A SEVERELY disabled Cwmbran man has slammed Torfaen social services who want to take away his daily bath because he is too heavy to lift. more...
A GWENT primary school had a makeover when members of a charity which encourages volunteer work showed their members how it is done. more...
NEWPORT'S illegal gipsy camp problem looks likely to continue as investigations to find a permanent solution drag on. more...
WHEN James Rooney found he had prostate cancer in 2003, he thought he might never work again. more...
PASSENGERS on a bus were hurt when the driver made an emergency stop to avoid a girl who stepped into the road while chatting on her mobile phone. more...
MOST babies are born in hospital, some at home. Few enter the world in the car park of a rugby club. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL Gwent care home is making changes to the way it cares for residents following an independent inquiry. more...
A SCHEME protecting pubs in Monmouthshire from anti-social behaviour is proving so successful it is being extended to food outlets. more...
A NEW police station in Newport and more policing in our local communities are among crime-fighting measures planned for this year. more...
A `FUTURE paralympic champion' is appealing to Newport City council not to replace her local playing field with a cemetery - a move which could shatter her dreams. more...
NEWPORT pupils got their building blocks out as city leaders launched the blueprint that will shape how the city will look when they are adults. more...
Big, burly Andrew Hall has played in England and Scotland, but now he feels he's really arrived as he lands in Welsh rugby with Newport Gwent Dragons. more...
NEWPORT County left for their Devon training camp on Sunday with one noticeable absentee- Cortez Belle. more...
THE town, oops, sorry, city of Newport is falling way behind the rest of Wales in the all-important matter of sports stadia and, by definition, respect in the sporting world. more...
The first Test has proved what what I suspected all along - England can't beat Australia in a proper match (not a limited over slog) never mind win the series. more...
Michael Vaughan will have extra batting practice under the expert guidance of coach Duncan Fletcher this week in the wake of England's first Test hammering by Australia. more...
England prayed for rain but still got the roasting they deserved as Australia closed out the first Test at Lord's with a day to spare. more...
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