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No priority for new Magor ‘Walkway’ station councillors told

Welsh Government owned not-for-profit firm Transport for Wales is running a consultation until January 14 on five new stations planned between Cardiff Central and Severn Tunnel Junction as well as increased cross border train services. 
It has produced…

Grimsby Town battle back to claim a draw at Newport County

Danny Rose cancelled out former Mariner Omar Bogle’s opener to earn Grimsby Town a 1-1 League Two draw at Newport County.
Both goals came in the final 20 minutes of a tight mid-table contest at Rodney Parade.
County striker Bogle went closest to breaki…

Exiles on the Road | Tranmere Rovers Away Day Guide

After last weekend’s FA Cup action, we return to the League this weekend as we make the trip North to Tranmere Rovers. This is the first of two away games in four days, and with the roads getting busier and Christmas getting closer, planning ahead is e…

VW van driver caught using mobile phone on M4 motorway

Cosmin-Vani Todea used his phone while driving a Volkswagen Crafter van between junctions 24 and 25 of the M4 in South Wales on May 23.
The 54-year-old was sentenced at Newport Magistrates Court on November 27 as part of a single justice procedure afte…

Newport man Liam Slade jailed for 19 years for killing women

Convicted drug dealer Liam Slade, 33, from Newport[1] hit his victims on the M4 motorway just over the border in England near the Prince of Wales Bridge.
Suad Ahmed, 68, and Saado Hussein, 58, died at the scene after the disqualified driver smashed his…

93-year-old Newport man Jake Healey’s funeral and procession

John Healey, who died in October aged 93, was laid to rest today, Wednesday, with his funeral held at St Stephen’s Church in Pill, before his coffin was taken on the back of a 1950s lorry to St Woolos Cemetery.
Hundreds were in attendance to bid farewe…

Caerleon rallies together for new train station in town

Activists and residents listened to Ted Hand and Phil Inskip, both leading figures in the successful Magor campaign, before voting overwhelmingly to campaign for a new station of their own.
The former Caerleon station, which is still visible below the …