LONG after even the most severe of the December 31 hangovers have worn off, more than two billion people are marking the advent of their own New Year. Today signifies the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and the Chinese community in Gwent will be observing
CALL centre staff from one of Newport's largest employers will stage a protest tonight following the announcement of up to 90 job losses yesterday. As later editions of the Argus reported yesterday, Lloyds TSB Insurance - which employs over 1,800 people
HANNAH Denman put her best foot forward for Spar-kle - now she wants others to do the same. The 27-year-old Royal Gwent Hospital employee completed the Cardiff half mar-athon for our Sparkle Appeal. We want to raise £250,000 towards a £6m disabled children's
BOXING champ Joe Calzaghe received his MBE yesterday - and admitted he was knock-ed out by the honour. The MBE comes as recognition of a glowing career in boxing during which he has won all 36 of his professional bouts, and spent seven years as World
NISSAN'S first triple finish on the Dakar...The three Pickup cars set the best times , with victory going to Colin McRae ahead of Giniel de Villiers and Ari Vatanen. Three fine champions who have helped lift the team's morale after a few difficult moments
ENVY is a strong emotion - especially when it's an outstanding new Peugeot 307 from as little as £10,995. The new Envy is available in 3 and 5-door hatchback guise as well as the versatile SW body style, with all models featuring metallic paint, CD player
NISSAN enjoyed a busy 2003 with new model introductions including the new Micra and 350Z and record sales of over 105,700 cars. To celebrate, the company is extending New Year cheer to its customers in the form of finance and insurance offers. Leading
MONMOUTH MP Huw Edwards is taking the campaign to save a threatened post office to Westminster. The Stanhope Street Post Office in Abergavenny is one of 25 in Gwent already closed or earmarked for closure because Post Office Ltd says too many branches
A CAMPAIGNER, whose daughter died of deep vein thrombosis after a long haul flight, yesterday took her fight to change the law to the European Parliament. Emma Christoffersen was aged 28 when she died after stepping off a flight from Australia at Heathrow
JEEP has launched a new special edition Grand Cherokee in the UK, priced from only £24,995. The new entry level Grand Cherokee Sport features air conditioning, six-way power adjustable cloth seats, front fog lamps, Grand Cherokee Sport badge, 16 inch
Mark Williams was an unhappy man despite reaching the third round of the Welsh Open in Cardiff yesterday. The world champion beat Preston's Stuart Pettman 5-3 to set up an all-Welsh showdown with Neath's Dominic Dale. But world number one Williams took
ONE of the most exiting and successful sports cars is now ready for Round Two: Mercedes-Benz unveils its new SLK-Class. More attractive, more powerful and sportier than its predecessor, this appealing two-seater will be celebrating its European market
WE'RE cracking car crime. New figures released today confirm our Car Safe campaign - to drive out the car criminals - and Gwent Police's Operation Maple are working. The campaigns were launched within weeks of one another last summer following a shocking
Jacques Kallis. I must start with him this week. Four centuries in four tests. 712 runs in the series against the West Indies at an average of 178, taking his career aggregate to 5,486 runs at an average of 53. Not bad, eh? And he has taken 156 wickets
BOBBY Skinstad is the latest big name South African to arrive at Rodney Parade, signing a three-month contract to join the Newport Gwent Dragons until the end of the season. Negotiations had been going on for some time and the back row forward actually
A LIGHTER engine flywheel does not sound like a big deal. But crucially the weight saving this achieves allows Honda's advanced i-VTEC engine to spin up a bit quicker, shaving two tenths of a second from the car's 0-62 mph sprint. It means that the hot
THREE Newport thugs were yesterday split up and banned from the communities they terrorised. Leon Kent, 16, Gavin Mills, 17, and Ryan Ahern, 16, had anti-social behaviour orders imposed on them by Cwmbran magistrates for causing months of misery to people
AT YAMAHA the goal we have set ourselves is to create scooters which encourage their riders to grow and develop. They are easy to ride for novices, but with the ability to satisfy the most demanding riders. So as their riders' skills and ambitions progress
HANDS....they're quicker, easier and more fun to use! That's why Citroen's latest TV commercial, promoting the Company's advanced SensoDrive gearchange, invites drivers to stop using their feet when changing gear and to let their hands enjoy the action
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Mike Ruddock has been forced to delay selection of the team to face Leicester in their crucial Heineken Cup clash at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Lock Ian Gough (ribs) and number eight Ross Beattie (hamstring) are doubtful while
WE'RE winning the war on car crime - but Gwent's high number of burglaries is bucking the national trend, new Home Office figures show. Gwent's crime rates are tumbling - but police say there is still more to be done. According to statistics released
SIX months after rej ecting the former Corus site at Ebbw Vale as a potential location for a community hospital, health bosses have changed their minds. A 20-acre plot near the tin plate works' West Gate is now considered the best option for the 115-bed
THE all-new Kia Cerato four-door saloon makes its European debut at the International Motor Show in Brussels last week. A significant model for the ambitious Korean company, the 4.5 metre Cerato is a highly competitive entry into the popular and all-important
THE day they threw the switches and Cwmbran joined the 20th century in earnest holds an electrifying fascination for Graham Lawrence (pictured). The 72-year-old, whose family has lived in and around the town for generations, was intrigued by how little
RANGE Stormer is a high performance, sport tourer SUV concept car, which showcases a future design direction for Land Rover and the company's increasingly bold approach to new technologies. It is also the first-ever Land Rover concept to preview a new
