Wales news

• Newport County AFC sell more than 4,000 tickets for Tottenham Hotspur replay after just one day of sales

  01-02-2018 23:07 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  NEWPORT County AFC have sold more than 4,000 tickets for the FA Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur, after just one day of sales.
  
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• It's going to get cold again - and it could even snow

  01-02-2018 22:48 via walesonline.co.uk
  Better wrap up
  
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• Family pay tribute on two-year anniversary of daughter's tragic death

  01-02-2018 22:31 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A MUM has paid tribute to her daughter’s loving legacy on the two-year anniversary of her death in a psychiatric hospital.
  
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• Affordable homes to be built next to site of new Aldi supermarket

  01-02-2018 22:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  An application for 53 new homes has been submitted by developers
  
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• Newport man sold heroin 'to make a quick buck'

  01-02-2018 22:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A MAN who agreed to sell heroin to make “a quick buck” because he could not afford to buy presents for a forthcoming birthday, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
  
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• The new £1 coins that are now worth over £200 due to Royal Mint 'mistake'

  01-02-2018 21:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Your £1 coin could be worth more than you think
  
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• Cwmbran vision-impaired veteran goes skiing on charity trip

  01-02-2018 21:30 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A VISION-IMPAIRED veteran from Cwmbran has taken to the slopes for the first time with the aid of a national charity.
  
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• Semi-naked man sat in garden smoking before assaulting mum during 'drug-induced psychosis'

  01-02-2018 21:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  James David Coffey's mum had been concerned about his strange behaviour before he threw a book at her face and repeatedly punched her
  
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• The Wales rugby player who is dubbed 'mad' for making a six-hour, 300-mile round trip to training... three times a week!

  01-02-2018 20:58 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jess Kavanagh-Williams is hoping to impress at the Six Nations, but representing Wales carries a heavy strain
  
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• Dad broke into his former partner's home and broke arm of man sleeping in child's bedroom

  01-02-2018 20:49 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jordan Cullen, who has a history of violence, has armed himself with a knife before a confrontation with his victim
  
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• Calls for governing body and head teacher to resign at Newport school after Estyn report

  01-02-2018 20:42 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  PRESSURE is mounting on a school which has plunged into special measures this week after calls were made demanding the resignation of its governing body and head teacher.
  
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• Meat firm denies hundreds of jobs could be at risk in west Wales

  01-02-2018 20:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A representative from the company held an 'urgent meeting' with politicians this week
  
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• Pledges to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking at Wales-wide conference

  01-02-2018 20:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  POLICING leaders and politicians have pledged to work together to help eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking in Wales.
  
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• Twelve cars involved in crashes on A465 due to black ice

  01-02-2018 19:41 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  TWELVE cars were involved in crashes on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, which closed the route in both directions during rush hour.
  
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• These lovely old photographs have been returned to their family after brilliant detective work by Facebook users

  01-02-2018 19:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  They were discovered at a car boot sale in Sussex and returned to Wales
  
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• The Rob Howley Q&A: 'It will be the Wales playbook, not the Scarlets playbook'

  01-02-2018 19:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  There are six Scarlets in the Welsh back-line for Saturday's Six Nations opener against Scotland
  
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• Residents urged to have their say on plans for new Welsh taxpayers' charter

  01-02-2018 19:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  RESIDENTS in Newport are being urged to have their say on a new taxpayer’s charter for Wales, recently launched for consultation by the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA).
  
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• Great-grandma celebrates her 100th birthday

  01-02-2018 19:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A NEWPORT woman celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her family yesterday (WEDS).
  
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• Far-right ‘loner’ guilty of London mosque attack murder

  01-02-2018 19:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  An unemployed “loner” intent on spilling as much blood as possible ploughed a hire van into a group of Muslims after becoming radicalised by far-right material within just a few weeks.
  
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• School bandings: Mixed results for schools in Blaenau Gwent

  01-02-2018 18:56 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  BLAENAU GWENT schools have seen mixed results according to new banding ratings released by Welsh Government.
  
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• The Welsh Rugby Podcast: Wales v Scotland preview - 'The good thing for Rhys Patchell is he's playing in an all-Scarlets backline'

  01-02-2018 18:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Our rugby writers look ahead to the Six Nations opener on Saturday
  
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• People are getting threatening texts from the DVLA, but it's a scam

  01-02-2018 18:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It is trying to frighten drivers into handing over personal information
  
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• How Cardiff loner Darren Osborne went from sofa surfer to Finsbury Park mosque killer in weeks

  01-02-2018 18:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The 48-year-old father of four was radicalised over a very brief period ahead of the murderous attack
  
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• Wales and Scotland will now play under a CLOSED roof amid u-turn over Six Nations opener

  01-02-2018 18:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  At today's press conference, Wales were under the impression that the roof would be open but it seems they've got their way
  
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• School bandings: Highs and lows for schools in Newport

  01-02-2018 18:09 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  MOST Newport schools have been ranked in the top category, with the number of schools achieving top green status rising by three from last year to 26.
  
