Gwent | Archive | 2004 | February
WHETHER there is something in the murky waters of the River Usk, the music scene in Newport keeps throwing up talented bands with the potential to be the next big thing. more...
HE MAY not be Poet Laureate but John Hegley, who describes himself as a "bespectacled dog-loving poetic type", is better known and certainly more popular than the man who fills that role. more...
Spice Merchant, Cardiff Bay more...
Whether or not you have someone to hold and squeeze you tight tomorrow night you've always got rock'n'roll to soothe your soul. more...
It seems really odd to base a film on a fairground ride. Imagine Dodgems - The Movie, or a two-hour drama about the rotor - a tedious, spinning ride where teenagers use the G-force to spit at each other. more...
A NEWPORT community group is "taking Neighbour-hood Watch into the 21st century" by setting up its own think-tank to tackle anti-social behaviour and community safety. more...
A NEW, £7m primary school in Abergavenny is too modern in design, too big and will not have enough parking, a local councillor said. more...
AN ancient Gwent church could make legal history by allowing a neighbour to drill a 150-metre bore hole in its graveyard for an eco-friendly heating system. more...
GWENT police have refused to back calls from a controversial Welsh chief constable to have heroin sold in pharmacies. more...
TERRIFIED residents were evacuated from their homes on a Newport estate for five hours last night after the discovery of a pipe bomb in a flat. more...
PATIENTS and carers are being invited to talk about their experiences of Gwent's mental and community health services as part of an inspection by health standards watchdogs. more...
PEOPLE living in an area of Newport plagued by anti-social behaviour are being asked by police to keep a diary of incidents. more...
OLYMPIC cycling teams from around the globe could prepare for the London 2012 Olympics at Newport, the chairman of the bid said yesterday. more...
A TOPPLE Tester is to be used to ensure gravestones are safe in Monmouthshire cemeteries, councillors decided. more...
IT was once a bustling mining village, but years of decline have ripped the heart out of Llanhilleth. more...
DRAGONS coach Mike Ruddock has kept faith with the same 15 players who beat Leinster so convincingly at Rodney Parade last Friday. more...
WALES can wing to victory and open their championship campaign with a win for the first time for seven years when they take on a new-look Scotland team at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow. more...
After the heroics of the World Cup, Wales veteran Gareth Thomas insists that it is now time for Steve Hansen's side to `move on.' more...
DRAGONS coach Mike Ruddock has kept faith with the same 15 players who beat Leinster so convincingly at Rodney Parade last Friday. more...
CWMBRAN Town have been dealt a massive blow with the loss of centre half Gareth Warton who could be out for the rest of the season. more...
IT'S going to be fireworks on Saturday, predicts Wales star Iestyn Harris ahead of the Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium. more...
MY hardest job - that is how Wales coach Steve Hansen describes the selection of the team to face Scotland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. more...
SCOTLAND may have had a disappointing World Cup, but far more is expected of them in the Six Nations Championship with a new coach and new back-up. more...
FOUR Gwent players are included in a new-look Wales Under-21 side for their opening game of the Six Nations Championship against Scotland at Bridgend on Friday (2pm). more...
WALES are set to scare the Six Nations big boys, says skills coach Scott Johnson. more...
KEY Wales forwards Robin McBryde and Robert Sidoli face fitness tests to decide whether they will be available for Saturday's Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium. more...
NEWPORT'S been waiting for Goldie Lookin' Chains' NCLA show like it's the latest brand of shell-suit tracksuit. more...
IT'S still a month until Amp Fiddler plays Fiddlers in Bristol but don't despair - the new master of funk released his debut album, Waltz of the Ghetto Fly, this week. more...
SIMPLE Kid's own tour might be skipping Wales but he can be found supporting Travis here in March. more...
AIR have exceeded even their own high standards with the beauty of their latest album, Talkie Walkie, released this week. more...
IT'S debatable how much attention one should pay to a bunch of white, seemingly middle-class former students who've named their band after a black ghetto. more...
JOAN Baez returns to Wales to play St David's Hall this weekend. Her silvery voice and unfussy rendition of classic folk ballads sound as fresh today as they did in 1960. more...
ONE of America's finest songwriters, Chip Taylor, is in concert in Wales this weekend, in collaboration with young Texan fiddler, Carrie Rodriguez. Chip, aka James Wesley Voight, was the writer behind many a familiar song including Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. more...
JOHN Squire's relationship with Newport goes back to the recording of the Stone Roses' Second Coming LP in Rockfield Studios. more...
IN this prolonged age of MTV- friendly rock and soundbites, it's a rare thing to find a band as `progressive' as Coheed and Cambria. more...
IF you are looking for a fun way to get fit and shed those extra pounds head on down to your local pool for a game of water polo. more...
IN terms of participants judo is among the world's most popular sports - an activity steeped in a tradition and practised by millions of people worldwide. more...
NEWPORT'S Juboraj on Commercial Road is part of a group of four restaurants in South Wales. more...
