HOSPITALS in Gwent have declared war on pressure ulcers – commonly known as bedsores – as part of an ongoing drive to improve patient care. The focus of the programme, which has been introduced to all adult wards over the past couple of years
PEOPLE in Blaenau Gwent are invited to meetings discussing the future of education in the borough Blaenau Gwent Council’s director of recovery, Aled Evans, will talk to members of the public about the council’s strategy to raise standards after
MORE than 200 competitors from across Monmouthshire completed the inaugral Devauden 10km run on bank holiday Monday. Organisers of the event, which saw runners from as far afield as Nottingham tackle a cold and wet course around Chepstow Park
A 71-year-old politician brought the Welsh Assembly into disrepute after a late-night drinking session with a mystery woman in a five-star hotel funded by the taxpayer turned sour, an official report has said. Keith Davies, who earns more than £50,000
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was given a youth rehabilitation order for 12 months with supervision when she appeared at Cwmbran Youth Court yesterday. An earlier trial found that the teenager had inflicted actual bodily harm on a younger girl in the
TOBY Faletau is being tipped to star with the Lions in Australia next year by former Wales captain and number eight Eddie Butler. The ex-Pooler skipper and respected broadcaster is a huge fan of the Newport Gwent Dragons back rower.
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head coach Darren Edwards has agreed to answer the questions of Argus readers. Email your questions to chris.kirwan@southwalesargus.co.uk with your name and where you are from.
A PONTYPOOL solicitor has been named as a finalist in the IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards 2012. Managing partner of Pontypool-based Watkins & Gunn Solicitors Clive Thomas is a finalist in the South Wales Director of a Small Business category
THE jury in the Chepstow Road murder trial has been sent home for the day. The jury are set to continue considering their verdicts tomorrow. Kamil Semrau, 28, of Chepstow Road, Pawel Lysonik, 22, of Capel Crescent, both Newport, Lukas Kalkowski
OUTSTANDING service over a 30-year career in nursing has earned Gwent-based Claire Aston a prestigious national award. The Aneurin Bevan Health Board’s head of complex care picked up a Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Award for outstanding
GRUB’S UP: What would a Roman cook for Come Dine With Me? Visitor Anna Lacy found out when she visited the Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon over the weekend. Making sure she had something to tuck into were Victoria Lepoidevin, left, and Dorothy
MORE than 8,000 jobs were on the line today after Clinton Cards became the latest casualty of the high street spending slump. The group, which is the UK's biggest specialist cards retailer and operates 628 Clintons and 139 Birthdays stores including
TWO Cwmbran men were remanded in custody yesterday after pleading guilty to sexual assault. Andrew Telfer, 34, of Greenwood Avenue, Pontnewydd, and Christopher Wills, 32, of St Woolos Green, appeared at Newport Crown Court charged with kidnap
MORE than 170 off-duty Gwent Police officers will join a protest march in London tomorrow to highlight the consequences of government cuts. Gwent Police has to save £34 million by 2015 and Chief Constable Carmel Napier has already started making
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was today given an indeterminate sentence over sex attacks in a Newport subway. Wayne Jackson, 23 of Commercial Road, Pill, Newport was given an indeterminate sentence for public protection after being found guilty of the rape and
FORMAL talks began yesterday 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
ANOTHER occasion at Wembley is the final of the football portion of the Olympic Games. Of course, we already know the outcome of that, the very, very best of British joining hands and thrilling capacity crowds with performances of such wonder they’ve
A CRUMLIN man charged with the robbery of a Pentwynmawr takeaway is due to make a plea next month. Kyran Peplar, 21, of Bryn House, is charged alongside Daniel Burston, 23, of Llanarth Road, Pontllanfraith, with the robbery of £300 from Taste
THE jury hearing a case where three men are charged with the murder of a man found burned on Chepstow Road in Newport has gone out. Kamil Semrau, 28, of Chepstow Road, Pawel Lysonik, 22, of Capel Crescent, both Newport, Lukas Kalkowski, 30,
HE SPENT the first year of his life in and out of hospital after battling meningitis which left him blind, and deaf in one ear, but nowlittle Levi Trotter faces a further operation after the disease has left him unable to swallow. The Argus
A PONTYPOOL cyclist is embarking on a 500-miles around- Wales ride in order to raise much-needed funds for Tenovus, Wales’ leading cancer charity. Kevin Weaver, who runs the Neighbourhood learning centre in Penygarn, is hoping to raise as much
COMMISERATIONS to Cardiff City and all the other teams that will live and learn from the cruellest games this year, but the playoffs remain the best and most exciting way to settle matters in every division with promotion at stake. If County are to take
A WOMAN was given a surprise guard of honour by a group of baseball players at a snap wedding called after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Doctors diagnosed mother of two and grandmother of one Alison Selwood-Jones, 45, of Duffryn, Newport
COUNTY V YORK (FA Trophy final, Wembley, Saturday, KO 3pm) WIMBLEDON midfielder Lee Minshull signed up for a relegation battle on the worst playing surface in English football when he joined Newport County on loan... and now he’s off to Wembley, writes
NEWPORT County Supporters’ Club have made the dreams of one fan come true and he is now on the road to Wembley. Lifelong County fan and double amputee Ken Fletcher will be chauffered by private taxi to Saturday’s game against York City at a
THE two Wales Air Ambulance helicopters grounded yesterday amid safety concerns, were allowed to fly again this morning. The decision to resume flying its complete service was made late last night, and they resumed normal service from 7am. Two
WALES’ education minister has written to the country’s Catholic secondary schools, reminding them of their duty to give pupils a balanced view when discussing same-sex marriages. Leighton Andrews stepped in after the Catholic Education Service
WHILE much of the talk at a press conference yesterday centred around the decision to grant Wales’ grand statesman Martyn Williams his 100th cap against the Barbarians next month, caretaker head coach Rob Howley also revealed how two Newport Gwent Dragons
WINGER Kristian Baller has got the taste for silverware after Cross Keys brought the Swalec Cup back to Pandy park, writes Chris Kirwan. Keys ensured that a magnificent season ended with the first trophy in their 127-year history when they beat Pontypridd
A CANCER survivor who has also overcome a heart attack and a knee replacement all in the past three years will carry the Olympic torch in Monmouth. Kelvin Perrett, 65, of Cwmbran, was nominated to take part in the relay by his stepson, Rhodri
THE family of a Newport soldier who died from injuries sustained in a blast in Afghanistan have launched an appeal raising money for Help for Heroes in his memory. Sapper Connor Ray, of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal),
WHY Gerwyn Price hasn’t been snapped up by the Newport Gwent Dragons or any other Welsh region is as much of a mystery to Cross Keys captain Rob Nash as it is to many other pundits. Nash talks about Keys hooker Price in the same breath as Lloyd
Nearly 50 people have been killed after taking short cuts and trespassing across railway lines in the last year, according to Network Rail, with the majority of these being men.To highlight the problem it has teamed up with 400m hurdles champion Dai
The jobs market remains "fragile", with unemployment expected to increase in the coming months, according to research among recruitment firms.Information from 400 employment consultancies showed that permanent staff placements increased in April, but
COUNTY V YORK (FA Trophy final, Wembley, Saturday, KO 3pm) FOOTBALL may be a team sport but Wembley Stadium has seen several individuals produce fairytale stories and few County fans would bet against 21-year old Jake Harris writing his name in the history
CROSS Keys hooker Gerwyn Price says he’ll just keep plugging away in his bid to earn a regional contract after admitting the interest in him has “gone quiet”. The 27-year-old, from Markham, was the toast of Pandy Park after scoring a stunning
