A MYSTERY man has lodged a £2million bid for a historic Gwent house with no roof and no upper floors. The offer is for Piercefield House, a Grade II-listed building in Chepstow. It is estimated the neglected property, which dates back to Tudor times
A GWENT man says he is "elated" after a UK Government decision to pardon his great uncle, who was shot after being accused of desertion during World War I. Posthumous pardons were granted to 306 British soldiers in the same position as Private Bernard
PRISON officers in Usk and Prescoed have voted in favour of a national strike. According to the Prison Officers' Association for Wales and West around 80 staff at the two Gwent sites have voted in favour of action. * For the full story, read tomorrow's
A NEW hotline number was launched today in a fresh bid to find a missing Gwent man. James Nutley, of Deepweir Gardens, Caldicot, disappeared nearly two years ago on a golfing weekend in Tenby with friends. To mark his 27th birthday today, his parents
A NEWPORT Second World War veteran has been honoured by the Greek government for his service to the country. Leslie Thomas, 82, was a Royal Naval signaller in a flotilla clearing mines from the Adriatic around Corfu, and the Greek authorities sent
A FORMER kennel maid of Saxon, the police dog branded "dangerous", says she would have no problem allowing the animal near her 18-month-old son. Donna McLennan was an animal welfare officer at Gwent Police kennels in Glascoed on a temporary contract
A NEWPORT mum whose baby died of meningitis after allegedly being sent home from hospital is demanding to know why doctors did not spot the deadly disease until too late. Aleesha Evans was a happy, bright, nine-month-old who loved pulling faces and
IT BOASTS 18 rooms, three of them en-suite bedrooms, one further bathroom, two reception rooms and outstanding views across the Bristol Channel. The two-floor property also consists of a hallway with a spiral staircase, a hot tub, a flotation tank
A NEWPORT man whose sister was murdered vowed to put "years of hell" behind him after being cleared of domestic violence charges. Ijaz Ulhaq, aged 42, of Llanwern Street, Newport, denied attacking former girlfriend Sharleen Hodge between October 2005
MORE than 5,000 people have applied for 400 jobs at the new Quinn radiator factory in Newport, bosses said yesterday. It is a year since the Irish-based manufacturing giant announced it was going to build Europe's biggest radiator factory in Imperial
A FAMILY were left devastated after thieves stole two Labrador puppies and a cat from their Gwent home as they slept. Dawn Pritchard said she had not stopped crying since realising the pets had been taken on Sunday morning. The family, from Wattsville
A NEW development at one of Gwent's top tourist attractions will go more than £300,000 over budget. The new visitor centre at Cwmcarn Forest Drive looked set to cost £500,000 more than planned and there was even talk of the project being abandoned
A NEWPORT teenager whose Asbo banned him from using his own front door was locked up for a string of offences including thefts, criminal damage, and breaching the order twice. Marcus Ball was also charged with a number of offences including stealing
A GWENT woman has met her penpal of 67 years for the first time in three decades. Esme Jacob, 84, from Greenmeadow, Cwmbran invited her friend Mary Dix, 83, all the way from Toronto in Canada to catch up on their extraordinary friendship. The two
Blog three. Those of you with children may notice that these blogs are numbered or lettered in accordance with school newsletter rules. Many of you will have no idea what I mean by this but there are those of you who, like me, get letters sent home
RESIDENTS opposing the closure of their street say they will take the case to the ombudsman if they don't get the decision they want. Caerphilly county borough council has closed one end of Cefn Road in Blackwood, making it in to a cul-de-sac. Previously
Whilst heading out the door this morning, cursing as I hurried to find my missing boot before the bus to Newport sped off without me, I nearly forgot my jacket. You can't really blame me, what with that missing boot and a pair of odd socks grabbed in
CWMBRAN'S Danny Gabbidon is raring to go ahead of the new campaign, but admits the heat is on to deliver after a sensational first season as a Premiership footballer. The West Ham defender played 73 minutes for Wales against Bulgaria last night, having
GWENT pair James Collins and Carl Fletcher believe the signs are encouraging for a good European Championships qualifying campaign. Though Bulgaria created a number of chances, Toshack's side looked lively in attack as they prepare to open their campaign
NEWPORT County winger Sam O'Sullivan admits this is a massive season for him personally, as he bids to cement his place in the County starting line-up. O'Sullivan is the most used substitute in the club's history, having found himself in and out of
NEW captain Kevin Morgan is looking for his colleagues at the coal face to help him out when he adopts the role of leading Newport Gwent Dragons. The Wales full back will take over from Michael Owen as club skipper when he completes his recovery from
Chris Schramm has been enjoying his best run in the Elite League - but it will shortly come to an end. He has already ridden five times for various clubs but because of the sport's rules he can only make one more appearance. However, had Schramm
Totally gutted!! I received the lowest score! If you look at the bottom of all the "reader blogs" on the Argus you'll see a voting button which generates a score out of 10. Mine is roughly 2.3 out of 10 and all the other reader blogs get at least 9
TWO Abercarn men have been released on bail as an investigation into an alleged serious sex attack continues. The men, aged 22 and 23, were initially arrested and later released on police bail. A 15-year-old girl is alleged to have been raped and
Unfortunately for me I have to travel the M4 around Newport twice every working day at rush hour. Before anyone berates me for not using public transport I should point out that to do so would take me between two and a half and three hours each way
Glad you troubled yourselves to read my blog again. The first is always the most difficult as you don't know what to put or how long to write. I shouldn't have that difficulty for long. I went up to All Creatures animal sanctuary to help out yesterday
IS IT me or are the general public the only people in this country capable of dealing with a crisis? The authorities, for want of a better word, appear utterly incapable of coping with anything out of the ordinary. Take the recent alleged terrorist
