GOLD medal-winning rowing pair Heather Stanning and Helen Glover will be thanking their secret weapon, Chepstow coach Robin Williams, after winning the first Team GB Gold of this year's Olympic Games last Wednesday (1st August).

Williams, 53, helped the girls end Britain's four-day wait for a medal by leading the Women's Pairs race from the start, despite huge pressure from the host country to win on the fifth day of the competition.

The girls have become the first British female rowers to achieve a gold medal, winning their race at Eton Dorney by over a length.

For the full story, see this week's Monmouthshire Beacon (8th August 2012).