A long-awaited Stormont plan to target poverty has been criticised as “underwhelming”. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched an extended 14-week public consultation on the Executive’s ...

The founder of a Torfaen children’s play service has made the King’s Birthday Honours list. Julian Simon Davenne, aged 52, runs Chwarae Torfaen (Torfaen Play.) The service is a free play scheme for ...

The former England captain has returned to Saracens on a two-year deal after an injury-disrupted campaign with Racing 92.

Plans to convert a vacant day centre into assisted living flats have been approved. The unused Pool Cottage Day Centre, seven miles east of Newport, will be transformed into four assisted living flats ...

Russia has in recent months stepped up its aerial attacks. It launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine on June 10 in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war. Russia also pounded Kyiv on April ...

A vehicle was seized by police after a driver was stopped for ‘anti-social driving.’ Police received reports of a BMW driving recklessly in Chepstow. The car accelerated through the high street and ...

A MAN was deliberately set on fire in Newport, a court has been told. Craig Dowding, 34, has been charged with arson recklessness as to whether life was endangered by “setting alight to clothes that ...

Chris Wilder is expected to be sacked as Sheffield United boss after missing out on promotion to the Premier League, according to reports.

A man has admitted murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend before texting her mother pretending to be her and ...

Poundland has announced plans to close 68 stores and two UK warehouses as part of a restructuring plan after being sold to investment firm ...

Michelle Ryan left EastEnders in 2005 to take on Hollywood, starring in TV show Bionic Woman and Doctor Who alongside David Tennant.