DESPITE a comfortable victory over Llanharan, Pontypool team manager Tony Clark says the side still have a number of areas to improve on if they are to challenge for the Division One title, writes Noel Davies. Tuesday's win ended a disappointing spell
BROTHERS James and Matthew Pizey emphasise just why local derbies are so closely-fought - they will be on opposite sides in one tomorrow. James, 20, is one of the Cross Keys scrum halves and Matthew, 25, a Bedwas wing. The teams clash at Pandy Park. Matthew's
YOU can't beat Cyfarthfa Castle for a value day out - the stately home, park, visitor centre, museum and art gallery offer very different attractions with something for all ages, all on one site. Merthyr Tydfil's magnificent 19th century stately pile
THREE bands from Epitaph play Newport tomorrow night in the name of PUNKORAMA. Bouncing Souls, Mouthwash, Bombshell Rocks and Crashdown play TJ's on Saturday, October 6, as part of a world tour of punk bands signed to the American label. The globe- trawling
NEWPORT back row forward forward Andrew Powell (pictured) has been called into a Wales training squad -- after only six games in senior rugby (writes Robin Davey). Powell is only 20 and still qualifies for the Newport under-21 team, so his call-up comes
A CWMBRAN man aged 40 was jailed and banned from approaching a woman pen pal after a court heard how he subjected her to a campaign of harassment. Andrew William Hatton, of Llewyn Celyn, Two Locks, Cwmbran, had struck up a friendship with Julia Worsdell
CHILDREN in a Gwent school are sending their own special "thank you" to the fire heroes working at New York's World Trade Centre. And they are doing it with the help of a company whose employees had a lucky escape from the disaster site. We revealed on
HUNDREDS of Gwent workers have learned their jobs will be axed in the aftermath of the terror attacks in the US. More than 350 jobs are to go at General Electric Aircraft Engine Services (GEAES) which has plants at Blackwood, Bedwas and Nantgarw. A union
SNOOKER giantkiller Ali Carter is no respecter of reputations - as Gwent's former world champion Mark Williams (pictured) found to his cost at the Stan James British Open in Newcastle last nightt. The 22-year-old Essex professional's 5-2 victory enabled
JOOLS Holland will be one of the biggest draws on the Radio 2 Live in Cardiff bill. The appeal of his exuberant take on boogie woogie, rhythm and blues etc is universal and guaranteed to drag even the ricketiest mother and father off the couch and onto
THE Bell at Skenfrith boasts possibly the most picturesque setting of any restaurant I have eaten in, overlooking historic Skenfrith Castle and the River Wye. In a pretty, whitewashed building which also houses a hotel, the Bell inspires a great deal
PARENTS in Gwent are being warned about a new drugs menace to their children. The warning came as Chief Constable Keith Turner declared a war on drugs as he launched a drugs education initiative at council chambers in Ebbw Vale yesterday. Mr Turner (pictured
NEWPORT back row forward forward Andrew Powell has been called into a Wales training squad -- after only six games in senior rugby (writes Robin Davey). Powell is only 20 and still qualifies for the Newport under-21 team, so his call-up comes right out
TOULOUSE field ten internationals, nine French and one All Black, against Newport in tomorrow night's Heineken Cup clash at Rodney Parade. Leading the way is skipper and lock Fabien Pelous, (pictured) who is also the France captain. With him in the pack
A GWENT primary school which suffers repeated attacks of vandalism has been hit once more. In the latest incident, thieves kicked down a shed door at Pentwynmawr Primary school, near Newbridge, and stole three scooters worth £60 each. Nursery reception
STAFF working at a kebab shop which closed voluntarily during Newport's typhoid outbreak say they have been attacked by stone-throwers. Sam's Kebab House in Commercial Road, Pill, closed voluntarily in August as health experts investigated Newport's typhoid
YOU couldn't come much nearer to the complete theatre experience than an evening with the Hijinx Theatre Company and their production of Ill Met by Moonlight. There's no scenery as such, very few props and just four actors, who double as the band. But
TOULOUSE field ten internationals, nine French and one All Black, against Newport in tomorrow night's Heineken Cup clash at Rodney Parade. Leading the way is skipper and lock Fabien Pelous, (pictured) who is also the France captain. With him in the pack
ONE of the most popular riders to have worn a Newport Wasps race-jacket in the club's modern era returns to the Hayley Stadium on Sunday. Sydney-born Craig Watson leads the Aussie Kangaroos against the GB Lions in an intriguing clash which should draw
FIVE years ago, the Splash tour bus took some of our biggest bands around the South Wales Valleys. With the Super Furry Animals, Catatonia and the Stereophonics (in their former Tragic Love Company guise) all playing, it was one of those "I was there"
EBBW Vale have been hard hit by injuries as they chase only their second win of the season tomorrow night against Rovigo in the European Shield, writes Robin Davey. Promising young lock Peter Sidoli, a Wales under-21 cap who joined Vale from Merthyr in
NO intro is required for the Fringe's highlights, Man, who make a rare small club appearance as part of the Fringe of Radio 2 Live in Cardiff. "The smaller venue doesn't affect us at all," said Martin Ace, bass player and singer. "As long as we can fit
POLICE in Newport seized over £12,000 in heroin and crack cocaine following a six-week intensive operation targeting drug dealers on the Bettws estate. Five people have been arrested and are on police bail following the operation, which was the culmination
PUPILS at St Woolos Primary School, Newport, had our reporter Tom Whiteley in stitches when he asked them if they knew any good jokes. Here are a few of the quips from our budding comedians: "Why didn't the skeleton go to the New Year's party? Because
A COPY of the South Wales Argus was waved in a Gwent council chamber during a discussion over a proposed £400 million development scheme. It happened after veteran Gwent politician Graham Powell (pictured) accused colleagues of standing in the way of
IT'S settling-in time for Stephen Honeybone (pictured), the new general manager for the Hilton Hotel, off the Coldra roundabout, at Newport. He's been taking stock for about three weeks since taking over from Mark Walker who has moved on to the Cardiff
A GRIEVING mother has hit out at a council for delays in putting lower speed restriction signs up at the spot where her son died in a road crash. Jackie Sadler's 12-year-old son Scott died last February after a car accident while he waited for a school
NEWLY introduced seat-belt legislation could have gone even further to protect children, says a leading Gwent safety campaigner. Transport Minister David Jamieson has announced that new buses, coaches and minibuses will have to be fitted with seat belts
