPORT HOUSE
A 23-year-old man has been arrested by police after a stand-off at a house in Newport on Tuesday afternoon..
08 October 2009
TEENAGER STABLE AFTER HORROR ACCIDENT
06 October 2009
SMOKERS STILL IGNORING TOWN CENTRE BAN
SMOKERS, who have flouted the law and lit up in covered public areas of Cwmbran, were hit with a crackdown last week.
06 October 2009
BOY ROBBED OF PHONE
01 October 2009
THE TERMINATOR IS A FAN OF DAN CAN
THE TERMINATOR has his eyes on Gwent with movie star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger following Torfaen Council's recycling mascot on Twitter.
28 September 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
CHANGING VALUES
HARRY Enfield did a wonderful take of Stafford Cripps wondering about inflation in one of his black and white parodies of early fifties public information films. After the ravages of war, most working people were unaware of economics in those days as a subject, needing to focus their interest on their take home pay.
23 September 2009
ART GOES ON SHOW IN SUBWAYS
23 September 2009
MAN KILLED IN NEWPORT CAR CRASH
23 September 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
21 September 2009
POLICE HUNT CHEPSTOW ATTACKER
18 September 2009
BOXER PART OF CAMPAIGN ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
AROUND 2,000 children across Neath Port Talbot, with the help of boxer Daniel Chapman (pictured) will be told about the dangers of alcohol and drugs next week as part of an campaign in schools and on local radio.
17 September 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
The World Moves On
BARCLAYS Bank reports the results of research which indicates the Recession has spawned more new businesses than ever before. That is not difficult to imagine. Anyone with initiative who perhaps could not get another job easily (the media has had tales of job applications being over subscribed by several hundred) who has had a good idea has thought, 'Maybe now's the time to have a go.'
17 September 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
17 September 2009
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO CRASH VICTIM
14 September 2009
MOTORCYCLIST SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT
13 September 2009
NEWPORT COUNTY - EXILES THRASH EASTLEIGH
13 September 2009
BRISTOL CITY - MAYNARD IS KEY TO CITY'S DRAW
BRISTOL City manager Gary Johnson hailed the contribution of goalscorer Nicky Maynard after his 25-yard stunner earned a 1-1 draw in the Coca-Cola Championship game at Coventry.
08 September 2009
SNOOKER - DAY MAKES IT TO SHANGHAI MASTERS SECOND ROUND
RYAN Day (pictured) rolled off three frames in a row to secure his place in the Roewe Shanghai Masters second round where he could face Carmarthen's Matthew Stevens.
08 September 2009
FEATURE - ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL
03 September 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
30 August 2009
MISSING NEWPORT MAN FOUND
GWENT Police have found a Newport man who went missing from his home late last week.
28 August 2009
WORTHY GROUPS RECIEVE COALFIELD CASH
SOUTH Wales people, with financial problems caused by the recession and those needing childcare to be able to go out to work, are being supported by a grants scheme aimed at reversing the fortunes of former mining areas.
27 August 2009
TORFAEN CONGRATULATE GCSE SUCCESS
27 August 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
25 August 2009
MINISTER HELPS TOP OUT NEW UNIVERSITY
24 August 2009
MAJOR BOOST FOR NEWPORT AS LLANWERN STEELWORKS GETS BACK TO WORK
NEWPORT has been given a massive boost with the news that Corus are to bring Llanwern Steelworks out of the mothballs it was shroded in this year and restart production there.
21 August 2009
TRUST HELPS DEVELOP TALENT
A GRANTS scheme set up to help creative Welsh people realise their potential is now supporting even more of them after launching an 'equipment bank'.
19 August 2009
LOCAL NEWS NEWPORT - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
19 August 2009
MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN PONTYPOOL
19 August 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Apples and pears
The question of equal pay struck me again this week. Harriet Harman's department has put out, and the BBC has propagated, the statistics showing the gender gap in wages. Women are paid less than men, we are told, despite legislation and a shift in society over the last 40 years to even out these values.
16 August 2009
COALFIELDS FOOTBALLERS TO REPRESENT WALES
16 August 2009
POLICE HAIL BURGLARIES OPERATION 'A SUCCESS'
10 August 2009
MOTORCYCLIST CLAIMED TO BE SEEN WITH FIREARM
10 August 2009
RYDER CUP COACH PARK PLAN GOES BEFORE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
ANOTHER part of the Celtic Manor's building process for next year's Ryder Cup at the 2010 course (pictured) is set to be debated by city council planners on Wednesday.
09 August 2009
MAN CHARGED WITH MUM'S MURDER
09 August 2009
POLICE HUNT ARSONISTS
07 August 2009
POLICE COMPLAINTS BODY TO INVESTIGATE RESPONSE IN MURDER CASE
07 August 2009
FEATURE - DOS CIELOS IS THE TOAST OF BARCELONA
ME Barcelona's newly-opened Dos Cielos is one of the world's 114 hot new restaurants, say the editors of Conde Nast Traveler, the authoritative global travel magazine.
06 August 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
05 August 2009
ARMED ROBBER THREATENS TEENAGER
03 August 2009
COUNCIL PRESS ON WITH RAILWAY STATION REDEVELOPMENT
NEWPORT City Council are pushing on with redevelopment of the Station Yard area around the railway station as part of the redevelopment plans.
03 August 2009
WOMAN RELEASED FROM QUESTIONING ABOUT RIVER DEATH
01 August 2009
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER MAN'S BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER
31 July 2009
DRUGS USERS WARNED OF DANGERS AFTER MAN DIES
28 July 2009
DRIVERS HEED THE WARNING AFTER SUMMER DRINK-DRIVE CRACKDOWN
GWENT drivers have heeded the warning from police and resisted drinking and driving during the summer, leading to Chief Constable Mick Giannasi publically thanking motorists for supporting the crackdown.
28 July 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
FIXED OR FLOATING
A long time solution for a bunch of loans or an overdraft that has become solid is a Consolidation Loan. With it, the bank gets reassurance that the debt is actually making progress, the customer gets a manageable outlay that is reducing their debt each month and sometimes the repayments can be less overall than what has been gathered along the way.
23 July 2009
£1 BILLION TO BE SPENT ON MAKING WALES TO LONDON TRAINS ELECTRIC
DEISEL trains (pictured) could be a thing of the past on journeys to England in the future Wales and the West Country are to get a fresh spark when their train services to London go electric in eight years time after the announcement on Thursday of a £1 billon scheme to upgrade the Great Western line from Swansea to the English capital.
21 July 2009
CCTV CATCHES ARSON SUSPECT
A MAN has been caught on CCTV setting fire to a house. Liquid from a red can was poured over the front door of a property in Moxon Road, Newport, at 10.39am on Monday June 15.
18 July 2009
LOCAL NEWS FROM BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
18 July 2009
BOWLER ROGER AIMS FOR THE WORLD
18 July 2009
POLICE WARN OF DANGERS AFTER POWER LINES THEFT
18 July 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Banking Is The Second Oldest Profession
IN the late 1990s, the banks were going through a relentless drive to centralise, to set up centres for processing anything that moved. The UK staff of one major Bank was reduced in number from some 86,000 to around 35,000 in the space of three to four years.
11 July 2009
DRUG DEALER MISSING FROM PRESCOED JAIL
10 July 2009
TEENAGERS ARRESTED FOR SHINING LIGHT AT HELICOPTER
07 July 2009
RECYCLING SCHEME MAKES A DIFFERENCE
BLAENAU Gwent residents on low incomes are being thrown a lifeline by a recycling charity selling reclaimed furniture.
02 July 2009
TALKBACK NP19 ANOTHER SUCCESS
YOUNG people from Newport have once again meet to discuss issues affecting them and enjoyed the talents of their peers at an annual event designed to make them more socially aware.
01 July 2009
WOMAN CHARGED WITH TODDLER'S MURDER
24 June 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S
24 June 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Are there green shoots or not?
A few weeks ago, a Government Minister was castigated by the press and media for suggesting that there were signs of improvement. Let's not talk it up, let's talk it down!
24 June 2009
TAKING A BREAK - FAIRYHILL LIVES UP TO ITS' MAGICAL NAME
THE NAME Fairyhill conjures up a magical destination, an escape from reality. This is exactly what it is, a luxurious retreat on the stunning Gower Peninsula. Located in Reynoldston, just outside of Swansea, and minutes from a coastline which is designated an area of 'outstanding natural beauty'.
24 June 2009
COUNCIL PLAN TO RE-ORGANISE LEISURE SERVICES
23 June 2009
CYCLING - PRAISE FOR IRON MOUNTAIN SPORTIF
18 June 2009
NURSING HOME FINED £6K FOR FOOD OFFENCES
17 June 2009
CONCERN GROWS FOR MISSING TEENAGER
16 June 2009
COUNCILLOR ASSESS FRIAR'S WALK TROUBLE AS £4M EARMARKED TO MAKE THE CITY LOOK NICE
NEWPORT councillors are to get a first chance at assessing the impact that the Friar's Walk development collapse has had on the city when they meet on Tuesday (June 16) as the authority look to spend millions on making the area look pretty.
15 June 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
IS YOUR NOSE IN THE COULDS OR ON THE GRINDSTONE?
I am interested in the apparent disassociation between Arts and Business at all levels when plainly both sides need each other.
12 June 2009
ARRESTS IN LATEST OPERATION UTAH CRACKDOWN IN GWENT
OVER 150 vehicles have been stopped, 15 people arrested and 25 vehicles seized on Thursday as part of the latest Operation Utah.
09 June 2009
GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL - COMBE HOUSE HOTEL DEVON
IF you could use one word to describe a visit to the award winning Combe House Hotel in Devon, what would it be? I, in all honesty can't think of just one! There is too much to take in and around every corner is another joy.
06 June 2009
PAUL FLYNN ON RADIO FIVE - THE FULL INTERVIEW
HERE is the full interview given by Paul Flynn MP, the Newport West MP, on the Stephen Nolan show on Radio Five Live on Friday night.
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06 June 2009
GORDON BROWN MUST 'TAKE A BACK SEAT' SAYS NEWPORT WEST MP PAUL FLYNN
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has called on his 'hero', Prime Minister Gordon Brown, to 'take a back seat' in a powerful talk on Radio Five Live.
04 June 2009
POLICE RE-APPEAL FOR SWFFRYD ASSAULT ONE YEAR ON
01 June 2009
EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY STABLE AFTER CAR CRASH
25 May 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
WORKING A WAY THROUGH LEGISLATION MINEFIELDS
CANTERBURY City Council are being lambasted for not encouraging enough Pink Tourism. The Council say they are. Why, last year they 'held a gay open day at the council offices which was widely advertised - including in the gay press - well attended by more than 40 people'.
25 May 2009
TORFAEN COUNCILLOR WILDGUST CALLS ON MP MURPHY TO CALL PUBLIC MEETING
A TORFAEN councillor has demanded a public meeting for Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy to answer questions over his expenses claims.
19 May 2009
MP FLYNN - SPEAKER MARTIN WAS WRONG MAN TO LEAD PARLIMENT REFORM
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn, who signed a motion of no confidence in House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin,(pictured) said 'he just didn't get it' after the historic resignation on Tuesday afternoon.
