NEWPORT County manager Tim Harris admits both he and his team are under pressure to perform in tonight's home FA Cup second qualifying round replay (7.45pm) after the club drew 1-1 with Swindon Supermarine on Saturday. Long before the end of the game
A GWENT animal sanctuary has been saved from closure - after a "miracle" last-minute donation. All Creatures Great and Small animal sanctuary, Llanfrechfa, was to close after failing to raise £150,000 by today. But the Argus can exclusively reveal it
NEWPORT did Welsh rugby proud by becoming the first team from the Principality to win away in Europe this season at the weekend -- but lock Mike Voyle (pictured) faces a double dilemma. Voyle was one of the heroes of Newport's terrific three tries to
A GWENT man was found dead on the day he was due to be served an eviction notice to move out of his home, police said. The body of James Hector Nash was discovered at his home in the Bulwark area of Chepstow around midday on Friday, police said. Officers
A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious head injuries in a crash at a notorious accident blackspot near Caerwent. Now police are appealing for witnesses after the accident at 6.50am on Saturday on the A48 between Crick and Trewen near the Caerwent junction. A
A NEWPORT student died at the weekend following a car crash on the M4 near Bristol. Irfan Khan, 24, of Pilton Vale, Malpas, died in the early hours of Saturday when his car was involved in a collision between Bristol and Bath. His car flipped on its side
GWENT health chiefs have apologised to a pensioner left waiting five hours for an ambulance. Kathleen Purnell, (pictured)78, of Spring Bank, Abertillery, who was suffering from a chest infection, was left because Gwent Healthcare Trust failed to notify
NEWPORT did Welsh rugby proud by becoming the first team from the Principality to win away in Europe this season at the weekend but lock Mike Voyle faces a double dilemma. Voyle was one of the heroes of Newports terrific three tries to nil victory over
TWO of Newports unsung heroes insist it was team spirit which saw them through to their first away win in the Heineken Cup. I dont think we could have done this last year, said try scorer, centre Jonathan Pritchard tellingly. Its all coming together now
Newcastle Falcons.........21 Newport..................34 Jubilant Newport celebrate a dream come true NEWPORT won the clash between the English and Welsh cup holders with an absolutely astounding performance on a Heineken Cup night to remember at Kingston
GWENT-born billionaire Sir Terry Matthews (pictured) celebrated the award of the 2010 Ryder Cup to his Celtic Manor Resort with a flying visit to the Newport hotel and golf complex at the weekend. Your Argus caught up with him to find out the real thoughts
PONTYPOOL crashed 12 points to 16 to their second consecutive defeat of the season in a fiercely contested game away at Treorchy. Despite scoring two well-taken tries they failed to capitalise on their greater possession, struggling to break the Zebra's
CWMBRAN Town failed their first tough test of the season losing 4-2 in an action packed encounter at Connahs Quay Nomads. The game was marred by two sendings off - and it was the dismissal of Crows' centre back Dean Philpott that effectively changed the
A GWENT teenager was set upon and beaten up in broad daylight - for his mobile telephone. Nash College student Matthew Jones, 17, was walking along Corp-oration Road, Newport, at 4.30pm on Friday when the incident happened. Matthew was on his way home
A MAN died after falling into a brook on a Newport housing estate from a path which residents say has been eroding for a long time. William 'Billy' Bevan, 64, who lived alone at Ribble Walk, Bettws, left the Bettws Social Club, where he was a regular,
NEWPORT Wasps promoter Tim Stone was already looking to next season within minutes of bringing the curtain down on a bitterly disappointing Premier League campaign with a record win. The 64-26 was the highest success since Newport reformed - but they
EBBW Vale went down fighting 9 points to 20 in France against Agen where the home fly half Francois Gelez won the day. The Steelmen battled bravely against the French side on their home patch and deserved more out of this Pool 1 opener of the Parker Pen
LAUGH and the world laughs with you - unless you happen to be a man. For when it comes to laughter a new study has revealed men chuckle like grunting hogs. While women's laughter sounds like trilling songbirds, men tend to grunt and snort when amused.
WELSH Secretary Paul Murphy may meet Newport's Moslem community amid fears they could be targeted by far-right extremists after the terrorist attack on the United States. As Labour's Brighton conference got under way the Torfaen MP (pictured) warned Wales
THE founder of one of Gwent's most successful companies is to take over the reins of the Welsh Development Agency. Roger Jones, (pictured) who started Penn Pharmaceuticals in Tredegar in the early 1980s, replaces Sir David Rowe-Beddoe as chairman at the
NEWPORT fans threw the broken can of leek soup Newcastle used to promote Saturday's Heineken Cup game back at them afterwards, or they would have if they could have got their hands on one, writes Robin Davey. The massed ranks of supporters sang in front
JUBILANT Newport won the clash between the English and Welsh cup holders with an absolutely astounding performance on a Heineken Cup night to remember at Kingston Park on Saturday. And they achieved their 34 points to 21 victory in a way which will cut
