THE BANK holiday brought no respite on the campaign trail as Plaid Cymru attacked the government's handling of compensation claims for ex-miners and their widows. more...
GWENT'S most deprived areas could be eligible to receive a multi-million pound boost from National Lottery funds. more...
DEPUTY first minister Mike German was due to join the election campaign in Newport today. more...
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Caldicot yesterday as carnival fun came to Gwent. more...
A LOVE of dancing helped bring out the bubbly personality of Gwent Big Brother contestant Helen Adams - and it helped her conquer twin problems of shyness and dyslexia. more...
A GWENT bride-to-be and her hen party were lucky to escape a coach crash in Devon with their lives, say fire officers. more...
A VALLEYS town centre was closed to traffic today after a fire left a row of shops unsafe - and that could mean extra congestion for nearby Gwent towns. more...
A TOP Gwent visitor attraction has re-opened after being closed for almost all of the past three months because of foot-and-mouth. more...
FOOT and mouth is back in Gwent with a new confirmed outbreak at Abercarn. An outbreak at Lower Pant-y-Resk Farm was the only case confirmed in Wales yesterday, taking the total number to 92. more...
A WHISKY maker from Gwent turned down a visit from Bill Clinton because, he claims, he would have had to pay £50,000 for the privilege. more...
ARMED police surrounded a car in Bassaleg near Newport last night. Today they confirmed that an air pistol was found nearby. more...
THE head teacher of a Newport school has been presented with her MBE in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. more...
CHEMICALS experts from the fire service had to be called to Llantarnam Comprehensive, after someone broke in and threw acid about the school. more...
WALES face playing their crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland this Saturday in a half empty Millennium Stadium. more...
GLAMORGAN'S new Australian batsman, Jimmy Maher, today promised fans "I will do well over here. It will happen." more...
NEWPORT-based Phil Price further improved his chances of making the Ryder Cup team this year when he finished joint fourth in a thrilling Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. more...
NEWPORT Wasps bounced back from their heavy loss at Exeter last Friday with an improved display against Newcastle Falcons last night. more...
WALES won the bowl competition in the London section of the International Board sevens at Twickenham yesterday. more...
MARK Hughes pledged his managerial future to Wales and `rubbished' speculation linking him to the vacant managers job at Southampton. more...
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