19 May 2009
SMILES FROM ROMANIA
14 May 2009
GWENT POLICE APPOINT NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE
CHIEF Superintendent Jeff Farrar has become Gwent Police's next Assistant Chief Constable. He will take over from the current Assistant Chief Constable Bill Horne when he retires from the force at the end of June.
11 May 2009
REMARKS OVER LUNCHEON VOUCHERS WERE 'DEPLORABLE' SAYS LABOUR LEADER
MAJOR ROW EXPECTED AT TUESDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING
NEWPORT Council's Opposition Leader Bob Bright (pictured) has hit back angrily at calls for his resignation over the extensive use of free luncheon vouchers while he was in charge of the authority.
08 May 2009
WOMAN VICTIM OF ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
06 May 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS
DISRAELI'S observations about statistics came to mind when I came across some interesting figures. The problem with percentages and averages is that they leave more questions than they answer.
06 May 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
06 May 2009
TICKET APPLICATIONS FOR 2010 RYDER CUP OPEN
APPLICATIONS for tickets at next year's Ryder Cup in Newport have opened - and the hugely-popular golf tournament has been welcomed by city council leader Matthew Evans.
01 May 2009
NEWPORT ISSUE ADVICE ON SWINE FLU
NEWPORT City Council say they are monitoring the Swine Flu situation after issuing advice to residents in the area on the outbreak.
01 May 2009
FINANCIAL MATTERS WITH PETER MAYNARD
IF I took money out of your bank account, wouldn't you want it back? Thats exactly what banks and credit card companies have done to the extent of some £3 billion per year.
27 April 2009
COMPETITION CELEBRATES CORDELL'S CLASSIC NOVEL
FIFTY years after Alexander Cordell's international bestseller, Rape of the Fair Country, was published, a new travel writing competition has been launched.
24 April 2009
TEENAGERS TOLD THAT SPORT AND DRUGS DO NOT MIX
SPORT and drugs dont mix. That was the message Newports rugby players of the future were given from professional advisors visiting a local club to discuss substance misuse.
24 April 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
101 - 101 is the easy to remember and dial number to ring when you want to contact the police but it's not an emergency. Always ask for a log number.
24 April 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
SORRY 'BOUT THAT!
IN December last year, Tesco bought out Royal Bank of Scotland's stake in their Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) joint venture for £950m. It now 'plans to develop TPF from a successful, popular collection of financial products to a full-service retail bank in the years ahead'.
24 April 2009
CANNABIS FACTORY FOUND AT HOUSE
POLICE have discovered a cannabis factory at a house in Abercarn. Around 252 plants of varying stages of maturity were found on Thursday at an address in Bryn Road.
20 April 2009
ACCUSED MURDERER REMANDED IN CUSTODY
19 April 2009
WORLD SNOOKER LATEST - WILLIAMS OUT
SEVEN-time champion Stephen Hendry conjured up a classic Crucible comeback to send Mark Williams (pictured) crashing out of the Betfred.com World Championship on Sunday night.
19 April 2009
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SNOOKER - WILLIAMS ON TOP AGAINST HENDRY
CWM's Mark Williams (pictured) forged further in front of seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry in the early stages of his BetFred.com World Championships first round clash at The Crucible.
17 April 2009
APPEAL FOR MISSING WOMAN
14 April 2009
MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING EXPLOSIVES
10 April 2009
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION
08 April 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
Get me the manager!
PERSONALLY, I get fed up with companies and organisations that do not have a sense of responsibility in their dealings. Maybe I am getting grumpier than I realised but I seem to feel the hairs on the back of neck rising more often these days. The eyes flash as I check the politeness filters are in place before I steam into print or purposefully pick up the phone.
08 April 2009
POLICE GIVEN EXTENDED TIME TO QUESTION MAN ON TERRORISM ALLEGATIONS
06 April 2009
MAN HELD UNDER TERRORISM ACT
03 April 2009
GWENT FIRST TO TEST FOR DRUG ABUSE
01 April 2009
MAYOR STEPS IN TO QUELL ROW
01 April 2009
MAYOR ROW BOILS OVER AT NEWPORT COUNCIL AGAIN
NEWPORT Council's on-going row over the Mayoralty blew up again in controversial fashion at the Civic Centre on Tuesday as the air turned blue with some colourful language and accusations.
31 March 2009
ARSONISTS TARGETED IN NEW OPERATION
30 March 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
IT used to be the case that Wales was economically dragging behind most of the UK but the latest figures available from GEM show some of those green shoots.
25 March 2009
HSBC AXE NEWPORT CALL CENTRE
A HSBC call centre in Newport is shutting down as part of 1,200 job losses by Europe's biggest bank, it was announced on Wednesday.
25 March 2009
BEECHWOOD & ST JULIAN'S LOCAL NEWS
23 March 2009
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO PLAYER'S DEATH
19 March 2009
DRIVER SERIOUSLY ILL AFTER HORROR ROAD ACCIDENT
19 March 2009
STEELWORKERS LEAD THE FIGHT ON KNIFE CRIME
STEELWORKERS are playing a leading role in a UK-wide campaign to try to persuade young people not to get involved in knife crime. Workers at Corus have melted down more than 700 knives, blades, swords - and even axes - handed in by members of the public across South Wales as part of the STOP (Solve This Ongoing Problem) campaign, set to be launched at Londons Ministry of Sound next week (Wednesday, March 25).
16 March 2009
STEELWORKERS HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
STAFF from Coruss Llanwern steelworks are providing a helping hand to improve the local environment. While production activity has temporarily halted in some areas of the plant, Corus is offering the opportunity to give employees the unusual chance to experience and develop different skills through volunteering on neighbouring community projects.
16 March 2009
BOXING STAR CALZAGHE WINS HIGH COURT FIGHT WITH EX-PROMOTOR WARREN
JOE CALZAGHE (pictured) has won his fight over money with former manager Frank Warren in a High Court battle in London on Monday.
13 March 2009
ARRESTS AS ROGUE TRADERS ARE TARGETED
POLICE have hit out at rogue traders in an operation which saw some put behind bars. As part of an all-Wales day of action, Gwent officers, working in partnership with various other organisations, conducted a clampdown on bogus traders and doorstep criminals.
12 March 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
11 March 2009
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEWPORT'S NEW RUGBY STADIUM
THE NEW Rodney Parade (pictured) has been given the go-ahead by Newport City Council and been warmly welcomed by both Newport RFC and the Dragons regional side.
10 March 2009
'LOVING HUSBAND' DIES AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY INCIDENT IN RISCA
A FAMILY have paid tribute to 'a loving husband' who has died after going into a coma on New Year's Day. Gary Middleton, 47, from Risca, was critically injuried following an incident in the town.
09 March 2009
POLICE WARN LANDLORDS ABOUT CANNABIS FACTORIES IN THEIR PROPERTIES
POLICE have warned landlords that they face prosecution if they allow properties to be used as drug factories.
08 March 2009
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN MP
I had a sombre meeting at 8am on Friday with staff and unions at Novelis. There was an atmosphere of palpable shock and grief. In the past few weeks, Herculean work found savings of £6 million in the running costs of the Rogerstone Aluminium Plant.
08 March 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
JACKO HITS THE JACKPOT AGAIN
SHUCKS! He just cant help it. Michael Jackson is at it again. I am always astonished at the sheer front of celebs of all manner of persuasions who can't help themselves and brave the glare of the public eye despite having been lambasted and shot to bits over some awful revelation that would curl the toes of their ancestors.
05 March 2009
MAN STABLE AFTER NEWPORT STABBING
04 March 2009
MORE JOB LOSSES AS STEEL PLANT SHUTS
THE FORMER Alcan plant at Rogerstone is to shut with the loss of over 400 jobs in the latest blow to the Gwent economy during the recession, it has been announced.
28 February 2009
SIX NATIONS - FRANCE 21 WALES 16
WALES suffered their first RBS 6 Nations defeat for almost two years as hopes of first back-to-back Grand Slams since 1909 floundered at Stade de France.
27 February 2009
FEARS FOR THE FUTURE OF OLD SEVERN BRIDGE
WELSH Secretary Paul Murphy is looking into claims that the old Severn Bridge could be on its' last legs and that there are plans afoot to close it in the future.
25 February 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
The Business Of Farming
STATISTICS are bandied about and, for the most part, they wash over us, I think. One statistic that did register, however, was a throwaway support for some argument on the radio I heard.#
In association with www.bobshepherdassociates.co.uk
25 February 2009
POLICE DENY CLAIMS OF SPLIT OVER RYDER CUP
GWENT Police have hit back at accusations that there is a threat to the policing of next year's Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort (2012 Course pictured).
25 February 2009
TWO MEN BAILED FOR RISCA ATTACK
TWO men have been bailed pending further enquiries about a serious sexual attack on a teenage girl near Risca Railway Station (pictured).
23 February 2009
MAN QUESTIONED ABOUT RISCA SEX ATTACK
A TEENAGE man has been questioned about a serious sex attack on a woman near Risca Railway Station (pictured) during the weekend
22 February 2009
WELSH OPEN - CARTER TAKES TITLE
ALLISTAIR Carter (pictured) won seven successive frames to take the 2009 Welsh Open at Newport Centre.
22 February 2009
POLICE HUNT RISCA SEX ATTACKER
POLICE are appealing for information after a serious sex attack ona teenage girl in Risca.
20 February 2009
COUNCIL START RECYCLING BACKLOG COLLECTIONS
TORFAEN Council have apologised for inconvenience to local residents after a backlog on recycling collections following the recent snowfalls.
18 February 2009
POLICE WARN ABOUT DANGEROUS BATCH OF DRUGS IN CIRCULATION
18 February 2009
LOCAL NEWS
17 February 2009
NEWPORT TOWN BRIDGE SEALED OFF ON TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER AN 'INCIDENT'
16 February 2009
MAN GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR SELLING FAKE WATCHES OVER INTERNET
15 February 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES GATHER IN NEWPORT
BUSINESSMEN across the country are assembling at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort between March 19-21 for one of the biggest conferences of the year.In association with www.bobshepherdassociates.co.uk
13 February 2009
POLICE TARGET DOMESTIC ABUSE AFTER WALES RUGBY MATCH
11 February 2009
RECYCLING SCHEME ENTERS FINAL STAGE
THE FINAL phase of Torfaen's Twin Bin scheme is scheduled to start on Monday February 23, the local authority has announced.
10 February 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
CONSIDER YOUR REASONS FOR GOING TO THE BANK
ANTONY Worrall Thompson was seen on Breakfast TV bemoaning the lack of help from his bank. He is able to do that, him being a celeb and all. His bank certainly wont comment, due to confidentiality issues.
10 February 2009
SNOW - SEVERN CROSSINGS BACK OPEN AFTER OVERNIGHT CLOSURE
THE SEVERN Crossings, which were closed overnight due to the cold weather conditions, have been re-opened although, during the morning rush hour, there were queues of traffic stretching miles into South East Wales to contend with.
09 February 2009
GWENT BRACING ITSELF FOR ANOTHER HEAVY SNOWFALL
SOUTH EAST Wales is bracing itself for the worst snowfall of the winter on Monday night as the rain tipped down before the white stuff follows.
