THE present structure of Welsh rugby is a recipe for disaster, warns Newport benefactor Tony Brown, who says the number of top flight teams must be reduced to six if they are to compete in Europe. Unless drastic action is taken quickly, Welsh rugby will
NEWPORT captain Simon Raiwalui faces a race against time if he is to be fit for the Celtic League quarter-final against Leinster at Donnybrook a week tomorrow. It will be the third time for the rival clubs to meet in five weeks, the other twice in the
CHILDREN at a Chepstow nursery are busy learning all about the life of a caterpillar as part of their education. The 43 three and four year olds at Pembroke County Junior and Infants School in Bulwark were investigating through the story of the Hungry
FREE bus travel for pensioners and disabled people in Wales is set to be agreed today. The scheme would start on April, if AMs approve the Assembly government's proposals, as expected. Pensioners already qualify for free bus passes allowing them cheap
FIVE dashing dreamboats are welcoming visitors to Pontypool, as the first of a series of roundabout sculptures takes shape. 'Dreamboats' - featuring a quintet of steel boats - was produced by local firm Panteg Fabrications. It was erected on the large
AN AUTISTIC boy's dream of swimming with dolphins is a step closer thanks to kind-hearted clubbers in Newport. Charlie Watson, four, of Nine Mile Point Road, Wattsville is locked in a world that makes speech almost impossible, and interaction with the
WALES A coach Mike Ruddock believes this autumn's A internationals have helped give senior coach Graham Henry (pictured) more choices for the 2003 World Cup. Many of the squad have already progressed into the senior line-up and Ruddock is hopeful most
NEWPORT East MP Alan Howarth has backed a House of Commons motion welcoming progress in compensation payouts to ex-miners and their widows. And the former arts minister has praised the Argus' long-running campaign for keeping attention focused on the
ONE of Gwent's greatest football clubs has been forced to disband its second team as it battles to ensure its very survial. Abergavenny Thursdays, one of the original founder members of the League of Wales, broke the news to the Gwent F.A. last week and
A GWENT police officer who was jailed for assaulting a professional boxer was yesterday forced to resign from his job. Christopher Timmins (pictured) was sentenced to 28 days in September for the unprovoked attack on former champion boxer Bradley Pryce
A VALLEYS' cricket club with a proud history may be forced to ditch its heritage and merge with another club because of the antics of drunken youths. Cefn Fforest Cricket Club, which was established 100 years ago, is considering its future following a
"I DIDN'T think I was within a million miles of this" was the stunned reaction of Ebbw Vale second row Neil Edwards to his inclusion in the Wales A team to face Uruguay in Cardiff on Saturday. It was only last season Edwards (pictured) was taken on by
FILM MAKER Julian Richards is jetting to Hollywood to audition as the director of a £30 million blockbuster horror movie. Julian, 34, (pictured) who grew up in Christchurch Road, Newport, will fly to Los Angeles in nine days' time for what could be his
ONE of Wales' most deprived communities will today receive funding for a £10 million regeneration. And the "outstanding" Gwent scheme has been hailed as a model for the rest of Wales. Finance minister Edwina Hart told AMs today that the Assembly would
IT'S the kind of advertising you just couldn't buy. As Newport County prepare to face Blackpool in an FA Cup battle next Wednesday, both the team and town will have a prime-time TV slot. And for those backing Newport's bid to gain city status, the timing
THE major £750,000 ground improvements to Newport Stadium will be delayed until after Newport County have played their FA Cup First Round replay with Blackpool. Work on the scheme was due to start next Monday - but as County drew 2-2 with Blackpool at
BLACKPOOL boss Steve McMahon (pictured) has delivered an early FA Cup warning by telling Newport County: "We've got plenty left in our tanks." But the former Liverpool and England star has also praised Tim Harris and his men ahead of next Wednesday's
CHAMPIONS Govilon enjoyed a 4-2 P&P Pest Control Cup victory over Goytre who led 2-1 at half time. Goytre went 1-0 up after twenty minutes, Govilon passed back to their goalkeeper who slipped and Adam Roberts put Goytre ahead after 20 minutes but
A GWENT police officer has been hailed a hero after rescuing a man from a burning house today. Police constable Andy Rowlands, who is based at Fairwater police station, Cwmbran, plunged in to the blazing property in the early hours of this morning after
CWMBRAN'S rising star Gary Lockett could be set to fight in front of his home crowd next year at Cardiff Arms Park. Undefeated light-middleweight Lockett (pictured) makes his Sports Network debut this Saturday at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, as the main
NEWPORT captain Simon Raiwalui faces a race against time if he is to be fit for the Celtic League quarter-final against Leinster at Donnybrook a week tomorrow. It will be the third time for the rival clubs to meet in five weeks, the other twice in the
IF EVER proof were needed of how rugby in Wales is in a complete mess, it was available at Newport on Sunday. The occasion wasn't much, a game between a Newport team short of about ten regulars playing a non-rugby country like Uruguay. Yet the crowd was
