THEY'RE just one song away from the chance of performing for the Queen and winning one of television's biggest talent shows. Only Boys Aloud have made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent after impressing the judges with their Welsh hymns
OLYMPIC fever has captured Torfaen, with the torchbearers gearing up for their moment of fame, and the council pulling out all the stops to celebrate a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’. Torfaen council’s head of business transformation and
THE jury in a Newport murder trial were sent home for the weekend today. Jurors are deliberating over charges levelled at four men in connection with the death of Ramunas Raulinautis, 34, who was found outside the Gateway Express Hotel on Chepstow Road
A BLACKWOOD church will be holding its Sunday morning services at a rugby club during renovation work to their usual place of worship. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Blackwood will be holding its Sunday morning services at Blackwood Rugby
A NEWPORT bomb disposal expert was described as "the bravest of the brave" as over 500 people crammed into Newport Cathedral for his funeral today. Sapper Connor Ray was fatally injured while searching an unoccupied compound in Helmand Province
NEWPORT will celebrate its third successive Comedy Port festival this year with top acts like household name Al Murray and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Tim Key in town. It takes place all over the city centre between Monday, October 8, and
INCIDENTS in Blackwood bus station have more than doubled in the last six months, with one business owner saying fights and drugusers are scaring customers away. Jim Edwards of the Plaza Café called for action, saying his trade is down 10 per
TRAINS bound for Ebbw Vale made an appearance at Newport railway station for four days this week when engineering works diverted trains to the city station. Direct trains ran from Newport to Ebbw Vale and back on Monday to Thursday evening while
IS THIS the youngest councillor in Wales? The people of the Monmouthshire ward of The Elms have elected 18-year-old Labour member Jessica Crook, of Undy, to represent them at the county council. The politics student from Swansea University joins
A CHARITY golf tournament has been organised by Torfaen mayor councillor Philip Seabourne and the Welsh Charitables RFC. The day, on May 18, will be followed by a presentation dinner with guest speaker former rugby star Tom David at Greenmeadow
I AGREE with Phillip Paciello in the Argus, May 4, (Science and Religion compliment each other beautifully) referring to the debate on a rational creator, and scientists who oppose the idea. That said, scientists who oppose the idea of a rational
THE very popular South Wales Argus letters page is most informative and entertaining. Full names,addresses and phone numbers must accompany letters and e-mails,unless there are exceptional circumstances. The great majority of subscribers
FOR anyone who cares about ‘Forgeside’ from the dreadful weather we have sustained. Holes in Oxford Terrace are now craters and an accident waiting to happen. I have nearly had to draw blood to get safety in Forgeside. My husband and I have
I AM unaware of what is the cause of Paul Neilson’s seemingly angry letter. May I make two observations? If Mr Neilson was to state what he means by the term ‘creation myth’ and I was to state what I understood by the Genesis account of creation
MR PINGEL of Duffryn Close in Bassaleg, I beg to differ... I doubt whether you have ever really come across any horses that pass your house as it is a cul-de-sac with nowhere to go at the top of a housing estate in Bassaleg, therefore your facts
WHILE thanking the people who voted for me in the recent elections, could I ask where were the the 4,000 or so people who did not vote? If they had voted there could have been a better outcome for the Bettws Estate results. So come on, residents
TO ALL the people that took the time to vote on May 3: you have made your choices, now let’s see those choices perform to the level that we all expect them to do so, let’s see if they can make all the promises they made come true, let’s hope
IT’S true to say, we don’t really appreciate our utility services until something goes wrong. So I should like to express my gratitude to Wales and West Utilities, for the tremendous job they did in restoring the gas supply to our area after water
I NOTE that the Labour party has secured a number of seats in the local elections in Newport this week. I trust and hope that they will be a little more honest and open with regard to their management of Newport affairs. In this comment I refer
WE’D LIKE to thank all the residents of Pontllanfraith who last week elected us to represent our ward as Welsh Labour councillors on Caerphilly County Borough Council. In tough times, voters in Pontllanfraith (and across Caerphilly county borough
HAVING just read the election results in today’s edition of the Argus, and seen the accompanying photograph, I am outraged at the outcome of the Greenmeadow ward election. How on earth can such an important decision be taken by a flip of the dice