09 February 2009
'OUR LITTLE MAN' MAULED BY FAMILY DOGS
A FAMILY have paid tribute to their 'little man', baby Jaden Joseph Mack (pictured) who was mauled to death by two family dogs in Ystrad Mynach over the weekend.
06 February 2009
SNOW - 430PM - SEVERN BRIDGE PARTIAL RE-OPENED
06 February 2009
MAN SUFFERS HYPOTHERMIA AFTER A NIGHT IN A STREET
06 February 2009
SNOW - 1110AM - TRAFFIC CRAWLING AT THE COLDRA AS SEVERN CROSSINGS ARE SHUT
06 February 2009
SNOW - 10AM FRIDAY - BOTH SEVERN CROSSINGS ARE CLOSED
PARTS of both the Severn Crossings have been SHUT because icicles and other frozen objects are dropping off the super-structures and onto the carriageways, according to the Highways Agency.
06 February 2009
SNOW - LATEST UPDATE ON FRIDAY MORNING
05 February 2009
SNOW PICTURE - BLAENAVON ON THURSDAY
THERE may not have been a great deal of snow depth down on the streets of south Gwent on Thursday but the north of the county was up to their knees in the white stuff, like this street in Blaenavon (pictured).
05 February 2009
SNOW - WHAT IS OPEN AND WHAT IS NOT IN TORFAEN
05 February 2009
SNOW LATEST - CWMBRAN REFUSE COLLECTIONS CANCELLED ON THURSDAY
05 February 2009
SNOW - THE LATEST NEWS ON THURSDAY MORNING
THE SNOW may not be heavy but it caused a lot of trouble around the regions of South East Wales and the West Country on Thursday. School closures, bus restrictions and grit for the roads running low have all combined to trouble people and commuters.
04 February 2009
LOCAL NEWS - BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIANS
04 February 2009
JOB LOSS THREAT AT NEWPORT PANASONIC PLANT
03 February 2009
FEATURE - WHY FEBRUARY 3 IS SUCH A SPECIAL DATE IN MY DIARY
GROWING old is one of those unavoidable things, like taxes and sleeping. It does amaze me, though, that many people either decide to ignore their birthdays or casually treat them as if it was just a slight distraction in their normally busy lives.
03 February 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
BANKS ARE STILL OPEN FOR GOOD BUSINESS
PUB Talk, I call it. That pernicious weed called rumour that grows every time it is repeated. Chinese Whispers is a game that is used in Junior Management training courses to illustrate the same point. I have met it often.
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03 February 2009
SOCIETY OF ROBOTS IS A STEP CLOSER
A SOCIETY of robots, able to communicate with each other and perform both individual and group tasks, is coming closer thanks to researchers at the University of Wales, Newport.
03 February 2009
WEATHER CAUSES PROBLEMS AROUND THE REGIONS
NUMEROUS schools were closed throughout Wales and the West Country due to the snow and a fall in tempreatures on Tuesday. Although main roads around Gwent were passable, the snow and ice which formed overnight made some other routes impassable.
30 January 2009
COUNCIL WRITE OFF £500K IN TAX WHILE TURNING OFF STREETLIGHTS
TORFAEN Council are writing off half-a-million pounds of uncollected Council Tax while, at the same time, turning off street lights to try and save nearly that amount of money.
29 January 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
THE GLOOM IS NOT ALL DOOM
WHAT'S to be done? More people under threat for their livelihood with the Corus announcement and others in the last few days. The more redundancies there are, the less people there are to spend money and the retail businesses order less from the wholesalers, who, in turn, order less from the manufacturers, who make people redundant.
In association with www.bobshepherdassociates.co.uk
28 January 2009
M4 CLOSURE UPDATE - 1230PM
28 January 2009
CHAOS ON THE ROADS AS HGV ACCIDENT CLOSES PART OF THE M4
27 January 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
THERE IS MONEY IN THE PAST
PETER De Vries was an American satirical writer and it was him who coined Nostalgia isnt what it used to be as well as a pile of other paradoxical truths. In association with www.bobshepherdassociates.co.uk
27 January 2009
NEWPORT CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM RECESSION SAYS COUNCIL LEADER
NEWPORT'S top politician, council leader Matthew Evans (pictured), has sent out a positive message about the city's future in the wake of Corus workers losing their jobs at Llanwern Steelworks on Monday.
27 January 2009
MAN DIES AFTER INCIDENT AT HOUSE
27 January 2009
LOCAL NEWS - NEWPORT
BEECHWOOD PARK It is proposed to install a junior artificial football pitch at the top end of Beechwood Park. It will be between Beechwood House and the grass pitches, well away from residents houses. Details will be available for residents at a meeting at 7pm on Wednesday 4 th February at Hatherleigh Community Centre, Whitstone Road.
26 January 2009
FIVE PROJECTS SHORTLISTED TO HARNESS POWER OF THE SEVERN ESTUARY
A LIST of five schemes to harness the power of the Severn Estuary have been announced by the Government.
(Pictured - An artist's impression of the main Lavernock Point to Brean Down Barrage)
26 January 2009
LLANWERN HIT BY MAJOR JOB LOSSES
LLANWERN Steelworks in Newport have been hit hard by the anouncement of 2,500 job losses by the Corus company, it was announced on Monday (January 26).
24 January 2009
COUPLE FINED AFTER FOOD HYGIENE BREACHES
23 January 2009
MORE PAIN TO COME AS RECESSION IS MADE OFFICIAL
BUSINESS across the regions are facing more pain before it comes out of the recession, which was acknowledged across the UK today (Friday).
22 January 2009
COUNCILLORS SET TO RECORD THEIR AUTHORITY MEETINGS
TORFAEN Council are to vote next week on a motion from independent Fred Wildgust (pictured) to have their meetings recorded in the future.
20 January 2009
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
BANKS are insisting that they are open for business. It's all more complicated than just having a new Bank Of England lending rate and they are caught in the media cleft stick with pressures on them to drop rates to borrowers and concurrent gasps when the returns for depositors are examined.
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20 January 2009
FERTILITY CLINIC WINS GLOBAL RECOGNITION
A SOUTH Wales clinic, specialising in reproductive and womens health, has won recognition from one of the worlds leading authorities - less than two years after opening.
(Pictured. Cardiff NHFC staff Maxine Smillie, Jackie Brown and Pauline Jones)
20 January 2009
MP FLYNN CALLS FOR NEWPORT'S VELODROME TO BE USED MORE AT 2012 OLYMPICS
MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has called on the Government to use Newport's Wales National Velodrome at the International Sports Village, Spytty Park, more instead of the 'very expensive' plans for a velopark in London.
20 January 2009
THREE MICHELIN STARS FOR MONMOUTH RESTAURANT
THE MULTI-award winning Crown at Whitebrook Restaurant, near Monmouth, (pictured) has retained its Michelin star for the third year in a row.
20 January 2009
POLICE APPEAL FOR MISSING MAN
19 January 2009
MAN KILLED IN PONTYPOOL CRASH IS NAMED
19 January 2009
MISSING PRESCOED INMATE BACK IN CUSTODY
AN inmate, who failed to return to Prescoed Jail last week, has been found by police. Matthew Hughes, 30, went missing last Wednesday (January 14) but was arrested in the Newport area.
15 January 2009
A SUPER DEAL FOR SUPER SCHOOLS
SUPER Schools, the fundraising organisation who are taking famous sporting personalities into schools across Wales, have announced a deal with new partner, The Car Shop Megastore, of Penarth Road, Cardiff.
13 January 2009
LABOUR CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION IN CHARTISTS EVENING ROW
LABOUR councillors in Newport have threatened to take legal action over claims of incorrect behaviour at the Mansion House (pictured) in recent years labelled at them by the Conservative group at the Civic Centre.
13 January 2009
COUNCIL LEADER'S ASSURANCE THAT FRIARS WALK WILL BE BUILT
NEWPORT council leader Matthew Evans has given an assurance that the Friars Walk redevelopment will go ahead despite a leading light in the project withdrawing from it.
12 January 2009
COUNCILLOR SUDDENLY QUITS HIS PARTY
A TORFAEN councillor resigned from his party on Sunday with immediate effect. Fred Wildgust (pictured) did not mention any reason why he had taken the sudden action just eight months after he was elected onto the authority.
07 January 2009
SEVERN BARRAGE COSTS ARE 'OVER-ESTIMATED' CLAIMS REPORT
US engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has been accused of over-estimating the cost of an environmentally friendly alternative to the proposed Severn Barrage, a national magazine has claimed.
07 January 2009
IT'S LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION FOR BUDDING TV GROUP
YOUNGSTERS from the Swansea Valleys are learning the ropes of the television industry while bringing local residents up to speed on topical issues.
05 January 2009
ACCIDENT BLOCKS TWO LANES OF M4 AROUND NEWPORT ON MONDAY NIGHT
02 January 2009
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN
BARCELONA - 53 YEARS ON FROM MY FIRST VISIT
1955. It was my first time aboard. Barcelona was thrilling, beguiling and menacing. The malign presence of Franco hung over the city he despised like the all-pervasive sour smell of the mediaeval drains. Our hotel was the San Pablo in Calle San Pablo off the Ramblas and in the heart of the Barrio Chino opposite the Barrio Gottico.
02 January 2009
REGIONAL TRAIN PRICES GO UP AGAIN
RETURN TICKET AT THE VERY TOP END IS MORE THAN FROM LONDON TO AUSTRALIA!
TRAIN journeys across the Wales and West Country regions have gone up even though there is an economic downturn.
02 January 2009
TOYING WITH INVESTMENT IDEAS
RARE toys is a rarefied world in more than one sense. Prices for the good stuff are holding up well for the most part which is against the principles of the credit crunch which holds that any available draw bridge should be nailed up tight and we should all dive below the duvet where any form of monetary investment is concerned.
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02 January 2009
SERIOUS NEW YEAR'S DAY ASSAULT ON RISCA MAN
02 January 2009
LOCAL NEWS FROM BEECHWOOD AND ST JULIAN'S - SHOEBOX APPEAL IS SUCCESS
30 December 2008
MALPAS ROAD CRASH MAN WAS 'WONDERFUL HUSBAND'
29 December 2008
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO CAR CRASH TEENAGER
29 December 2008
MAN QUESTIONED ON TAXI SEX ATTACK CLAIMS
23 December 2008
COUNCIL TARGETS BUS STATION SMOKERS
NEWPORT City Council has been enforcing the Smoke Free message in the city with 13 fixed penalty notices issued.
23 December 2008
FOUR HOUR SEIGE AT PONTYPOOL HOUSE
21 December 2008
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO CRASH VICTIM
21 December 2008
COUNCILLOR ASKS PLAID CYMRU TO REMOVE LABOUR FROM OFFICE
A LOCAL councillor has blasted Plaid Cymru members on Torfaen's authority for 'taking Labour's 30 pieces of silver' and siding with them. People's Voice concillor Fred Wildgust (pictured) has called on councillors Fiona Cross, Jeff Rees and Maria Graham to help 'remove Labour from office'.
