ABERGAVENNY parents are furious that 21 children have been refused a place at one of the town's primary schools next September. Councillor Douglas Edwards, a governor at Cantref Primary School, said the 30 children offered places all fulfilled one
CHILDREN at a Newport nursery thanked the local community for donating toys and gifts to replace items stolen by thieves. Ty du nursery in Rogerstone launched an appeal in the Argus after being targeted by thieves and vandals several times in December
PLANNERS gave the go-ahead for a controversial car park extension at a Newport church. An estimated 100 graves dating to the 19th century will be covered with a hard surface at Bethesda Baptist Church, Rogerstone. As reported in the Argus, an extra
A NEWPORT theatre group is aiming to put the entertainment back into Malpas. The Centre Stage group, based at Malpas Court primary school, was awarded £5,000 from Awards for Wales to improve its dreadful stage facilities. The conditions were previously
CAMPAIGNERS trying to lower traffic speed outside a Gwent school are extending their fight. Darren Jones and Andrew Farina-Childs have been pushing for traffic calming outside Blackwood Comprehensive. They took action after an accident earlier this
MEET our final two Argus SWALEC Young Hero award winners. Twelve-year-old Shellbey Morgan and 15-year-old Lauren West were this week presented with their certificates and prizes by SWALEC representative Frank Atkinson. The two Newport girls are
PUPILS from Ebbw Vale are hoping to trek through the mountains of Morocco this July. Members of the Sixth Form in Ebbw Vale Comprehensive School are appealing for sponsorship for their expedition to the Atlas Mountains. They will trek through the
Most employers want their staff to work beyond the age of 65 but few workers agree, according to a new report. A survey covering 1,800 firms by recruitment company Manpower showed that only one in four had a strategy for retaining older workers
TREATMENT waiting times targets for 2006/07 have been met in Gwent hospitals - but health chiefs and surgeons are already turning their attention to making sure patients get the operations they need more quickly. No patient in Gwent had waited longer
The combination of Cole Porter's music and William Shakespeare's words guarantee that this musical is a sure-fire hit. This play-within-a-play by members of the Abergavenny Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society, which has a musical adaptation of the
THE audience went home clicking their heels with joy after an entertaining trip down the Yellow Brick Road, courtesy of Newport Operatic Society. More than 200 people turned out to watch an enthusiastic performance by children and adults of the classic
AN arson attack at a former Gwent primary school sparked calls to tear the building down before someone is injured. Ty'r Graig Primary school, Aberbeeg, has been plagued with anti-social behaviour problems since its closure in 2004, but the situation
THE family of a profoundly deaf Newport boy are hoping a hi-tech operation could help him hear for the first time. Three-year-old Arron Nicholls was born deaf and is unable to use speech and language. But the youngster is now being assessed for
DRUMMER Erik Stams was born in New York and went to the city's renowned Fame school - but he is now experiencing a different rhythm of life in Newport. Erik's musical career spans nearly 20 years of performing and recording in the US and the UK.
A GWENT was was left with a fractured jaw after a vicious attack outside a local pub. Darren Warwick, 34, of Pontypool was found unconscious outside the George Pub, Commercial Street at 1.10am on Saturday, April 14, covered in blood. Passers-by
A TEENAGE girl told a jury of her fear when a man began to sexually abuse her. It occurred first, she said at Cardiff Crown Court in video evidence, and then "got worse and worse". She is the last of the six alleged victims in the case to give evidence
IT IS astonishing that under the noses of the authorities 40 different houses have been used as cannabis factories in Gwent within the past seven months. One assumes that a similar proportion of houses are being used as cannabis factories around the
NEWPORT-BORN jockey Richard Thomas, pictured, together with the Jim Best-trained five-year-old mare Lady Pilot landed a 19-day hat-trick of wins. Thomas had previously partnered Lady Pilot to her only career success over the two mile trip at Wolverhampton
Oops. So it was all going well until I was loudly, as I do, talking about mobile tariffs during class (I have no idea why just go with it) and said "stop the clock". That's not bad right? Yeah well take the "l" out of clock and that is exactly what
So I bet you're panicking now that I did spend the weekend observing my snotty hankies so I could regale you with gruesome tales this week... Lucky you then cos I didn't. We did go to the Maple Festival but we didn't stay as long as we hoped cos
Here we are again. Another day; another blog; another man-related quandary I find myself in. I work with the most gorgeous man I have ever seen in my life (apart from Dwayne Peel). It's a bit of a Love Actually situation really - girl meets boy
This one is just for Ann (and nosey people who can't resist having a look). POW! It's just hit me. I just knew that I knew you from somewhere but I couldn't quite place you. It was the Macey bit that threw me. At one time we had friends who were
WINDFARMS and other sources of natural energy are at the moment just fiddling around the edges of the massive energy supplies which are needed. Traditionally-mined coal, gas amd oil are still the main sources of energy for large population centres.
