THE company behind the £1 billion regeneration of the Llanwern Steelworks in Newport has made a £34.9 million profit for the first half of this year. St Modwen is leading the regeneration of the 600-acre site called Glan Llyn. The firm announced this
A ROAD closure that Newport residents have said has caused traffic chaos in the city is expected to end on Friday, according to Traffic Wales website. The site says that the closure of the westbound link road between junction 25 and Grove Park
THE organiser of a Chepstow two-day music festival is appealing for local businesses to sponsor an extra night for charity. Carol Mutlow, who owns music shops in Chepstow and Cwmbran, and has put on an annual concert in the town for over ten years,
A GWENT student has received an award for her success and commitment to learning. Mandy Phillips was named as Coleg Gwent Universities Heads of the Valleys Institute learner of the year for 2012. The mature student is taking a foundation degree
STAFF from a Newport legal firm have walked 16 miles to help a local charity take disabled children on holiday. Staff from HBJ&W legal firm based at Clytha Park Road in Newport, which includes colleagues from Victorious Claims and SRB Legal
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group has slammed the Welsh Government’s consultation on easing traffic flows on the M4 as "shambolic". Friends of the Earth Cymru said that increasing traffic congestion on the M4 was "a fallacy," and variable speed limits on the
A NEWPORT man who drove a motorcycle the wrong way along a one-way street, and onto a pavement causing a pedestrian to take evasive action, is beginning a 14-month jail sentence. Leighton Price, 28, took the motorcycle at 9.45am on January
4.55pm Karl Lovesey, who works at Reseiclo on the industrial estate, said he was on his lunch break when one of his colleagues told him there was a man in the river. He said: "At first I thought he was joking but then I saw the man in
DRAGONS are famously creatures of fire so it came as a surprise that a little over 24 hours after the SuperDragons2 trail’s launch on Monday, rain has forced more than a third of the dragons to be recalled. The trail, which stretches throughout Newport
PLANS to close the front desk at Chepstow police station as part of sizeable cost-cutting measures across the local police force received a mixed reaction from councillors. Chepstow is one of 17 losing the service to help Gwent Police save
THE Welsh Government has dropped a plan to stop councils advertising changes to the road network in newspapers like the Argus following protests from the public, politicians and the media. Proposals were under consultation to end the legal obligation
He has dedicated 65 years of loyal service to the local community through his police career and as a volunteer and says he has no regrets. But there is one day in particular that stands out in the mind of Royce Gardener MBE. Speaking from his
NEWPORT residents who said their homes had been left a “nightmare” following work carried out under social landlord Newport City Homes are now being invited to twice-weekly surgeries to discuss their concerns. The Argus reported last month
USK FARMERS' Club welcomed 150 primary school children to the Usk Showground for an unveiling of a memorial stone. The pupils joined the club in unveiling a memorial to their previous Patron, Fitzroy John Somerset, 5th Baron Lord Raglan, who
NEW approaches to preventing infections in patients in intensive care units in Wales are bearing fruit –- and Gwent hospitals are leading the way. NOT so long ago, certain types of infections were regarded as a likely consequence of a stay
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn quizzed prime minister David Cameron on how many new jobs would come to Newport off the back of a new European patent court, part of which will be based in the UK. Mr Cameron told the commons that the court would
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? I’d like to be stuck in a lift with someone to help me make the most of it. The Dalai Lama would be ideal because I would have the opportunity to explore his world view,
THE Mayor of Newport dropped in to the Argus office today to pay an official visit. Accompanied by his mayoress, wife Joyce, he met Argus editor Kevin Ward, before having lunch with senior members of the South Wales Argus team. They
A GWENT man will be celebrating his 100th birthday tomorrow in the same house he was born in. Gethin Davies was born in Croescarneinion Farm, Rhiwderin, Newport, in 1912. This weekend he and members of his family will celebrate his 100th birthday
WE WILL reserve judgment on today’s news that Newport’s university has begun merger talks with the University of Glamorgan. There is still too little detail available to be able to form a viewas to whether the proposed integration between
FAMILY and friends of murdered mum-to-be Nikitta Grender and her unborn child gathered to unveil a mosaic created in her memory. Around 50 supporters, including the pregnant teenager’s mum Marcia Grender, father Paul Brunnock, brother Luke and
DURING the trial the court was read a statement by Miss Gilmore’s mother, Carol Gilmore, who is the legal guardian of Miss Gilmore’s child. She said that her daughter had been taking drugs since the age of 15, including prescription medication
TWO lanes on the M4 in Newport were closed last night, causing large tailbacks. The collision, involving a car and a horse box, happened at around 5pm on the M4 eastbound at junction 24, the Coldra. Two lanes were closed, causing queuing traffic
MURDER victim Gary Suller was an actor who had appeared in a string of popular television shows and was described as “an angel and a gentleman”, writes ALISON SANDERS. The 45-year-old had appeared in programmes such as Casualty, Sherlock and
A HEROIN addict who murdered an actor in his own home by trussing him up and battering him repeatedly was jailed for life yesterday. Barry Bowyer, 38, will serve at least 30 years in prison for murdering his love rival Gary Suller, 45, whose
Would you please pass on my grateful thanks to the medical staff, nursing staff and domestic staff who delivered wonderful food and drink, all under very difficult constraints on very busy ward D5 East. Margaret Jenkins, Garden City Way, Chepstow
I refer to Andy Rutherford (Saturday’s Argus). If these extra-terrestrials (the Ood), have any intentions of subjugating and taking control of the people of Britain, they had better join the queue. Already we have a tug-o-war coalition government
Argus readers will recall the Thatcher poll tax argument that adults living with their parents should also contribute to local taxation. David Cameron, now Tory Prime Minister, who endorsed her ideology at the time, says that under 25-year-olds
Congratulations to Newport City Parks Department, who have created the best displays ever with the wildflower beds on roundabouts and other places! This is enlightened planting that not only is pleasing to see for people, but is an example of
Yet again Welsh nationalist Mr Nutt (Letters, July 2) shows Plaid’s support for Tory cuts. Labour policy is to pay down the deficit over a longer period, thus enabling growth. Austerity has delivered record youth unemployment, a 12 per cent increase
How magnificent the new memorial to Bomber Command is. After decades of being scorned, firstly by Winston Churchill and then by successive governments including the present day one, it has taken the Bomber Command Association’s fund raising
FORMER prostitute Katie Gilmore was at the centre of a love triangle involving Mr Suller and his killer. The murderer’s girlfriend admitted playing the pair off against each other and said she used Mr Suller for his money. The 27-year-old
Council leader Bright hopes to bring order to council meetings by insisting that members ask only written questions. What a pity such a rule didn’t apply from 2008 to 2012, because then we would not have been subject to the sheer stupidity of
MORE need to be done to capitalise on Welsh ports and airports as a means of boosting the economy, according to a committee chaired by Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay. An inquiry by the enterprise and business committee found Welsh Ministers could play a role
UNDY V COUNTY (Friday, KO 6.30) NEWPORT County will field at least three trialists in Friday’s first pre-season friendly at Undy Athletic. Former fans’ favourite Kerry Morgan will be joined by Chris Jones and Sam Gwynne. All three were at Welsh Premier
THE University of Wales, Newport and the University of Glamorgan are set to join together to form a new institution. The two universities will enter into a period of talks now to outline details, such as staffing, how course provision will be divided
