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  • Pair cleared of shares selling charge

    TWO men were found not guilty of conspiring to commit fraud after they sold around £1.2 million worth of shares in a bio-technology company. Judge Neil Bidder yesterday directed a jury at Cardiff Crown Court to find Paul Dallimore, 61, of Wentwood

  • Cricket club grants available

    CRICKET clubs across Gwent have until the end of the month to apply for £10,000 grant money. The £10,000 SWALEC Community Development Fund is open to clubs throughout Wales and provides match funding for clubs looking to buy new equipment,

  • School’s staff help boost fund for charity

    STAFF from Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls raised £3,466.21p for the Velindre cancer centre, Cardiff. The support staff raised the money with a race night last month and presented a cheque to Annabelle Jones, a therapeutic radiographer

  • Wales join race to host Euro 2020

    WALES, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are set to join the race to host Euro 2020, writes Andrew Penman. The Celtic nations informed Uefa before yesterday’s midnight deadline that they would be interested in bidding to host the European

  • Tories and Lib Dems form Monmouthshire coalition

    THE Tories and the Lib Dems have agreed to run Monmouthshire council. In this month's local elections the area's Conservatives lost control of the council and have since been in talks with other parties to agree a coalition. Today the

  • Craftsmen show off their skills at Tredegar House

    VISITORS to Tredegar House in Newport were treated to a spectacular display of wood carvings. It was held in the picturesque surroundings of the 17th-century stable block, and visitors were given demonstrations and tips, conducted by ISCA woodcrafts

  • Gwent companies take the TA challenge

    EMPLOYEES of Gwent companies took part in mentally and physically demanding military challenges as they learned about the Territorial Army (TA) and its role in their community. Soldiers from 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) hosted

  • Wales must take Wallabies scalp says coach Neil Jenkins

    WALES coach Neil Jenkins believes the Grand Slam winners desperately need to take Australia’s scalp this summer if they are to fulfill their ambition of being a world power and end their “dreadful” record against the Tri Nations sides. Jenkins

  • Wales star duo free to tour OZ

    WALES have received a double boost with confirmation that star players Mike Phillips and James Hook will be released by their French clubs for the start of preparations next week to face the Barbarians and Australia in June. On Monday Wales caretaker

  • Freddy Kempf, St David's Hall

    Pianist Freddy Kempf's survey of the five Beethoven piano concertos as both soloist and conductor initially had the whiff of showmanship about it. He performed the first three in Cardiff last October and completed the job at this concert with

  • Westlife, Motorpoint Arena

    What a fantastic night of entertainment! The show opened with Glenn Cal, an Irish male singer who is very talented and performed really well. An all-girl band, Vanquish, performed a variety of songs, and from their act it is possible

  • Study reveals part-time work 'trap'

    The number of men doing part-time work because they cannot find a full-time job has more than doubled in the last four years, according to a study. The TUC said almost 600,000 men were working part-time in December while looking for full-time positions

  • UK woes hit Monmouthshire Tories

    TORY grassroots councillors have told of how national woes hit them on the doorstep in the weeks prior to the election. Last week David Davies, in a letter to the Argus, apologised to those who felt “let down” by the Tory-led coalition. Few

  • Coronation Day pictures plea

    ARE there any readers who lived in Williams Street or Raglan Street on the day of the Queen’s Coronation? I lived in Williams Street and my late husband lived in Raglan Street at that time, even though it was some years later that we met and eventually

  • We'll deliver on our promise

    WE’D like to say “thank you” to the people of Rogerstone for their overwhelming support in the recent Newport city elections. We have hit the ground running, already working hard on the issues you raised with us along the way. Many of them will

  • Council won't help litter

    THERE was an item on the TV concerning the problem of litter and one local council showed their appreciation to a volunteer litter-picker by providing him with the equipment to carry out his good work. Good job he didn’t live in Newport. I tried

  • Your backing is appreciated

    ON BEHALF of my fellow councillors, Matthew Evans and David Fouweather I would like to thank the electorate of Allt-Yr-Yn ward for their support and their gesture of confidence in returning us as their elected councillors in the recent elections

  • City rail link

    IN a recent communication relating to the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to provide an hourly rail service into Newport, Carl Sargeant stated his priority. This would depend on the number of bus passengers using the Rogertone-Newport connection

