Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
WELSH international rugby star Mark Jones today urged shoppers not to take back pain lying down, as he helped them pack their shopping bags at the Asda store in Nantyglo.
Securities Docket (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Investor relations technology consultant Dominic Jones makes the startling assertion today that contrary to popular belief, the leading PR wire services used for corporate disclosure do not deliver information simultaneously to all investors, and that “some investors, mostly professionals with access to expensive subscription services, are trading in extended hours on information they...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Warning to car owners by Dominic Jones, BRYNMAWR police have warned vehicle owners to remain vigilant over the Christmas season as car crime continues to be a matter of concern in the area.Over the winter period, many car owners will be leaving their vehicles with Christmas presents or shopping on view opening themselves up to the possibility of having their car or items stolen.Pc Wayne...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Armed robber hunted after shop raid by Dominic Jones, GWENT Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery occurred at the Ladbrokes Betting Shop on Charles Street Tredegar on October 27.At 6.45pm a young man came into the store and demanded money before threatening the assistant with a small knife.He is described as approximately 5ft tall and was wearing a black hooded jacket...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Llanhilleth take all the points despite the wet conditions by Dominic Jones, Llanhilleth RFC 22New Panteg 0LLANHILLETH welcomed Division 6 side New Panteg to the park on a wet and windy night for a floodlight game.In an entertaining game both sides played with good spirit and commitment. Llan led from start to finish but the final score didn’t do justice to New Panteg who deserved a score...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Blaina late show fails by Dominic Jones, BLAINA travelled to Cwmbran on Friday night for a rearranged league game and slipped up in the mud to lose by seven points.Their only consolation being that they earned a losing bonus point to put themselves in fourth position in Division Three.It was a game of two halves as Cwmbran dominated the first 40 minutes down the slope, when Blaina eventually...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Stay on the ball by Dominic Jones, A CHANGE in our day of publication has not affected your Gazette’s sports section, so keep sending those weekend reports.The Gazette is now on sale every Wednesday morning but the deadline for sports reports is 9am on Mondays.The change of publication day aims to give you, our loyal readers, even more local news and sport in each and every edition.You...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
N-ice start to marriage by Dominic Jones, WHEN this Abertillery couple first met it was an icy encounter, but who would have guessed they would be celebrating their wedding anniversary all these years later?Thomas Olsen was skating on thin ice when he first met his future wife more than 66 years ago.Enjoying a day out at an ice rink in Six Bells, Kathleen Olsen described how she met her...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Help needed for Garnlydan grant bid by Dominic Jones, A BEAUFORT councillor is calling on any ex-miners or families of miners in Garnlydan to dig out their photographs and documents in the hope of securing money for the area.Coun Godfrey Thomas discovered that Garnlydan could be eligible for money from the Coalfield Regeneration Trust, given that when it was built in 1956, the majority...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Tredegar photographer guilty of taking indecent pictures of children by Dominic Jones, A TREDEGAR photographer, described as a “hugely popular” member of the community, has been spared jail after pleading guilty to 16 counts of taking indecent photographs of children.Newport Crown Court heard how John Wilson, aged 51, of Beaufort Road, Tredegar, had been taking photographs of aspiring...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Tales of life on a Brecon farm detailed in author’s first book by Dominic Jones, A FIRST time author has published a book about his life on a Brecon farm in the early 1950s after his grandchildren encouraged him to tell his story.Haydn Llewellyn Davies, originally from Dukestown, Tredegar, decided to publish his memories after years of retelling tales to his 13 grandchildren.Now living...
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Former Gophers football player Dominic Jones , who was convicted this spring of sexual assault, is requesting a new trial.
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Finger-lickin’, karaoke-singing fundraisers by Dominic Jones, KFC could well have stood for Karaoke For Charity last week, as staff did their bit for World Hunger Relief week.Ebbw Vale’s KFC offered customers the chance to take part in karaoke in store in return for a small donation towards the World Food Programme.Other fundraising activities included a car wash and a sponsored leg wax...
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Unite to save our hospital by Dominic Jones, AN ABERTILLERY town councillor has launched a petition of more than 1,000 signatures in opposition to the closure of a local hospital.Abertillery and District Hospital in Aberbeeg is due to shut to make way for the Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan, which will be opening in Ebbw Vale in 2010.Martha Lowman, 70, of Clynmawr Street, said she and other people...
