BLACK FRIDAY; End of road for Ebbw Vale steel.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  July 6, 2002 ;     279 words ......yesterday as 200 years of production ended at Ebbw Vale. The Welsh steel town is now in mourning...called it a total loss of community for Ebbw Vale. But union leaders refused to let the...spokesman Mick Leahy, who was not in Ebbw Vale, said: This weekend sees the end of a...

Rugby Union: Humphreys has nerves of asteel; Ebbw Vale 0 Ulster 19.(Sport)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  August 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ......campaign off to a winning start. Underdogs Ebbw Vale put up a proud fight, but Humphreys broke...Ulster survived an early scare when Ebbw Vale, roared on well by the 1500 crowd who...Springbok Warren Brosnihan had run back the Ebbw Vale kick-off. But when the hosts hoisted...

Rugby Union: Josh piles on the Taument; Ebbw Vale 29 Newport 17.(News)

The People (London, England);  February 13, 2000 ;     420 words ......player was the class act that confirmed Ebbw Vale's merit at No 2 in the Welsh-Scottish...three-year residential stay, it will be Ebbw Vale only who will benefit and from his supreme...outwit Newport's defence on each occasion. Ebbw Vale have now won 12 matches in a row and...

Rugby Union: Ulster fight back to slay dragon; Ebbw Vale 27 Ulster...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  September 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ......crucial Celtic League victory over abrasive Ebbw Vale in front of a partisan Welsh crowd at...mistakes in the first half and credit to Ebbw Vale for capitalising. We knew that we had...penalised on their own 10 metre line, and Ebbw Vale fullback Gareth Cull gave his side the...

Sun sets on 200 years of history and future looks bleak; STEEL: Wales's...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  July 6, 2002 ;     658 words ......warning as the sun sets on the once mighty Ebbw Vale steelworks that the industry could be...considering a deal in Brazil. ``We thought Ebbw Vale had a future, which is why we battled...unwilling to consider any future for Ebbw Vale. ``The plant in Ebbw Vale is ...

STEEL: END OF AN ERA; Ebbw Vale family tells how CORUS fat cats turned...

The Mirror (London, England);  July 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ......steelworker will be the last to down tools in Ebbw Vale after a back- breaking eight-hour shift...may have officially ground to a halt in Ebbw Vale but he plans to join hundreds to mourn...dealt hammer blow news to unsuspecting Ebbw Vale. For months there had been mounting ...

Rugby Union: Ebbw Vale show value of team spirit

The Independent - London;  February 2, 1998 ;     415 words ...Ebbw Vale 29 Pontypridd 13 Pontypridd have long...a fast, fluid and open encounter where Ebbw Vale were quicker in thought and deed. The...line. Hayward kicked another penalty for Ebbw Vale, who were by now bombarding the Pontypridd...

Rugby Union: Steelmen's first-leg advantage vanishes as Pau demolish Ebbw;...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 20, 2003 ;     293 words ...MANY Ebbw Vale fans felt their first-leg 29-3 win over...at Stade du Hameau on Saturday night. Ebbw Vale's 26-point lead had vanished by half...failed to prevent a huge loss in possibly Ebbw Vale's last match on the European stage. Two...

PONTY PREVAIL IN DOUR DOGFIGHT; PONTYPRIDD 33 EBBW VALE 3.(Sport)

Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales);  December 23, 2001 ;     686 words ......between 'in' club Pontypridd and 'out' club Ebbw Vale THE arrival was everything - the journey...first win of the campaign, it leaves Ebbw Vale the ones looking anxiously over their...mundane, littered with unforced errors. Ebbw Vale did strike first and also had the last...

RUGBY UNION: Chance for Ebbw Vale to show their steel against Premiership...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: GARETH ROBERTS EBBW VALE will arrive at Sardis Road today...message that his preferred option for Ebbw Vale's future is to form a super club...meetings to discuss the future of Ebbw Vale and Welsh rugby. ``One of those meetings...

Rugby Union: Vale look to shed light on Premiership hopes; Ebbw Vale v...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 21, 2002 ;     627 words ...Byline: ANDY HOWELL EBBW VALE hope for an illuminating Welsh Premiership...the side they have selected to face Ebbw Vale can start their tilt at the Premi...Otherwise, it is an all-change side. But Ebbw Vale won't be taking it lightly, especially...

Howarth on hand to deny Ebbw Vale

The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 15, 2001 ;     483 words ...Newport 19 Ebbw Vale 12 NEWPORT are back in a cup final for...conclusion. The omens were unpropitious for Ebbw Vale, who lie ninth in the Welsh-Scottish...But somebody had forgotten to tell Ebbw Vale, who made a mockery of a poor season...

Rugby Union: Vale's versatile visionaries Ebbw Vale 29 Newport 17

The Independent - London;  February 13, 2000 ;     483 words ......impregnable rugby citadel. Not only are Ebbw Vale an impressive physical force up front...their back play was criminally abysmal. Ebbw Vale possessed the game's two outstanding...to a Wales call-up. Twelve months ago Ebbw Vale felt hard done by, out-manoeuvred and...

Agony for Vale leaves Euro hopes in jeopardy; Ebbw Vale 27 Ulster...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 8, 2001 ;     494 words ......GARETH ROBERTS at Eugene Cross Park EBBW VALE suffered the agony of a second successive...converting it was not enough and it means that Ebbw Vale's european hopes are probably ended for...they continued that liberal trend. But Ebbw Vale owed the biggest vote of thanks to ...

Rugby Union: Quickstep Proctor the Scarlets' lever Ebbw Vale 26 Llanelli...

The Independent - London;  April 23, 2000 ;     580 words ......magnificent early onslaught pulverised Ebbw Vale into submission and induced upon the...would not be as hungry for victory as Ebbw Vale was swiftly dismissed as Scott Quinnell...interval, but they reorganised and gallant Ebbw Vale responded with three tries of their own...