THE Kings Arms on Belmont Hill, Caerleon, is a quaint archetypal British pub full of olde worlde charm and the service was equally pleasant. more...
HMS PINAFORE is the operetta that turned Gilbert and Sullivan into household names. And a new production coming to Bath next week hopes to cast a new light on a mainstay of British theatre. more...
"OF MAN'S first disobedience, and the fruit, Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste, Brought death into the World, and all our woe..." more...
WELSH star of the West End Steve Balsamo is back with a new band and lead role in Eric Woolfson's POE - More Tales of Mystery and Imagination. more...
TRUTH IS famously the first casualty of war, but it can be a very subjective concept in any situation. more...
IT'S DANCE - but the work of the Henri Oguike Dance Company, on their fourth date of a national tour tonight in Cardiff, bears as much relation to the rhythmic jerks you can see in any nightclub as the Bilbao Guggenheim does to a Wendy House. more...
IF ARTES Mundi is Latin for Art of the World, then Artes Cambria can only refer to art produced right here in Wales. more...
MY hardest job - that is how Wales coach Steve Hansen describes the selection of the team to face Scotland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. more...
SCOTLAND may have had a disappointing World Cup, but far more is expected of them in the Six Nations Championship with a new coach and new back-up. more...
FOUR Gwent players are included in a new-look Wales Under-21 side for their opening game of the Six Nations Championship against Scotland at Bridgend on Friday (2pm). more...
WALES are set to scare the Six Nations big boys, says skills coach Scott Johnson. more...
KEY Wales forwards Robin McBryde and Robert Sidoli face fitness tests to decide whether they will be available for Saturday's Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium. more...
WALES can wing to victory and open their championship campaign with a win for the first time for seven years when they take on a new-look Scotland team at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow. more...
IT'S going to be fireworks on Saturday, predicts Wales star Iestyn Harris ahead of the Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland at the Millennium Stadium. more...
After the heroics of the World Cup, Wales veteran Gareth Thomas insists that it is now time for Steve Hansen's side to `move on.' more...
THE Vauxhall/Opel TRIXX small car concept to be shown at the Geneva Motor Show next month highlights the company's accelerating innovative design and style objectives. TRIXX has an inflatable rear seat, sliding electric doors, and a push-button roof hatch that allows it to carry extra-long objects upright. For economy and performance in the ultra-compact car Vauxhall/Opel has selected the all-new 1.3 CDTi common rail diesel engine. The highly versatile car can carry up to three adults and a child, and as a one-seater it turns into a substantial load carrier. more...
IN its first full year, the Volvo XC90 beat all forecasts and became the second best selling large SUV in November and December 2003, and sixth overall for the year with a total of just under 4,000 sold in the UK, and a staggering total of nearly 62,000 globally. more...
JUST over ten years since its launch in 1993, in its original form, more than two million units of Suzuki's unique, versatile and affordable 660cc Wagon R - on sale only in Japan and the forerunner of the Wagon R+ that's been on sale in the UK and Europe since 1997 - have been produced. more...
THERE will be plenty to celebrate for Mitsubishi Motors in Europe in 2004; posting the first increase in sales since 1998, breaking-even a year ahead of schedule and the celebration of the 30th anniversary of its regional operations. In terms of product, 2004 will also see the introduction of Mitsubishi's most significant car ever to be launched in Europe, the New Colt. more...
JUST five months after its presentation as a prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Seat Altea has become a reality, heralding a whole new generation of Seat models. It is the first vehicle to be completely developed within the Audi Brand Group since it was established in 2002. It brings a new vehicle concept to the Seat range, the MSV (Multi Sports Vehicle), which marries innovative styling and sporty driving characteristics to compact mono-space values. more...
HYUNDAI's all new sports utility vehicle, the Tucson, was today unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, marking the company's expansion of its successful range of 4x4 vehicles, all three with its pioneering 5 year warranty. The Tucson (pronounced Tooson) marks the entry level to Hyundai's 4x4 range and complements the existing Santa Fe and Terracan. The Tucson will compete against the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Land Rover Freelander and Nissan X-Trail. more...
ALFA Romeo brings New Year joy for diesel drivers, with the introduction of its blistering 2.4-litre JTD Multijet engine. Indeed, the legendary Italian marque has taken diesel power to a new plateau with the introduction of the 175bhp powerplant. Available in the recently restyled Alfa 156, the next generation in Alfa Romeo's JTD Multijet range produces spirited sportscar-like performance more akin to high-powered petrol engines, but still returns wallet-friendly economy. more...
MG Rover Group announces a revised and more stylish new MG ZT range for dedicated sports enthusiasts. The range encompasses a choice of modern saloon and estate cars with in-line four-cylinder, V6 and V8 engines. New alloy wheel designs, instrumentation, seat fabrics and traffic management systems combine to increase specification, excitement and value of the latest ZT range. more...
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