A GWENT woman saved a man strangling in a noose - by cutting him free with a carving knife. Quick-thinking Pamela Jones (pictured), who works as a carer - was visiting a client at Cwmbran's Taliesin housing complex, when she saw a middle-aged man attempting
SOUTH Wales fledgling internet radio station DepCult dot Radio commenced broadcasting this week, writes Matthew Blythe. Based in Cardiff, the monthly radio slot can be heard at www.depcult.com featuring tracks by unsigned bands and interviews. DepCult
A MOUTHWATERING array of events, exhibits and top guests are all set to turn up the heat at the Abergavenny Food Festival this weekend. Culinary experts and celebrities like River Cottage star Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will be appearing at the Borough
PART of Newport's medieval ship was today making her first journey for centuries - to the Llanwern Corus plant. Some of the the timber remains of the mid-section of ocean-going, 500-year-old vessel have already been lifted from their muddy grave on the
RHODRI Morgan struck a blow for Welsh independence - telling Whitehall's establishment that Wales will remain a spin doctor free zone. Tony Blair has caused controversy by attempting to secure favourable media coverage for New Labour. It backfired when
A MAN caught up in a love triangle with his father died after crashing his car into a stone embankment as police followed him, an inquest heard. Simon Vickery, 32, (pictured) who was living with friends around Newport, was seeing his father Malcolm's
AT Cardiff's premier venue for young people and new writing, a feast of live theatre will be on offer this autumn. With three new Sherman Theatre Company productions, an exciting line-up from the first-ever International Festival of Musical Theatre, as
Bedroom Farce does exactly what it says on the tin. Alan Ayckbourn's four-couple three-bedroom comedy was first staged a quarter of a century ago, and has lost none of its capacity to surprise and delight. The play is widely regarded as one of Ayckbourn's
EFFORTS to treat Gwent trauma and orthopaedic patients within 18 months of their going on the waiting list were hampered by fall-out from a botched operation at a Merthyr Tydfil hospital. Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital has dealt with 12 trauma cases
GET in the driving seat and experience the thrills and spills of high octane grand prix racing right on your doorstep. Newport's SupaKart (pictured) promises an all-action day out at one of the best indoor go-karting facilities around. Unusually, it offers
BEWARE the Newport backlash -- that is the message being laid down in the Irish rugby outpost of Galway as little Connacht bid to cement their new found status. Once the whipping boys of Irish rugby, the West coast team, with a little help from imports
TIGHTER measures to control the sale and use of airguns could be brought in by the government. Home Secretary David Blunkett has told MPs that his office is looking into the age limits for airgun use and may introduce a register of owners. Last month
A HUGE haulage operation, involving the use of police helicopters, is poised to swing into operation as two locomotives depart Gwent. The 1960s locos are to be taken from the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway's site at Blaenavon and will head for Derbyshire
RICHARD Lansefear's run of bad luck may finally be over. Last year he had TWO different strains of meningitis and came down with chicken pox. He broke his collar- bone in a fall, then his hip in a car crash - and had to leave his job in the army because
EUROPEAN Shield winner Adam Black is looking forward to the challenge of facing European Cup finalists Llanelli tomorrow (2.30pm) and admits he's 'loving every minute' of captaining Ebbw Vale. Having learned his craft as a loose-head with Wasps before
THE GREEN copper dome of Newport's former art college is one of the first sights to greet visitors as they arrive in the city by train. Now calls are being made to save this familiar building, before it is damaged beyond repair. On Wednesday night squatters
On the first anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on America, five police officers from Gwent stood alongside their New York colleagues and remembered those who died. Exclusive report by CERI DOYLE IT was a day five Gwent police officers
ROLL UP! Roll up! The circus is in town this weekend in Cwmbran. The Netherlands National Circus will be entertaining every night until Sunday, in the Circus Field, Pontypool Road - most of the acts are by people, with a "liberty" performance by trained
You may remember Sorcha Cusack (pictured) and Robert Gwilym best for their appearances in Casualty, but from next week you can watch both actors rediscover their love of the stage in Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge, writes Tom Whiteley. Set in
PROMOTER Frank Warren is hoping to play Father Christmas to Joe Calzaghe and provide him with a pre-festive fight in New York. Newbridge's WBO super-middleweight champion is desperate to tie up his fourth title defence inside a year and then spend Christmas
CARL WILKINSON emerged as a star for Newport Wasps last night as they won the first leg of their three-team tournament against Swindon Robins and Somerset Rebels at Blunsdon. The Wasps reserve was second top scored for his team behind lead rider Frank
A GWENT head teacher will be reviewing the exam boards his school uses as it emerges pupils' A-level results were probably downgraded. As the Argus revealed yesterday, two students from the independent Monmouth School lost university places after failing
NEWPORT'S flower power has clinched the new city a bronze award in the finals of a closely fought Britain in Bloom competition. It was the fifth time since 1996 that Newport has reached the last stage of Europe's largest horticultural competition - with
COUNTRY legend Don Williams (pictured) is back on the road with wide brimmed hat, guitar and a heart of gold. An obvious influence on young pups such as Crispin Mills, Don will be playing 20 dates in the UK starting in Cardiff's St David's Hall on Thursday
TIM Harris insists his Newport County side need pick up another three points against struggling Moor Green tomorrow (3pm) to build on their midweek defeat of Chippenham Town. Harris was feeling the pressure after his Dr Martens Premier League side went
WE can overcome -- says Newport wing Matt Mostyn as he returns tonight to the Galway ground he left over two years ago. Mostyn had a season with Connacht and club side Galwegians after he left Australia and he also won five Ireland caps, qualifying through
Californian rockers Audiovent are in South Wales next month for a date at the Barfly. The melodically inclined four-piece are in the capital on Saturday, October 5, with Matthew and guests in support. Audiovent are making their first stab at the music
They were a hit there in January last year... and now Paul Lamb and The Kingsnakes have slithered back into Abertillery for a repeat performance. Billed as Britain's best blues band, they are also Europe's most decorated, with John Whitehall named Best
