Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
NEWPORT, Wales (Reuters) - Not far from the first tee on the Twenty Ten course at Celtic Manor, across the gleaming new suspension bridge over the River Usk, stands the town of Caerleon, where legend has it King Arthur held court.
Damon Lord's writing blog (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
There was a nice piece in the Guardian newspaper yesterday about Arthur Machen, a writer of dark and fantastic fiction from down my way. He originates from Caerleon, just outside Newport (my hometown). Not a lot else to say at the moment (busy, busy, busy writing, but I should write in more detail on Machen at some point) apart from Arthur Machen is still an amazing read after all these years. The...
James Barlow (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
An addition to the list of things that I did not know existed until I saw them on You Tube : The Academy of Historical Fencing has three clubs in the UK. The clubs include two in Bristol (Bradley Stoke) and one in Newport (Caerleon Campus). Visit the clubs page for more information. The club is run by a group of like minded martial artists looking to develop their skills and knowledge in a safe and...
Tote Bags 'n' Blogs (Free subscription) | 02/08/2009
There's a song going round and round in my head at the moment. It's that famous one sung by Frank Sinatra all about the fun of going trav'ling - you know the one . . . Its very nice to go travling To paris london and rome Its oh so nice to go travling But its so much nicer, yes its so much nicer, to come home This song is in my brain because at last, after a long July of being here there and everywhere....
Paul Flynn - Read My Day (Free subscription) | 18/07/2009
This year' Caerleon Newport Arts festival had a sheep theme. Wooden sheep, living sheep, papier mache sheep and even a sheep made out of carpet on a distant hill. In spite of threatening cloud, no rain fell.. Tonight the Merchant...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
Daley Dozen, part 3 An occasional series devoted to a dozen best things in the beer world. 12 favourite pubs in South Wales Clytha Arms, Monmouthshire . Set in its own grounds, the Clytha has won countless awards over the years for its real ales and food. It is even on a bus route, though a somewhat irregular one. Joiners, Bishopston, Swansea . Home of the Swansea Brewing Company, the Joiners offers...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Lee rings in the changes at the Bel l New licensee Lee Taylor is definitely ringing the changes in the Bell, Caerleon. But cider lovers need not worry as South Wales' unique and award-winning cider house is not about to change into a chav-palace or, as has happened to pubs to the west of Newport, a curry house, instead Lee has decided to change the opening hours of the Bell and open all day. As well...
Neath Guardian (icWales) (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
THREE students from Neath Port Talbot College were among 3,000 who graduated from the University of Wales, Newport, in annual awards ceremonies at the university’s Caerleon campus.
The Cult of Qelqoth (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Newport, Wales — A late night drinking establishment was evacuated last week when a bar stool conversation descended into anarchy. Rhys Cardigan, currently living illegally on the Caerleon University campus, decided to visit the the popular TJ’s nightclub with a few close friends. At first, Cardigan enjoyed dancing to generic rock anthems and losing at [...]
Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Archaeologists from Cardiff University today began excavating part of the remains of the 2,000 year old Roman Fortress in Caerleon, Newport. Led by Dr Peter Guest, of the School of History and Archaeology, the team of 50 archaeologists from Cardiff and University College London will excavate the remains of a monumental courtyard building in the south-western corner of the fortress. The building's existence...
Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Archaeologists hope to find out more about what could be a 2,000-year-old warehouse over the next few weeks. A team of 50 are taking part in the excavation of a corner of a Roman fortress in Caerleon near Newport.[...] Source
Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
Archaeologists hope to find out more about what could be a 2,000-year-old warehouse over the next few weeks. A team of 50 are taking part in the excavation of a corner of a Roman fortress in Caerleon near Newport. The dig will open a large trench over the building, which is believed to have supplied the Roman legion. Dr Peter Guest, of Cardiff University, said: "Store buildings are a largely unknown...
icWales (Free subscription) | 24/10/2007
CARDIFF under-11s A fielded an experimental side with many of the previous week’s victorious B side selected on merit as they locked horns with their Newport counterparts at Caerleon RFC.
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