WOMEN’S Institute members in Gwent have been working with Newport mums to encourage healthy cooking and eating. The members have been working with eight women who have children at Malpas Court Primary School as part of the National Federation of
TREDEGAR’S Bedwellty House and Park will host its first soap box derby on September 16. The theme for the derby is based on the famous wager between Ironmasters Samuel Homfray, of Penydarren and Tredegar Ironworks, and Richard Crawshay of Cyfarthfa
THE Gwent Police helicopter was grounded, with two of Wales' three air ambulances, amid safety fears. News about the police helicopter, which the force shares with South Wales Police, came this evening after the Welsh Air Ambulance charity
BLAENAU Gwent council has recently completed work as part of the £12.5 million scheme to refurbish Ebbw Vale town centre. This includes improving the streetscape at Spencer Street, Church Crescent through to Church Street, Armoury Hill and
MONMOUTHSHIRE council has apologised to residents if they are having problems getting in touch as it is experiencing problems with its phones. The council’s website said it will fix the issue as soon as it can, but can still be reached by e-mail
FORMAL talks began today to decide the shape of administration that will run Monmouthshire council. That's according to Phil Hobson, Liberal Democrat group leader in the county borough, which was left in no overall control after the Tory group failed
TWO people were rescued from a car stuck on a river embankment. The car crashed on the old road between Monmouth and Mitchel Troy at around 7.05pm on Sunday. A woman and a man were trapped in the vehicle, said by the fire service to have come
EVERY week, our household of three diligently recycles. We wash bottles and cans, save magazines and newspapers, separate plastics, bag every bit of food waste and fill our orange-lid-bin with cardboard and garden vegetation. Our monthly visit
REFERENCE letters, South Wales Argus, May 1. The SWA Reporter is correct, as indeed the Westgate Hotel still bears scars from the 1839 Chartist uprising. The present building is not the original. However, the entrance pillars from the 1839 hotel
LOVERS of soul music will have a great night at this show. The cast of Dancing in the Streets all took on the mantle of the performers from this era, paying homage to the hit factory of Motown and a true celebration of black music. The terrific
WATCHING the council election results on the SWA site really stirred some memories (April 3). I am wondering why in Torfaen at 1am they had still not opened all the ballot boxes, and were seemingly still verifying. This seems a different system
IT IS pathetic to hear counsellors bleating on about the “reasons” – or should that be excuses – for businesses closing in Newport ie that they are not responsible for the hike in rates. They are, however, responsible for the rates of the market
CONSIDER the parlous state of almost every aspect of Britain today, from finance, commerce, politics, immigration, and the Health Service – to name but a few. This situation, brought about by the actions, or in many cases, non-actions, of governments
WITH regards to the taxi driver on the front page of Tuesday’s Argus who was convicted of attacking two women, may I pass this very important information on to all readers and their family and friends. It is very important that you book a taxi
I READ that the plans for the conversion of the Angel pub to a Sainsbury’s shop in Caerleon have been deferred for a site visit in June. I would like to make a few observations. If you are disabled, elderly, have no transport or are on a low income
Last week a Newport taxi driver was jailed for 12 years after preying on two vulnerable female passengers. NATALIE CROCKETT, MICHAEL YONG and AILSA CHALK talked to Gwent taxi firms and police about how to stay safe when using taxis alone. NEWPORT
A NEWPORT golf club is celebrating after being awarded academy status for its work to encourage youngsters on to its greens and fairways. Caerleon Golf Club won accreditation from Golf Development Wales and the Golf Union of Wales, and was
THE General Offices, above, at The Works in Ebbw Vale won the title of conservation building of the year at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors awards last week. This win provides an automatic entry to the UK finals in October. A number
GEORGE Borrow, one of Britain’s earliest travel writers, described Llandovery as ‘the pleasantest little town in which I have halted’. And, after a short break at The Castle Hotel in the town, it’s hard to disagree. Like many of Wales’ traditional
A YORK rapper’s music video will be adopted as York City’s official FA Trophy anthem ahead of the match against Newport County at Wembley. Rapper Chuitar has recorded York City State of Mind, which is a parody of the number one hit by Jay-Z
A FORMER pub in the Valleys was deliberately set on fire over the weekend. Fire crews tackled a first floor fire at Tafarn-y-Werin, Honeyfield Road, Rassau, near Ebbw Vale, on Sunday night. The fire, which started at around 7.30pm in the derelict