21 December 2008
FORMER NEWPORT MP ALAN HOWARTH IS HIGHEST PAID PEER IN HOUSE OF LORDS
HOW NEWPORT EAST ALLOWED 'TORY TURNCOAT' HOWARTH TO BE 'PARACHUTED' IN
FORMER Newport MP Alan Howarth (pictured)has been revealed as the Peer with the highest expenses claims of all House of Lords represenatives.
19 December 2008
WOMEN FINED FOR SMOKING IN CWMBRAN BUS STATION
19 December 2008
THREE ARRESTED AFTER SUBWAY ROBBERY IN NEWPORT
19 December 2008
MAN KILLED IN LANGSTONE CRASH IS NAMED
19 December 2008
LOCAL NEWS FROM ST JULIANS NEWPORT - KIDS HEAR ABOUT THE NEWPORT SHIP
MEMBERS of St Julians Youth Club based at the Beaufort Centre, were fascinated to hear about Newports medieval ship. They were visited by Councillor Charles Ferris, the Chairman of the Friends of the Newport Ship and the leading light in the campaign to save it, together with an archaeologist from the council, Neil Stevenson.
18 December 2008
ARMED ROBBERY AT RISCA POST OFFICE
18 December 2008
CASH BOOST FOR SCHOOL'S SUBWAY NETWORK
16 December 2008
SNOOKER UK CHAMPIONSHIPS TUESDAY - STEVENS OUT BUT LEE MARCHES ON
MATTHEW STEVENS (pictured) is out of the Maplin UK Championships after losing 9-5 to Hong Kong's Marco Fu in Telford on Tuesday night.
15 December 2008
POLICE MAKE TEN-POINT PLEDGE TO FIGHT CRIME
15 December 2008
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
THE ART OF NETWORKING
NETWORKING may seem daunting to many, but it is an essential business skill. The best networkers accept they are not on a mission with a sales pitch. The real point is to build up your circle of contacts.
12 December 2008
NO CLEAR PLANS ON FUTURE OF LLANWERN STEELWORKS
CORUS are being urged to say what their plans are for Llanwern Steelworks in Newport after talks with unions about its' future failed to react clear conclusions. The unions were said to have proposed a ten per cent pay cut for their workers in order to keep their jobs intact going into talks in London on Thursday.
11 December 2008
HEARTLESS BURGLARS STEAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
11 December 2008
UNIONS SHY AWAY FROM TALKING ABOUT W0RKERS 10% PER CENT PAY CUT TO SAVE LLANWERN
TRADE UNIONS have gone shy on suggestions that they will meet with Corus, who run Llanwern and Port Talbot Steelworks, about a ten per cent reduction in wages to keep jobs there.
09 December 2008
BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
A WASTE OF MONEY
THE DOWNTURN in world economies has reached far into the mix. A ton of mixed paper could be sold for £50 a short while ago. Apparently it is now down to about £1 after a collapse in prices. This means that it is uneconomic to collect, collate and dispatch.
09 December 2008
POLICE BLAST DRINK-DRIVERS AS TESTS IN GWENT REACH RECORD LEVELS
GWENT Police have hit out at motorists who have ignored their annual drink-drive campaign as numbers of tests and arrests soar in the first week of the clampdown.
08 December 2008
FLYNN HITS OUT AT 'CIRCUMVENTING' OF SCRUTINY
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has criticised Parliament for circumnavigating Parliamentary procedure over an insurance indemnity.
08 December 2008
CORUS ASK PM BROWN TO PROP THEM UP WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY
STEEL firm Corus, who own the Llanwern and Port Talbot sites, are meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown to ask for taxpayers money to help them out in the current economic times, it is claimed.
08 December 2008
ESCAPED PRESCOED INMATE IS ARRESTED
A MAN, who escaped from HMP Prescoed last week, was found within hours of going missing. Adrian Davies, 28, left the Usk prison last Friday without the consent of the authorities.
05 December 2008
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ON SITE FOR START OF NEWPORT UNIVERSITY'S RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT
WORKERS and piling rigs have arrived onsite to begin building the new £35m City Centre Campus for the University of Wales, Newport.
04 December 2008
MP FLYNN TO MEET WITH BOSSES OVER ROGERSTONE PLANT JOB LOSSES
04 December 2008
COUNCIL AGREED TO OPEN CITY CAR PARKS UNTIL 4AM
NEWPORT'S city centre car parks are going to be open until the early hours of the morning for the next three months.
03 December 2008
NEW COLUMN - BUSINESS MATTERS WITH BOB SHEPHERD
SCHOOL closures are inevitable runs the headline as news of a cross-party Assembly Report arrives. With thousands of empty places in primary schools the authorities have to do something.
03 December 2008
BRYNITHEL DEATH VICTIM WAS A 'KIND AND LOVING' MUM
03 December 2008
CALDICOT CLUBHOUSE BECOMES A COMMUNITY HIVE
A CAMPAIGN to prevent a rugby clubhouse from becoming a permanent target for burglars has led to the rundown building turning into a refurbished focal point for the community.
03 December 2008
VALLEYS TV PROJECT GETS FUNDING BOOST
A PROJECT helping young people in some of Waless most deprived areas to break into the highly competitive world of film and media is being funded to continue into a third successive year.
02 December 2008
NEWPORT POLICE CHIEF MOVES ON
NEWPORT'S Divisional Police Commander Kevin Price (pictured) is leaving his post for a new job at constabulary headquarters in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran.
02 December 2008
HARTRIDGE SCHOOL GOES AHEAD DESPITE COUNCIL FACING CASHFLOW PROBLEMS
02 December 2008
CARDIFF WILL NOT HI-JACK THE RYDER CUP AS THEIRS SAYS DEPUTY LEADER TOWNSEND
NEWPORT Council have denied the Ryder Cup will be hi-jacked by nearby Cardiff as 'their' event.
02 December 2008
ROW BREAKS OUT OVER USE OF WELSH AROUND NEWPORT
02 December 2008
FORMER MAYORS THREATEN ACTION AGAINST LEADER OVER 'BEHAVIOUR' CLAIMS
FORMER Newport Mayors have threatened to take action against their council leader Matthew Evans (pictured) over claims of 'inappropriate behaviour' at an annual event.
01 December 2008
ACCIDENT PARTIALLY BLOCKS MAJOR NEWPORT ROAD
01 December 2008
ROAD CRASH MAN IS NAMED
A MAN, who died in a car crash on Friday (November 28) near Usk, Gwent, has been named.
01 December 2008
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BRYNITHEL IS NAMED
01 December 2008
MAN RELEASED IN GWENT DEATH INVESTIGATION
30 November 2008
POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO SUSPICOUS DEATHS ON THE SAME NIGHT
28 November 2008
APPEAL FOR FATAL CRASH WITNESS
28 November 2008
POLICE WILL BE 'ROBUST' ON DRINK DRIVERS THIS CHRISTMAS
THE CHRISTMAS Drink-Drive campaign begins on Monday with all four Welsh police forces giving out the sterm warning that they will take 'robust' action if motorists are caught over the limit. The warning comes after 19,554 drivers were breathalysed on the roads of Wales during the 2007 campaign, and 587 of those tested positive.
27 November 2008
NEWPORT MAN CAUGHT IN MUMBAI TERRORIST DRAMA
A NEWPORT man has described how he tried to escape his hotel in Mumbai after it was stormed by terrorists on Thursday morning.
26 November 2008
POLICE RE-APPEAL ABOUT NEWPORT ROBBERY
26 November 2008
ANGER AS TORFAEN COUNCIL GIVE THEMSELVES A PAY RISE
25 November 2008
CHINESE TAKEAWAY COUPLE FINED FOR FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE OFFENCES
24 November 2008
LANDLORD FINED £12K IN COUNCIL PROSECUTION
24 November 2008
COUNCILLOR ACCUSES HIS OWN AUTHORITY OF WASTEFUL SPENDING
A TORFAEN councillor claims that his authority has to 'stop spending and start thinking' on how they used up their cash. Councillor Fred Wildgust (pictured) has accused the council of 'free spending', saying they have 'misplaced priorities'.
23 November 2008
GWENT MAN KILLED IN M4 MOTORWAY TRAGEDY
21 November 2008
MP FLYNN DENIES RUMOURS HE IS STANDING DOWN FROM NEWPORT WEST SEAT
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has denied he is standing down at the next General Election from his seat.
20 November 2008
COUNCIL EXTENDS STREET LIGHTING SWITCH-OFF DEADLINE
TORFAEN Council are extending the deadline for consultation on whether to turn street lights off at night until the new year.
20 November 2008
TRAFFIC SLOW ON SECOND SEVERN CROSSING AFTER ACCIDENT
THE SECOND Severn Crossing was blocked on Thursday morning after a crash between two cars and a lorry.
20 November 2008
TWO QUESTIONED ON CWMTILLERY POST OFFICE ROBBERY
19 November 2008
81-YEAR-OLD PENSIONER CHARGED WITH DOUBLE ROAD DEATHS
19 November 2008
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO TREDEGAR CAR CRASH VICTIM
THE FAMILY of crash victim Nathan Price (pictured) have described their son as 'fun loving' in a tribute to the 20-year-old who died in Tredegar.
19 November 2008
TOLLS GO UP AGAIN ON SEVERN CROSSINGS
THE COST of entering Wales over the road crossings from England is to go up again next month, it has been revealed.
18 November 2008
ESCAPED INMATE TO APPEAR BEFORE MAGISTRATES
A MISSING prisoner from Prescoed Jail near Usk will appear before Newport magistrates next month after being caught in the Midlands.
18 November 2008
ARMED ROBBERY AT CWMTILLERY POST OFFICE
18 November 2008
WOMAN KILLED IN SUSPECTED HIT-AND-RUN TREDEGAR MAN NAMED
18 November 2008
RECORD NUMBER OF AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR NEWPORT STUDENTS
NEWPORT students have received a record 20 nominations at this years Ffresh Awards which recognise the best up-and-coming moving image talent in Wales.
17 November 2008
FOUR CONVICTIONS OVER DEATH OF CARE HOME PATIENT
A FAMILY have said they are happy to have closure on the death of dementia patient Mr Alan Sayers (pictured) after three people were convicted at Newport Crown Court of wilfully negelcting him at a Newbridge Care Home four years ago.
17 November 2008
MAN KILLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD
17 November 2008
MOTORCYCLIST 'SERIOUS' AFTER M48 ACCIDENT
17 November 2008
NEW CAR PARK ENFORCEMENT WELCOMED BY TOWN BUSINESSES
17 November 2008
THIRTY YEARS OF HELP FROM WOMEN'S AID MONMOUTHSHIRE
14 November 2008
RESIDENTS EVACUATED FROM NURSING HOME AFTER HOTEL FIRE
14 November 2008
TWO PEOPLE DIE IN HORRIFIC NEWPORT FIRE
13 November 2008
EXCLUSIVE - AXE FALLS ON GWENT GAZETTE OFFICE AS MEDIA WALES MAKES MORE CUTBACKS
WELSH newspaper group Media Wales are axing two weekly newspaper offices, one of them in Gwent, in the latest round of cuts to hit the Cardiff-based organisation.
