TO keep your car running smoothly and safely, the new Volvo 'Check It Kit' provides the necessary essentials to check tyre depth and top-up engine oil, and conveniently comes in one neat pack that can be kept in the car at all times. The Volvo Check It
THE X8 125cc is the new compact GT (Gran Turismo) scooter from Piaggio, offering independent and convenient travel about town with a winning combination of practicality and performance. Its unique extra-large under-seat storage space is capable of carrying
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons chief executive Andy Marinos says the changes to the Celtic League structure next season will make it more competitive and raise the competition's profile. Marinos warmly welcomed the news that from next season the league would be
GRAND Slam and Triple Crown talk is rife in Wales after just two wins in the Six Nations Championship this month. Wales have gained their first victory over England in Cardiff for 12 years and they have romped to a six tries-to-one win against the Italians
I'M not sure that I have ever been so excited about a Wales rugby match as I am about this Saturday's match against France. This is the weekend of destiny for this Welsh team. There has been an enormous amount of talk about the two victories so far and
AN exciting Peugeot 407 Coupe concept car is set to be one of the undoubted stars of next month's Geneva Motor Show. Known as the 407 Coupe Prologue, it strongly hints at how the forthcoming 407 Coupe will look when it hits the showrooms in early 2006
THE arrival of a common rail diesel engined version of Kia's rugged, yet stylish, all-new Sportage completes the model's line-up and presents the small SUV market with its most attractive and challenging vehicle. In a market sector that continues to see
HYUNDAI has unveiled a new concept in flexible family motoring with the six-seat Hyundai Portico concept car, designed and built by Hyundai's Advanced Design Team at its high-tech facility in South Korea. The Portico is powered by Hyundai's new, high-tech
TWO second-half tries by replacement prop John Tilley helped Bedwas to a crucial Welsh Premier Division success over Ebbw Vale at the Bridge Field last night. With Caerphilly seemingly putting together a late bid to avoid relegation, both sides and others
NEWPORT councillors were due to visit two permanent gipsy camps in Cardiff today to see if something similar could be built in Newport. The councillors' visit to the Shirenewton and Tremorfa sites comes after the council pledged to rethink its approach
A VILLAGE gymnastics club in Gwent is basking in glory after scoring some major success at a national competition. Members of the Caldicot Gymnastics Club entered the Welsh Schools Sports Acrobatics Championship at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff earlier this
PENTWYN is a small community with just a handful of houses on a hillside above Pontypool. The focal point of the village and community is Pentwyn Primary School, a small 19th century building with a little over 130 pupils. The school has a strong family
VOLUNTEERS who take hot meals to some of Newport's most vulnerable residents - a service soon to be axed by the city council - say it is more than just a delivery service. Christine George was able to call the emergency services in time to save the life
ARMED police and officers with riot shields surrounded a house today in a tense stand-off with a knifeman. The armed siege was under way at a house in Duffryn, Newport, after the man threatened police officers with knives. Two streets on the estate were
I'M not sure that I have ever been so excited about a Wales rugby match as I am about this Saturday's match against France. This is the weekend of destiny for this Welsh team. There has been an enormous amount of talk about the two victories so far and
Kodo is the Japanese word for pulse or soulbeat. But its true essence is best felt by Japan's legendary Kodo drum music, an earthtrembling expression of awesome latent power produced by a bass drum so massive that its intense beat resonates in your heart
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons chief executive Andy Marinos says the changes to the Celtic League structure next season will make it more competitive and raise the competition's profile. Marinos warmly welcomed the news that from next season the league would be
WITH spring just around the corner it's time to look to a new Peugeot to banish the last of the winter blues. As the new 05 registration plate goes on sale on March 1 some of Peugeot's most popular models have never looked so attractive. The best-selling
GRAND Slam and Triple Crown talk is rife in Wales after just two wins in the Six Nations Championship this month. Wales have gained their first victory over England in Cardiff for 12 years and they have romped to a six tries-to-one win against the Italians
TWO second-half tries by replacement prop John Tilley helped Bedwas to a crucial Welsh Premier Division success over Ebbw Vale at the Bridge Field last night. With Caerphilly seemingly putting together a late bid to avoid relegation, both sides and others
Z17 IS the code name for a diminutive Renault upper-range urban vehicle which places the accent on genuine motoring pleasure in a compact package. "Z17 is a vehicle designed for city life. It has been shown that cars carry only 1.4 people on average,
THE feared French forwards are not as formidable as they are cracked up to be, Newport Gwent Dragons forwards coach Leigh Jones has informed the Welsh camp this week. France have won their opening two Six Nations Championship games, not by traditional
GRAND Slam and Triple Crown talk is rife in Wales after just two wins in the Six Nations Championship this month. Wales have gained their first victory over England in Cardiff for 12 years and they have romped to a six tries-to-one win against the Italians
NEXT month's Geneva Motor Show (March 1) will be the setting for two new stars from Honda - the world premiere unveiling of what the next generation Civic for the European market will look like and the all-new Legend saloon. The "Civic Concept" provides
A MAN gave himself up to armed police after a tense, seven-hour stand-off in Newport today. The siege, involving officers in riot gear, was sparked by an incident at a house in Duffryn. Armed police who were called at around 4.30am, fired a baton round
THE new generation Lexus IS makes its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, following the new GS as the second model to be created encompassing the Lexus new L-Finesse design principles. The presentation of the all-new model also marks the arrival of
THE feared French forwards are not as formidable as they are cracked up to be, Newport Gwent Dragons forwards coach Leigh Jones has informed the Welsh camp this week. France have won their opening two Six Nations Championship games, not by traditional
FORD is demonstrating to performance enthusiasts they don't have long to wait for another special model from Ford Team RS. The new Focus ST - sporting around 220PS and finished in brilliant orange for its Geneva preview - will be on sale towards the end
AS THE only manufacturer with a mass produced petrol electric vehicle in the top banding, Honda warmly welcomes the introduction of the new colour coded labelling that will appear on vehicles in UK car showrooms later this year. The Insight, which emits
MORE than 200 Newport residents face a massive rise in council tax charges as their homes jump three grades in the property bands. The Argus can reveal 239 households in the city will see their bills rise by hundreds of pounds as their properties rise
MPs of the Commons Welsh Affairs Committe investigating anti-social behaviour in Wales have visited Newport to clock the imaginative ways in which Gwent deals with its problem. A part of the MPs' itinerary was a visit to Solas -formerly Newport Action
AN elderly woman with hearing difficulties claims she has been waiting three months for her vibrating smoke alarm to be replaced - because the instructions for the new alarm are in Dutch. Great-grandmother Mair Campbell, who is profoundly deaf, needs
A PENSIONER who was found to have 47 dogs on his premises when RSPCA inspectors went there has lost his appeal against a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to one of them. The animal, a lurcher bitch, was unable to stand and when taken to a vet died
A TIMBER business' sawmill was destroyed in a huge blaze last night. Firefighters from Newport's three stations battled for two hours with a fire at Monmouthshire Timber Supplies, Alexandra Dock, Pill. The sawmill was destroyed according to a spokesman
