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Data published by the Welsh Government last week reveals more and more people are opting to ditch their cars and instead take this mode of public transport.

ROCK AND ROLLING BACK THE YEARS: Barrie Herbert played lead guitar in the Fabulous Fortunes who supported the Beatles in Abergavenny fifty years ago ON Saturday evening, Barrie Herbert will be among the audience at Abergavenny's Borough Theatre, watching a Beatles tribute band.

GOVERNORS of Cwmcarn High School met again last night in a bid to end a stalemate over who will complete A 1 million worth of asbestos repairs at the site.

The counts allege he sexually touched the girl until she reported the alleged incident in June last year.

Hidden Valley Yurts, in Chepstow, the Abergavenny Food Festival and The Old Station, Tintern, are all in with a chance of a top prize in this year's awards, which aim to find the very best in Welsh tourism.

ARMED police have been combing the Handbridge area as part of the ongoing search for an ex-convict wanted in connection with a terrifying rape in Chester.

A body found washed up on the banks of the Severn Estuary is understood to be that of a missing Welsh international golfer.

Weighing a colossal 42st combined, the ladies from Llandudno, north Wales, felt more like the cast of Hairspray than Cutting It, struggling on their feet all day and suffering with exhaustion, bad backs, painful knees and shortness of breath.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young climber from Petersfield who was found dead at the foot of a popular climbing spot in Wales.

A HAMPSHIRE man killed in a climbing tragedy in North Wales has today been named locally as Jack Hutton-Potts.

South Wales police commissioner Alun Michael says there would be no conflict of interest if his deputy, Sophie Howe, was selected as a Labour parliamentary candidate South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael has dismissed calls for his deputy to resign if she is selected as a Labour parliamentary candidate.

A MAN is alleged to have tried to wound a Roman Catholic priest at the door of his home within the grounds of Wrexham's RC Cathedral.

A 50-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of wounding, rape and possession of a knife in what the prosecution said was a drugs-linked incident.

AN ambulance turned up to a blazing house owned by an elderly couple, before the fire crews, it has been claimed.

The star of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 42, Sanjeev Bhaskar, again plays Dr Prem Sharma, alongside his wife Kamini, played by Ayesha Dharker .

Despite the damp weather, thousands of people came into Cardiff city centre this weekend to enjoy events across the capital Blustery winds and stormy showers failed to deter hardy families in Cardiff this weekend as thousands turned out to enjoy events across the capital.

INTREPID athletes have conquered the world's biggest assault course and raised more than A 10,000 for Halton Haven Hospice.

A Hakin man is facing a jail sentence after a jury convicted him of deliberately biting off part of another man's ear.

A search operation involving RAF 22 Squadron, the Coastguard and North Wales Police was stopped at 1am this morning and resumed at first light The bodies have not been formally identified but the discovery follows a search for two climbers - a 48-year-old man from Sussex and a 21-year-old man from Hampshire - who had been climbing in the North ... (more)

After a winning 98 for the Glamorgan one-day side and a century for the seconds, Cooke's 70 guided Port Talbot to victory over South Wales reigning champion Ammanford GLAMORGAN batsman Chris Cooke rounded off a memorable week in steering Port Talbot Town to five-wicket victory over reigning champions Ammanford at The New Mansel, writes Tony Poole.