AS PART of Llanyrafon Drama Group’s 25th anniversary celebrations, they are performing Cut and Run today and tomorrow. The comedy by Peter Horsler is set in an NHS clinic which is hired out to a private consultant and satirises the private
GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts are needed to help restore an historic walled garden in Abergavenny to its former glory. For more than a year, 20 volunteers who formed the Friends of Gardd-y-Bryn, have been working to restore the garden at the former
A SMALL community in Monmouthshire is celebrating the news that it has won almost £7,000 towards funding the restoration of an historic landmark. Villagers in Grosmont, near Abergavenny, want to see repairs and refurbishments carried out to the
CAERPHILLY council has been given an award for reducing the amount of food waste it sends to landfill. At the recent Plant and Waste Recycling Show, the council was presented with a food waste award recognising how it has addressed the food
MORE than 3,000 patients spent above 12 hours in Gwent hospital A&E departments last year, up from just 141 in 2007. And 207 were there for more than 24 hours, compared to none in 2007. The long waits in Gwent, and in A&E units across Wales,
A NEWPORT shop which sold booze to drinkers has had its licence to sell alcohol suspended for three months. Police said Premier Stores in Lower Dock Street, Newport, continued to sell alcohol to a group of five known drinkers despite efforts by
Theatre Ad Infinitum’s presentation of Translunar Paradise comes to Blackwood Miner’s institute on July 6 at 7.30pm. The show is designed to take the audience on a journey of life, death, and enduring love. After his wife passes away, William escapes
It is late June and the festival season is in full swing. Whatever your tastes there is something out there for everyone to enjoy on a warm summer evening (or, more accurately, as you put on your sou’wester). I spent much of last week at
POST-PUNK heroes Scritti Politti perform in Newport tomorrow as part of the free Busk on the Usk event along the riverside in the city centre and at The Riverfront and University of Wales, Newport campus. Formed by Cardiff-born Green Gartside, Scritti
A MAN accused of killing a Cwmbran TV actor committed a "cold-blooded murder", a jury heard yesterday. Making his closing statement to the jury at Cardiff Crown Court, prosecuting barrister Peter Davies described defendant Barry Bowyer, 38,
THE open-air performances at Abergavenny Castle are always one of the highlights of the summer season. This year, Illyria Theatre Company celebrate the ‘Best of British’ with two well-loved productions: Shakespeare’s HENRY V on Wednesday, July 4
THE ACCLAIMED Festival Players are bringing their production of Shakes-peare’s Richard III to two Gwent festivals. On Tuesday, July 10, at 7.30pm, the company will make their debut at Chepstow Castle, as part of the four-week Chepstow Festival.
FEARSOME iconoclast Simon Evans is back with a brand new stand-up show that brings him to the Glee Club in Cardiff this autumn. A national newspaper praised the comedian as “sizzlingly entertaining with beautifully crafted, devastatingly funny gags
THE trial of a Brynmawr man accused of murder was adjourned today. The jury in the trial of Gareth Jenkins, 48, of Boundary Street, had been sent out earlier in the week to decide on a verdict. Jenkins is accused of murdering Harry Towers
MERCURY Music Prize nominee Kathryn Williams and her new band The Pond come to Cardiff Bay this autumn. Williams’ second album, Little Black Numbers, was shortlisted for the prestigious award in 2000, losing out to Badly Drawn Boy. The artist has
Taken from the best selling album Own the Night, Grammy award winners Lady Antebellum unleash the country rock ballad Wanted You More with lush orchestral arrangements and heartfelt lyrics as their latest single. Nothing new here for fans, except the
HOT on the heels of sell-out shows and her performance at Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend, the multi platinum-selling Nicki Minaj is coming to Cardiff as part of a major UK arena tour. It has been an incredible time of late for the star, last year’s multi-platinum
A STAR of the hit TV show, The Voice, will return to South Wales for a homecoming gig. Hannah Berney, 21, from Chepstow, was part of The Script frontman Danny O’Donnoghue’s team on the show, reaching the The Voice was due to have a run of shows of
ACCLAIMED Elvis Presley tribute artist Darren ‘Graceland’ Jones will perform a show at Newport’s Clarence Sport and Social Club on Chepstow Road on Friday, August 31. All proceeds go to the Ieuan The Lion Memorial Fund, a charity which aims to support
LEGENDARY rockers Status Quo will come to the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in December as part of their ten-date winter tour. Last year’s ‘QuoFestive’ tour was a massive success and the band are delighted to be joined by a very special guest – to be announced
THE grandson of renowned Newport club owner the late John Sicolo, who owned the legendary TJ’s, is keeping his legacy alive by opening a music venue in the city tonight. Inspired by his grandfather, who was dedicated to the Newport music scene and
THE A4042 Croesyceiliog by-pass is partially blocked due to an accident this afternoon. The incident, involving a single vehicle, happened between the County Hall roundabout and the Crown Road roundabout. It is unconfirmed which carriageway the