  • Don't squander Risca West

    IT WAS pleasing to wake up last Friday morning to the news that Plaid Cymru had been removed from their disastrous few years running Caerphilly Borough Council. Over the years when they were in power they continually worked and voted with their

  • Thanks for support

    NOW that the council elections are over and the dust is starting to settle, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of the Penmaen/Oakdale Ward for the faith and confidence you placed in us as your local councillors over

  • Gwent Police commissioner hopefuls named

    TWO men are in the running to be nominated as the Labour candidate for the Gwent Police Commissioner election in November, the Argus has learned. Welsh Labour said that Hamish Sandison will be joined by Josh Worrad on the ballot paper to Labour

  • Newport stalwart, Terry Underwood given musical send-off

    AN AUTHOR who was “passionate about everything in Newport” was given a final send-off by a musical group he had founded. The New Venture Players sang at author Terry Underwood’s funeral yesterday, in front of a huge congregation at Holy Trinity

  • MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Standards slipping? Good!

    THE Premier League is the weakest it has been for some time, according to many, but if this is the lowest standard we’ve seen, I pray it continues. This was the most memorable of campaigns and the climax, with Martin Tyler’s pitch-perfect scream of “

  • CHEPSTOW ROAD MURDER TRIAL: Pair found guilty of murder

    TWO men were today found guilty of the murder of a man found dead on Chepstow Road in Newport. A jury at Cardiff Crown Court found Kamil Semrau, 28, of Chepstow Road and Pawel Lysonik, 22, of Capel Crescent, both Newport, guilty of the murder

  • MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Class act Thompson deserved better

    Loyalty is rarely a two-way street in football. Fans will whine and moan when a player shows the club less loyalty and affection than they feel – we see this all the time, especially in the Premier League. Slamming players time and again on internet

  • Business Update out today

    The 8-page Business Update is out today. Inside are stories on the following businesses and organisations: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; Ev-Entz, of Newport; Federation of Small Business; Western Power Distribution; St David's Foundation

  • Crash victim thanks the nurse who saved his life

    A VALLEYS father had his life saved by a Gwent Police nurse who happened to arrive on the scene of a crash just moments after it happened. Adam Brinkworth, 27, of Fleur de Lys, was trapped under a van after the crash on a Valleys road. By chance

  • Massive blaze hits Aberbeeg factory site

    12.54pm St Illtyds Primary School will remain closed all day, and a replacement bus service is operating from Ebbw Vale and Llanhilleth railway stations. 12.45pm A fire service spokesperson said the fire is "moving lower and

  • Trade deficit shrinks to £2.7bn

    The trade deficit in the UK shrank in March as exports to the US, China and Russia grew strongly, official figures showed today. The UK's trade deficit on goods and services was £2.7bn in March, compared to £2.9bn in February, while the deficit on goods

  • Popular Newport restaurant closes and goes on market

    A POPULAR award-winning Newport restaurant has closed and is up for sale. The Chandlery Restaurant has told customers in an email that it has shut up shop due to the economic climate. The business, which has won a clutch of awards during

  • Only Boys Aloud singer needs help to follow stage dream

    THEY may have come third to a performing dog, but for one member of Only Boys Aloud, his showbusiness career is only just beginning. Keenan Knight was one of 135 boys to wow the Britain’s Got Talent judges in Saturday’s live final, and following

  • Film warning of sex exploitation to be shown across Wales

    A SHORT film warning of the dangers of sexual exploitation, funded by money seized from an Ebbw Vale pimp, is set to be distributed to schools across Wales. Wayne Baker, 63, of Saron Place, was jailed for 11 years in February 2010 after pleading

  • Dragons sign pair of young flyers

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have signed two Wales-capped young guns to bolster their back line for next season. Full back/wing Tom Prydie, 20, joins from the Ospreys and full back Dan Evans, 23, also makes the move east from the Scarlets. Their recruitment

  • Ebbw Vale man jailed for burgling father’s home

    AN Ebbw Vale man is beginning a 12-month prison sentence after burgling his father’s house. Jonathan Lee Price, 21, admitted walking into his dad’s home while his family were sleeping and taking a handbag, two mobile phones and a set of car keys, before