BLACKWOOD Comprehensive school has been chosen as one of just seven in Wales to do a guard of honour for the Olympic athletes in London. At the start of the Athletes' Parade on July 27, the pupils will be part of 2,000 schoolchildren who will
A DIRECTOR of a company linked to a derelict pub says his company is continuing to trade. A Newport council planning report had said it was understood that the owners of the King Hotel, Somerton Road, stated in 2008 as being Johnsey Developments Limited
POLICE targeted fly-tipping, the illegal use of off-road vehicles and vehicle and scrap metal theft during an operation in Gwent on Sunday. Gwent Police and local councils covered a large area of countryside from Brynmawr down to Abertillery
A NEWPORT man has won an award for his voluntary work helping those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Tom Dawes, form Duffryn, Newport, was one of sixe Action on Hearing Loss Cymru volunteers who were presented with awards to mark their commitment
THE Welsh Rugby Union denied "abdicating responsibility" for safety at grounds in its plans to relegate one of its most famous clubs. Pontypool RFC is fighting at the High Court to overturn the WRU's decision to axe it from the top league in a major
AROUND 75 toddlers enjoyed a teddy bear’s picnic at Usk Castle. The event, held as part of the annual Usk Festival, saw the children, aged between one and five years-old take part in a teddy bear hunt around the grounds of the castle on Tuesday. The
A SEPARATE qualification system in Wales could spell disaster, according to one Gwent AM. William Graham, Conservative AM for South Wales East, said Wales would be better off with a common set of qualifications so higher education entrants
DRAGONS and Wales star Toby Faletau was joined by former colleague Lloyd Burns, to launch a Newport solicitors firm’s charity walk yesterday. The bulldozing number eight was on hand at HBJ&W solicitors office in Newport, to promote the company
A MAN accused of murdering his love rival sent Facebook messages repeatedly telling him to "stay away" from his girlfriend as she was making steps to tackle her drug addiction, a court heard. Taking the stand at his Cardiff Crown Court trial
I AM researching a book about the ghosts of Tredegar House and would like to hear any stories that Argus readers may have. If you have any tales you can share, please send them to leerobertholland@yahoo.co.uk. L Holland, Welland Crescent, Newport
MAY I say a big thank-you to the person who handed my purse into Aldi in Cwmbran? It’s good to know there are still honest people around. S Mahagan, St Dials, Cwmbran
IT was Paul Murphy, MP, who called Plaid Cymru the daffodil Tories. Mr Nutt’s letter (June 22) where he strongly defends Cameron’s austerity programme will only confirm this. I believe austerity is the problem, not the solution. The Greeks have
DROP kerbs have appeared at the entrances to and from the Royal Gwent Hospital’s improved car parks with additional scaled-down pedestrian crossings from kerb to kerb. Surely the drop kerbs inviting pedestrians to cross our busy residential streets
I’VE always enjoyed Julian Powell’s letters ever since he offered me a pair of kippers by way of consolation when the whale washed up by the lighthouse was dismembered and incinerated, and not preserved as I had hoped. Recently he made me chuckle
On the topic of the dual use of Rodney Parade, this not the first time that this situation has arisen. I have in my possession a NALGO Newsletter dated December 1944 and in the Items of local interest page within the Newport rugby section, it
A PRIVATE touch, rather than a grasp in public, is however, symbolic of a changed relationship, equality, not subservience, resonant of the old advert, My Goodness, Martin Mcguiness, I presume. Originating in the majority East Belfast Community
JANUARY 25, 2012, a Welsh Assembly report called for action to help town centre businesses struggling to survive against out-of-town rivals. A report published on Wednesday by the Welsh Assembly’s enterprise committee, and being launched in Caerphilly
AROUND 150 jobs are set to come to Caerphilly with the opening of a new office for an English firm. Attenda Ltd, based in Staines in Middlesex say they have £1.98m in Welsh government support to bring the posts to South Wales. The firm
A BAR is being boycotted after refusing to serve family and friends of a Cwmbran soldier before his funeral because they were wearing their military uniforms. Matthew Thacker and colleagues of his brother Corporal Michael Thacker were refused entry
WAGE subsidies for firms taking on young workers are to be brought forward in Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly which have the highest levels of longterm youth unemployment. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that instead of coming in at
A NEW byelaw has come into force on the River Wye to try and safeguard its salmon and sea trout population, Environment Agency Wales has confirmed. The byelaw requires the mandatory release of all salmon and sea trout caught by anglers on the River
BUDDING young chefs donned their aprons and took to the kitchen for a masterclass with renowned chef Franco Taruschio. Four pupils from West Monmouth School, Pontypool, and Abersychan School were among a handful to those chosen to join the Abergavenny-based
FIVE minutes with Al Murray, whose character the Pub Landlord headlines this year’s Comedy Port Festival in Newport in October If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why/what is your biggest fear? I’d say
It is an election that has yet to capture the imagination of voters, but later this year people in Gwent will pick the first police and crime commissioner. We take a look at what’s involved. ON November 15, the people of Gwent will be faced
RETIRED Metropolitian police inspector-turned author Martyn Parfitt, 55, witnessed horrific scenes in the aftermath of London terrorist attacks during a career spanning almost 20 years. Speaking from his home in Monmouthshire, he told KATH
BLUE Square Bet South club Eastleigh have announced the signing of Newport County striker Craig McAllister, as revealed by the Argus earlier this week. A statement on the Eastleigh club website reads: "Fans will be delighted to learn Ian Baird
A 63-YEAR-OLD Newport man was taken to hospital on Monday after injuring his leg while working at Alexandra Dock. The Health and Safety Executive is now involved. The man, a cargo handler/ warehouseman for Associated British Ports at
THERE are fears of a backlog of funerals after Gwent’s only crematorium started operating a reduced service fromnow until March next year while essential work is carried out. Gwent Crematorium in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, is holding its last
JURORS in a murder trial watched footage of the accused as he admitted killing a Cwmbran TV actor. Barry Bowyer, 38, from Croesyceiliog confessed in a police interview to breaking into Gary Suller’s home in Harold Street, Pontnewydd, on September
TOBY Faletau has admitted the heat will be on at the start of next season as he attempts to wrestle the Wales number eight jersey off in-form Ryan Jones. The Newport Gwent Dragons back row forward was forced home early from the tour of Australia when
A NEWPORT pub has been named the Welsh Cider pub of the Year in a prestigious competition. CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) awarded the title to the Bell Inn, Caerleon. Welsh pubs which offer real cider - unpasteurised, unpressurised
BRITISH super-featherweight champion Gary Buckland returns to Newport for his first fight in Wales for almost three years next month. The 26-year-old champion, who trains with Tony Borg at the St Josephs gym, takes on Albanian Ibrar Riyaz at
AN ABERTILLERY school has become the first in Blaenau Gwent to be awarded an anti-bullying kite mark. Blaenau Gwent Council is the second local authority to consider a universal anti-bullying strategy. Abertillery Comprehensive School
GARETH Owen – the man once dubbed the new Gavin Henson – is being linked with a potential move to the Newport Gwent Dragons. The talented utility back is looking for a new club after the Ospreys released him earlier this month. The 23-year-old – who
