PUPILS at Llantarnam School, Cwmbran, grabbed their goggles and donned their lab coats to help British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru. Their effort was to launch a nationwide competition that is open to schools to design a model heart as part
THE Secretary of State for Wales spoke about the “invaluable” relationship the UK has with Bangladesh at a celebration event in Newport yesterday. Cheryl Gillan was at a Celtic Manor gala dinner, attended by the High Commissioner to Bangladesh
A BLACKWOOD teenager is taking the plunge today to raise funds for people affected by cancer. Emily Evans, 18, is doing a skydive for Cancer Research Wales, after her family was touched by the disease. In 2000, her grandmother Gwenda
CROWNBRIDGE School in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran received garden equipment thanks to a house clearance charity based in Abergavenny. Homemakers came to the aid of the school by donating gardening equipment collected from houses cleared. The charity
A NEWPORT man will be sentenced next month after admitting to charges including inciting a child to engage in sexual activity with a dog and making indecent images of a child. Peter Phillips, 56, of Cromwell Road, appeared via video link at
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES, has hailed plans for a £500million rail line linking Wales to Heathrow airport. Cheryl Gillan welcomed the announcement, made by Transport Secretary Justine Greening as the Transport Department published the draft
A BRYNMAWR off-licence has had its licence reviewed by Blaenau Gwent council. The shop, known as Beacon Stores, was reviewed following incidents of under-age sales of alcohol. At a licensing sub-committee meeting on July 5, an application was
AN AIR ambulance was called to Chepstow train station this afternoon after a woman fell down the stairs. The 18 year-old has leg, pelvic and spinal injuries. Gwent Police said they received a call at 4pm but the Welsh Ambulance Service is now dealing
TWO former Gwent men were sent to prison today for a total of 44 years for drug trafficking worth millions of pounds. Michael Oliver, 64, formerly of Cae Brynton Road, Newport, was sentenced to 23 years, and Christopher Hill, 62, formerly of
MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council is offering financial support for groups of tourism businesses or communities to develop new digital tourism networks or to improve existing networks. Technology has brought about great change to the way potential
4.12pm THE two men who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tony Singh were both jailed for ten years this afternoon. 3.10pm TWO Caerphilly men today pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Newport man Tony Singh. Karl Drummond, 37, of
GLAMORGAN and former England spin maestro Robert Croft went back to school to teach pupils from Ty-Sign Primary in Risca. The player is an ambassador for the schools cricket charity Chance to Shine. Chance to Shine has joined forces
DRAGONS rugby stars will swap pre-season runs for making runs in a charity cricket match this weekend. The Dragons XI will include Wales international Will Harries and young fly-half Steffan Jones, for their clash with Usk cricket club on Sunday
A NATIONAL heritage group has slammed plans to demolish an historic hospital in Blaenau Gwent to make way for social housing. The Victorian Society, which campaigns to preserve important Victorian and Edwardian buildings, has criticised plans
ORGANISERS have cancelled this year’s Chepstow Show due to the "current unpredictable weather". The show, scheduled for, August 11, attracted 6,500 people last year. Secretary, Sarah Davies, said: "The rain has caused huge issues with regard to mowing
A COMPANY director was left stunned when he found two Santander bank accounts had been opened in his name, despite him never having spoken to the company. Mark Jones, 44, who has been a director of Precision Engineering Limited in Monmouth for
JUSTIN Edinburgh has revealed he is in talks over a new deal at Rodney Parade. "I'm in talks with the football club about extending my contract by a further year or two," he said. "I think that shows my commitment and the club's commitment and shows
ON JULY 4, 1776, the USA declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The United States Declaration of Independence was translated into Welsh and signed by Welsh-speaking Americans. I hope one day Wales will be celebrating its own
Undeterred by the rain, last Saturday’s Maindee festival kicked off just after noon with a parade featuring giant puppets and young musicians from the local schools. It was impressive to see everybody come together to create a festival atmosphere with
ON MONDAY, July 9, a letter to all local businesses, traders, church leaders and neighbours was received from St Julian’s School explaining how the introduction of blazers and ties and the phased lunch time lock down was going to reduce anti-social
I WAS saddened to read that three-year-old Luca Williams lost his legs to meningococcal septicaemia. Everyone at Meningitis UK was touched to read that two football teams battled over 24 hours for the For Luca appeal and were visited by Cardiff
THE two-legged feral beasts of Newport have struck again. I noticed whilst perambulating Belle Vue Park with my pooch when the sun last shone that a fire had been set, attempting, but failing to explode an aerosol can beneath a conifer. Those
HOORAY, the Superdragons are back – a fabulous attraction that brings people into the centre of Newport and gives artists the chance to show their talents. But wait, yet again the decision makers of Newport have failed to make the best of a fabulous
I READ in the item on the WW2 re-enactment (Argus 9 July) of the young lady who was the “flat gun operator”. My research shows that flat guns fired postcards at the Allied bombers asking them to go home. While the flat guns were firing, the
The 10th anniversary of Newport’s status as a city will be celebrated in September when two productions at Newport Riverfront focus on the creative talents of the city. On Saturday, September 22, Ballet Cymru presents an outstanding double bill of
YOU recently reported in your newspaper of the new clerk in Cwmbran Community Council and my husband and I would like to take this opportunity to say what a perfect gentleman the retiring clerk David Orphan is. Both of us served as councillors
A GWENT family has celebrated the arrival of its fifth generation with the birth of baby Poppy-Mai Lewis. The little girl was born on June 17 at the Royal Gwent Hospital, in Newport, weighing 5lb 3oz. She is the first great-great grandchild for
