Chepstow, Wales News

IT IS a terrible time to go from Nazareth to Bethlehem - not because of the pilgrims, but the snow.

The A466 at Bigsweir Bridge will be closed for two weeks in the new year as resurfacing work is carried out.

Morris dancers and revelers gather in Wales for celebration of the New Year. Video clips of the revelry have been posted on YouTube by SteveWurzel.

A DAY playing turned to tragedy for two young cousins when they were swept away in the River Severn, an inquest heard yesterday.

A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries today after being involved in a car accident.

STORMS look set to lash Gwent again today after a weekend of heavy rain and high winds battered homes.

A CHEPSTOW family who lost their home after an arson attack are appealing for someone to look after their dog.

A MAN is fighting for his life this morning after suffering serious burns from a fire which gutted his Undy home.

A CONVICTED criminal who turned his life around in Australia was shocked to be arrested at Heathrow Airport for a crime he committed in 2006.

THE direct rail link between South Wales and London will be severed for 10 days over the Christmas and New Year holiday, because of major engineering works.

A SUPER chamber of commerce covering more than half of Wales will be established next month, it was confirmed yesterday.

Although the discovery of a Roman villa suggests they ventured further into Wales than previously thought, there are some significant Roman remains elsewhere in Wales: Caerleon, near Newport, was the site of the Roman Fortress of Isca.

Commuters and drivers have been among those affected as floods bring disruption across Wales.

A village in the Brecon Beacons has scooped 140,000 after winning a challenge set by British Gas to cut its energy consumption.

A CHEPSTOW family was left devastated after an arson attack wreaked havoc on their home and destroyed nearly all their possessions.

A 62-year-old woman has become the seventh person to be arrested during an investigation into alleged tax fraud involving 4m.

A BUILDING society boss has left suddenly after being questioned by HM Revenue and Customs officers probing a suspected 4million tax fraud.

Wells is running on caffeine and charity if the latest High Street developments are to be believed.

Six people - including two from Northampton - have been arrested in a series of raids on suspicion of A 4 million tax evasion.

A PETITION signed by more than 2,000 Monmouthshire residents will be handed to councillors tday in a bid to save the county's black box recycling scheme.