AN ABERGAVENNY ex-soldier who has raised more than £200,000 for charity over the past 30 years is lacing up his walking boots once again. Ian Waddell,74, is preparing to walk 100 miles in five days for the British Limbless Ex- Servicemen’s Association
IN A WEEK when elections have figured large both here and abroad, it made me think of how holidays and politics often collide. I don't mean the ethics of going to dodgy countries or the rights and wrongs of a tax on jet fuel. It's more
MORE than 2,000 visitors were at Caldicot Castle over the Bank Holiday weekend for a series of military reenactments. Five hundred volunteers reenacted battles from medieval times, cowboys and Indians, the First and Second World War and the American
Last time, I wrote about the potential pitfalls involved in buying a caravan in an online auction without having checked it over first. You need to tread carefully – and that’s why many buyers of secondhand caravans prefer the relative sanctuary
EXTRA public meetings will be held to discuss multi-million pound plans to tackle congestion on the M4 around Newport. One of four major proposals put forward by the Welsh Government as part of the M4 corridor enhancement measures programme
British tourists’ take on foreign languages is generally limited to ‘hello’, ‘thank you’ and ‘please’, according to a survey. Yet as many as 79 per cent of British holidaymakers expect foreigners in and around holiday resorts abroad to speak
A RECENTLY-SHUT Newport city centre hotel and flats in a converted former art college are up for sale. Kings Hotel on High Street is being put on the market by Savills in Cardiff, along with an adjoining parade of retail units on Upper Dock
The first continuous path in the world which runs the complete length of a country’s coastline has been officially opened here in Wales. A full 870 miles of breathtaking beauty, five years in the making and costing millions of pounds, skirts the
POLICE hunting for a missing Chepstow man who was due to stand trial have found a body in the River Wye. The Argus reported that a man matching the description of Rikki Baldwin, 24, of Beachley Road, Sedbury, was seen falling from the A48 road
Entrepreneur Jim Eastwood will visit the University of Wales, Newport this month as part of its summer season of business events. Dubbed ‘the world’s greatest salesman’ by Lord Sugar, Jim got to the final four of the 2011 series of The Apprentice and
Newport’s St David’s Foundation is banking on businesses supporting its Severn Bridge Walk and getting a good return from their efforts when they take on the annual event on Sunday, May 13. A team of nine from HSBC banks in Caldicot and Chepstow will
Following the success of its inaugural seminar on the subject at the city’s university campus Newport-based Kymin Corporate is to stage another auto enrolment and employee benefits seminar. The event will be held at the University of Wales,
A three storey block of eleven self-contained flats at 125-127 Commercial Road and 2 New Street, Newport, with a guide price of £260,000, is among properties listed for sale at the Newpoprt-based Paul Fosh Auction on Thursday, May 10, to be held at The
A new chip shop has opened in Commercial Street in Newport city centre. The business, which is run by the Begum family is named after their first child Ariana. Afia Begum said: “We hope Ariana’s Fish Bar will help the regeneration of this part of
A Newport businesswoman is urging other local businesses to nurture young talent after a group of pupils from Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School in Blackwood, mentored by her, won a regional business award. Sophia Ali, business development manager at
More than three quarters of British travellers have been to the same holiday destination more than once, while nearly one in ten have been on the same holiday more than 10 times. That’s according to new research released to mark 30 years of the
The warmest of welcomes awaits you on the English Riviera, South Devon’s Beautiful Bay. Surrounded by stunning coast and countryside, the towns of Torquay, Babbacombe, Paignton and Brixham offer fantastic all year round holidays for everyone, from
GWENT is gearing up for dozens of street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The five councils across the Argus’ circulation area have received 47 applications from residents requesting street closures on the extended bank holiday
WHO ate all the pies? Yesterday, the answer could have been found at the Coach and Horses pub on Welsh Street, Chepstow, which held its first pie-eating competition in aid of children’s hospice Ty Hafan. At 3pm on a wet Bank Holiday Monday four
THOUSANDS of vintage vehicle fans enjoyed the Monmouth Steam and Vintage Show at the weekend. The two-day event, organised by the Border Counties Vintage Show, was held at Vauxhall Fields. More than 250 exhibitors took part in the event showing
WALKERS celebrated the opening of the Wales Coast Path with a special ‘city to sea’ walk on Sunday. The Wales Coast Path officially opened on Saturday providing a continuous 870-mile route running from the Welsh border in the north to Chepstow