THE ACCLAIMED Festival Players group brings its production of Shakespeare’s Richard III to Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre today at 7.30pm The Festival Players will continue to celebrate this Olympian and Jubilee summer with a 45-date all-male tour of
A new version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic The Mikado is currently playing to South Wales audiences. Cwmbran-born director, Richard Tunley and musical director Gareth Wyn Griffiths have joined forces to create an innovative production. The
TALENTED singer-songwriter Tobias Robertson will be playing the main stage of the Big Splash tomorrow afternoon. He is one of many performers lined up to entertain the crowds over the weekend as the annual festival which kicks off tonight with a bangra
Abertillery Blues Rock Festival is back for its eighth year this weekend and organisers are pulling out all the stops to put together the best line-up to date. The festival, which kicks off today, is headed by American sensation Vintage Trouble and
Today sees the beginning of Big Splash 2012 with much to do and see around the seven fun zones in the centre of Newport over the weekend. The launch event will be held on Friday evening on the Admiral Soundwave stage and throughout Saturday with
FOOTBALLER John Terry has been cleared of hurling a racist obscenity at Anton Ferdinand.The England and Chelsea defender was acquitted of calling Ferdinand a "f****** black c***" during a Premier League Game on October 23 last year.Chief Magistrate Howard
Is working in a brewery your dream job? We made CHARLES BOOTH’s day and sent him to help out at the Tiny Rebel Brewery, Newport. WHEN I was sent to do work experience at a brewery, I was the envy of most of the male staff in the office – as
THE acting vice chancellor of Newport University Professor Stephen Hagen said proposals for a Cardiff City Region should boost Newport’s strengths, rather than see them overshadowed. Prof Hagen said concerns on the region were “perfectly understandable
A DERELICT Pontypool hotel will be restored to its former glory thanks to a grant of just under £266,000. The White Hart Hotel in George Street will be transformed over the next few months into an Italian restaurant, bar, and four bedroom bed
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Depends how long it was going to be stuck - five minutes to three hours: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott the great American cowboy raconteur - over three hours: six tiny silent people
Exciting times right now for British sport. Murray-mania swept the nation at Wimbledon, Bradley Wiggins’ Team Sky have been dominating the Tour de France, England’s cricketers reign supreme and the London Olympics are around the corner.
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a man whose body was found in the River Usk at Newport on Saturday. Gwent coroner David Bowen yesterday opened the inquest into 36-year-old Gareth Davison Donnell. The inquest heard how police
CHANGES and a cut to council tax benefit will make it difficult to properly fund the service, a Newport council report has said. The UK government has decided to devolve the responsibility for the benefit to the Welsh Government from April
In the grip of anorexia nervosa, Lucy Hemms restricted her eating to just 200 calories a day. Here she talks exclusively to CHARLES BOOTH about her battle to overcome the eating disorder – to urge other young women suffering the same problem to
A UNION has claimed that a government office has offered overtime to staff and is even considering taking on more people just days after ten workers were made compulsorily redundant. Counter staff at Newport Passport Office are allegedly being
JUST months after they were welcomed by traders, buses on Newport’s High Street have been stopped because of gas works in the city centre. But some shop owners seemed resigned to the move despite the previous boost from people getting off near
RACING at Chepstow has been called off tonight due to the weather. A waterlogged track has put paid to the Ladies Night meeting. The racecourse says the decision was taken in the interests of jockey and horse safety.
IN a summer dominated by the Olympics it seems the spirit of competition is not restricted to sport. In the world of amateur dramatics competition was keen at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven last weekend as four one-act plays, each representing the
ROB Lewis believes Newport Gwent Dragons fans will see a totally different player to the one that left Rodney Parade in 2009 when he returns to regional rugby this season. The 24-year-old scrum-half left London Welsh at the end of last term
South Wales has long had a vibrant music community which has inspired and delighted many generations. The South Wales Music Collective is a non-profit community organisation dedicated to resurrecting the local music scene and putting a spotlight on
Two of the British folk scene’s most accomplished performers, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, will be performing at Newport Folk Club on Thursday July 19. The pair have graced stages the world over in a number of guises, however, the intimacy and
A MONMOUTHSHIRE man’s ‘cheesy’ music taste could win him a year’s supply of Cheddar. Alwyn Thomas, of Llandogo, is one of the finalists in the British Cheese Board’s competition to devise a national anthem for the much-loved food. The
Paloma Faith has announced UK tour dates for 2013 including a date at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on February 9 2013. The 2013 dates will be the first full tour of Paloma’s Fall To Grace album, though she is appearing at events this summer, including
If your experience of recorders harks back to school days, and out-of-tune classmates, be prepared to have your thoughts changed forever. The Phoenix Recorder Orchestra is made up of 35 people who play every size of recorder – right up to the monstrous
Colourful all-girl band ToyPop! are set for a busy day this Saturday as they help launch the brand new O2 shop inside Tesco Extra at Spytty Retail Park , Newport. The day is set to be action-packed with live performances from the girls who recently
Caerwent Parish Church members are pleased to welcome back Newbridge (Celynen) Brass Band for a Concert of ‘Music from the Shows’ in the church on Saturday, July 14 at 7p.m. Tickets are £7.50 to include a glass of wine and light refreshments, and
THE FAMILY of a Newport soldier who died from injuries sustained in Afghanistan are making a final appeal for help to raise funds in his memory. The Argus reported in May how the family of Sapper Connor Ray set up the Connor Ray appeal with
BACK row forward Hywel Stoddart has earned a full-time contract with Newport Gwent Dragons. The 26-year-old has penned a one-year deal with the region after impressing in pre-season training. Stoddart, younger brother of Scarlets and Wales full-back
