A PAEDOPHILE who admitted committing a sex attack on a young girl was warned he is facing a potential immediate prison sentence. Dinubhai Pandya, aged 53, of Fairfield, Penperlleni, Goytre, pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a child who was
THE Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) were the special guests of an MP in Parliament this week. SARA were welcomed by Newport East MP Jessica Morden to an event celebrating the contribution of independent lifeboat organisations across the UK
MISSED bin collections have quadrupled in Monmouthshire after the council overhauled its waste operations. The number rose from around 1,800 in January to October, 2018, to around 7,400 in the same period this year. Monmouthshire council bosses
A STRANGER reportedly approached a 13-year-old girl and "tried to pull her away by the hand" early this morning (October 21). At around 7:50am, the victim was walking along Earl Street - known locally as 'the stony path' - in Abersychan when a man
PLANS have been lodged to convert the upper floors of a pub in Blaenavon into hotel accommodation, as part of a heritage regeneration project. The Castle Hotel, in Broad Street, was built in the 19th century to provide accommodation for workers
Ystrad Rhondda 7 Pontypool 54 PONTYPOOL travelled to Gelligaled Park on Saturday to take on last season’s runners-up Ystrad Rhondda in the Specsavers WRU National Championship and came away with another impressive victory and a fourth consecutive
South Wales Women & Girls League Division 1 Severn Tunnel LFC 6 Caerphilly Castle 2 LAURA Bradley scored twice as Severn Tunnel Ladies continued their winning run at Rogiet, writes Bob Cypher. Castle went ahead but Taran Fitzgerald equalised
East Gwent League Division 1 Caldicot Castle A 6 Undy Athletic 2 FOUR goals by Castle player-manager Joe O’Brien clinched the points to keep his team’s title aspirations on track, writes Bob Cypher. But O’Brien admitted his team’s uneven start
Monmouthshire Windows East Gwent League round-up SEVERN Tunnel warmed up for next week’s cup clash with Caldicot Castle A with a 5-3 victory over Portskewett & Sudbrook at Rogiet, writes Bob Cypher. Goals for the home side were scored by Tom