STUDENTS and academics at Newport’s University yesterday met Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan, when she went on a tour of some of South Wales’ creative industries. Ms Gillan visited the University of Wales, Newport’s School of Film, Photography
A NEWPORT fundraising group which has raised more than £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Newport Committee was started up in 1972 after a group of friends, including current secretary Glenys Day, got
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MUSIC festivals. Don’t you just love them? In a word? No. They feature, in ascending order of personal loathing, rain, mud, overflowing portable toilets, and Coldplay. Endless ruddy Coldplay. But if there’s one thing worse
A NEW multi-million pound flood defence scheme was given the official seal of approval in a ceremony today. Newport East AM John Griffiths said the £7 million flood scheme in Riverside, Newport, will protect 420 homes and businesses in the city. Prior
UNCLE Sam’s Great American Circus is back in Newport. Acts include death-defying duo Valdemor, who spin round on a giant wheel in the roof of the big top without any safety device, and; Thunderball Riders, whizzing around in a giant metal ball
FIVE minutes with with Carmel Napier Chief Constable of Gwent. IF YOU had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Hillary Clinton – because she has achieved so much and handled many difficulties in her life and come
WHEN is Newport City Council going to wake up and do something about the massive problem with congestion at Clarence Place? This problem is getting worse, with buses and traffic coming from Caerleon Road being stuck at the lights for absolutely
In the 1950s, I spent three years in the Army and received several commendations. I went on to work at Switchgear Transformers, where I encountered the police on several occasions and found that they were not all that they would have you believe
I’M in agreement with AM William Graham. It would be foolish to not have a common set of qualifications with England. A vast number of students apply for universities outside Wales and their qualifications must not be considered inferior. Such
WHILE congratulating Jim Dyer upon his ability to recognise my “splendid use of the English language’’ (his words), I should point out, regarding him now sleeping in safety because of Brian Donovan and I being on the case (of dog defecation in
A NEWPORT teenager pointed a BB gun into the face of a young girl and threatened her, a court heard. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Ross Williams, 18, of Monnow Way, Bettws, was intoxicated when he reached into a bag around his waist during the
I WAS delighted to join hundreds of demonstrators at the weekend in a protest organised by the Motorcycle Action Group against proposed European legislation that would limit the right to modify new bikes and make on-board diagnostics compulsory
AT a time when youth unemployment is at 22 per cent (that’s more than a million young people), employers reluctant to commit to offering anything more than unstable part-time contracts (often as little as four hours a week in retail), and the
I WRITE to tell you about an experience I had last Friday, when I encountered five “good samaritans” at Nantybwch, Tredegar. I spent much of my time at Newport Crown Court as the resident judge dealing with criminals. It was therefore good to
THE Welsh Government could provide a multi-million- pound grant for the new city centre bus station, a council meeting heard. Newport council leader Bob Bright told a meeting of full council that the city centre redevelopment was progressing
AT the end of last season Argus readers were invited to send in questions for the Dragons coaching staff. Head coach Darren Edwards, assistant coach Rob Appleyard and director of rugby Robert Beale met rugby writer Chris Kirwan to provide the answers
ALTHOUGH there wasn’t a race meeting at Chepstow yesterday, there was still some oncourse action as the Antiques Roadshow came to town. The show’s presenter, Fiona Bruce, was given the chance to ride around the racecourse on a horse lent to
A PLAQUE has been unveiled in memory of Afghanistan war hero Corporal Michael Thacker, who died while serving in the Royal Welsh. Residents in Cwmbran raised money to donate a bench to Cpl Thacker’s family, as well having a plaque erected on
THE jury in the trial of a Brynmawr man charged with murder following a fight outside a Gwent pub will continue considering their verdict today. Gareth Jenkins, 48, of Boundary Street, is charged with the murder of Abergavenny man Harry Towers
A NEWPORT woman yesterday described how a dog attack ruined her life and said the animal’s owner deserves to go to jail. Kay Piatek, of Wolseley Road, Newport, was left “heartbroken” after an attack on Mendalgief Road left her dog Maxi dead
A CWMBRAN man told a court how he relives “every single day” the fight which led to the death of his love rival. Barry Bowyer, 38, told Cardiff Crown Court yesterday he and Gary Suller traded blows after he went to his house to burgle it.
YOUNGSTERS at a Newport nursery got a right royal surprise when they received a letter and photographs from the Queen. Pupils at Osborne Children’s Nursery wrote to the monarch ahead of her Diamond Jubilee last month to congratulate her on
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will have just three frontline locks in their squad next season after the departure of Scott Morgan. The 33-year-old, who was capped once by Wales, is set to sign for an English side after being released by the region. The Dragons
