TRIBUTES have been paid to a 17-year-old Newport university student teenager who died after jumping into a river. Vithuran Sathiyaseelan was studying a diploma in foundation studies in art and design at the University of Wales Newport and was
A PUB run by a former Newport councillor will be able to hold two events to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee this weekend despite objections from council officials that they would disturb residents. Newport Council Environmental Health had objected
MARCUS North's first century for Glamorgan helped the Welsh county take control on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Leicestershire at Cardiff. The Australian batsman, who scored a century in the Ashes Test at
PARTIES across the region will create a bank holiday bonanza to celebrate 60 years since Elizabeth II ascended to the throne. You can use our map to find out what's happening where in Gwent (information supplied by the councils).
WE asked Gwent MPs what the Argus means to them. JESSICA Morden, Newport East MP and one-time Argus delivery girl, said: “When the Home Office tried to close the Newport Passport Office one of the ministers admitted he’d been keeping
5.18pm THE teenager found dead in a Caerleon river has been named as Vithuran Sathiyaseelan. The 17-year-old student from Sri Lanka was studying at Newport's university in Caerleon. A spokesman for the university described him
ONE person was airlifted to hospital after an accident at at J24 the Coldra this afternoon. Another two people were taken to hospital after the incident involving a single car. The emergency services were called at 2.28pm this afternoon. One
A TEAM of volunteers have given the green-fingered touch to a community garden in Newport. In total, 15 employees from the Office for National Statistics, which is based in the city, spent a day raising beds and clearing weeds at the Mary Dunn
CHEPSTOW’S Diamond Jubilee race meeting will feature a special exhibition looking at the Queen’s most memorable moments as a racehorse owner and avid fan of the sport. Race-goers attending the June 4 event will have the chance to browse more
WALES caretaker coach Rob Howley has named a team containing three new caps for Saturday’s clash against the Barbarians in Cardiff. Scarlets full-back Liam Williams and prop Rhodri Jones are both handed first Test match appearances, together with 19
A GWENT haulage firm boss was banned from driving as he got behind the wheel of his car following an evening out drinking, a court heard. Lyndon Williams, 64, of Penmaen Road, Pontllanfraith, will not be able to drive until October 27, 2013,
A MAN who stole more than £350 worth of chewing gum in a trolley full of goods from a Newport supermarket was jailed yesterday. Caerphilly magistrates sentenced Catlain Jora, 24, to eight weeks’ immediate custody after looking at his record
A NEWPORT family is delighted to welcome its fifth generation for the second time. Baby Zachary was born to mum Michelle, 24, and Thomas Smith, 22, on April 23. The youngster’s greatgreat- grandmother, Arlette Richards, 92, great-grandmother
AS the Argus celebrates its 120th birthday, we give a brief history of your daily paper. ● FIRST published from offices in Baneswell, Newport, on May 30, 1892. The first edition contained just four pages. ● The South Wales Argus and
The first Argus came off the printing press 120 years ago today. To celebrate editor KEVIN WARD looks back at how things have changed in more than a century of publication. ON THIS day in 1892 the first edition of the South Wales Argus was
THE parents of a Newport teenager who died of a terrifying mystery illness praised a “fantastic” fundraising effort for fulfilling their dream of helping families with terminally ill or disabled children. A little over three years ago
The Government is to take action to get petrol companies to pass on cuts in global oil prices to motorists at the pumps. Transport Secretary Justine Greening has called on fuel retailers to set up their own code of practice so consumers can
WELSHMAN Rhys Davies returns to the Celtic Manor this week for the ISPS Handa Wales Open looking to get back to the stellar form that saw him finish second in the 2010 tournament. The 26-year-old from Bridgend stormed to a course record round of 62 on
ROSEMARIE Emms will be enjoying a street part to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next week, just as she did to mark the Coronation 59 years ago. Mrs Emms was a 13-year-old girl when she helped prepare Baldwin Street, Pill, for a Coronation
More than half the British public suffers from a negative body image, an inquiry by MPs has been told. The problem is so acute that girls as young as five now worry about their size and appearance, with children in danger of picking up their
YOUR Argus celebrates its 120th anniversary today - join Argus editor Kevin Ward now as he answers your questions LIVE between 2-3pm. The paper was first published on May 30, 1892. We have published a special feature in print today to
FOLLOW all the action from the Celtic Manor resort with our live blog from the 2012 Wales Open.
FOLLOWING last year’s Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones and direct from a sell-out season at the Soho Theatre in London, acclaimed Canadian performer Jeff Achtem returns to Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre. He brings the award-winning Swamp Juice to town on
HOTLY tipped as the next big thing, Essex soul band The Milk perform just over the border with a date in Bristol this month. Their single Every Time We Fight is set for release on June 24 and the song has won admirers in respected pundits like Zane
SAM Foley insists he would love to have finished his career at Newport County but the chance to play in the Football League was too good to turn down. The departure of the 25-year-old fans’ favourite was confirmed yesterday when League One club Yeovil
DAN Biggar is being backed to become Wales’ best outside-half in a generation by his Ospreys teammate, Newport-born Ryan Jones. Biggar was the region’s hero on Sunday when his touchline conversion of Shane Williams’ last-gasp try gave them a dramatic
PROMISING young front rower Rhodri Jones, who wins his first Wales cap against the Barbarians on Saturday, is the prop that got away from the Newport Gwent Dragons. The North Walian’s talent was spotted by the region in 2008 and he spent a year with
WORK on preserving Monmouth’s ancient bridge and gatehouse will start next month after funding was secured. The work will help maintain the unique feature - which 20,000 gathered around last Friday to see the Olympic torch enter Wales and the border
RISING star Billy Joe Saunders is in for the biggest test of his fledgling professional career when he takes on Bradley Pryce on Friday night. That is the verdict of Pryce’s trainer Gary Lockett as the 31-year-old from Newbridge looks to become a two-weight
