THE largest ever collection of MG sports cars is expected to congregate at Silverstone over the weekend of July 23-25 for the MG Car Club's International Festival in the marque's 80th anniversary year. The 54th consecutive event is the largest MG event
BLACKWOOD'S Bradley Dredge has admitted that missing out on next week's Open will be a blow to his season ahead of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, which begins today. One qualifying spot for the Open remains up for grabs in the Scottish Open
SISTER duo Eye2Eye will be helping Cwrt Rawlin Primary School raise funds at their annual summer fete tomorrow. St Cenydd School pupils and talented singers, Tammy 15, and Kally Davies, 13,are the headline act for the evening. Eye2Eye are preparing to
PONTYPOOL Rugby Club have made a major step towards completing their squad for next season with the signing of ten new players. Injuries to now retired Nicky Lloyd and Gareth Jenkins gave them major headaches at scrum half last season and they have acted
THERE may have been a Wimbledon ladies' final taking place - and there was certainly the threat of typical British summer rain to dampen spirits - but instead thousands opted to turn up at this year's Machen Agricultural Show. People began to arrive at
DISCERNING daily rental customers can now select from a wide range of all-wheel drive Subaru models or even the new Isuzu Rodeo pickup, headed by the luxury-spec lifestyle Denver. The dealer-based scheme is similar to that of several other prestige manufacturers
Sunday June 27, saw the second race meeting of the UK's first all-woman race series the Privilege Insurance Formula Woman Championship. The 16 female contestants battled for a podium position at Knockhill race circuit in Scotland driving in identical
MAZDA is looking to hot up the Mazda6 for the summer with a sporty new special edition - the Mazda6 Zugara - available from July 1, 2004. The model takes it name from the Japanese word for 'design' and will be priced from £19,000 on-the-road. The Mazda
PLANS to fell a row of trees and hedgerow bordering a main Blackwood Road have angered residents. A petition objecting to proposals made by Caerphilly Council has been signed by 54 people living in Cedar Close, Hawthorn Drive and Laurel Drive in Pontllanfraith
THE most difficult motorcycle to manufacture is a machine that is a pleasure to ride in any practical situation - a motorcycle created for the real world of motorcycling. Of course, it is easier to design niche machines - machines that are what you see
HYUNDAI'S famous trio, the Getz, Matrix and Trajet come with a little something extra for the next three months....three years free servicing. Added to Hyundai's amazing five year warranty, these cars become some of the best protected in the UK. If that
PEUGEOT'S newly launched 407 has achieved a five-star score in the latest round of Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests, announced in Prague last week. The new Peugeot 407 achieved a coveted five-stars for occupant protection
ROCK-SOLID quality is at the heart of the new Toyota RAV4 Granite. This special edition version of Europe's best-selling SUV comes packed with special features that give the car great visual impact both inside and out. There is no mistaking the RAV4 Granite
Kristian Lund, Newport Wasps latest arrival, is quickly back in action for the Isle of Wight. He guested for the Islanders on Tuesday night and collected eight points in a 59-36 win over Rye House in the Premier League Knock-out Cup. The return is on
THE message is loud and clear: "Let's make Caerphilly borough safer." A unique bus has been launched to help get the message across about the dangers of arson. It is hoped the striking bus will capture the attention of people all over the region and deter
SUZUKI driver P G Andersson has claimed his first ever Junior World Rally Championship victory, leading home a Suzuki one-two-three! The young Swede won a tight battle for the lead against his colleague Kosti Katajamaki, with another Ignis driven by England's
A BAND is hoping to make the Newbridge Memo its permanent home. The Celynen Collieries Institute Silver Band raised the roof at the Memo with a special performance last night. The youth section of the band was joined by some of the older members to play
A MUM of two has told how her children escaped death after their play area was crushed when a Royal Mail van rolled 30ft down an embankment crashing into her garden. Maria Cadwallader, of Riverside Court, Woodfieldside rushed home from work to find that
A BURGLAR who tricked his way into elderly people's homes in Gwent by pretending to be from the water board was jailed for eight years. Alex Crumlish, 28, of Bonnington Walk, Lockleaze, Bristol, was locked up at Newport crown court after a jury found
PARTS of Gwent were left battered by winds up to 50mph last night. In Griffithstown, near Pontypool, engineers worked through the morning to restore power to nearly 1,000 homes. Flood warnings are still in place for the rivers Usk, Monnow and Wye. High
THERE is still time for local people to register their views on plans for a new hospital. That's the message from the Caerphilly Local Health Board (LHB) who want the public to put their views forward on the options for the development of a new hospital
THE new Peugeot 1007 is a new concept which will change the way small cars are perceived and experienced - as did the introduction of the hatchback in the early 60s. The fitment of a single electric sliding door on each side of the vehicle is unique in
A GWENT council has reversed its decision to charge double the normal rate to bury a pensioner with his wife - and it's all thanks to the Argus. Friends of Tommy Harper, who died aged 92 two weeks ago, were stunned after being hit by a £600 fee by Torfaen
A GWENT mum has been given one last chance to make sure her daughter attends school - or go to jail. The woman, from Cwm-bran, was told by magistrates in Newport "a custodial sentence was very much in our minds" after she broke a parenting order and the
DEDICATED volunteers from all over Caerphilly borough have been honoured at a prestigious ceremony as part of the inaugural Wales volunteers of the Year Awards. Volunteers received certificates of high commendation from Lynn Clubb, assistant director
Christian Malcolm's coach Jock Anderson has reacted furiously after Colin Jackson all but dismissed the British men's athletic team's chances of picking up ANY medals at the Olympics. Jackson, 36, this week fired a huge warning ahead of the games, claiming
FLOWER beds, tubs, a school's garden of reflection and, of course, Newport's famous topiary pandas were all scrutinised by national judges yesterday. Adjudicators Clive Adison and David Toyne, representing both Britain in Bloom and Wales in Bloom, were
YESTERDAY it was announced that Northrop Grumman will set up in Oakdale business park and create at least 250 jobs if it wins an £800 million Ministry of Defence contract. The US company is leading one of two consortia competing for the Watchkeeper contract
A GRADE II listed building in Newport was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack. The old Malpas Court Club, in Whittle Drive, which was originally built as a private house, had been derelict for a number of years. But the blaze, on Tuesday, which
A MUM of two has told how a van rolled 30ft down an embankment, crashing into her garden and crushing her children's play equipment. Maria Cadwallader, of Riverside Court, Woodfield-side, Blackwood, burst into tears when she saw the damage. She said a
IN a radical departure from normal car advertising, Kia Motors is not following the well trodden path of perfect people in glamorous locations with clean, shiny cars on empty roads. Taking a leaf out of the book of recent state-of-the-art animated characters
Ian Thomas. How can I begin with anyone else when a son of Newport has done something as special as Thomas did on Monday evening? For it was truly special. A Twenty20 hundred, only the fourth ever, and on TV too. One only has to look at the calibre of
AN MP used his parliamentary privilege to name the "primary suspect" for the axe murder of a Gwent private eye. In a debate at the House of Commons' Westminster Hall, Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams also used his parliamentary privilege from any legal
BY the end of the decade new city 'cars' could be tall, narrow and lean according to motorsport and automotive technology specialist, Prodrive. Working with Coventry University's Art and Design course, the company has released concepts of what Naro, its
A BRAVE nine-year-old girl helped save her mother's life - using a first-aid technique she learnt at Cubs. Samantha West leapt to her mother's aid when she found her collapsed at their home in Greenmeadow, Cwmbran. Samantha put her mum Frances McNeice
