NEWPORT Gwent Dragons chief executive Mike Jenkins is leaving Rodney Parade to pursue other interests after less than two years at the helm. The commercial lawyer, who joined the region in August 2010 from Newport firm Harding Evans, is expected to exit
CAERPHILLY and Monmouthshire topped the table when it comes to recycling in Gwent – recycling or composting more than half its waste. Latest figures from the Welsh Assembly show that between July and September 2011, Caerphilly council reused
NEWPORT’S Celtic Manor Resort wants to extend the use of its 2010 Ryder Cup practice area to accommodate different kinds of events. The resort has applied to Newport City Council to vary its premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003. The
GREAT raconteur and best selling author Howard Marks is coming to the Newport Centre this month for an evening of anecdotes and fun. Marks’ international smash hit autobiography Mr Nice made the Kenfig Hill man a literary star. The 1996 book
A NEWPORT community centre is preparing to reopen after a complete transformation. Part of the Hope Centre in Somerton was gutted by fire in August 2010 causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Equipment such as laptops,
ABERGAVENNY Town Council will invest more than £8,000 in replacing its CCTV cameras in the town centre. Councillors agreed to take the cash from its reserve funding to ensure that five of its six cameras are replaced with Dome-style models to
How long have you been a chef, and where did you train? I trained at Bath College and was lucky enough to obtain a scholarship to the Provence School of Gastronomy, France. I have been in catering and hospitality for close on 40 years,
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans can see newly crowned winner Harry Judd when the popular show comes to Cardiff as part of a UK tour. The McFly drummer was victorious with an impressive score of 156 out of 160 across four dances in the final watched by
A MONMOUTH singer who appeared on a television gameshow more than 20 years ago is preparing to sing her winning song on BBC One tonight. Rozi Morris, 64, known then as Rosemary Noble, appeared on Bob Says Opportunity Knocks, hosted by the late
YOUR group could join those already benefiting from Big Lottery grants of up to £5,000. Newport group Visions and Voices got a £1,352 grant which helped them hold an event to enable people who experience auditory hallucinations (hearing voices
A NEWPORT man won a competition that could see his play staged in the birthplace of Shakespeare. Phil Mansell’s play Poor Yorick has won a Newport Playgoers competition which will see the piece performed with three other winners at the group’s
ACCOMPLISHED AC/DC tribute band Hells Bells have performed all over the UK as well as Portugal, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic and the Middle East. Next week they head to Blaenau Gwent for a gig at the Ebbw Vale Institute. If you love
REFERRAL-to-treatment waiting times in Gwent hospitals remained below 36 weeks for the ninth month in succession. Progress is being made, too, in reducing the number of orthopaedic patients in the 26 to 36 weeks waiting time category, though
CRITICALLY acclaimed stand-up comedian Andrew O’Neill brings his sell-out Edinburgh show Alternative to Cardiff next month. The vegan, anarchist, occultist, transvestite, heavy metal-loving funny man explores why he has chosen to live in an
CROSS Keys are in smoking hot form as the good times continue to roll at Pandy Park and they look to climb to second in the league, writes Iwan Davies. A victory over Carmarthen Quins could see Keys trail just Llandovery come around four o’
IT IS the motivation of following up a terrific win rather than becoming the first scalp of the Premiership basement dwellers that is driving Newport on this weekend. The Black and Ambers head to winless Tonmawr after ending their own morale-sapping
ISLWYN Acoustic Guitar Club will open its doors for the last time in the company of award winning guitarist Chris Fry, pictured, on Friday, January 20. During the last ten years the club hosted numerous musicians as it promoted a wide range
GETTING that all important victory after two glorious failures is the focus for Pontypool this weekend as they entertain in-form Llanelli. Pooler pushed high flying Cross Keys all the way at home on Saturday before having to settle for just a losing
A DOCTOR denies sexually harassing one of his employees while working as director of an Ebbw Vale hospital. Dr Chuma Igbokwe appeared before a Cardiff employment tribunal yesterday after hospital administrator Vanessa Turley brought a claim
THE South Wales Argus is teaming up with the Big Lottery Fund to dish out £25,000-worth of grants to five community groups in south east Wales. Under the banner Grab a Grant, this exciting partnership will see the Big Lottery Fund awarding
A PONTYPOOL man who robbed a mother and daughter of takings from a petrol station, kicking one of them as she lay on the ground, was jailed for six years yesterday. Matthew Peter Waters, 27, of Nicholas Street, was found guilty of robbery following
GWENT-based community projects, including support groups tackling disease and substance abuse and projects combating anti social behaviour, have already been boosted by grants of up to £5,000. Blaenau Gwent Domestic Abuse Service received
A PENSIONER died after a surgeon mistakenly attempted to remove the wrong organ during keyhole surgery, an inquest heard yesterday. Amy Joyce Francis was admitted to the city’s Royal Gwent Hospital on July 21, 2010, for an operation to remove
INSURANCE giant Admiral is set to give Newport city centre a boost after announcing plans to move its Newport operation to the Cambrian Centre redevelopment. The Admiral Group announced provisional plans to move staff from its current two offices
WING Will Harries feels he is finally back to full speed after overcoming knee ligament surgery. The 24-year-old spent eight months on the sidelines after suffering the injury to his right leg against the Ospreys last April. And there is a nice symmetry
NATHAN Cleverly is relishing the chance to be right at the centre of what is shaping up to be the biggest weekend of Welsh sport in 2012. The Cefn Fforest light-heavyweight is finally returning home for a fight after a four-year hiatus that has seen
THIS machine is the answer to a Newport couple’s prayers – because it is the first, important step in helping their little girl to walk. Little Summerlily Hudd, two, of Rogerstone, has spina bifida and has been confined to a wheelchair all
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons hooker Lloyd Burns is set to miss the rest of this season after suffering a neck injury. The 27-year-old Wales front-rower has been struggling with a sharp pain since returning from the World Cup and was a late withdrawal
NEWPORT County’s latest signing Lee Minshull should have exactly the right kind of attitude for a relegation battle… so much so his fans nicknamed him ‘The Tank.’ Minshull, 26, joined County on loan from AFC Wimbledon yesterday with international
Eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19% and the risk goes up if a person eats more, experts have said.Eating 50g of processed meat every day - the equivalent to one sausage or two rashers of bacon - increases
A NEWPORT wedding shoe designer is celebrating after being selected as a finalist for a national award. Yona Armstrong, 35, who set up her online wedding shoe company Crystal Couture two years ago, was chosen as a finalist for the Wedding Ideas
AN HISTORIC Newport hockey club fears it will be left without a home following the approval of plans to build a home for Welsh football in Spytty. Newport Gwent Ladies Hockey Club will no longer be able to use the astroturf pitch at Newport's International
