SUN worshippers have flocked to beaches and parks as they enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching almost 28C (82.4F).Once again Southampton had the highest temperature of 27.9C (82.2F), after also topping the mercury on
CHILDREN at two Newport schools joined the city's new mayor yesterday for a balloon launch to kick-start the fundraising campaign for his chosen charities. Pupils from Somerton Primary were at Beechwood Park to mark his support for the Alzheimer's
WILL Bragg and new Australian signing Marcus North both recorded important half-centuries as bottom-placed Glamorgan gained a narrow first-innings lead over Hampshire on the second day at the Ageas Bowl. Aided by some belligerent late blows by tail-ender
The Olympic torch has been "saluted" by two flag-waving elephants at a safari park after the flame was transported aboard a train for the first time. On the sixth day of its national tour, the torch was hailed by the African elephants as it
POLICE in Blackwood have handed out almost 100 fines to people breaching the Thursday evening closure of the town's High Street in the past three months. Since February 23, Special Constables, who patrol the street on Thursday evenings, have
FORMER football star Nathan Blake was found not guilty of motoring offences. The 29-cap Wales striker who played in the Premier League for 10 years was charged after his Mercedes S320 was clocked speeding at the Kingsway, Newport, on October
LONG-term unemployed men from Gwent are helping upgrade the UK’s railways as part of a training programme aimed at getting them back into work. Dean Rees, 33, from Abersychan, is one of almost 100 men across Wales learning a trade on heritage
NEWPORT’S SuperDragons are back, bigger than ever, and your Argus will be bringing you weekly updates in our SuperDragons Diary. The Dragons first appeared in the city to celebrate the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort, with 60 of the beasts
CROWDS are set to line the streets when the Olympic torch comes to Gwent on Friday. We want to see pictures of you, your family and friends enjoying this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Send your pictures to yourpictures@southwalesargus.co.uk
How much longer must our young men be made to play Afghan roulette? It’s the Welsh Guards turn now. Why? We all know that there is no a war to win! Our misguided political masters refuse to deal properly with evil child murderers, but send our
NOW WE have Labour back at the helm in Newport, they are already wasting money on the mayor’s function, by inviting various “runners up” to it. Do we need a mayor, which also means his car and driver. I stood for the Conservative Party at the last
I’D LIKE to ask Terry Banfield why he gets so aerated about Tom McCarthy’s views on the sanctity of creationism? Tom’s arguments are often befuddled! The majority of us are well aware of the logic, intelligence and indeed, the knowledge in Terry
I WISH to thank those electors in the Llantarnam electoral division of Torfaen County Borough Council for their continued support in the recent local government elections. I feel humbled by such a stunning result and will use my best endeavours
MAY I TAKE this chance to thank voters in the Crumlin Ward and especially the residents who supported me during the recent elections. I will endeavour to fulfil the pledges I made to you, together with the pledges set out in the Labour manifesto
I’VE READ that the Tories are allegedly plotting to use the Euro crisis to axe £7 billion of benefits, they could more than double this figure by making one simple rule. That is – no foreign nationals are entitled to benefits , if they don’t have
AFTER reading the sad news about the Oily Rag I can’t believe that because of one person they should have a say in a happy club, why doesn’t this person go into the club on Saturday evening and join in the fun, for three hours of their life. Instead
SO MR Nigel Dix thinks there is no need to increase the number of AMs from 60. There are 73 councillors in Caerphilly council, 13 more than the Welsh Assembly which over sees all of Wales. We should reduce the number of councillors in Caerphilly
BOXING coach, Mark James, will be carrying the torch through his home town of Newport. The 48-year-old , who volunteers at the Rascal Hope centre in Somerton, runs exercise classes and sessions for adults and children to learn to box.
