THE Celtic Manor Resort has been named Britain's best hotel at travel awards ceremony for the second year running. The five star resort, which hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010, retained the gold award at the Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards. It comes
Daniel Sullivan is only four years old but still turned out on a chilly Friday night to do his bit, leading out the Black and Ambers. He even had brand new boots for the occasion and like most modern young players they were a fetching shade of blue.
MORE than 100 people auditioned for a national talent competition in Newport on Saturday. Britain Does Variety is looking for all sorts of variety acts and is holding a series of auditions across the country. The competition came to
PUPILS at a Newport school enjoyed a taste of Georgia recently with a visit from the Newport Kutaisi Twinning Association. The year six students at Malpas Court Primary School took part in a series of workshops led by members of the Association. The
THE Welsh Government hopes to lure the world's leading scientists to Wales with a £50 million package. First Minister Carwyn Jones said the fund would be used to encourage leading professors to move to the principality as well as boosting research
Among choral societies battling successfully to give one-off concerts that can each cost around £8,000, Monmouth's is one of the country's most enterprising. It continues to thrive in all quarters and remains undaunted by the nationwide depletion of
THE usual comedy club stand-up routine consists either of a compere introducing a handful of acts or a warm-up act before the main attraction. Mike Gunn and Sean Collins do things a little differently. The pair act as warm-up/ compere for each
A CWMBRAN 100-year-old, whose grandson trained Prince William to fly light aircraft in the RAF, celebrated the milestone amongst family and friends. Muriel Evans turned 100 on March 8 and was treated to a party attended by 50 guests at her
TRANSPORT group SEWTA is asking Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan to press the Government over rail electrification. It wants Ms Gillan to promote the business case of electrification of the Ebbw Valley Line and others in and around Gwent
POLICE are appealing for help after an armed robbery on a Crumlin industrial estate this morning. Two men holding what looked like shot guns entered GLJ Recycling, Penyfan Industrial Estate at around 8.45am, and demanded money. The first
AROUND 300 people attended an annual charity rugby match in memory of a Monmouth soldier killed in action in Afghanistan three years ago. Family and friends of Rifleman Jamie Gunn were among those to join a minute’s silence at Chippenham
YOU can now who decide which community groups will share in £25,000 worth of grants from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). Ten projects have now been shortlisted for the chance of receiving up to £5,000 each through BIG’s Grab a Grant competition
DO you know someone who is community-minded, public-spirited and hard-working? The Argus has joined forces with Gwent Police for the Gwent Active Citizen Award, aimed at recognising members of the public who play an active role in the community
A NEWPORT bowls club was forced to disband in its 50th year after repeated thefts, vandal attacks and fly tipping on the green. Llanwern Bowls Club took the difficult decision not to compete this season, which starts in April, as the owner of
A BLAENAU Gwent councillor says he will fight allegations currently being investigated by his employer, Torfaen council. Cllr David Rocke, who represents Cwmtillery ward, told the Argus he has been suspended on full pay from his job at the
GIPSIES who set up an illegal encampment on land in Newport were given Welsh Government approval to move to another unauthorised site in the city. A family, living in ten to 12 caravans, moved onto the former Pirelli cables factory site near
HAIRDRESSERS from Coleg Gwent showed off their eye for style at the Ebbw Vale campus’s annual hair show. More than 40 hairdressing students showcased their creativity by styling models for the catwalk with creations based around themes including
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh insists the best is yet to come despite Saturday’s 3-1 win over Wealdstone. The Exiles are now 90 minutes from booking a first ever trip to Wembley, knowing that a win, draw, or one goal defeat will be enough
TOBY Faletau goes straight from a head-to-head with one world great to another encounter with one of the finest number eights on the globe, writes Chris Kirwan. Seven days after battling with Italy’s Sergio Parisse, the Newport Gwent Dragons forward
THE restoration work to a Grade II-listed building in Ebbw Vale has now been finished. Construction work on the General Offices at the former steelworks site is complete, 100 years after the first stone was laid at the original building in
WALES 19-year-old wing wunderkind George North had a quiet game by his already high standards against Italy, but is adamant his side will do the talking where it matters against France on Saturday. The North Walian will be hoping for teenage kicks all
THE man who died after an accident in Cwmbran on Saturday was named today as Kenneth James. Mr James' family paid tribute to the 59-year-old man, calling him "a wonderful husband, father and friend who will be greatly missed." He leaves
THE mother of a Gwent soldier who was the 200th British serviceman to lose his life in the Afghanistan war is today calling for the troops to come home. Hazel Hunt, from Abergavenny, lost her 21-year-old son Private Richard Hunt in August
THE cradle of Valleys sporting talent like Robbie Regan and Doug Mountjoy is set to re-open to the public - after local people took ownership of it and raised £35,000 to save it. Fleur-de-Lys Institute opened in 1911 after being paid for by
WALES will be looking to finish the job off in style after grafting their way to the brink of a Grand Slam. If France can be disposed of on Saturday then the Millennium Stadium will toast a third clean sweep in eight years. It hasn’t
NEWPORT County chairman Chris Blight is expecting a week of finger- nail biting and sleepless nights, but he wouldn’t have it any other way, writes Michael Pearlman. The chairman insists no-one connected with the club is getting carried away about playing
JUSTIN Tipuric narrowly missed out on being named man of the match after a fine performance on the openside in Wales’ ugly win over Italy. It was the young Ospreys flanker’s first Test start after winning three caps as a replacement.
CRIME in Newport city centre is down almost seven per cent, according to the latest figures from Gwent Police. Between February last year and January this year there were a total of 3,087 crimes reported in the city centre, down 228 (6.8 per
WALES have to up their game against France this weekend if they are to repeat their Grand Slam success of 2008, hooker Matthew Rees has admitted. The 31-year-old made an accomplished return to international duty in the 24-3 victory over Italy