13 November 2008
WOMAN ATTACKED AT CWMCARN SCENIC DRIVE
13 November 2008
NEWPORT COUNCIL START ACTING ON 2010 RYDER CUP PREPARATIONS
NEWPORT City Council and the bodies involved with the Ryder Cup 2010 have set-out their programme to make sure the worldwide sporting event is delivered on time.
13 November 2008
TEENAGER SHELBY TO TURN ON NEWPORT'S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON SUNDAY
BUDDING stage star Shelby Morgan will switch on Newport's Christmas Lights in the city centre on Sunday evening.
12 November 2008
ECO-BUILDING SCOOPS AWARD
11 November 2008
ARMISTICE DAY WITH PAUL FLYNN MP
HOW MY FATHER SURVIVED THE HORROR OF WWI TRENCHES
EACH Remembrance Sunday, personal memories are churned up of our loved ones who are among the fallen. An event I never miss is the laying a wreath on the Newport Cenotaph. This year the crowds were as large as ever, undeterred by the cold and the driving rain.
(Read more from Newport West's MP at www.paulflynnmp.co.uk)
10 November 2008
CRASH VICTIM WAS 'MY BEST FRIEND'
THE HUSBAND of Shirley Potts (pictured) who was killed in Clarence Place, Newport, on Friday evening has described her as his 'best friend'.
09 November 2008
MAJOR ACTION TAKEN IN BRAKE'S ROAD SAFETY WEEK
THE FIRE and Rescue services in Wales are taking serious action to help educate people about road safety in Gwent as part of a major drive towards cutting the number of accidents in the Principality.
09 November 2008
INSPIRATIONAL WRITER HOLDS MASTERCLASS
A YOUNG writer, who is competing to win one of the worlds biggest literary prizes, spent a day at Newports University spreading words of inspiration to creative writing students. Dinaw Mengistu (pictured) is one of the six finalists in the running for the second £60,000 Dylan Thomas Prize.
09 November 2008
NEWPORT REMEMBERS
JUST as the gun fired over Newport Bridge to signal the two minute silence, torrential rain that had come down on the 2008 Service of Remembrance suddenly stopped.
(Pictured - The Mayor of Newport, Councillor Noel Trigg, lays a wreath at Sunday's Service of Remembrance at the city's Cenotaph in Clarance Place)
07 November 2008
200 JOBS GO IN GWENT
MAJOR job losses were announced throughout Gwent on Friday, including banking giant Lloyds/TSB.
07 November 2008
PERSON GIVEN ROADSIDE CPR IN NEWPORT RUSH HOUR ACCIDENT
07 November 2008
ARMED ROBBER WORE 'DIRTY DOZEN' JACKET
06 November 2008
POLICE ACTED CORRECTLY IN M4 DEATH TRAGEDY SAYS REPORT
GWENT Police acted correctly when they chased a car last year which eventually crashed on the M4 in Newport when going the wrong way down a carriageway.
06 November 2008
CORUS GIVE EBBW VALE ARCHIVAL TRUST A CASH BOOST
A CHARITY, set up to preserve a South Wales towns industrial heritage, has received a £2,500 boost from one of the areas major employers.
04 November 2008
FORMER TORFAEN MAYOR GWILLIAM EVANS DIES
TORFAEN Council were in mourning on Tuesday following news that former Mayor Gwilliam Evans (pictured) died on Monday (November 3) aged 71.
04 November 2008
CITY REMEMBERS CHARTISTS AT EVENING MEMORIAL
NEWPORT Mayor Noel Trigg (pictured) has called on the city's residents to 'treasure' the legacy of the Chartists as he laid flowers on the stone tablet at St Woolos Cathedral on Tuesday night for the 169th anniversary of their Uprising
03 November 2008
SERVICE SHORT-LISTED FOR MAJOR AWARD
03 November 2008
YOUNGSTERS RECOGNISED FOR HELPING FIGHT AGAINST CRIME
03 November 2008
POLICE TRACE PEOPLE IN CWMBRAN DEATH INQUIRY
03 November 2008
CHILDREN RE-ENACT CHARTISTS UPRISING
HUNDREDS of children will walk down Stow Hill in Newport on Tuesday lunchtime to re-enact one of the most famous events in the city's history (pictured).
31 October 2008
WOMAN DIES AFTER CAR CRASH
31 October 2008
FAMILY APPEAL TO TRACE THEIR SON'S KILLER ONE YEAR ON
30 October 2008
CLEAN UP OF PONTYPOOL PARK PONDS TO START
WORK to clean up ponds in Pontypool Park (pictured) is set to begin next week.
29 October 2008
ARRESTS AFTER FUEL THEFT CRACKDOWN
28 October 2008
RESIDENTS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ABOUT BIG STREET LIGHT SWITCH-OFF
PEOPLE can have their say about the decision to switch off up to 50 per cent of street lights in Torfaen by visiting their council's website.
28 October 2008
TAKE THAT TO PLAY IN CARDIFF AGAIN
POP stars Take That confirmed they are to return to the Millennium Stadium on June 16 as part of their Circus - Live tour.
24 October 2008
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER NEW INN DEATH
22 October 2008
MURDERER LAY IN WAIT FOR NEW INN TRAGEDY STAFF
22 October 2008
POLICE CONTINUE TO QUESTION MAN OVER NEW INN DEATH
21 October 2008
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN
ONE OF HISTORY'S POLITICAL TURNING POINTS
THIS is the most important turning point in politics for at least a generation. It will be equivalent in world terms to the 1945 new world. In British terms, it will more than match the Thatcher changes of 1979.
21 October 2008
MAN KILLED IN NEW INN INCIDENT IS NAMED
21 October 2008
MAN QUIZZED ABOUT NEW INN DEATH DRAMA
21 October 2008
MAN QUESTIONED ON NEW INN DEATH DRAMA
21 October 2008
MAN 52 QUESTIONED ON NEW INN DEATH DRAMA
21 October 2008
MAN 52 QUESTIONED ABOUT PONTYPOOL DEATH DRAMA
21 October 2008
MAN 52 QUESTIONED BY POLICE AFTER PONTYPOOL DEATH DRAMA
20 October 2008
MAN ON THE RUN AFTER NEW INN INCIDENT - UPDATES LATER
A MAN is on the run after a major incident took place at New Inn, Pontypool, on Monday afternoon.20 October 2008
COUNCILLORS GET LESSONS ON WASTE
20 October 2008
TEN ARRESTED IN PONTYPOOL CRACKDOWN
TEN people have been arrested in Pontypool as part of the Not in my Neighbourhood Week programme.
17 October 2008
NEWPORT COUNCIL LOOK TO BAN DRINKING ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC THROUGHOUT CITY
NEWPORT Council are looking to extend their ban on drinking alcohol in public to throughout the city.
17 October 2008
TRIP OF A LIFETIME FOR GROUP
14 October 2008
WOMAN ARRESTED ON DRUGS OFFENCES
14 October 2008
BLOCKBUSTER TO OPEN CWMBRAN'S NEW MULTIPLEX CINEMA
JAMES BOND will open Cwmbran's new multi-million pounds cinema on October 31 when the Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig, is released.
13 October 2008
DISRUPTION EXPECTED FROM 'HOGGING THE BRIDGE' EVENT
MOTORCYCLISTS from across the country will be 'Hogging the Bridge' (pictured) on Sunday (Oct 19) as they stage their annual event.
13 October 2008
MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR TROUBLE ON M4 AS VEHICLES COLLIDE
10 October 2008
MAJOR DRUGS RAID IN NEWPORT ON FRIDAY MORNING
09 October 2008
GWENT STRUCK BY ICELANDIC BANK CRISIS
GWENT is one of three Welsh police authorities who are sweating over investment into Icelandic banks.
07 October 2008
NEW SKATEPARK TO OPEN
THE LATEST addition to Newport International Sports Village will be opened on Wednesday (October 8).
06 October 2008
MAJOR SPORTS PROGRAMME RECEIVES BOOST
CORUS is investing £10,000 in a major sports programme that will see hundreds of Neath Port Talbot children and young people with disabilities taking part in a wide range of activities.
06 October 2008
VICTIMS NAMED IN CWMBRAN CAR CRASH TRAGEDY
03 October 2008
WOMAN KILLED IN CWMBRAN CAR CRASH
03 October 2008
A THOUSAND CASES OF FUEL THEFT
03 October 2008
MORE CONTROVERSY AT PRESCOED
A MAN has failed to return to controversial Prescoed Jail on Thursday just as another prisoner on the run was found.
02 October 2008
A FLEETING VISIT TO EASTBOURNE
YOU may well think of Eastbourne as a place for retirement. There are many elderly people of the blue rinse variety in the south coast town but it is more lively than you may think.
30 September 2008
MISSING TEENAGER FOUND
30 September 2008
PONTYPOOL DRUGS RACKETS 'WILL NOT BE TOLERATED'
27 September 2008
POLICE RE-APPEAL FOR WITNESS
27 September 2008
POLICE CRACKDOWN ON BAD CWMBRAN DRIVERS
26 September 2008
ROADS GET £650K MAKEOVER
ROADS in Torfaen are benefiting from a £650,000 package of improvement works.
26 September 2008
POLICE HUNT MOBILE PHONE ROBBER
24 September 2008
BATH ARCHITECTS WIN CONTRACT TO RE-DESIGN ABERGAVENNY CATTLE MARKET
24 September 2008
COUNCILLOR BLASTS TORFAEN LEADER IN ROW
COUNCILLOR Fred Wildgust (pictured) has blasted comments Torfaen leader Bob Wellington made at the authority's council meeting on Tuesday night.
24 September 2008
BATH GETTING BACK IN ORDER AFTER MAJOR INCIDENT AT DEVELOPMENT
THE CENTRE of Bath was slowly getting back to usual after a major fire at the Southgate Centre development in the middle of the city.
22 September 2008
MAN IN COURT ON RAPE AND WOUNDING CHARGES
22 September 2008
POLICE UNCOVER PONTYPOOL CANNABIS FACTORY
POLICE have uncovered a cannabis factory at an address in Pontypool.
22 September 2008
'APATHETIC' CAR USERS STUNG BY SEATBELT CRACKDOWN
22 September 2008
POLICE CRACKDOWN ON DANGEROUS DRIVERS
CHEPSTOW police are are continuing their campaign to rid the town of dangerous and irresponsible drivers.
16 September 2008
HARTRIDGE SCHOOL SET TO BE KNOCKED DOWN
10 September 2008
MAN HAS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE SPRAYED IN FACE DURING ATTACK
10 September 2008
ESCAPED PRESCOED JAIL INMATE IS ARRESTED
A MAN missing from Prescoed Jail near Usk since August 9 has been found and arrested across the Severn Bridge.
09 September 2008
MAN KILLED IN RISCA ACCIDENT
09 September 2008
14 ARRESTED IN OPERATION UTAH CRACKDOWN
THE LATEST Operation Utah crackdown on car crime has resulted in 13 people being arrested and 14 fixed penalty notices issued.
