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  • Patients asked for views on Gwent Frailty Programme

    PATIENTS and their families who have experienced treatment and care through the Gwent Frailty Programme, are being asked to tell health watchdogs what they think, as part of a major survey. The multi-million pound programme, introduced in spring

  • Caldicot school buries time capsule on new site

    THE pupils of Dewstow Primary School, Caldicot, buried a time capsule on their new school site. The new school is being built on the site of the former Green Lane School, with pupils from Green Lane being based at Caldicot’s West End Infants School

  • ‘More work needed’ by Blaenau Gwent education - minister

    MUCH important work remains to be done if a valleys council is to regain control of its education department, the minister in charge has said. But Wales' education minister Leighton Andrews said considerable efforts have been made by staff in Blaenau

  • Cwmbran boy battling chronic pain swims to raise cash

    UNTIL a few weeks ago, Lewis Perham could not bear to feel water on his legs and feet. But now the nine-year-old from Cwmbran, who has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), has completed a sponsored swim in aid of the hospital that is treating

  • Jake Thomson fires warning to Exiles' rivals

    NEWPORT County new boy Jake Thomson has sent out a warning to the rest of the Blue Square Bet Premier, insisting the Exiles are not scared of anyone in the division. Thomson and teammates kick off their Conference campaign with a daunting trip

  • Craig Hughes faces old friends

    FORMER Newport County goal hero Craig Hughes believes the Exiles are firmly on the right track to fulfil their ambition of a return to the Football League following their move to Rodney Parade, writes Michael Pearlman. Hughes, now with County

  • Enzo Calzaghe movie premieres at Abercarn gym

    ENZO Calzaghe will tonight premiere his new film Stitched Up for 100 guests at his Abercarn gym. Mr Calzaghe wrote the gangster film with brother Uccio and he has spent £25,000 filming it over the last 18 months in Gwent and his native Sardinia

  • Allen targets Olympic glory

    NEWPORT shooter Elena Allen insists she won’t be using her Beijing Olympic disappointment of four years ago as a motivational tool to medal at London 2012. Allen, the double Common-wealth Games gold medallist in Delhi in 2010, finished a disappointing

  • Two rescued from river in Newport

    TWO people were rescued from the River Usk last night. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Castle Bingo, Usk Way, Newport, at 8.17pm, following reports two people were in the water nearby. The first casualty was rescued using

  • Half Newport streetlights to be switched off

    THE Labour administration in Newport is to press ahead with switching off every other street light during the night in the city. Councillor Ken Critchley, cabinet member for infrastructure, has decided to continue with a programme to introduce

  • Calzaghe has talks over training Khan

    ENZO Calzaghe is determined to save Amir Khan’s boxing career and is in talks with the fighter’s father about working with him, the Argus can exclusively reveal. The legendary trainer, who was in the corner of all 46 of son Joe’s unbeaten fights

  • Gwent councils join forces to boost education standards

    GWENT councils will work together to raise standards in education through the creation of a new non-for-profit company. A report to Newport council’s learning, caring and leisure scrutiny committee says the newly formed South East Wales Education