THANK YOU for publishing my letter ref The Royal Mint, Pontyclun. It has caused concern amongst the powers that be who telephoned me with their concerns. Fortunately, some dear friends of mine have since dealt with the matter on my behalf and a
THE first cardiac rehabilitation unit in Wales is celebrating 25 years of helping heart patients on their first steps to recovery. The specialist unit, based at the St Woolos hospital in Newport, helps those recovering from heart surgery or heart
LOCAL school children were celebrating the latest improvement to their market garden as part of an on-going community project. Pupils from Cwmfelinfach Primary School thanked Greenhill Construction after it donated a poly tunnel to the allotment
TALKS over Newport County’s proposal to share Rodney Parade with Newport RFC and the Dragons will continue over the weekend. Exiles chairman Chris Blight had stated that tomorrow would be the deadline for a decision, but this has now been extended to
THE NAMES of Ibrahima Bakayoko, Nii Lamptey, Tommy Svindal Larsson, Kennedy Bakircioglü and Andri Sigporsson will always be remembered by men of a certain generation. They were star players in the world of Championship Manager, an engrossing football
THE owners of an award-winning organic vineyard scooped six more awards at an international wine competition. The family-run Ancre Hill Vineyard, Monmouth, has won international acclaim for its wine, most recently at the International Wine and
PEOPLE attending Friday's Olympic torch relay were warned to take care in the expected hot weather. Public Health Wales' advice is to take precautions to avoid being exposed to too much heat. Hot weather can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke
NO PAIN, no gain is an adage that Newport Gwent Dragons will hope rings true after a troubled 2011/12 campaign. And former forwards coach Danny Wilson is hopeful that his former charges will reap the rewards from a host of young pack members being thrown
A CWMBRAN actor has the world at his feet after receiving offers from seven different academies before choosing to take up a scholarship at a top dance school. Wesley Maddocks, 17, has been performing on the stage for the last nine years – featuring
TORFAEN council has withdrawn its bid to suspend governors at a Cwmbran school after a turnaround in the school's performance. The Argus reported how the council had "significant concerns" in December about the performance of Fairwater High School.
PUPILS of a Chepstow school, which was badly affected by a fire, face at least another year and a half in temporary classrooms. The delays to the rebuilding of Thornwell Primary School will also mean taxpayers will have to contribute to the
WHEN the playoffs arrived in rugby they were greeted with scepticism. They were a brash concept; like something from America or, even worse, a blatant plagerisation of a format from the 13-man code. Some dropped the ‘L’ from the playoffs when they were
TODAY we expose the underbelly of Gwent society and reveal a growing threat to vulnerable young girls. It is shocking stuff. Three men have now been jailed this year after paying teenage girls for sex. Police say girls as young as 13 are being
AS A man was jailed for a year yesterday for paying an underage girl to have sex with him, the Argus takes a look at the operation by police to catch paedophiles who are preying on the young. VULNERABLE girls, as young as 13, are being targetted
INFLATION during upcoming years is set to swell the cost of Gwent’s proposed Specialist and Critical Care Centre (SCCC) to £273 million. The figure, revealed in the Welsh Government’s tenyear infrastructure plan, is £43 million (18.7 per cent
ARGUS readers can play their part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations by sending a message of congratulations to Her Majesty – and help a local charity at the same time. Your Argus has set up a special text line for readers to send
MEET Roxy, perhaps Gwent’s most talented dog – the Picasso-esque pooch can paint and has recently created her debut work Daffodils and Despair. The Bull Mastiff cross was taught by her owner who has travelled the world, observing dogs living
RUGBY and football officials are in a race against time as they work to iron out the sticking points that could scupper a Rodney Parade groundshare. Newport County chairman Chris Blight has set a deadline of tomorrow if the deal to share the
A GWENT MP said any proposal to disband the Welsh Cavalry would be a slap in the face for Wales. Reports have suggested that the Queen's Dragoon Guards could disappear following a review of the army due to be published soon. David Davies
GWENT’S Jenny McLoughlin might have secured a double medal haul at the BT Paralympic World Cup but the 20-year-old insists there is plenty more to come from her this summer. McLoughlin, from Chepstow, lost out to compatriot and sprint rival
