GIRLS and women from Gwent have an opportunity to see a bit of the world, raise money for a good cause and become a positive role model for others. Entries for the Miss Wales GB beauty pageant are open, with categories for teenagers between the
AREAS of Caerphilly county have benefited from funding for clean-up work in the past year, including 15 schools. The money comes from the Tidy Towns initiative, with schools receiving free litter and recycling bins, help with tree and flower planting
GWENT students joined Phil Packer, MBE, for part of an epic walking challenge as part of his aim to spread awareness of trauma in young people. Mr Packer is the founder of the British Inspiration Trust and is completing the BRIT 2012 Challenge.
AN EX-BLAENAVON man suspected of committing child rape and pornography offences in America is being reinvestigated by Gwent Police. James Daniel Hanna, 66, is in custody in Madison County, Arkansas, charged with a string of child sex offences after
A CAR flipped over on the A48 in Castleton, Newport this afternoon. The incident involved two cars and happened near the Coach and Horses pub at around 4.10pm. Nobody was injured and the cars were later recovered. The road remained open
GREASE is the word at one Newport school where pupils have been busy learning their lines ahead of their latest production. While most youngsters were enjoying a break from school during last week’s half term, students at St Julian’s School were
IN response to Brian Hayes’ letter Argus, October 29, so it’s OK for Newport to absorb many townships over the last hundred years, but then it’s wrong for Cardiff to absorb Newport to become a metropolis. Mr Hayes, stop throwing stones at glass houses
THERE is not a tier of local government from the Welsh Assembly to the local council that doesn’t have Labour in charge. Wales has Labour MPs ruling the roost in Wales. Now the people of Wales are expected to Vote Labour in the police commissioner
I CAN assure Messrs Urie and Greenhaigh that my claim regarding the actual cause of world poverty is in fact correct. If they click on to the Transnational Institute website tni.org/ they will find a video by Prof Philip McMichael entitled “The
IT WILL surprise no one that former Plaid councillor Alan Pritchard runs to the defence of Ian Johnson, after all Ian’s candidacy has been endorsed by Plaid Cymru assembly member Jocelyn Davies. I would simply say that the Labour Party candidate
PC NEILSON is correct in saying that life is all the more precious knowing it is the only one we have. Ethical behaviour should be based on empathy with other humans, and yes also with non-humans. I find it surprising that in our scientific age, so
I SHARE PC Neilson’s outrage. There are many atheists who are the embodiment of compassion for their fellow men, whose lives have quality. Where I disagree with him is his statement that atheism is the truth and the only reason people believe in
A MAN assaulted his 93-year-old mother by putting his hands around her neck and pushing her, a court heard today. Carlton Hedley Llewelyn Browning, 57, of Hillside Avenue, Blaenavon, admitted the offence during a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
THE ANNOUNCED closure of Newport Panasonic and the transfer of necessary operations to Cardiff is yet another indication that Newport would be losing out in any economic upturn that might follow the recession. Though the number of jobs lost is
I WOULD like to respond to two recent letters in the Argus from obviously politically motivated individuals. The first is the letter from one of the Labour councillors representing the area I live in, in which he tries to associate every police
THE Argus is offering readers the chance to get involved in the debate by asking the PCC candidates questions in our live online hustings this Friday at 2pm. Each of the four PCC candidates will be live on Twitter answering a series of questions
AMBULANCE response times for emergency calls in Gwent were well below the national average, according to new figures. Only one of the five council areas in Gwent hit or exceeded the target and another had the unenviable record of having the worst
A NINE-WEEK-OLD puppy was stolen while its owner was taking it for a walk in Pill. Colin Dinham was walking his dog, CJ, a male shihtzu, across the Pill playing- fields near the Millennium Centre on Monday morning when the dog ran across to a couple
A FOOTWEAR stall, which has been in Pontypool Indoor Market for two years, will be closing down before Christmas. The owners of Feet First, Julie and Jason Cox, aged 37 and 40 respectively, say they cannot afford to keep the stall open because
ON A day when rain caused the majority of fixtures to be postponed, a five-star performance from MacWhirter Welsh League Division One debutants Monmouth Town puts them bang in championship-chasing mix. In Division Two, Aberbargoed Buds beat visiting
A MAN tried to murder his 93-year-old mother by strangling the pensioner then smothering her with a pillow, a court heard. Carlton Hedley Llewelyn Browning, 57, of Hillside Avenue, Blaenavon, denies attempted murder and assault causing actual bodily
