A COURT case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.The furore was sparked when Labour MP Peter Hain criticised a judge in his autobiography, prompting Northern Ireland
MONEY raised for the Ken Jones Statue Appeal is creeping up to the £15,000 mark. And there are already plenty more fundraising events in the pipeline. The appeal is to pay for a statue to commemorate the life and achievements of Welsh
CHEPSTOW singer, Hannah Berney, was kicked out of The Voice competition but the rising star is enjoying the attention the contest has brought. Back in her hometown this week, Miss Berney paid a visit to Chepstow School, Haberdashers’ Monmouth
A TORFAEN singer/songwriter will perform with some 80s legends at Raglan Festival after winning a hotly contested Battle of the Bands competition. Loren Balaam entertained the crowds at Raglan Sports Fields with a great set of up beat ballads
GREEN Party in Wales leader Pippa Bartolotti has dubbed proposals for extra tunnels at Brynglas to tackle congestion on the M4 in Newport as ‘a badly thought out scheme’. Ms Bartolotti, who lives in Malpas, accused the Welsh Government of:
THE legendary Wu-Tang Clan are to close this year’s Big Splash festival in Newport, the Argus can reveal. The New York based-band will perform at the Newport Centre on Monday July 16, with tickets priced £25 going on sale in the next couple of weeks
SOUTH Wales Fire and Rescue Service have said they can now begin the investigation into the cause of the fire at Glandwr Industrial Estate, in Llanhilleth. The site was judged to be too unsafe for investigators to enter, however that decision
A FOOTBALL coaching scheme that was based in Newport is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office. Luis Michael Training (LMT), which was based at Leeway Industrial Estate, offered football-based apprenticeship schemes at colleges and
THE site of a massive blaze which tore apart a unit shared by a carpet warehouse and MOT garage was still not safe enough today for forensic examination to take place, Gwent Police said. Fire crews spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Glandwr Industrial Estate
VILLAGERS in Penhow are gearing up for their celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and the Argus wants to know of any street parties or royal events you are organising. More than 100 people are involved in organising Penhow’s celebration
I WOULD like to express my sincere gratitude to residents of Severn ward, Caldicot, for their tremendous support for me in the recent county council elections. The response was absolutely fantastic and was very much appreciated. I will endeavour
POLICE commissioner hopefuls - where is the true choice on this matter and, with two unelected politicians standing, where is the accountability that we are always promised? There is not a chief constable, chief fire officer or chief ambulance
WE WOULD like to thank the people of Blaenavon for their continued support during the recent elections and for the support given to us over the past number of years. We will strive to serve them to the best of our ability on the town council.
I PONDERED the electorate’s decision to return such a hopelessly out of touch council, to a position where they can mess things up even further. Then I was forced (in chains) to watch Britain’s Got Talent and all was clear. A huge number of the
MONMOUTHSHIRE’S Labour leader slammed the way negotiations were carried out to form a partnership administration of the county council. Cllr Roger Harris said his party only found out the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups were to join
May I through your letters page take the opportunity to thank all residents who supported me during the recent Torfaen County Borough Council, and Blaenavon Town Council elections. To those who put posters, delivered leaflets and voted for me, a
ON behalf of my colleagues Stephen Jones, Alan Mazey, past and present Rogerstone community councillors and myself, I would like to thank all those people who supported us during the recent election campaign. Your efforts, both in voting for us
I THANK Mrs Ward for her reply regarding the election count in Torfaen. Yes, I do appreciate everything she said about the delay, but she has avoided answering my question. Why didn’t they start counting when all the boxes of one ward were returned
I’D like to pay thanks to the residents of the Llantarnam ward, who elected me as a representative on the county borough council. I’m incredibly enthused by the role, and will strive to represent each area of the ward to the best of my ability.