05 September 2008
LANDSLIDE IN CRUMLIN
05 September 2008
TWO KILLED ONE CRITICAL AFTER HORRIFIC ROAD CRASH IN BLACKWOOD
04 September 2008
WOMAN ASSAULTED NEAR ASDA
04 September 2008
SIX PEOPLE IN COURT ON CLASS A DRUGS CHARGES
02 September 2008
MAN KILLED AT FORMER EBBW VALE STEELWORKS IS NAMED
02 September 2008
ESCAPED PRESCOED PRISONER BACK BEHIND BARS
A PRISONER, on the run from Prescoed jail near Usk, has given himself up to the authorities.
02 September 2008
11 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN EARLY MORNING DRUGS RAIDS
POLICE have arrested a number of people on drugs offences after early morning raids in both Newport and Birmingham on Tuesday.
02 September 2008
MAN DIES AND ANOTHER INJURED AT FORMER EBBW VALE STEELWORKS
01 September 2008
CREDIT CRUNCH HITTING NEWPORT PROJECTS
THE WHOLE of Newport's ambitious re-generation project is under considerable threat because of the credit crunch, it has been claimed.
(Pictured - City Spires is likely to be axed)
28 August 2008
HGV'S STOPPED IN TWO-DAY WEIGHT LIMIT OPERATION
28 August 2008
MAN CHARGED WITH CAUSING DEATH BY DANGEROUS DRIVING
27 August 2008
POLICE ISSUE E-FIT OF COLDRA ROBBERY SUSPECT
POLICE have re-appealed for information about a terrifying robbery of a teenager at a Newport bus stop last month.
(Pictured - E-fit of the robber)
27 August 2008
RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC NEAR NEWPORT DISRUPTED BY ACCIDENT
25 August 2008
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
23 August 2008
POLICE NAME BRYNMAWR DEATH VICTIM
22 August 2008
TWO ARRESTED OVER 'SUSPICOUS' DEATH IN BRYNMAWR ON FRIDAY MORNING
21 August 2008
OLYMPIC STARS TO RECEIVE A BIG WELCOME HOME
WALES' Olympic Games stars will be given a hero's welcome when they return to the Principality next week, it has been announced.
21 August 2008
TALENT FROM THE COALFIELDS GIVEN A MAJOR BOOST
SOME of Waless most creative people showcased their talents at the launch of a scheme aimed at helping them become part of Waless burgeoning arts and cultural scene.
(pictured - Singer Becky Barnbrook at the Coalfields Talent Nurture Fund launch)
21 August 2008
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN MP
LEO ABSE - A REMARKABLE LIFE
LEO Abse had a long wonderful life. Until his final days he delighted in fierce argument with views that were original, startling and cerebral.
21 August 2008
JOBS SECURED AT MOD FACTORY
20 August 2008
SOMERTON GETS A NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE
ONE of South Waless most active voluntary organisations officially opened the doors to new community centre that will become a focal point for local people.
20 August 2008
SEARCH ON FOR MISSING DEAF GIRL
20 August 2008
FORMER MP ABSE DIES
VETERAN former MP Leo Abse has died at the age of 91. The former Pontypool and Torfaen MP passed away peacefully at Charing Cross Hospital, London.
10 July 2008
CALDICOT GEARS UP FOR ITS' BIG FESTIVAL
VINTAGE vehicles, hot air balloons and non-stop music will all feature in two days of fun and entertainment for the whole family at the annual Caldicot Festival this summer.
(Pictured - Corus Community spokesman Keith Farron, (left), with Festival Organiser Mike Rice at Caldicot Castle)
10 July 2008
SWIMMERS TO GATHER FOR 40TH RACE AROUND ABERAVON PIER
09 July 2008
CITY SPIRES PROJECT 'DELAYED' FOR AT LEAST A YEAR
NEWPORT has suffered its' biggest blow in the ambitious re-development of the centre with the massive City Spires project (pictured) biting the dust for the time being.
07 July 2008
TEENAGERS FOUND
POLICE have called off their hunt for two teenagers from the Caerphilly area who went missing last week. Jodie Thomas (pictured) and Helydd Jones had not been seen since Thursday.
07 July 2008
MAN KILLED IN EAST GWENT CAR CRASH IS NAMED
05 July 2008
HUNT ON FOR MISSING TEENAGERS
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after two teenagers went missing from their homes on Thursday (July 3). Jodie Thomas
04 July 2008
MEN ESCAPE WITH MINOR INJURIES AFTER AIR CRASH NEAR NEWPORT
03 July 2008
POLICE SEND WARNING TO CHEPSTOW DRIVERS
CARS were seized after a month-long police operation in Chepstow to target irresponsible drivers with the warning that reckless and dangerous driving will not be tolerated and cars will be towed away (pictured)
03 July 2008
RESIDENTS WARNED ABOUT BURGLARIES OF UNDER RENOVATION PROPERTIES
03 July 2008
TAKING THE 'JUMBULANCE' TO LOURDES
03 July 2008
ROY TO ROCK CARNIVAL
IT may not be a Rock N' Roll Winter, as Wizzard once sang about, but their former lead singer Roy Wood (pictured) is ready to put the heat in summer at the Neath Carnival next week.
01 July 2008
POLICE APPEAL FOR ROBBERY WITNESSES
01 July 2008
TWO SCHOOLS TO CLOSE IN CWMBRAN
30 June 2008
MAN ROBBED ON STREET
26 June 2008
£500K CUSTODY UNIT REFURBISHMENT TO BE OPENED NEXT WEEK
26 June 2008
MAN SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER ATTACK IN CAERLEON
25 June 2008
CONSTRUCTION FIRM WINS TOP AWARD
A SWANSEA construction company that has helped refurbish facilities on one of Waless best-known wildlife sanctuaries has seen the project win a prestigious award for sustainable development.
23 June 2008
NEWPORT ENTERS A NEW ERA
A NEW era begins in Newport on Tuesday (June 24) when the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats take power of the city council for the first time.
23 June 2008
OFF-ROAD RIDERS CRACKED DOWN
19 June 2008
NEWPORT GETS 250 JOBS BOOST
NEWPORT is to have another 250 jobs coming its way after the HSBC announced they will be more than doubling their call centre workforce.
18 June 2008
POLICE WARN ABOUT DECEPTIONS
18 June 2008
YOIUNGSTERS TAKE LEAD IN TACKLING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
YOUNGSTERS on a Newport estate are playing a pivotal role in making life there safer and happier by taking the lead in an initiative aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour.
16 June 2008
RUNAWAY PRESCOED INMATE ARRESTED IN CARDIFF
A PRISIONER, who has been on the run from Prescoed Jail in Usk for the last six months, has been found.
16 June 2008
POLICE INCREASE THEIR CAMPAIGN TO FIND MAN'S ATTACKERS
16 June 2008
TORIES AND LIB DEMS TAKE CONTROL OF NEWPORT COUNCIL
NEWPORT is to have its' first non-Labour controlled council for three decades after a deal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
13 June 2008
CALL TO SET-UP NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEMES
12 June 2008
NOT STRICTLY DANCING AT NEWPORT ART WORKSHOPS
12 June 2008
GREEN POWER CAN BE GAINED CHEAPER THAN WITH A SEVERN BARRAGE - REPORT
ALTERNATIVE environmental power can be gained cheaper than by building a barrage across the River Severn, a report has said.
11 June 2008
CRACKDOWN LAUNCHED ON CWMBRAN TOWN CENTRE CRIME
POLICE are working alongside the Cwmbran Business Against Crime Partnership in a bid to stamp out shoplifting, crime and disorder in the town centre..
10 June 2008
MISSING MAN FOUND DEAD
10 June 2008
PLANNERS DECIDE ON NEW UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SITE
10 June 2008
TORCHWOOD STAR PLAYS ABERGAVENNY FESTIVAL'S PARTY IN BAILEY PARK
IT is not often that a local actor and singer can beat superstars David Beckham or Brad Pitt in the good looks department - but Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd (pictured) has done just that.
09 June 2008
MAN SERIOUS AFTER BRICK ATTACK
03 June 2008
APPEAL TO TRACK DOWN MISSING DONKEY JACKET MAN
03 June 2008
MAN ARRESTED AFTER SEX ASSAULT IN NEWPORT
03 June 2008
£22M FOR NEWPORT RAILWAY STATION IMPROVEMENTS
NEWPORT Railway Station is to get £22 million of improvements in time for the Ryder Cup in 2010. The money is being made available from the Welsh Assembly Government, who are putting in £7.7m and Network Rail (£22m).
31 May 2008
RUGBY GROUND-SHARE SCHEME THROWN INTO MAJOR DOUBT
BRISTOL'S ground-sharing scheme with Newport RFC, due to start in September, has been thrown into doubt after a main contractor for the new Memorial Stadium (pictured) pulled out on Friday (May 30).
30 May 2008
MAN RELEASED IN NEWPORT SEX ASSAULT ENQUIRY
30 May 2008
POLICE WANT NEW RECRUITS FOR THEIR AUTHORITY
29 May 2008
UNDERAGE DRINKING 'WILL NOT BE TOLERATED' SAY POLICE
A CO-ORDINATED operation throughout every area of Newport has led to more than 100 litres of alcohol being seized from underage drinkers in one night.
29 May 2008
WALES OPEN GOLF LATEST - SINGH ON SONG AT LUNCHTIME ON DAY ONE
INDIA'S Jeev Mikha Singh is the early leader in the 2008 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open as lunchtime on the first day approached.
29 May 2008
POLICE CRACKDOWN ON DRIVERS
DRIVERS are facing a new crackdown on speeding and parking in New Inn, Pontypool. Neighbourhood officers will be working alongside the Highway Department and the Safety Camera Partnership to enforce the law and issue fixed penalty notices.
28 May 2008
FIRST BEFORE THE LOCAL PAPERS- FOUR YEARS TO GET NEW RODNEY PARADE
NEWPORT'S new stadium will be built in four years and remain as Rodney Parade. Plans will be submitted to the city council within days and the redevelopment throughout the site is likely to cost £100 million.
(Pictured - The new Rodney Parade)
28 May 2008
RYDER CUP COURSE IS OPENED
THE magnificent new £16 million Ryder Cup TwentyTen golf course and clubhouse at the Celtic Manor was officially opened by First Minister Rhodri Morgan on Wednesday (May 28).
27 May 2008
POLICE NAME TEENAGER KILLED IN BLACKWOOD CRASH
23 May 2008
MAJOR ARRESTS IN GWENT DRUGS RAIDS
A THREE-week operation targeting drug dealers in Gwent has seen the arrest of 38 people across the force. In total officers carried out 61 raids in a pre-planned initiative to crackdown on this type of crime.
23 May 2008
POLICE HUNT HIT AND RUN DRIVER
23 May 2008
RUGBY SEVENS- WALES LOOKING FOR GOOD FINISH TO SEASON
WALES Sevens coach Gareth Baber is hoping to guide Wales to a top eight finish in the final two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series in London and Edinburgh over the next two weekends.
23 May 2008
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT PRESCOED JAIL DEMANDS MP
AN MP has demanded answers on why dangerous prisoners are being moved from closed jails to Prescoed Open Prison.
23 May 2008
MP TOUHIG BLASTS HONOURS SYSTEM FOR SERVICEMEN
ISLWYN MP Don Touhig (pictured) has hit out at the 'unacceptable' situation about who should receive honours for service to their country, claiming it brought 'shame' on Britain.
