CROSS Keys number eight Jevon Groves and Newport openside flanker Craig Hill have been named in the core Wales sevens squad. Both forwards played for Wales last season with 27-year-old Hill, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury, playing a crucial
EDUCATION minister Jane Hutt was in Ebbw Vale yesterday following the announcement The Works is set to get an extra £35 million. The money will be spent on the Ebbw Vale Learning Works, a school for three to 16-years-olds, and a centre for sports,
WALES have called up five newcomers to their 20-man squad for their opening rugbyleague.com European Cup pool match against Serbia in Smederevo on Sunday. Coach Iestyn Harris, who is without prop Craig Kopczak and winger Anthony Blackwood after they
A 78-YEAR-OLD woman died after hitting her head during a fall in hospital, an inquest heard. A three-year investigation was launched into the actions of the doctors and nurses who treated her, which revealed doctors had failed to record Ivy Jones'
A NEWPORT soldier says he is lucky to be alive after surviving a mortar attack on his army base in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Paul Ratcliffe from the Welsh Guards was serving in Sangin province during a sixth month tour when a mortar attack landed
KEYS for Newport's newest school and leisure centre will be officially handed over this week. Newport High School and the Active Living Centre in Bettws will open to pupils and the public on November 9. But on Friday, the keys will be handed to
A NEWPORT man whose sister was killed in Trevethin was hailed a hero after helping rescue a couple a from their burning home in Torquay. Jon Stokoe, 22, who is living with friends in the town, helped save the neighbouring couple on Saturday. Mr Stokoe
A "DESPERATE scramble" took place yesterday to rescue thousands of fish at a Cwmbran beauty spot after more than 100 mysteriously died. Members of the public joined Torfaen council staff to save the fish at the Llanyravon Boating Lake. A council
HORRIBLE Histories is back with two shows at Cardiff's New Theatre next month that promise to astound both young and old students. In the Frightful First World War, the terror of the trenches will be re-lived in all its terror. And the Woeful Second
TWO major poetry events are being held at the Hen and Chicks in Abergavenny which includes the visit of international poet Benjamin Zephaniah. First, Chris Torrance, Lee Harwood, Phil Maillard and Ric Hool will gather on Saturday at 7pm to read and celebrate
THE Tall Stories company return to Blackwood Miners Institute on Thursday at 1.30pm with another show based on an award-winning book by Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell Something Else is a half-term treat for children aged three and up. In
From next week, waste collections in Caerphilly borough will change as the local authority looks to increase recycling rates. The changes will see normal, non-recyclable refuse collected on a fortnightly basis instead of the current weekly basis.
Award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor and rising jazz singing star Alison Burns will grace the stage at Beaufort Theatre and Ballroom in Ebbw Vale next Friday, October 30, at 8pm. Promoting their new album which mixes repertoire from the Great
THE Cape Town Opera's version of Gershwin¹s much loved musical Porgy camp; Bess made its world premiere at Cardiff Bay¹s Wales Millennium Centre this week. But don't worry there¹s still a chance to see this much hyped show which is on today
A RARE screening of one of the most extraordinary and bizarre silent movies to come out of Hollywood in the 1920s will be given a dramatic twist when t he Sound Affairs company present Salomé at Newport¹s The Riverfront next month. Four
Research released by Direct Line for Business has revealed many businesses based from home are running the risk of not being able to cover the cost of a crisis, with 28 per cent stating they have no form of business insurance at all. The research revealed
The total number of companies falling into administration increased by 10 per cent during the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to analysis by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. While the total number of administrations
THE new Aneurin Bevan Health Board inherited an overspend of £11.7 million from Gwent Healthcare Trust and Gwent's five Local Health Boards, when it took over their responsibilities earlier this month for providing the area's healthcare. And though
NEW ZEALANDER Grant Tregoning and Swede Jonas Andersson will be returning to Newport next season to race for the Wasps. Tregoning will be promoted from the Hornets National League squad into the senior team following a successful first full season in
THE Newport Gwent Dragons line-up to face the Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets tomorrow night (kick-off 7.05pm) sees Tom Willis return to skipper the side with Jason Tovey on the bench. Newport Gwent Dragons: M Thomas, A Brew, T Riley, A Smith, R Fussell
THREE men were arrested after a raid on a house in Blackwood yesterday. The men were arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs after police swooped on a house in Waunllwyn Crescent. Officers also found three bottles of an unidentified substance at the
WHAT a relief to see Joe Calzaghe concentrating on his burgeoning boxing promotion company rather than his foxtrot and waltz. I can’t be the only one who felt distinctly uncomfortable watching a sporting legend being dragged around a dance floor like
A NEWPORT school reaped a huge response when it decided to use this year's harvest festival to support troops serving in Afghanistan. Pupils and staff at Millbrook Primary in Bettws donated items the servicemen and women need such as warm socks, dried
CHEPSTOW'S Forensic Science laboratory will close, it was announced in the last few minutes. The site has 180 highly-skilled jobs and has been used for many high-profile Welsh police investigations.
MR Newport County Nathan Davies is leaving Spytty Park to play for another team for the first time in his entire career. The terrace idol of Spytty Park has made close to 400 appearances for the Exiles since making his debut in January 2000
GAVIN Thomas is a man on a mission – he’s out to put one over on the region which decided not to retain him at the end of last season. Tomorrow night he lines up against the Scarlets for his new team Newport Gwent Dragons in a potential Magners
IF there is one player who provides proof of the vast improvement Newport Gwent Dragons have made this season with their results and the style of their rugby it is scrum half Wayne Evans. He is a player transformed with his energy, running
AFTER what Peter Bracken has experienced in the past fortnight Friday night’s Welsh Magners League derby between the Scarlets and Newport Gwent Dragons should be a breeze for the Irishman. No sooner had he answered an SOS from Dragons coach
Only an incurable sourpuss could take exception to Cape Town Opera's production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, now on a short visit to the UK. Its weaknesses, particularly in the second half, are really those of the opera itself, with its stuttering
Memory Lane isn't always a thoroughfare trodden with unblemished fondness by singer Georgie Fame. At this final stop on his latest UK tour, he recalled the time he had to sack half his band and the way songwriters like him were ripped off by copyright
Emotionally, Laura Wingfield is as fragile as the glass animals she treasures. She has no yearning to get work or have “gentleman callers” with a view to getting a husband as her mother Amanda desires. In contrast, her brother
NEIGHBOURS of the accused body-in-the-carpet murderer spoke of their shock that he had been found dead in his prison cell. On Tuesday the Argus the news that Daryl Terrence Smith, 40, of Bellevue Close, Trevethin, had been found dead at Cardiff Prison
A TEENAGE athlete won six gold medals in international sprint competitions, despite suffering from an eye condition which has left him partially sighted. James Ball, from Ponthir, was born with two visual impairments known as achromatopsia and nystagmus
ST Joseph’s Boxing Club in Newport has entered no less than eight boxers into this season’s Senior Novice Welsh Championships. In preparation for this tournament the eight relatively inexperienced boxers have been training alongside some of Wales’s
