SIMON Dyson refused to let two late bogeys dampen his spirit in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today. On a day that saw injury end Ross McGowan's Ryder Cup dream and Italian Francesco Molinari clinch his debut as a result, Dyson continued
AN EMPTY building in Abersychan is a blot on the landscape and letting the rest of the village down, according to angry residents. Despite £17m being spent on improvement works in the nearby area, the Co-op building on Abersychan High Street has been
BURIALS in Caerphilly borough are now limited to three a day - a move which will cause problems for grieving families, say funeral directors and the clergy. Vicar of Risca John Blackburn contacted the council to express his dismay over the decision taken
A PENSIONER had a lucky escape after a 30-foot tall tree fell metres from where he was standing in his Rhiwderin garden. Melvyn Matthews, 70, of Springfield Lane, was going back into his house for lunch at about 1.30pm on Tuesday after doing some gardening
A FORMER Gwent man will introduce the likes of Sir Terry Matthews and First Minister Carwyn Jones at a Ryder Cup dinner at the Celtic Manor. Bruno Cook, 51, was asked to act as toastmaster at the high-profile dinner which takes place at the Ryder Cup
A RENOWNED Abergavenny hat designer is throwing a Mad Hatters Tea Party for visitors to next month’s food festival. Celebrity milliner Alison Tod, whose hats have been worn by supermodel Erin O’Connor and actress Kristen Scott-Thomas, is combining
AN INSURANCE company which employes more than 300 people in Newport announced record profits yesterday. Cardiff-based Admiral Group said it made a gross profit before tax of £126.9 million in the six months to the end of June 2010 – 21 per cent up on
ALYSHA Bunston, from Blackwood, is only ten but has already been through so much. Diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago, Alysha underwent intensive chemotherapy but is recovering well and is encouraging people to sign up for a night-time walking marathon
GWENT Police Deputy Chief Constable is set to take up a six-month secondment. DCC Carmel Napier was invited to take up a role with the All Wales Collaboration Team starting on September 1. The role involves taking the next steps to help the four Welsh
PRIVATE sector landlords are joining forces in a bid to save the UK’s network of county courts threatened with closure which includes two Gwent courts. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA), which is one of the country’s main organisations for
HEART attack survivor Rob Waggett from Newport has a lot to smile about after he and his two sons were declared clear of heart problems. Despite his heart stopping for 18 minutes last year, Mr Waggett survived with only slight short-term memory
THREE major supermarket chains have lashed out at a bid to build a Morrisons nearby a historic workers institute, saying it could lead to closures of other stores. Asda and Lidl say their already-suffering stores in the city could be hit badly by the
STILL winless at Conference National level but also unbeaten in three, how you assess Newport County’s campaign will depend very much on whether you’re a glass half-full or half-empty kind. Throwing away a two-goal lead at home to Histon was a worrying
A MAN caused a s-s-stir when he went shopping in Tesco with his snake. Ursula Berry, 72, was at Tesco on Spytty Road, at around 12pm, when she spotted a man in his 20s walking around the store with a snake wrapped around his arm. Mrs
GWENT Theatre will close in December with the loss of around 40 jobs after a last-ditch appeal to save it failed. The Arts Council of Wales upheld its decision to withdraw funding, with Gwent Theatre’s chairman Gregg Taylor saying the decision to "destroy
TWO veteran Newport musicians were reunited more than a decade after they lost touch, thanks to the Argus. Accordion player Vic Anstice, 85, appeared in the Argus earlier this month looking for bassist bandmate Danny Taylor who he last heard from 15
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are a force to be reckoned with this season and will seriously challenge for the Magners League title, according to Martyn Williams. The Wales rugby legend has also hailed the Dragons’ “brilliant” signings of his former
THE new season has yet to start but already Newport Gwent Dragons are overcome by injuries and as many as a dozen players are either out of tomorrow night’s friendly against Cardiff Blues at the Cardiff City Stadium or are doubts. The problems are at
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth hailed his side’s battling draw at Luton Town as the proudest night of his reign at the club. The Exiles boss saw his players earn a precious point at the Conference leaders’ Kenilworth Road ground on Tuesday night
COUNCILLORS and residents in Chepstow are hitting out against plans to change the opening hours of town's minor injuries unit. The unit at Chepstow Hospital has previously been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But following changes made to
ROYAL Mail shelled out a total of £57,267 in compensation to Gwent residents over the last year, up more than £10,000 on the previous year. This was after the postal giant received 5,234 complaints, with 3,323 people receiving pay-outs, according to
WICKET-KEEPER Mark Wallace will skipper Glamorgan in their crunch County Championship clash at Sussex tomorrow after Jamie Dalrymple failed a fitness test. The captain broke his right thumb while batting in the first innings in last week’s six-wicket
FORmer Blues Robin Sowden-Taylor and Scott Morgan make an early return to Cardiff tonight in Dragons colours. The Rodney Parade new boys are both named in the team to face their old team-mates in the Martyn Williams testimonial. And threequarters David
A NEW walking and cycling path could be created between Chepstow and Tintern if a planning application gets the go ahead. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has submitted an application for a new mainly off-road walking and cycling route in Monmouthshire
