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Gwent Gazette
Tips will never be safe due to 'enormous' cost
THERE will more than likely never be enough funding for the risk posed by disused coal tips in Wales to be taken away, MPs have been told.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
More play-off heartbreak for Davies as Grenoble miss out yet again
SAM Davies was left heartbroken once again after his Grenoble side were narrowly beaten by Perpignan in the play-off match for a spot in France's Top 14 next season.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Joy as gates removed following 116-day battle
A COMMUNITY have spoken of their “delight” after huge gates which “cut them off” from the countryside on their doorsteps were removed, following a passionate campaign lasting 116 days.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Attacker had been referred to an anti-terror programme
ALEXANDER Dighton had an “extreme anti-government mindset” and had been referred to an anti-terror programme a year earlier, police said.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
I hid from the world when cancer changed my body until dancing transformed my life...
AFTER being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37, Rachael Anderson withdrew from the world, overwhelmed by the changes to her body and mind. Looking in the mirror became difficult, and the idea of facing others felt impossible. She certainly never imagined herself as a dancer.
10 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Bale at forefront of Pilgrims takeover talk
GARETH Bale is reportedly set to front a US-based private equity group's takeover at League One side Plymouth Argyle.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Drug-driver crashed into lamppost at 80mph
A DRIVER under the influence of drugs reached speeds of 120mph during a police chase before crashing into a lamppost, narrowly missing a group of pedestrians.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
'Kind and loving' dad died after his car hit lorry
A “KIND\" dad took his own life by driving his car into a lorry, an inquest has found.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Extended sentence for man who tried to film himself raping teen
A MAN tried to film himself “overpowering” and raping a teenager, a court has heard.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Man punched and bit his wife and assaulted police officer after wake
A MAN repeatedly punched his wife and bit her on her chest after he became intoxicated while at the wake for his brother's funeral.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Tributes to footballer who has died aged 19
A \"KIND and humble\" footballer has died at the age of 19.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Hoover factory set to be demolished for housing
A MAJOR chapter in Merthyr Tydfil’s industrial past is set to close as plans move forward to demolish the former Hoover factory.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Hundreds of parents fined for not sending their children to school
MORE than 500 parents were fined across Wales last term for not sending their children to school, with more than 100 prosecutions.
5 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Blow for Wales with Dragons flyer ruled out
WING Harry Rees-Weldon has been ruled out of Wales U20s’ World Championship campaign after suffering an injury in training.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Free school meals offer under review
THE free school meal offer to children in Wales is under review, the Welsh Government has confirmed.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Maths lessons in Wales just don't add up - report
MANY pupils are underperforming in mathematics due to “inconsistent teaching and insufficient subject-specific support”, according to a new thematic report from Estyn.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
URC BOSSES EYE SHOCK US MOVE
THE United Rugby Championship is considering expanding into the US, with Chicago and Miami potential destinations for two new franchises.
2 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Police worker accessed data on force's computers to pass to her drug dealer boyfriend
A FORMER police employee accessed unauthorised information on force computers to help her drug dealer boyfriend, a court heard.
7 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Decision to move stroke unit called into question
CALLS have been made for a health board to review the decision to move a stroke unit away from Merthyr Tydfil, with councillors highlighting the “severe challenges” that stroke patients are facing.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Reform UK recruits Merthyr councillors
REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage used a keynote speech in Wales to announce that two more Welsh councillors have defected.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Duo take on council youth roles
THE new youth mayor and deputy youth mayor of Merthyr Tydfil have been chosen as the council marks the 15th anniversary of the roles.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
GLAM FEEL THE FORCE OF SHARKS BITE
Asa Tribe's knock gave Glamorgan's total a degree of respectability
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
UK's busiest immigration enforcement team seeing rise in arrests
A QUEUE of customers are turned away at Red Hot Goodies Chinese takeaway in Blackwood as frantic shouting in Mandarin is heard behind the curtain which separates the front desk from the kitchen that leads to a modest, cramped apartment upstairs.
7 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Usk pile misery on struggling Swansea
USK are the new leaders of the South Wales Premier League.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Fury over future of historic manor mothballed by council
THE decision to close a historic South Wales manor house has been branded a “retrograde step” amid ongoing uncertainty over the heritage site's future.
2 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
'FOREVER 20'
TRIBUTES TO 20-YEAR-OLD ETHAN POWELL WHO DIED ON THE A465 – WHILE POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATION AFTER MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MURDER PAGE 12
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Alisson aims to extend deal
Alisson Becker is one of the top goalkeepers
1 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
Partnership deal is 'on track to create 26,000 jobs' by 2036
COUNCIL chiefs claim the Cardiff region city deal is \"more than on course\" to create 26,000 jobs by 2036 despite delivering 4,335 jobs in the decade to date.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
'I had £3 in the bank and no clue how I'd manage'
Charmaine Walsh is a food bank support manager and has shared some of the situations that people who use food banks find themselves in. She speaks to local democracy reporter Anthony Lewis
3 min |
June 12, 2025
Gwent Gazette
New shop opens after property 'transformed'
A NEW coffee and candle shop has opened in what had been a long-term empty town centre property.
2 min |