23 May 2008
PEOPLE WARNED ABOUT HEARING ABUSE
AROUND 60 people learnt about the damage they may be doing to their hearing through the use of personal music players during an event in Cwmbran.
23 May 2008
POLICE WARN ABOUT LETTERBOX THEIVES
21 May 2008
NEWPORT GETS £500K TO HELP PEOPLE GET FIT
A WELSH Assembly Government grant of almost half a million pounds will be used to encourage adults in Newport to become more physically active.
21 May 2008
UNIQUE NUMBER PLATE SYSTEM SNARS SERIAL CRIMINAL AT SECOND SEVERN CROSSING
TRAFFIC police have arrested a "wanted" man on the M4 after his vehicle was detected by a highly-successful number plate recognition system.
20 May 2008
POLICE HUNTS AFTER TWO NASTY ROBBERY INCIDENTS
19 May 2008
DEWSTOW STREET DEATH- POLICE APPEAL TO POLISH COMMUNITY
19 May 2008
GOLF- JIMENEZ JOINS THE WALES OPEN PARTY
FORMER winner Miguel Angel Jimnez (pictured) will bid to reclaim The Celtic Manor Wales Open title after confirming his name as one of the latest entries into next weeks tournament.
18 May 2008
CHESS WORLD REVEALED AT MUSEUM
A FASCINATING talk into the world of chess will take place at Newport Museum and Art Gallery on Wednesday (May 21).
18 May 2008
NEWPORT CENTRE POOL IS CLOSED
NEWPORT Centre swimming pool (pictured) will be closed on Saturday May 17 to Friday May 23 inclusive for essential maintenance work to the pool plant.
18 May 2008
VIEWS ARE SOUGHT ON COUNCIL HOUSE SPACE
18 May 2008
RUGBY LEAGUE CONFERENCE - STEELERS SNEAK HOME AGAINST DEMONS
NEATH Port Talbot Steelers fought out a close clash with Cardiff Demons on the opening weekend of this season's Co-operative Welsh Conference Premier league.
18 May 2008
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO MAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH
18 May 2008
DEWSTOW STREET DEATH- MAN IS RELEASED BY POLICE
14 May 2008
NEW INN GAIN ECO AWARD
14 May 2008
TRIBUTES TO ELDERLY COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN ABERGAVENNY
THE FAMILY of elderly couple Tom and Nancie Hughes (pictured), who were found dead in their Abergavenny home last weekend, have paid tribute to them.
13 May 2008
POLICE NAME ABERGAVENNY DEATH COUPLE
13 May 2008
CALDICOT TARGETED IN UNDER-AGE DRINKING BLITZ
OVER 50 litres of alcohol were seized on Monday (May 12) as a result of an operation targeting underage drinking and anti-social behaviour in Caldicot.
13 May 2008
MURDER INQUIRY LAUNCHED AFTER DISCOVERY OF WOMAN'S BODY
12 May 2008
ELDERLY MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN ABERGAVENNY TOWN CENTRE
12 May 2008
FOLK COMES TO NEWPORT
09 May 2008
MAJOR OPERATION TARGETS UNDERAGE DRINKERS
ONE of Waless largest operations to target underage drinkers and antisocial behaviour is underway in Newport.
08 May 2008
MAN ATTACKED BY NEWPORT CENOTAPH
08 May 2008
GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK AT HEALTH BENEFITS OF CANNABIS - MP FLYNN
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has told his own Government to stop being tough on cannabis offenders and look more at the health outcomes.
06 May 2008
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN
THANK YOU, VOTERS
EXHAUSTION may have played a part; but I am strangely elated at the Newport election results.
06 May 2008
AMERICAN FIRM APPOINTED TO LOOK AT SEVERN BARRAGE'S ENVIRONMENT IMPACT
A CONSORTIUM has been appointed to make an environmental assessment of the Severn Barrage's (pictured) impact should the massive development be built.
06 May 2008
FEARS THAT £200M FRIARS WALK MAY NOT OPEN FOR RYDER CUP
THERE are fears that the new £200 million Friars Walk shopping development (pictured) in the middle of Newport city centre will not be open in time for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
06 May 2008
POLICE QUESTION MEN OVER TREDEGAR PUB DEATH
03 May 2008
WARD-BY-WARD - HOW LABOUR CRASHED IN NEWPORT
ELECTION 2008 - RACE FOR THE CIVIC CENTRE
LABOUR'S crash in Newport will see them without several councillors and a hung authority going into the flagship 2010 year when the Ryder Cup comes to the city.
02 May 2008
HUNT IS ON FOR INDECENT EXPOSURE MEN
POLICE are hunting men (photofit picture of one)for questioning after reports of indecent exposure incidents in the city recently.
02 May 2008
ELECTION 2008 LATEST FRIDAY AM - LABOUR HIT FOR SIX IN SOUTH EAST WALES
LABOUR took big losses in South East Wales as Prime Minister said his party would 'listen and learn' from the damage inflicted to them by the voters.
02 May 2008
215AM FRIDAY ELECTION SPECIAL - NEWPORT AND BLAENAU GWENT UNDER THREAT
NEWPORT and Bleanau Gwent may fall from the hands of the Labour Party as results come in from today's council elections
01 May 2008
HILTON - WRITING BRISTOL OFF IS MEANINGLESS
DAVE HILTON (pictured) has sent a parting shot to those who think Bristol will be annual Guinness Premiership relegation candidates, saying the label was 'pointless'.
01 May 2008
COUNCILS GO TO THE POLLS
WELSH councils have their day of destiny as the public go to the polls on Thursday to choose the make up of their new authorities. And Newport City Council is highlighted as one of the most vulnerable for Labour in the Principality.
30 April 2008
MAN ASSAULTED AT PUB
30 April 2008
PROBE LAUNCHED INTO MAN'S DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY
29 April 2008
ESCAPED PRESCOED INMATE BACK IN CUSTODY
AN ESCAPED inmate at Prescoed Jail, near Usk, has been recaptured after three weeks on the run.
29 April 2008
MAN KILLED ON SITE AT A NEWPORT METAL BUSINESS
27 April 2008
MAN DIES AFTER CAR CRASH
27 April 2008
OPERATION COLLATERAL A SUCCESS SAY POLICE
OVER 900 cans of beers and cider were confiscated from youths, 52 letters sent to parents and 112 people stopped and searched during a criminal damage operation by police in Newport.
(Pictured - An officer with a haul from Operational Collateral)
27 April 2008
MAN DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY
25 April 2008
PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR NEWPORT'S NEW RODNEY PARADE STADIUM
NEWPORT RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons region have finally submitted a planning application for the regeneration of Rodney Parade into a 15,000-capacity stadium.
24 April 2008
MAGNERS LEAGUE TEAM NEWS - JONES PICKS WELSH STARS FOR DRAGONS CLASH
OSPREYS boss Lyn Jones (pictured) says the star-studded West Walians will give Newport Gwent Dragons 'full respect' despite reports that he dismissed the East Wales region and their ambition.
24 April 2008
FIRM CREATES 125 NEW JOBS IN BLAENAVON
DONCASTERS, the global manufacturer of precision components, in Blaenavon is investing £16 million into its plant and creating 125 new high-skilled jobs.
23 April 2008
£70kCANNABIS FACTORY DISCOVERED IN NEWPORT
A tip-off from members of the public led police to uncover a large-scale cannabis factory at a Newport house on Tuesday (April 22).
23 April 2008
WOMAN SUFFERS TERRIFYING ATTACK IN HER OWN HOME
23 April 2008
MP ASKS WHEN FREE CROSS-BORDER BUS SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE
THE GOVERNMENT has admitted that pensioners and the disabled in Wales will have to wait for a chance to use their free bus passes on journeys to the West Country.
23 April 2008
GWENT APPOINT NEW CHIEF CONSTABLE
GWENT'S deputy chief constable Mike Giannasi (pictured) has been promoted to the senior post in the Constabulary.
22 April 2008
TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT ARE NAMED
22 April 2008
SCHOOLS TO BE HIT BY ONE-DAY STRIKE ON THURSDAY
SCHOOLS throughout Wales and the West Country will be hit on Thursday (April 24) by industrial action at teachers join in a one-day strike over pay.
22 April 2008
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO 'BEAUTIFUL' WOMAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH
A FAMILY have paid tribute to their 20-year-old daughter who was killed near Abertillery on Sunday. morning. Mother-of-two Kaylee Goddard, (pictured) from Blaina, was involved in a crash near Roseheyworth Business Park when she was one of five people in a Ford Scorpio.
21 April 2008
MAN KILLED IN NEWPORT ROAD ACCIDENT IS NAMED
21 April 2008
BARCLAY'S SIGN CELTIC MANOR WALES OPEN DEAL
BANKING giant Barclays Commercial Bank has stepped up its sponsorship of The Celtic Manor Wales Open in a new four-year deal.
(Picture - PUTT IT THERE: Celtic Manor Wales Open Tournament Director Dylan Matthews (right) celebrates the new deal with Barclay's Commercial Bank Corporate Director for Wales John Union on the 18th green of the new Twenty Ten course at Celtic Manor)
21 April 2008
WALES SKIPPER JONES BACK AT GWENT POLICE RUGBY TOURNAMENT
WELSH Grand Slam captain Ryan Jones dropped by Pontypool Park on Wednesday April 16 to congratulate the 120 schoolboys who took part in an under-14s Gwent Schools rugby tournament organised by Gwent Police.
21 April 2008
ABERTILLERY ROAD TRAGEDY - VICTIM IS NAMED
20 April 2008
WOMAN 20 KILLED AND TWO INJURED IN ABERTILLERY ACCIDENT
18 April 2008
POLICE HUNT HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
18 April 2008
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE - WITH PAUL FLYNN
I was very hostile to John Prescott becoming leader of the British Council of Europe (COE) delegation. My main objection was that he would not do the exacting long hours of tedious work essential to do the job properly.
18 April 2008
MP DEMANDS ANSWERS TO LATEST FIASCO AT PRESCOED PRISON
MONMOUTH MP David Davies (pictured) has hit out at the recent spate of absconders from controversial Prescoed Open Prison in Usk.
16 April 2008
ARRESTS IN PILL DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
16 April 2008
TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES IN TRAGIC NEWPORT ACCIDENT
15 April 2008
WHERE IS MISSING TEENAGER EMMA
POLICE are re-appealing for anyone with information about a missing teenager. Anyone who knows where Ponthir 15-year-old Emma Louise Wakeling, (pictured) who is also known as Emma Smith, is has been asked to contact them.
15 April 2008
ANOTHER INMATE GOES MISSING FROM PRESCOED JAIL
ANOTHER prisoner has failed to return to Prescoed Jail in Usk, making it almost a weekly occurance in the last month.
14 April 2008
DRIVER IS KIDNAPPED AND ATTACKED IN HORRIFIC ORDEAL
14 April 2008
RISCA GETS A £60M REDEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE A TESCO EXTRA
RISCA (pictured) is going to get the Tesco treatment as the giant superstore aims to build a shop in the Gwent town as part of a massive new transformation.
14 April 2008
PEOPLE WARNED ABOUT LOTTERY LETTER SCAM
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant of a letter scam that is sweeping through a town in Gwent. Bogus letters have been sent to residents in the Abergavenny area from lottery companies abroad who claim they are contacting them because they are due a sum of money.