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• People in a Welsh village will have to pay FOUR times as much after their community council doubled its budget

  01-02-2018 18:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Mumbles Community Council wants to spend £573,613 this year, compared with £248,136 in 2017/18
  
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• School bandings: Green and red-ranked Torfaen schools on the rise

  01-02-2018 18:03 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THREE Torfaen primary schools, including one set for closure in the summer, jumped up to the top ranking in the Welsh Government’s colour-coded rating scheme.
  
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• Schoolboy raises £2,000 for cancer charity

  01-02-2018 18:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  AN Oakdale schoolboy braved the shave to raise funds for a cancer charity.
  
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• School bandings: Rise in high-performing primary schools in Monmouthshire

  01-02-2018 18:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THE number of Monmouthshire schools in the top banding of the Welsh Government's performance categorizations entered double figures this year, rising from nine to 13.
  
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• The Six Nations predictions of all the top pundits and why none of them think Wales have a hope

  01-02-2018 18:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Nobody seems to think Wales can win the Six Nations, and that's just the way Warren Gatland will want it
  
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• School bandings: Majority of Caerphilly schools keep same banding

  01-02-2018 17:56 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  CAERPHILLY schools have seen a variety of results from the new banding ratings. However, most schools have remained the same in ratings.
  
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• A pub that featured in Sky One's Stella is up for auction

  01-02-2018 17:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The pub has a guide price of £265,000
  
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• Six-year-old boy who had cancerous spinal and brain tumours has died after a relapse

  01-02-2018 17:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Cian Case died on Monday
  
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• Wales call up Scarlets hooker Ryan Elias amid fears Scott Baldwin is out for the season

  01-02-2018 17:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ospreys star Baldwin to miss Scotland clash, handing rookie Elias his Wales chance
  
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• CBeebies favourite Bing is coming to Cardiff

  01-02-2018 17:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Bing Live will visit this summer
  
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• Wales v Scotland 6 Nations tactics dissected: The two give away selections that tell us exactly how Warren Gatland's team will play

  01-02-2018 17:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales v Scotland tactics dissected - Gatland's game plan versus Townsend's thrilling rugby
  
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• Convicted paedophile found with more indecent images of children at his home

  01-02-2018 17:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ben Stephen Thomas Barrett was in breach of a sexual harm prevention order when police found the images along with a banned camera phone
  
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• You can now buy M&M crispy chocolate spread - and shoppers can't get enough of it

  01-02-2018 17:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Move over Nutella. . .
  
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• Drugs seized after police carry out raids in town centre

  01-02-2018 17:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The 'intelligence-led' operation resulted in searches being carried out at three separate properties
  
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• When is Easter 2018? Including the dates for Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday

  01-02-2018 17:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The dates move each year
  
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• Welsh Mountain Zoo's snow leopard enclosure to be transformed into Chinese wilderness in £1m revamp

  01-02-2018 17:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It will represent the mountainous region which is the natural habitat of the beautiful endangered species
  
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• Raffled County/Spurs FA Cup tickets raise £120 for charity

  01-02-2018 16:49 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A PAIR of tickets for Newport County AFC’s memorable clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup last week raised £120 for charity.
  
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• Swansea City boss Carlos Carvalhal explains exactly why he broke the bank for Andre Ayew and swapped Roque Mesa for 'committed' Andy King

  01-02-2018 16:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Portuguese has revealed why he splashed out on Ayew and let go of summer signing Mesa
  
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• A Welsh pub is giving away FREE beer if Wales beat Scotland in the Six Nations opener

  01-02-2018 16:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Not that we needed any excuses to cheer on the reds this weekend
  
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• The new-look Cardiff City team Neil Warnock could pick against Leeds United with his deadline day transfers included

  01-02-2018 16:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Bluebirds completed plenty of January business and Neil Warnock could throw his new faces into the mix at Elland Road
  
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• Man slashed throat of sex worker with Stanley knife and tried to throttle another

  01-02-2018 16:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Andrew Hurlow turned himself into police but claimed he'd been the victim
  
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• 'Meeting Merv the Swerv changed my life' Rob Jones on his path to rugby greatness

  01-02-2018 16:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The scrum half talks about how his childhood laid the foundations for a glorious career
  
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• Popular wine and cocktail bar to start serving small plates

  01-02-2018 16:12 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  POPULAR wine and cocktail bar The Pod will begin to serve small plates of food from tonight. 
  
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• Two labradors died of poisoning after walking on playing fields

  01-02-2018 16:11 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Two other dogs are seriously ill
  
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• How Six Nations clash between Wales and Scotland will affect Cardiff's buses

  01-02-2018 16:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  There'll be a full city centre road closure in effect on match day 
  
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