100 years ago

THAMES police recovered a body of a 23-year-old male from the River Thames near the Vauxhall Bridge. In his pockets were a newspaper and a mineral water bottle marked Hancock, Newport, Mon.

An alarming increase in the number of women drinking alcohol was reported at a Newport town council meeting! The mayor was not in favour of prohibition but he said that keeping women out of public houses would be the salvation of the country.

50 years ago

CONCERN was raised by the Industrial Association of Wales and Monmouthshire over the lack of suitable applicants for student apprenticeships in nationalised industries in the county.

The mayor of Newport inspected a new £100,000 extension to the number two transit shed at Newport docks.

25 years ago

THE Welsh Office gave a cash boost to Gwent Health Authority in a bid to tackle the county’s poor hospital waiting list times.

A controversial plan for the merger of Gaer Infant and Gaer Junior schools was dropped by the education authority following protests from parents, staff and governors.