A three-bed semi on a peaceful, residential street is the latest of 40 cannabis factories discovered in Gwent in the last seven months. Officers swooped on the house on St Julian's Road at around 9.30am yesterday after being tipped off by a member
WELSH golfer Liam Bond narrowly missed out on winning the European Challenge Tour's Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata in Italy. The St Pierre man was defeated by Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey in a sudden-death play-off birdie. The Belfast
EIGHT-month waiting times targets for hospital treatment were met in Gwent for 2006/07, according to figures released today. By the end of last month, no patients living in the area had waited more than eight months for an operation in a Welsh hospital
THE battle over plans to build a wind farm in the Valleys has raged for more than three years. REBECCA THOMSON looks at the arguments. THREE years after Pennant Wind Energy withdrew an application to build 24 turbines in the mountains above Blaina,
AN 81-YEAR-OLD Gwent woman described by a judge as "the original neighbour from hell" is to appeal against a six-month jail sentence. Dorothy Evans, of Park Crescent, Abergavenny, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court last Tuesday for one conviction
TRAVELLERS who moved on to council playing fields are threatening a major youth football tournament. Around 25 traveller caravans arrived on Coronation Park, Lliswerry, on Monday afternoon, allegedly breaking a locked gate to gain entry. Parents
GWENT potter Mark Williams was last night sent crashing out of the 888.com World Championship in Sheffield at the hands of Joe Swail. Two-time winner Williams, from Cwm, lost out as the Belfast battler snatched a dramatic 10-9 victory at The Crucible
ARTWORK which could transform two Gwent sites will be on display until April 28. Gwent is home to two of seven sites across Wales which could see new landmarks if a Big Lottery bid is successful. Now Monmouthshire council wants to hear residents
COUNTY boss Peter Beadle insists his side can take the six points to guarantee the Exiles a place in the play-offs despite losing at Eastbourne last night. County's superior goal difference means maximum points for the remainder of the campaign will
Eastbourne 2 County 1 NEWPORT County's unbeaten run came to an end last night, but results elsewhere ensure the Exiles' hopes of a berth in the top five of the Conference South are still very much alive. Maximum points at relegated Weston-Super-Mare
ANGRY Newport residents are demanding a meeting Gwent Police to discuss their handling of a massive rave in Wentwood forest. Up to 3,000 party-goers descended on the forest over the Easter bank holiday weekend for the 36-hour illegal party. They
PUPILS at a Gwent school traded their electronic games for spinning tops yesterday when they turned back time to sample a taste of Victorian life. As part of their studies, youngsters from Llantilio Pertholey School in Abergavenny held a Victorian Day
IT WAS tears before bedtime last night after Ward Junior and his Pill Youth team mates lost in the Tesco Gwent FA Youth Cup Final. It was a cracking game but Pill couldn't quite crack a Malpas Youth team. In fact, Malpas are the only team Pill haven't
A £180,000 plan to turn an old chapel into a restaurant will go ahead after a businessman won his appeal. Businessman Bob Smith applied to Blaenau Gwent Council to convert Carmel Chapel, Carmel Street, Abertillery into a restaurant in September last
INSPECTORS from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have given a clean bill of health to the blood bank at the Royal Gwent Hospital. This follows a review of new systems designed to comply with tougher UK-wide blood safety
