GOALKEEPER Roger Freestone has left Newport County. The big stopper has not enjoyed the best of times since joining County in the summer and has struggled with injuries in recent weeks and he has decided to call it a day. An official club statement read
The Willows Restaurant at the Commodore Hotel, Llanyravon, Cwmbran TOO many restaurants seem to forget that food is a seasonal thing. After all, dishes like stew and hot puddings are best in winter, while salad and ice cream are more suited to summer.
Beautiful South's last trick was to release a record of familiar songs in an unfamiliar style. Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs has music that you know but not as you know it. It opens with You're The One That I Want in an Irish-shanty-jig kind
IT'S the last chance for Wales' fringe players to stake a claim for a place in the Six Nations squad by performing on the international stage in the final match of the Autumn series against Japan tonight. Wales' marvellous display against the All Blacks
A NEWPORT student is set to miss her first Christmas with her fianc because he is serving in Iraq. Kirsty Morris, 17, from Liswerry, should be looking forward to her first Christmas with her fianc but he is serving with the Welsh Guards in Iraq so the
EVER dreamt of taking the controls of a light aircraft and soaring through the skies? You might be surprised to learn that it's not the preserve of the very wealthy these days, in fact according to Philip-Lee Kinsey at the Cardiff Academy of Aviation,
Beautiful South's last trick was to release a record of familiar songs in an unfamiliar style. Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs has music that you know but not as you know it. It opens with You're The One That I Want in an Irish-shanty-jig kind
WELSH Rugby Union chairman David Pickering has finally confirmed that the Millennium Stadium is 'not for sale'. The news comes after the WRU last night announced a debt restructuring deal with Barclays bank which will mean them paying £500,000 a year
SPA town Cheltenham is renowned for its stylish streets and magnificent regency architecture. Whether you want to sample the shopping, nose around the historic sites and museums, or check out some spa treatments, there's a wealth of things to see and
TWO years ago, folk-rockers Steeleye Span brought together most of their original line-up for a reunion tour. And on Thursday, they'll come to Abergavenny as part of their 35th Anniversary World Tour. Maddy Prior, who's been singing with the band for
FOR most of us stepping into the ring with Olympic boxing hero Amir Khan would be a daunting prospect. But for Newport-born Royal Marine Alex Urrutia, it was just another day at the office. Alex, 23, a former St Julians Comprehensive School pupil, is
A GWENT mother of three died when she lost control of her car and smashed into a petrol tanker because she was driving with a 'temporary' tyre, an inquest heard. Vanessa Williamson, 25, of Gurnos estate, in Brynmawr, was driving, with a friend in the
A SECOND Gwent railway station could be in line for a major revamp with a multi-million pound cash boost. As reported in the Argus previously, Cwmbran station is to be transformed with £1.95m Assembly transport grant and £1.1m from the EU's Objective
A HEAVILY pregnant woman and her two young children are missing from their Newport home. Police say they are worried about Emma Cardy as she is due to give birth in two weeks' time. Ms Cardy, who lived with her children at a hostel in Chepstow Road, was
COMMUNITY leaders have welcomed an anti-social behaviour order given to a teenager who blasted music from his open bedroom windows. Robert John Morgan, aged 17, of Gwaun Helyg, Hilltop, Ebbw Vale, admitted five complaints against him at Abertillery magistrates
A GWENT mother of three died when she lost control of her car and smashed into a petrol tanker because she was driving with a 'temporary' tyre, an inquest heard. Vanessa Williamson, 25, of Gurnos estate, in Brynmawr, was driving, with a friend in the
GWENT police officers involved in some of the force's major cases had their achievements recognised at County Hall, Cwmbran. The Royal Humane Society Award was won by PC Andrew Pullen and his colleagues for their bravery on January 31 this year for attempting
Love, hatred, violence and death are the potent mix of ingredients for Dolman Youth Theatre's latest production - Shakespeare's classic drama, Romeo and Juliet. The tale of the star-crossed lovers, which is presented at the Dolman Theatre on December
TWO years ago, folk-rockers Steeleye Span brought together most of their original line-up for a reunion tour. And on Thursday, they'll come to Abergavenny as part of their 35th Anniversary World Tour. Maddy Prior, who's been singing with the band for
THE £104m Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay opens officially with a gala concert tonight, four years after the National Assembly gave the final go-ahead for the project. More than 1,900 people will attend a concert in the venue's Donald Gordon Theatre
AN ABERGAVENNY project aiming to give youngsters the best start in life got a ringing endorsement from Cabinet minister Alan Milburn yesterday. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was visiting the Surestart project at St David's Junior School site
COMMUNITY leaders have welcomed an anti-social behaviour order given to a teenager who blasted music from his open bedroom windows. Robert John Morgan, aged 17, of Gwaun Helyg, Hilltop, Ebbw Vale, admitted five complaints against him at Abertillery magistrates
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons No 8 Richard Bryan, pictured, is out for the rest of the season after damaging a knee against Edinburgh last Friday. He was helped from the field near the end of the game and a scan this week revealed damage to his anterior cruciate
Film review: I (Love) Huckabees (15) TOUTING itself as an existential comedy, Huckabees is about thinking big, so big that it tries to answer the question: 'What's it all about?' Which leads to: Why all the suffering? Are we all interconnected? Or is
AS I said in this column a fortnight ago, it is now looking more and more likely my next fight will be a record 16th WBO world-supermiddleweight title defence in the second week in February. Whether it will be against interim title holder Mario Veit,
NEWPORT is set to benefit from a successful treatment programme for drug addicts that has seen crime plummet elsewhere in England and Wales. Places already use the Drug Interventions Programme have seen crime drop by up to 33 per cent since it was introduced