A TEENAGER phoned a mental health worker’s employer and falsely claimed she had used drugs while babysitting for him. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard Zachary Joseph Lewis, 18, of West End, Magor, made threats to the woman via e-mail on April 20
WALES back-rower Ryan Jones has been ruled out of the opening autumn test against Argentina due to a shoulder injury. Jones, 31, was forced to fly home from the national squad training camp in Poland last week for scans on his troublesome shoulder
A NEWPORT restaurant donated £700, an entire night’s takings, to the Help LeoWalk fund. All proceeds from sit-down meals and takeaway orders at the Maharaja restaurant in Clarence Place on Thursday went directly to the cause. A further £500
FOR most brides-to-be, the challenge of finding the perfect dress involves a very long shopping trip and a very light purse. But it was a different story for Tredegar’s Marie Powles, who picked her wedding outfit from a charity bridal suite paying
TWO years ago I was e-mailed by a man trying to find a home for a portrait of Viscountess Rhondda. This email set of a chain of events which ended up with this very famous Newportonian finally taking her place in the House of Lords. As the
THERE can’t be many people in Gwent who weren’t shocked by the murders committed by CarlWhant and Gavin Mills. Whant raped and murdered the heavily pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender, also destroying the life of her unborn baby, before trying to
MORE than 100 people raised thousands of pounds for the Royal British Legion as they took part in the Great Gwent Poppy Run in Cwmcarn yesterday. This year’s annual Poppy Run was a seven-mile circular route around Scenic Drive, Cwmcarn. Elizabeth
THE First Minister Carwyn Jones today called for the UK Government to hand over control of the charges of the Severn Crossings to Cardiff. Although he says it is too soon to say whether the best solution is for Wales to take over tolls on the bridges
The general manager of the Caldicot and Wentlooge Drainage Board has hit back at a Newport MP who criticised the board. Newport West MP Paul Flynn posted an open letter on his blog criticising the drainage board’s actions. In the letter addressed
A MASSIVE car crash on the M5 which claimed the lives of seven people, including a couple from Newport, may be putting people off organising fireworks displays. This is the view expressed by councillors and sports club officials as a possible explanation
SOUTH African ace Ruan Pienaar believes Leigh Halfpenny holds the key to Wales having a successful autumn. While much of the pre-Dove Men Series attention has been on scrummaging fears in the absence of tighthead Adam Jones and whether Justin Tipuric
IT IS always difficult balancing economic regeneration with the very real need to support and save our environment. As we saw with the proposed second M4 around Newport there was a strong economic argument in favour of its creation. But there was
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been urged to give a shot to Ebbw Vale lock Ashley Sweet or run the risk of losing a bright prospect to another club. The 23-year-old, who was in the same Wales Under-20s side as Sam Warburton, Leigh Halfpenny, Dan Biggar
DISMAL weather did not stop around 250 people enjoying a Gwent fireworks display at the weekend. With displays getting under way in the weekend before Bonfire Night, crowds headed to the event in the grounds of Bedwellty House and park on Saturday
AS ALL mums do, Claire Myers thought her newborn baby, Derryn, was perfect. There had been complications in Miss Myer’s pregnancy – Derryn was born three weeks early and she said doctors told her he had stopped growing at 26 weeks, meaning he weighed
CWMCARN High School’s 937 pupils today make the 15-mile trip to their temporary home in Blaenau Gwent for the first time. Following the discovery of asbestos at the school, Caerphilly council is paying the £1.4 million cost of sending the youngsters
GWENT Wildlife Trust will campaign against plans for a £250m racetrack for Ebbw Vale. The trust says the proposals, which would lead to the creation of a unique facility in Wales promising thousands of jobs, would virtually wipe out valuable habitats
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have little choice but to approach the much-maligned LV= Cup with gusto as they bid to snap out of a humiliating losing sequence. The Dragons were hammered 37-6 at Glasgow in the RaboDirect Pro12 on Friday night, shipping
TWO Newport businesses fear they will have to leave the city if the council can’t help resolve their parking problems. Sarah Williams, of estate agent Knights Properties Ltd, says she and her staff face a daily battle to find a spaces near their
NEWPORT County will today sign a former target of Stoke City boss Tony Pulis to boost their attacking options. The Exiles have agreed to take Michael Smith on loan from Championship side Charlton Athletic and want to seal the deal today in time
