THE mother of a Blackwood girl who underwent pioneering treatment to replace a burning scalp is in the last stages of writing a book on the ordeal which she hopes to publish next year. Saba Afzal, of Fleur-de-Lys, is finishing ‘The Balloon Head Girl
BORN over a month earlier than normal, are these twins the first lambs to be born in Gwent this season? New-borns are usually bounding around the hillsides in February, but a farmer from near Penhow was left shocked when one of his ewes gave birth
LETTERS are being sent to parents of pupils at a Cwmbran school about proposals to suspend the school's governing body. Torfaen council's education service is sendingletters to parents of children at Fairwater High School explaining how its cabinet
POT holes in Gwent roads cost the region's five councils more than £190,000 over the last three years in successful compensation claims for injury or damage. Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly,
A CWMBRAN family has given a massive £20,000 to help a Blackwood boy realise his dream of walking unaided. The huge donation left the parents of cerebral palsy-sufferer Bayli Lippiett in shock as they realise pioneering surgery in the USA is now within
CHRISTMAS spirit was in abundance in Gwent this December it seems as Argus readers helped donate more than 2,500 hampers to needy familes. The Argus teamed up with the King's Church, Newport who give out food hampers through its Jesus Cares
2011 marked a major step forward for the Newport Cathedral appeal, now 2012 marks the next stage to fully realising the dream of restoring the landmark. After five years of fundraising, which has brought in more than £1 million, this year saw
NEWPORT County chairman Chris Blight has called on the City Council to sort out the Spytty Park playing surface after yesterday’s match against Bath City was postponed. Referee Steve Martin decided that the game could not go ahead after a pitch inspection
MORE than 1,000 people gathered in Abergavenny town centre to see the start of the annual Monmouthshire Hunt yesterday. Riders and hounds gathered in Cross Street outside the Angel Hotel for the Boxing Day hunt, organised by the Abergavenny Hunt Committee
Newport County’s miserable 2011 came to a desperately disappointing conclusion yesterday with a double whammy of bad news. Those Exiles fans who woke up on Boxing Day morning with a festive hangover will not have been comforted by the revelation
DRAGONS V SCARLETS (Friday KO 7.05) NEWPORT Gwent Dragons winger Tonderai Chavhanga admits a favourable fixture schedule has given them a golden shot of derby success against the Scarlets – but stressed it will count for nothing unless they find their
PONTYPOOL 16 BEDWAS 6 A DRAMATIC last-minute interception try by Pontypool centre Dan Robinson sealed a hard-earned 16-6 victory over Bedwas. It was Pooler’s third straight Premiership win after recent successes at Llandovery and Bridgend. The visitors
NEWPORT 22 CROSS KEYS 40 CROSS Keys enjoyed a record win over their Gwent rivals Newport, outscoring the Black and Ambers by five tries to one in a match they dominated. They took their excellent British & Irish Cup form into the league but for Newport
