A BENEFIT cheat who fraudulently claimed more than £12,000 of taxpayers' cash lavished money on souping up his car, a court heard. But Llewellyn Anthony Luce, aged 28, of Bythway Road, Pontypool, was trapped after police were tipped off that his Citroen
CWMBRAN goalkeeper Glyn Garner had the best day of his professional life after getting a phone call from one of his boyhood idols. Garner, 29, a goalkeeper with League Two outfit Leyton Orient, is a shock inclusion in the Wales squad to face Paraguay
Out of the bedlam of the last few days - for bedlam is exactly what it's been - has got to come some sort of order, for there remains a Six Nations title to defend and nobody wants that to go down the pan. Maybe, just maybe, if Wales beat Ireland in Dublin
FORMER Pontypool rugby coach Steve Jones yesterday won the right to an employment tribunal as he battles his old club for compensation. Mr Jones, ex-head coach at Pontypool RFC, earned £7,000 a year before tax until September last year, when he resigned
EVERY day former miner Mervyn Robbins wakes up in agony because of the arthritis he contracted after working underground for 36 years - crawling along sharp rock on his knees. "I could cry many mornings, it hurts so badly," says Mr Robbins, of Canning
THOUSANDS of NHS dental places are to be lost in Chepstow when a town practice goes private on April 1. Boscobel House Dental Surgery, which has four dentists, will stop providing NHS treatment. Around 7,000 patients will be affected and they are being
EWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner is anticipating a successful end to the season and his side climbing the Celtic League table. The Dragons, one from bottom, continue their battle for Heineken Cup qualification against Leinster, one from top, at
WALES coach Mike Ruddock has told the Argus in an exclusive interview today that he does not intend rushing into any decision on his future. There has been growing speculation linking him with the job at Guinness Prmeiership club Saracens where the coaching
NEWPORT council is to consult on demand for a second Welsh primary school as the number of pupils in Welsh-language education soars. Some 1,600 more Gwent children go to Welsh-medium schools than ten years ago. Now, in the face of this growing demand,
WALES should go for Gareth Jenkins, pictured, as their next full-time coach, believes Newport Gwent Dragons chief Paul Turner. Jenkins, writes Robin Davey, has a terrific track record with Llanelli at club level and Llanelli Scarlets as a region, but
A GWENT football referee had to call for help through a window when he was left locked inside a changing room when the players all went to the pub. Match referee David Norman had come out of Usk Town's clubhouse showers after their clash with Lower New
A RAIDER admitted robbing a terrified 20-year-old at the point of a shotgun which left his victim traumatised. Lee Bidmead, of Argoed Farm, Shirenewton, pleaded guilty to robbing Bernie Hookings of three watches, a camera and a safe at a house in Langstone
PARENTS say school bosses should change their minds about closing Argoed Primary because of its recent glowing inspection report. The school was inspected in November and the report says the school - with just 44 pupils - gives good value for money. It
PEOPLE in the close-knit village of Blaina were stunned by the resignation of their most famous son in the middle of a Six Nations tournament. Many said they believed there was far more behind Grand Slam winning coach Ruddock's decision than the family
A DEFENDANT in the Lemy Bullock murder trial broke down in tears during cross examination yesterday and declared his innocence to the court. Mohammed 'Ziggy' Abbes, 50, of Cardiff Road, Newport is charged with assisting an offender in allegedly
Mike Ruddock's departure has saddened me. I, like most other journalists, had heard all the rumours about discontent within the camp, but did not expect things to come to a head quite so suddenly or so inopportunely. Only in Wales could such a fiasco