REMEMBER the 1980s when the Iron Lady was on the TV, Wales was a poor country. Wales elected mostly Labour MPs and every council was controlled by Labour. Fast forward to today, we have a Tory government in London and Labour controlling local
FOLLOWING the recent election results and the overwhelming victory by Labour, May I firstly congratulate the majority of their candidates, many who were standing for the first time and without doubt have a great interest in the forward thinking
THERE were no clear documents found stating the sources of all the funds paid into a business involving a Gwent man accused of conspiracy to commit fraud, a court heard yesterday. Detective Constable David Palmer was giving evidence at the
FOR those who missed Run Ragged productions’ family show Out of a Box when it appeared in Newport, there is another chance to see it next week at Blackwood Miners Institute. This show, aimed at those aged six and over, is a crazy mix of music
City boys following in footsteps of stars NEWPORT singer-songwriting duo Jon Lilygreen and Jon Maguire are currently supporting Westlife on their Greatest Hits national arena tour. The pair have also released a music video for their
A NEWPORT man jailed indefinitely for a double sex attack in a city subway was described as a “predatory sex offender” by the officers who caught him. Wayne Jackson, 23, of Commercial Road, Pill, was imprisoned for the public protection at Cardiff
TWINS from Newport who took up chess just two years ago will represent Wales in the European and World championships this year. Identical twins Rhys and Owen Bennett, aged 12, joined their school club at Rougemont and haven’t looked back since
WORK to complete a regeneration project to boost the redevelopment of a former 19th century dock in Newport is under way. Regeneration company Newport Unlimited is investing £600,000 in preparing the final ten acres of Old Town Dock, landscaping
NEWPORT West AM Rosemary Butler has denied that there is a drinking culture at the National Assembly of Wales. Ms Butler, presiding officer of the Assembly, told reporters that what people do after work is a matter for them. She said chastisement
FIREFIGHTERS in Chepstow are trying to rescue a cow from the river near the Castle. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received the call at 9.55am today. Are you at the scene? Let us know by clicking the link below to e-mail us, or call newsdesk
A NEWBRIDGE woman was awarded £48,000 compensation for what a tribunal judge described as a “disturbing” and “very severe campaign of sexual harassment” by her boss over two years. Employment tribunal judge Mark Whitcombe accused former Niger
DAVID Cameron is to blame for the Tories’ loss of control of Monmouthshire council on the May 3 elections, it was claimed last night. Chairman of the Monmouth Conservative Association Roy Garner, said Monmouthshire Tories were ‘nobbled’ by
PROUD Gwent parents will be cheering on their sons tomorrow night as Only Boys Aloud prepare for the live final of Britain’s Got Talent. Many of the 135 boys, aged between 14 and 19, will leave Newport today and travel to London for the show.
CHILDREN at Newport’s Serennu Centre are celebrating after the charity behind it won a near half million pound grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The Argus-backed Sparkle Appeal, which was the driving force behind a seven-year campaign to fund
Flood-hit areas of Britain can expect a reprieve from recent heavy downpours after forecasters predicted a dry weekend for most of the country.A band of heavy showers brought flash flooding and rising river levels as it moved across the North of England
NEWPORT County’s players will prepare for their date with destiny at Wembley Stadium by training at one of the top facilities in the country, writes Michael Pearlman. The Exiles travelled in their special team bus yesterday for a two night stay in London
The Government's austerity measures are "putting lives at risk" on the roads, a parliamentary advisory group has said.As many as 65% of English local authorities have seen reductions in the budget allocated to road safety engineering in the last 12
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have moved to quell fears about their financial future that were prompted by a request for fans to buy their season tickets early. A plea issued to supporters penned by director Tony Brown caused alarm bells to ring in some quarters
COUNTY V YORK (FA Trophy final, Wembley, tomorrow, KO 3pm) NEWPORT County were last night locked in a battle to have on-loan goalkeeper Karl Darlow available for their big day at Wembley, but the ultimate decision will come down to opponents York City
COUNTY V YORK (FA Trophy final, Saturday, Wembley, KO 3pm) NEWPORT academy graduate Andrew Hughes believes his rise and rise in the game can be an inspiration to every football obsessed youngster in the city. The 20-year old has made an extraordinary
