THE number of people applying to go to university in Wales for 2012 has fallen compared with the previous year, official figures have shown. Applications organisation Ucas said following its deadline on January 15, the numbers intending to study in
ASSEMBLY Members are to look at ways of boosting sea and air ports' contribution to the Welsh economy. News of the enterprise and business commitee's inquiry comes amid turbulent economic times, which have knock-on effects for the transport
Cross Keys campus helped create a monster for a modern take on classic horror Frankenstein. Second year drama students are bringing the monster back to life for an upcoming production and theatrical make-up students were tasked with transforming
FORMER Wales football manager Gary Speed may have killed himself accidentally, a coroner ruled today. In a narrative verdict, Cheshire coroner Nicholas Rheinberg gave the cause of death as hanging but said "the evidence does not sufficiently determine
FORMER Wales football manager Gary Speed texted his wife days before his death and "talked in terms of taking his life", an inquest has heard. Speed, who played for Sheffield United, Everton, Newcastle, Leeds and Bolton, was found hanged at his Cheshire
WITH rugby’s Six Nations championship due to kick off next weekend, a number of initiatives will be launched to combat alcohol-related violence and disorder in Caerphilly county. Volunteer street pastors will be on the streets of Risca and Blackwood
BLAENAVON councillors will tomorrow present a petition of more than 1,000 names to HSBC representatives, calling for them to preserve what they say is the town’s “lifeline”. Mayor Stuart Evans and fellow town councillors Janet Jones, Pauline
THE ONLY Swalec Cup shock for Ebbw Vale after their success against Newport at Rodney Parade on Saturday was that the margin of victory was not even more convincing. The Division One East champions and leaders outscored their Premiership hosts by three
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BACK in the 1980s they were photographed for a Newport university documentary photography project. Now after spotting themselves in pictures printed in the Argus, they’re among a number of people being asked by the University of Wales, Newport
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh is busy attempting to add the final touches to his squad after an amazing victory at Gateshead on Saturday. Two goals in injury time saw County fight back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against the stunned Tynesiders
SUPPORTERS of a Newport hospice took part in two fundraisers at the weekend in a bid to boost vital funds. Dozens of women took part in a sponsored zumbathon at Beaufort Centre, Newport, on Saturday in aid of St Anne’s Hospice. And fundraisers
AS EMERGENCY care nurses, Jessica Arthurs and Sara Lee are accustomed to putting their skills to good use on the healthcare frontline in Gwent. But during the summer they will step up to the global stage, with small but vital roles in the world’
THE greatest comeback since Lazarus? Saturday’s extraordinary match at the Gateshead International Stadium certainly felt like a rebirth for Newport County. If this is what a ‘Justin Edinburgh team’ looks like then the future looks bright
Latest weather Newport weather: Abergavenny weather: Brynmawr weather: 11.38am Reader Michael Weedall Pontypool took this shot of snow at the Varteg this morning near Ysgol Bryn-Onnen
REVISED plans to redevelop Newport’s Cambrian Centre reveal proposals for a seven-storey office block, shops and a hotel. The long-awaited plans from Scarborough Development Group come after two previous bids to transform the tired centre were
THE inquest into the death of former Wales football manager Gary Speed is taking place today. Speed, who played for Sheffield United, Everton, Newcastle, Leeds and Bolton, was found hanged at his Cheshire home in November last year by his wife
THE fight is on to try to save a 100-year-old Valleys church from closure. The Argus reported last week that Christchurch, Aberbeeg, is set to shut its doors after the local church council asked the Bishop of Monmouth to declare it redundant
NINE thousand jobs were lost in Gwent in the manufacturing sector between 2007 and 2011, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Figures collated by the GMB union show that 45,700 in Gwent were employed in 2006/2007 in the sector
THE A48(M) is blocked due to a vehicle fire between J29A and the A48 at St Mellons. Emergency services are attending to the incident just before the M4. More information
It was standing room only at Newport Centre as Mr Nice, Howard Marks, met an admiring audience. Devil or disciple, this mild mannered, mesmerising figure certainly knows how to work a crowd . The Kenfig Hill-born Oxford graduate was responsible
THEIR eyes met across a crowded bookshelf, and it was love at first sight for Newport couple librarian Alex Jarvis and avid reader Phil Harries. Now 27 years later, they are finally about to tie the knot - and their love story has won them the
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons tighthead prop Ben Castle has been forced to retire because of a back injury, writes Chris Kirwan. The 32-year-old had to leave the field after just half an hour of September’s RaboDirect Pro12 defeat to Leinster in Dublin
CROSS Keys head coach Greg Woods was delighted to see his team progress to the next round of the Swalec Cup but admitted they won ugly. Saturday’s match at Pandy Park was a borefest, but Keys still have plenty to smile about as their purple
BLACK and Asian people in Gwent are five times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people, a Gwent Police Authority meeting heard. Despite non-white people accounting for just 3.4 per cent of Gwent's population, figures show,
THEY may have suffered defeat but in the grand scheme of things it was mission accomplished for Newport Gwent Dragons in Bridgend last Friday night. The Dragons were beaten 26-21 in the LV= Cup by the Ospreys at the Brewery Field, a result that leaves
