AUTHOR Julie McGowan gave a speech at the Welsh Conservative Party conference this weekend, calling for Wales to get a cancer drugs fund similar to the one in place in England.Ms McGowan, from Usk, has been campaigning for life-prolonging cancer drugs
IT’S A long way from the stage at Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School to the West End, but one local lad made the leap.Benjamin Brook, 24, counts himself lucky to be in the small percentage of actors able to make a living from their work. He recently starred
THE artist Roger Cecil who was found dead in Cwmbran last week is believed to have died from hypothermia, an inquest opening heard today. Gwent Coroner’s Office yesterday opened an inquest into the death of 72-year-old Mr Cecil, from Abertillery
A BLAENAVON shop has been named the Most-loved Speciality Retailer in the UK, in an online guide.Art and craft shop Artie Craftie, which opened in June, was also awarded the top prize of the Most-loved Local Retailer, in the Local and Loved Awards 2015
Fishwick Cup semi-finalsTHIS season’s Fishwick Cup final promises to be a veteran extravaganza after the two teams of Chepstow Town B and Caldicot Town B in the league’s Division 2 won Saturday’s semi-finals.Both the teams were formed to give older players
Gwent County League Division 3WITH Thornwell Red and White not playing, Caldicot Castle stretched the lead over their local rivals to seven points with a 2-2 draw at Wainfelin Bluebirds.But they had to come back after going behind just 30 seconds into
Gwent County LeagueDivision 2Mathern FC 2 Blackrock Rovers 2TWO penalties – one scored and one saved – just about summed up this Division 2 derby.The successful penalty was won and scored by Blackrock’s Ben Smith while the failure – which would have given
