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THE Welsh Dragons’ Friends Life t20 match against the Gloucestershire Gladiators at the Swalec Stadium this evening was abandoned because of heavy rain.

MORE than 11,000 homes and businesses are being protected by flood defences and owners of 7,000 properties have been issued with warnings as people were forced to flee after more than a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours. The Environment

NATWEST customers face further upheaval after technical hitches left angry clients unable to pay bills or access their money. The bank has taken the unusual step of opening hundreds of branches over the weekend and said it was working "round

A NEWPORT sailor has come home on his Royal Navy ship for the first time in his 22 years of service. Leading Seaman, Ken Brickell, 53, known to his ship mates as Taff, returned to Newport on HMS Severn as part of the offshore patrol vessel's

ISLWYN MP Chris Evans told a Parliamentary debate that devolving closure-threatened Remploy factories to the Welsh Assembly is a "no-brainer". The UK Government is planning to close seven factories in Wales, including sites in Croespenmaen and Abertillery

A CWMBRAN TV actor died as a result of injuries caused by blunt force trauma to his head and body, a court heard yesterday. Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Jones told jurors this was complicated by the fact Gary Suller, 45, who was found dead at his

EQUALITY groups and politicians reacted with fury, after two Gwent men abused a Muslim man on Facebook. As the Argus reported on Thursday, labourer James Rogers, 21, of Deepweir, Caldicot and his friend Richard Orzel,29, a plasterer from Kensington

THOUSANDS of people will be taking part in events across Gwent this weekend. Women will be out in force tomorrow to take part in this year's Cwmbran Race for Life on Northfields Recreation Ground, Croesyceiliog. Last year, almost 2,000 runners

STARRING in television shows, pursuing a dream to be a West End star and studying for A-levels – it’s all in an average day for one Newport teenager. Elian West, 17, who studies at St Julian’s School, recently had nine days of paid acting parts

THERE was yet more heartbreak for Wales after they came so close to breaking their southern hemisphere duck only to be undone by poor discipline. A penalty with five minutes left by Australia outside-half Berrick Barnes proved to be the difference

HEALTH bosses in Gwent are set to spend almost £400,000 this year in supporting GP surgeries to provide longer opening hours. Surgeries that have achieved a 5A rating through Aneurin Bevan Health Board’s recently introduced A is for Access

NEWPORT snooker ace Darren Morgan added another prize to his bulging trophy cabinet this week as he was crowned European Masters champion – without losing a single frame. The 46-year-old has established himself as a major player in the amateur