FOLLOWING the removal of crosses from graves in Blaenavon cemetery, town councillors are seeking answers. Blaenavon town councillors have been inundated with calls from concerned people whose loved ones are buried in the cemetery, following the
A FINAL wicket partnership between Dean Cosker and Huw Waters sparked a dramatic Glamorgan recovery on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash against Gloucestershire at Swansea. After resuming the day in real trouble
THE SUPERDRAGON trail has been up and running for more than a month now, and judging by the excited youngsters following the trail in Newport this week, it has been a smash hit again. The shocking July weathermay have sent some of the dragons back
TRIBUTES have been paid to a long-serving Newport chorister who died last month. Roy Desmond Elliott lost his battle with throat cancer on July 17, aged 77. He had been a member of the City of Newport Male Choir for 46 years, joining in 1966.
A MAN who smashed a wine bottle over another’s head was told by a judge it was “absolute luck” the injuries he caused had not been serious. The attack, by Wayne Richards, of Meredith Close, Tredegar, earned him a 16- month prison sentence.
COME and meet your Free Press reporter in the Civic Centre, Pontypool, tomorrow. Hayley Mills will be available from 9.30am - 1pm, in the reception area. Residents will be able to talk about local issues or hand in documentation or pictures directly
A TEENAGER thought he was going to die as he was subject to a prolonged attack and “kicked like a football,” a court heard. Cwmbran Youth Court heard how the victim was punched more than ten times, placed in a headlock and kicked while he was on
LIKE many individuals in Newport West, I am passionate about culture and sport. The whole of the UK has been enjoying a spectacular summer of sporting action and embracing culture, in the lead-up to the Olympic Games 2012. Newport is host to
CHRIS Bartley collapsed with exhaustion after missing out on Olympic gold by the width of his rowing oar – but becoming the first Welsh athlete onto the London 2012 podium proved the perfect remedy. But fellow Welsh rower Victoria Thornley’s
A TEENAGER from Caerphilly county admitted burgling his sister’s house – after previously stealing from his mother. At Cwmbran Youth Court on Tuesday, the 16-year-old described his behaviour as “completely mad”. He pleaded guilty to burglary
THE MP for Monmouth has spent part of his parliamentary recess by doing his bit to help out with Olympic security. David Davies posted an image of himself serving as a special constable in London to the social networking site Twitter on Tuesday
YOUNG dancers in Newport will get expert tuition from one of the UK’s top ballet companies, after they secured a national grant. Directors and dancers from Ballet Cymru, who are based in Newport, will be out and about in five local schools from
Andrew Penman states that the Bristol Rovers friendly was the first time that football had been played at Rodney Parade. I understand that in 1940, the Civil Defence commandeered Somerton Park and for a while, the County played at Rodney Parade
SOME 900,000 people on Incapacity Benefit for more than ten years with some unable to work because of acne, varicose veins, depression, bad backs and nail problems. What a joke this country is when many of these bone-idle wastes of space are taking
I agree with Samuel Boyd (Argus letters, July 30) that the introduction of elected police and crime commissioners is a political act by the government, but maintain that politics and policing should remain separate and distinct. As one close
Last weekend, I came down to South Wales to meet up with family and scatter our grandad’s ashes where he grew up in Oakdale. I had the misfortune to end up with my car being stuck in a ditch by Blackwood Garden Centre. While I was waiting for
I consider the views expressed by Andrew Nutt (Argus Letters, July 30) to be totally blinkered and unjustifiable. He claims that a new supermarket in Bargoed is going to revitalise the town (and I hope he’s right), yet a new supermarket in Blackwood
I do not agree with Maria Williams who believes that the support shown for the NHS in the Olympic opening ceremony would have caused David Cameron to squirm. After all, the Conservative Party is committed to increase spending on the NHS when the
A PONTYPOOL man who has been a musical director for a local choir for more than 40 years is to retire. Musician Walford Hutchings, 78, from New Inn, was appointed as musical director for Pontnewydd Male Choir in 1970, three years after being made
BLAENAVON Town Council is to close its HSBC bank account in protest at the company’s decision to shut the last remaining bank in the town. Instead, the council will open an account with the Cooperative Bank. Mayor of Blaenavon Cllr Gareth Davies
TWO ex-Pengam pupils and workmates from Caerphilly borough won £1 million in Friday’s EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw. Idris Tipper, 59 and Chris Edwards, 48 work at the Orangebox furniture factory in Hengoed and only met in March when Idris
A CWMBRAN man is banned from all pubs and clubs in the town until next July, under the first Drinking Banning Order (DBO) issued in Torfaen. The order was imposed on 24-year-old Timothy Cantello, of Newton Wynd, Fairwater, after he was found guilty
A PROPOSED rise in taxi driver and vehicle fees to cover the costs of licensing the service in Newport is to go out to consultation. But the decision by Newport council licensing committee wasn’t unanimous and one councillor called a report by
THE coach of Great Britain’s women rowers who yesterday became the country’s first Olympic gold medallists of 2012 spoke of the “amazing feeling” following their victory. Robin Williams. 53, formerly of Chepstow, but who now lives in Henley-on-Thames
EX-CHELSEA goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley looks set to be Newport County AFC’s number one for the opening match of their 2012/13 Conference campaign. With first choice stopper Alan Julian still three weeks away from fitness and Pidgeley impressing in
NEWPORT COUNTY FC has been blown away by the “phenomenal” demand for County goods at the club’s new store, having sold close to £3,000 worth of merchandise in just five days. County made the historic move away from council-owned Spytty Park
THE parents of a popular Gwent teenager may never really know why their son died. June and Grant Thomas, from Oakdale, say they are devastated that nothing was found to explain why their 15-year-old son Jack died on February 12 last year. An
NEWPORT boxer Fred Evans has the talent to claim Olympic gold in London. That’s according to Team GB’s performance director Rob McCracken, speaking in the build-up to Evans’ last-16 bout with Lithuanian Egidijus Kavaliauskas tomorrow. McCracken
A LOVELY lady volunteer had a chat with me as I walked the 600-metre length of the ExCel Centre in London among the mass of people there to watch the various sports housed in the huge complex. It was an extremely interesting discussion and centred