14 April 2008
MAN ARRESTED IN GWENT OVER SUSPICOUS DEATH
10 April 2008
POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING TEENAGER
POLICE are trying to trace 17-year-old Kovi Dunbar (pictured) after she went missing from her Cwmbran home.
10 April 2008
MAN QUESTIONED ABOUT ROBBERY IN PILL
09 April 2008
NEWPORT MURDER HUNT LATEST - FIVE BAILED AS VICTIM IS NAMED
FIVE people questioned in a Newport murder inquiry have been released on police bail pending further investigations. Three men and two women were arrested over the death of John Sully (pictured), from the Caerleon area of Newport, on Monday.
(Second Gwent murder hunt - see story below)
09 April 2008
CONVICTED DRUGS SUPPLIER ON THE RUN FROM PRESCOED JAIL
A CONVICTED drugs supplier is on the run from Prescoed Jail in Gwent after failing to return on Tuesday (April 8).
09 April 2008
BOOKMAKER IN ARMED ROBBERY TERROR
09 April 2008
SECOND GWENT MURDER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED IN TWO DAYS
08 April 2008
TROUBLE-MAKERS ARRESTED AFTER CRACKDOWN IN OAKDALE
08 April 2008
MURDER HUNT LAUNCHED IN NEWPORT
07 April 2008
COMPANY BOSS ADMITS MANSLAUGHTER AFTER CWMBRAN ACCIDENT
07 April 2008
POLICE LAUNCH CRACKDOWN ON SPEEDING MOTORISTS
SPEEDING motorists are being targeted in North Gwent in a daily crackdown after complaints from local residents.
07 April 2008
RUGBY LEAGUE - CRUSADERS SLAY HALIFAX AGAIN
HALIFAX 24 CELTIC CRUSADERS 30
THE CELTIC Crusaders completed two wins over Halifax in the space of nine days after an excellent performance at The Shay on Sunday.
05 April 2008
CASH MACHINE SCAM SPREADS TO MONMOUTH
CASH machine theives are at it again. A Christmas spate of thefts from hole in the wall machines in Newport has now spread 14 weeks later to Monmouth.
05 April 2008
FEARS FOR MISSING NEWPORT FAMILY
CONCERN is growing about a Korean family of four that have gone missing from their home in Newport. The family left their Cambridge Road address approximately one month, it is believed, before they were reported missing on March 19.
(pictured - Father of the missing family, Guek Foo Han)
05 April 2008
OPERATION UTAH MAKES WALES AND WEST COUNTRY 'NO CRIME ZONES'
WALES and the West Country have been declared no-go zones for criminals with more than 100 police officers (each day) from nine police forces and representatives from six enforcement agencies running Operation Utah Regional.
(pictured - Officers stop traffic at Magor Services on Friday)
04 April 2008
HEINEKEN CUP TEAM NEWS - TINDALL BACK FOR TITANIC KINGSHOLM CLASH
GLOUCESTER have recalled Mike Tindall (pictured) to their squad for Saturday's sell-out Heineken Cup quarter-final showdown against Munster at Kingsholm (5.30pm).
03 April 2008
COUNCIL GET TOUGH ON SMOKERS IGNORING BAN
AROUND 100 one hundred people have been warned for smoking in enclosed areas of Cwmbran Town Centre. The popular shopping centre has large areas which are covered and, as such, are no smoking areas under the ban.
02 April 2008
DOORS OPEN FOR HISTORIC GROUND-SHARE BETWEEN NEWPORT RFC AND BRISTOL RUGBY
THE WAY has been opened for Guinness Premiership rugby in Wales for the first time in history after Bristol's Memorial Stadium development (pictured) was given planning permission on Wednesday night (April 2) by their city council.
02 April 2008
POLICE MAKE MASSIVE SEIZURE OF COCAINE IN CAERLEON
POLICE have found cocaine with a street value of £150,000 in a house in Caerleon, one of the largest seizures of its kind in Gwent.
02 April 2008
NEWPORT STATION NEEDS IMPROVING BEFORE LINK TO EBBW VALE CAN GO AHEAD
A NEWPORT to Ebbw Vale rail link was the original idea for the Western Valley line but could not be implimented because Newport Railway Station wasn't up to scratch, said Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan.
01 April 2008
RACES UNDER THREAT BECAUSE BLAENAVON LEISURE CENTRE HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED
TWO of Gwent's biggest and longest-established races are under threat because Blaenavon Recreation Centre has been demolished.
(pictured - a boarded-up Blaenavon Recreation Centre before demolition)
28 March 2008
TRAINS SO BAD THAT NETWORK RAIL MAY BE IN BREACH OF OPERATING LICENCE
NETWORK Rail have been told by the Office of Rail Regulation that they must improve their punctuality and reliability on its First Great Western route that serves South Wales and the West Country.
(Pictured - a First Great Western train at Newport station on Thursday)
28 March 2008
COMMONS KNOWLEDGE WITH PAUL FLYNN
WHY DON'T EDITORS PUBLISH THEIR OWN ADDRESSES?
THE DAILY Mail verdict on MPs as Shameless must be flung back in their faces. Will the editor publish the home addresses of himself and his staff so the public can call in on them and express their views?
27 March 2008
HELMAND MISSION 'LIKE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE' SAYS MP
BRITAIN'S situation in the Helmand province of Afganistan has been compared with the Charge of the Light Brigade and the First World War battlefields of The Somme by Newport West MP Paul Flynn (pictured).
27 March 2008
ESCAPED PRISONER BACK IN CUSTODY
AN ESCAPED prisoner from Prescoed jail has given himself up and been returned to custody.
26 March 2008
MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MURDER
25 March 2008
ESCAPED PRESCOED PRISONER CAPTURED IN CHELTENHAM
POLICE have tracked down a man who went missing from Prescoed jail (pictured) earlier this month to the West Country.
20 March 2008
32 ARRESTED AFTER OPERATION RECOUP
20 March 2008
COUNCIL 'FIRST IN WALES' TO TAKE A STAND ON PLASTIC BAG USE
NEWPORT is believed to be the first Welsh city to make a stand on reducing the amount of plastic bags used by shoppers after launching a programme to encourage re-usable bags.
20 March 2008
POLICE HUNT 'TOOTHLESS' BURGLAR AND ACCOMPLICE
19 March 2008
SCHOOL PRAISE FOR DEVELOPING THE NEXT RICHARD BRANSON
18 March 2008
CCTV IMAGE RELEASED IN HUNT MAN WHO TRIED TO SNATCH EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY
POLICE are desperate to track down a man who tried to snatch an eight-year-old boy on Monday afternoon (March 17) in Newport and have released a CCTV picture of the person they want to question.
18 March 2008
SHOP OWNERS TO GET ANTI-THEFT PRESENTATIONS
18 March 2008
BURGLARY LEVELS DOWN BUT POLICE WON'T GET COMPLACENT
BURGLARY in Monmouthshire and Torfaen has been cut by over 25 per cent in the last three years, say police. It means there are now more than 150 less victims across the divisions, however, as the weather starts to improve, the days get longer and the evenings lighter, police say they will not become complacent.
18 March 2008
COMMUNITY GET EXPANDED HALL
18 March 2008
STUDENTS REAP THE REWARDS OF THEIR ENGINEERING INITIATIVE
18 March 2008
YOUNGSTERS AIM FOR DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS
17 March 2008
CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR NEW SCHOOL ON THE GLEBELANDS
CONTRACTS for the new Glan Usk primary school have been signed between developers Vinci Investments Ltd and Newport City Council.
(Pictured - Artist impression of new school)
14 March 2008
PUBLIC WARNED ABOUT BUYING GRAND SLAM TICKETS FROM AUCTION SITES
PEOPLE desperate to see Wales' RBS Six Nations Championships Grand Slam match with France on Saturday are shelling out on auction websites for tickets.
14 March 2008
RUGBY LEAGUE - CRUSADERS DRAW WORLD CHAMPIONS IN CHALLENGE CUP
13 March 2008
PENSIONER CYCLIST HIT BY CAR IN CAERLEON
12 March 2008
MP DAVIES CALLS FOR MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OVER PRESCOED FIASCO
MONMOUTH MP David Davies has asked for a meeting with Government Minister David Hanson over the problems at Prescoed Jail near Usk.
11 March 2008
WORK ON NEW UNIVERSITY STOPS FOR FOUR MONTHS TO ALLOW FISH TO BREED
PREPARATORY work on the new £35 million City Centre Campus for the University of Wales, Newport is going to stop for four months to allow a fish species to breed.
(pictured - A Shad)
11 March 2008
COUNCIL PLEASED WITH STORMS RESPONSE
10 March 2008
RESIDENTS ALLOWED BACK TO CARAVAN PARK AFTER STORMS HIT
A GROUP of residents, who were taken to Newport Centre after their homes were caught up in the overnight storms on Monday, have been told they can go back.
(Pictured - The storms strike at Porthcawl)
10 March 2008
MAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH IS NAMED
10 March 2008
POLICE HUNT PUB ATTACKERS
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault in Newport city centre that took place fortnight ago on Sunday February 24.
(Pictured - cctv shots of men the police wish to speak to regarding the assaults)
07 March 2008
A UK FIRST FOR GWENT AS POLICE AND CHEMISTS JOIN TO TACKLE DRUG ABUSE
GWENT Police are launching a new initiative, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, with chemists to target people dealing in prescription and illicit drugs.
06 March 2008
AWARD LAUNCHED TO CURB PUB ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
PUBS and clubs are being urged to sign-up for a new award that is targeted at tackling anti-social behaviour in Newport.
04 March 2008
CAR PARK DEATH PENSIONER IS NAMED
03 March 2008
SEVEN PEOPLE ARRESTED AFTER MAN IS FOUND DEAD
03 March 2008
ROBBER ON THE RUN FROM PRESCOED PRISION
A 40-year-old robber has failed to return to Prescoed prison in Usk after going missing last week. Andrew Clifford Phillips failed to return to HMP Prescoed on Saturday March 1, 2008 He was convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court in May 2005 but is not a sex offender.
29 February 2008
MP TOUHIG IS 'PUTTING THE BOOT INTO HIS OWN PARTY', SAYS COLLEAGUE FLYNN
NEWPORT'S Labour MP Paul Flynn (pictured) has accused his neighbour Don Touhig of 'putting the boot into his own party' about the Welsh Assembly.
29 February 2008
RECORD NUMBERS ARE RECYCLING
RECORD levels of waste are now being recycled in Torfaen, according to new figures. Torfaen Cleanstream Recycling, which works in partnership with the County Borough Council, says it recycled nearly 700 tonnes of waste last month, more than they have ever done before.
29 February 2008
WELSH SINGING LEGEND IRIS WILLIAMS RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOUR POSSIBLE FROM AMERICAN SOCIETY
LEGENDARY singer Iris Williams (pictured) is to receive the highest honour possible from a Welsh American society to mark St David's Day 2008 on Saturday (March 1)
28 February 2008
PLANS REVEALED TO REGENERATE THE BRITISH IN TORFAEN
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