Risca, Wales News

MORE THAN 1,200 people who lost their lives to cancer and other terminal illnesses in Gwent were remembered at a series of special church services.

A YOUNG Glamorgan Wanderers Development XV notched up a good 27-0 away win against Penallta Seconds, with popular prop forward Danny Douthwaite leading the way.

PUBLICANS across Gwent say their industry is in crisis - with one saying the situation is the worst she's seen in her 24 years in the trade.

THREE people were taken to hospital after a collision in Risca yesterday, which left a road closed for three hours.

A RAPIST found guilty of carrying out two brutal attacks on the same woman was sentenced to six years in prison.

Today we have had some sort of justice, however we as a family will always suffer a life sentence Gary Middleton's family A man who punched and killed his girlfriend's father during a New Year row has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

A CWMBRAN great-grandmother celebrated her 105th birthday with a party at her nursing home.

MILLION pound Tesco store will be build in Pontymister, creating hundreds of jobs, planning chiefs decided.

LOCAL people are calling for action at a road junction where a fatal crash happened last week, dubbing it an accident blackspot.

YOUNG people from Caerphilly county borough learned some important safety lessons recently at an informative emergency services event.

NEIGHBOURS of a Pontllanfraith pensioner who died after his car collided with a motorbike in Crosskeys said the community is in shock.

A 72-YEAR-old Gwent man died after a collision on the A467 Risca by-pass last night.

DIVISION TWO WEST outfit Aberystwyth needed extra-time to beat a spirited Llandeilo in the Swalec Bowl second round.

SHOPPERS at a Newport supermarket faced chaos yesterday when firefighters were called to a leak of liquid petroleum gas from a 4x4.

A 65-year-old story of a flight from war torn London to the relative peace and safety of Gwent is being pieced together by an Australian family.

THE new Aneurin Bevan Health Board inherited an overspend of A 11.7 million from Gwent Healthcare Trust and Gwent's five Local Health Boards, when it took over their responsibilities earlier this month for providing the area's healthcare.

THE Ebbw Vale railway line celebrated its millionth passenger yesterday as the deputy first minister told the Argus the long-awaited Newport link could be up and running by 2011.

A GROUP of Gwent residents are taking a unique approach to the tough economic climate by developing their own community credit union.

A FORMER Risca miner said he feels betrayed by the government after being denied compensation for the osteoarthritis in his knee.

A NEWPORT schoolboy is lucky to be alive after complications following an operation to fix his broken leg left him fighting for his life.