YET again Dennis Jones scapegoats immigrants and asylum seekers for the present high levels of unemployment. Such a lack of economic analysis totally ignores the real cause which is capitalist neo-liberalism. Jobs have been offshored by their millions
IN answer to all the people who ask me why I don’t write into the Argus any more. As you know there is a new editor in charge of the paper and he has every right to decide what letters are printed. I’ve noticed the letters page has been taken over
TOM MCCARTHY obviously doesn’t like the fact that we are ‘not’ the purpose for the universe’s existence, that we are merely unimportant evolved primates, insignificant in the greater picture of the cosmos. In this case, a person so self gratifying
FOR over two years I have been writing letters pointing out the consequences for politicians who implement public spending cuts. In the Welsh Assembly elections last year the Liberal Democrats had a drubbing at the polls. This year they avoided
I WOULD like to thank the people who voted for Les Thomas (Ind) in the Torfaen County Borough Council elections. Les, keep up your fight for these true independently minded folk. A Davies, Sirhowy Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran
WORLD Heritage Festival 2012 – this year we are revamping our Heritage Day activities due to reduced budgets. Unfortunately the grant aid from various funding bodies that have supported us over the past few years has now come to an end. We
I KNOW there has been much said of our postal delivery service in the past but is this some kind of record? On Friday, May 11, we had a delivery at 6.15pm. This consisted of two items of junk and one real letter. Surely these items could have been
Argentina is no threat to us DEFENCE Sec Mr Hammond would like us all to know that Britain will defend its occupation of the Falkland Islands robustly if need be. Most people were united not in celebrating the anniversary of the colonial war
I HOPE you will allow me to say how very much I appreciate what David Davies, our MP for Monmouthshire, has had to say about the behaviour of the Conservative Party leadership. I am delighted that the Argus saw fit to publish an article on his
AS A former Plaid Cymru Westminster and National Assembly candidate (for Monmouth constituency), it is not every day that I find myself in agreement with the mutterings of David Davies (South Wales Argus, May 10). Like many people I share his
A CAMPAIGNER who has fought against a proposed incinerator in Newport says there is a chance that the scheme can be stopped following the May elections. Nowmost of the councils in the controversial Prosiect Gwyrdd consortium have changed hands
MAY WE express our sincere appreciation to the residents of Upper Cwmbran, West Pontnewydd and Thornhill who voted for us in the recent elections and to give them an undertaking that will l continue to make ourselves available at our monthly
I REMEMBER when Labour was in government in London, Cardiff and local council. During that time Wales stayed at a highest level of poverty and unemployment in the UK. Wales is still struggling to come to terms with the pit closures of the 80s and
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head coach Darren Edwards has agreed to answer the questions of Argus readers next week. Email your questions about last season or queries about how things are shaping up for the next campaign to chris.kirwan@southwalesargus.co.uk
LITTLE Emily Hogg will soon be able to enjoy the outdoors more with the help of a specially-adapted bike – thanks to staff at a Cwmbran factory. Staff at ArvinMerritor held their annual fundraiser for the five-year-old from Henllys, Cwmbran who
NEW mums must be monitored more closely for signs of infection, and should take care to wash their hands before, as well as after, going to the toilet, Gwent’s deputy coroner has urged. Wendy James told an inquest into the death of 27- year-old
YOUR South Wales Argus has been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards. Our digital journalism has been recognised with two nominations in the Online Media Awards, which are open to all news-related websites in the UK. Our website is shortlisted
HAVE you taken a picture of your child for every day of their life? Many people are taking a snap of their child from birth to build a fascinating time-lapse portrait of their growth. Let us know by clicking the link below to e-mail
A CHEPSTOW pensioner has spoken of her agony after four operations to repair a hernia were cancelled at the 11th hour. Denise Raine, 76, of Welsh Street, Chepstow, was due to have surgery at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, but was
A TORFAEN woman donated 16 and a half inches of her hair to a charity, which makes wigs for children who have cancer. Natalie Evans, 23, from Sebastopol, whose hair covered the whole length of her back, had a free haircut at Salon Eighteen to
A NEWPORT family who make 1,000 pies by hand per week are expecting a flurry of orders after their business gained national recognition for the second year running. Business at Elm Tree Foods trebled when it won at the British Pie Awards in 2011
Apprenticeships of less than six months provide 'no real benefit' to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report warned today. The Commons Public Accounts Committee praised the Business Department's drive to boost the number of apprenticeships
NEWPORT'S Chris Gunter could be heading back to Wales after after Premier League side Swansea City tabled a £2m bid for the defender. Gunter's club Nottingham Forest are likely to reject the offer for the Welsh international, despite the continued
After the past ten days I think I’m definitely qualified to work for the AA if this coaching business doesn’t work out. The last check yesterday read 1,546 miles covered in the past eight days! It’s probably best to brush over the trip to Hampshire
THE Exiles exodus continued yesterday as Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh released four more players from his first-team squad. Midfielders Darryl Knights, Troy Greening and Guillaume Velez and defender Paul Rodgers joined Glyn Thompson, Lee Baker
TWO Polish men who murdered a Newport man by launching a “ferocious beating” on him before burning him alive were jailed for life yesterday. Kamil Semrau and Pawel Lysonik were jailed for murdering Ramunas Raulinautis as part of 100 years of
A MAN was rescued from the River Usk this morning. South Wales Fire and Rescue officers used throw lines and an inflatable boat to rescue the man after being called at 5.38am to help with the operation. The man was in the water near The Wave on
A BLIND man who was told he was fit to work and had his benefits axed took on the government and won. Tony Harris, 52, of Cwmcarn said it was like a “kick in the teeth” when a reassessment by the Department of Work and Pensions declared him
CAMPAIGNERS opposing the demolition of the ill-fated Newport Speedway stadium have voiced their disappointment after permission was granted by the council. Fans were backing plans by retired speedway rider Phil Morris to resurrect the sport
Ryder Cup stars Miguel Angel Jiménez and Thomas Bjorn are among the late entries for the ISPS Handa Wales Open at Celtic Manor from May 31-June 3. Jiménez, a former tournament champion, was part of the winning European team when he made his
