THE mother of a teenage girl who died of carbon monoxide poisoning last night branded a judge "lily-livered" after he jailed a Newport gas fitter for two years. Grief-stricken Anne Mitchell said the sentence imposed yesterday on Scott Lee Stuart was
AN 11-year-old girl was injured by a hit-and-run driver as she left her Newport school. The year seven student was struck by the car as she left Bettws High School at about 2.10pm on Thursday. She told Gwent Police a car mounted the pavement as she
MUSLIM women in Newport say they disagree with suggestions that wearing face veils acts as a barrier to harmonious community relations. They also told the Argus that they did not believe the veil affected communication with others. Leader of the House
A THAI bride was terrified when her husband attacked her. At the time Matthew Venn, 37, was holding two knives and he told her "Which knife will you choose for me to kill you?", said prosecutor Byron Broadstock at Cardiff crown court. Venn, of Monnow
A GWENT book keeper who stole £84,000 from his clients - including £27,000 from a friend - was jailed for nine months this evening. Steven Paul Turzynski, 52, of Commercial Street, Cwmbran, pocketed money which clients thought was being paid to HM Customs
A PREGNANT woman was told she was going to be killed when her ex-partner attacked her in her home in the middle of the night, Cardiff crown court has heard. At one point Gareth Williams, 24, headbutted Hayley Jones and snatched their child from her.
A PRISONER threw himself through a window at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital to escape from police custody, fell three storeys and damaged several ribs, a court heard. Ian Myles, 24, a carpenter, was at large only minutes before being arrested after a
THE first people have moved into a formerly derelict 200-year-old building in a Gwent town as part of a new scheme aimed at helping first-time buyers. A £3.8 million restoration of the Clarence Hotel in Pontypool was unveiled this afternoon. The 19th
So, there I was in the phone shop purchasing a SIM card for my 02 phone. Granted, I don't have much use for a mobile as I don't really have lots of people to talk to, and so basically any mobile I have sits like a pristine jewel in my handbag should
A NEWPORT gas fitted who admitted the manslaughter of a teenage girl was jailed for two years today. Scott Lee Stuart who admitted causing the death of Cwmbran school girl Alex Mitchell at an earlier hearing. Stuart, 39, from Waltwood Road, Llanmartin
As I mentioned in a comment on one of Kev'?s blogs the other day, Wednesday I think it was, (by the way you don't mind if I call you Kev do you Kev only it's quicker to type Kev than to type Kevin unless you turn it into a couple of lines like this in
CERYS Matthews, the former golden girl of pop, returns to Newport this autumn. The once queen of the indie charts may have countrified her sound, but her ever-present charisma is sure to produce a memorable show at the Riverfront. From humble beginnings
WESTLIFE return to Wales in March, as part of their Love Tour 2007. The record-breaking boy band, the only group to have topped the charts with their first seven singles, will play two nights at the CIA. The four lads from Ireland have played 384
Phoenix Garden, High Street, Caerleon IT'S easy enough for even an average restaurant to be full come the weekend. But they can really be judged on the number of spare tables available on a "school night". In which case Phoenix Gardens has no
The Devil Wears Prada (15) **** Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Adrian Grenier THE antithesis of Robert Altman's spectacular failure Pret-a-Porter, The Devil Wears Prada shows how to make a great satire of the fashion
A GWENT school was closed yesterday as 33 teachers took part in a strike over proposed pay cuts. Union reps and management at Pontllanfraith Comprehensive have battled since January over planned restructuring. The school wants to introduce a faculty
PLANS for an £87m retail and leisure scheme in Newport city centre met with a positive reception from residents. The proposed hotel, office and apartment complex would dramatically change the city skyline with a 23-storey skyscraper as the centrepiece
CARLOS Spencer (King Carlos), one of the great names of world rugby and probably the game's finest entertainer, steps out on to Rodney Parade for the first time tomorrow night. The former All Blacks outside half has been named in a stronger than expected
WALES boss John Toshack believes the key to his side ending their scoring drought in tomorrow's Euro 2008 qualifier with Slovakia (kick-off 3pm) lies in midfield. Since Wales played Azerbaijan in the final match of their World Cup qualifying campaign
WALES captain and number eight Michael Owen has been left out of the Newport Gwent Dragons team to face Northampton in tomorrow night's EDF Energy Anglo-Welsh Cup tie at Rodney Parade. But coach Paul Turner has included Owen's fellow Wales international
EBBW Vale head coach Alex Codling has been drumming home the importance of discipline ahead of tomorrow's game with Aberavon after his charges suffered yellow fever in their last two outings. The Steelmen will be aiming to keep 15 men on the pitch
NEWPORT County travel to Cambridge City on Saturday hoping to continue their fine start to the season. The Exiles, currently fifth in the Nationwide South, face tenth placed Cambridge and captain John Brough is bouyant ahead of their trip. County
THE fuss over Jack Straw's request to Muslim women to remove their veils was inevitable. After all, we now live in a society where you can be made to feel like a social outcast for even daring to murmur the word Muslim. It's jut not PC. I know Jack
DEVELOPERS behind a multi-million pound redevelopment in a Gwent town say building work could start in four months. The Monmouthshire-based Bird Group is ready to table an outline planning application to build 235 new homes on derelict, overgrown land
HI-TECH criminals stole £400 from a Gwent woman's bank account after she used a cashpoint in Pontypool. And police say the scam known as card 'skimming or cloning' meant a second victim in the area lost another £350. Helen Bayliss, a 41-year-old
DOZENS of protesters gathered to oppose the proposed closure of four council-run care homes in the Gwent Valleys. The campaigners were joined by Blaenau Gwent AM Trish Law at Hafod Dawel care home in Nantyglo as they sang songs and displayed banners
RESIDENTS are fighting to stop their village being "spoiled" by proposals to build 1,100 houses on a nearby greenfield site. Llanwern village is the preferred site for a multi-million pound scheme by developers Gallagher consisting of the homes plus
NOW I'm not the world's greatest art buff (which is something of an understatement). However, I know what I like and there's plenty of great art - and that includes music, theatre and film - that I appreciate. And that's the thing with art; one man's
CASHPOINT crooks have struck again in Gwent after bank customers were fleeced by the high-tech skimming' or cloning' scam in Pontypool. Among those to fall prey to the latest swindle was 41-year-old health care Helen Bayliss who lost £400 after withdrawing
THOUSANDS of Gwent hospital staff are owed months of back pay amounting to more than £1 million - and health unions warn that workers are sick of waiting. Unison and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) claim many members await arrears payments of several
