DRAGONS 30 MUNSTER 24 THERE hasn’t been much to cheer on the rugby front at Rodney Parade this season but Newport Gwent Dragons finished with smiles on their faces after winning a home humdinger. The region beat a team from the top half of
THE owner of the Celtic Manor Sir Terry Matthews is no longer the richest person in Wales according to the 2013 Sunday Times Rich List, to be released on Sunday. Sir Terry, who was born in Newport but now lives in Ontario, Canada, made his £1.122
TELEVISION personality and entrepreneur Peter Jones, pictured, is the latest name to be announced for a Newport celebrity golf tournament. Business tycoon Mr Jones, best known for his role as a judge on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, will tee off against
A RUGBY clubhouse has received a makeover thanks to a local landlord, who has donated a brand new fitted kitchen. Talywain RFC’s clubhouse kitchen had seen a lot of wear and tear due to extensive use by the teams and the local community. The
ST JOSEPH’S boxing star Lee Selby has been dubbed ‘the Welsh Mayweather’ ahead of his Commonwealth featherweight title defence against Corey McConnell tonight – but he sees it as the other way round. Selby is one of the rising stars in British
TWO cycling legends have signed up to ride this year’s Iron Mountain Sportif in July, the Abergavenny Festival of Cycling’s mass participation ride. With 12 weeks left before the Festival, sponsored by the South Wales Argus, coach Shane Sutton,
MONMOUTH has got its CCTV cameras back, more than four years after they were removed. Anew£85,000 wireless CCTV system has been put in place in six locations in the town. Monmouth Town Council rejoined Abergavenny, Caldicot and Chepstowin the
A NEWPORT hospice has unveiled an artwork created by patients. Patients of St David’s Hospice Care, in Blackett Avenue, Newport, were invited to take part in an arts project, set up with a £5,000 award from Big Lottery Fund – Grab a Grant, in association
A CALDICOT mum has been left frustrated after she was told her twins cannot go to her first choice school. Samantha Winstone wanted to send her one-year-old twins Harri and Cameron to Durand Primary School, but was told by Monmouthshire council
A NEWPORT nursery has been recognised for its efforts to get children healthy. Lullabyz Nursery, Newport, which opened last October, won a national competition run by the National Day Nursery Association (NDNA) to be chosen as the healthiest nursery
IT WILL be Shaw Jones from Garndiffaith’s seventh marathon on Sunday, but by far his toughest, as he embarks on the London Marathon in memory of his dad. Mr Jones, 28, has already raised £1,800 for his chosen charity, Gwent’s St Anne’s Hospice,
THE NHS in Gwent must save almost £45 million to break even this year, a target that if met would bring total budget savings to almost £200m in just four years. While Aneurin BevanHealth Board has pledged to avoid redundancies “wherever possible
PUPILS from Georgetown Primary School in Tredegar will perform a Disney medley with Caerphilly Ladies Choir at Bedwellty House tonight, in aid of the Hospice of the Valleys. The mixed choir, made up of boys and girls aged eight to 11, have been
A MOTHER and her friends will be painting themselves blue before climbing a mountain, to raise money for charity. Sarah Edwards, 29, of Gaer Vale, has rallied a group of friends together from NASH college in Newport, where she is studying to become
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye. It’s my favourite magazine and I’d love to hear how an edition gets put together every fortnight. I bet he could share some funny stories
ELDERLY residents from a Newport cul-de-sac have told the housing association in charge of their flats that they do not want young tenants moving in. A public meeting in St Julian’s heard residents express fears of loud families and abusive youngsters
A “BARBARIC” sex attacker,who carried out a “vicious act” on a helpless female victim yesterday had his 14-and-a-half-year jail term upheld by top judges. Andrew Gareth Telfer, 35, and another man, committed the sex attack on a female partygoer
YOU’D assume, as ruler of his own TV production company, Simon Cowell watches a lot of British television. Unless, of course, you’ve seen any of his shows. In which case, you’d come to the logical conclusion he has someone do that for him.
CROSS Keys director of rugby Jonathan Westwood has urged his side to stick together and end the season on a high after a miserable run of four defeats. They head to the Brewery Field tomorrow afternoon for their penultimate game of the campaign
A ROOFER accused of starting a fire outside his parents’ home had threatened to kill his father on more than one occasion, a court heard. Andrew Hoskins, 27, of Cedars Lodge, Tredegar, is charged with arson with intent to endanger the life of his
A PROBE has been launched to find out if a 25-year-old Welsh man has died from measles. South Wales Police said it is investigating the sudden and unexplained death of a 25-year-old man found in a Swansea flat on Thursday morning. Public Health
JUST hours after a Gwent man was convicted for driving his car straight at a community support officer, he was found staring into the window of the victim’s home. Kyle Wilson, 25, of Greenmeadow Way, Cwmbran, went to CSO Matthew Cameron’s address
ABERTILLERY Blues Festival is back – with two days of music headed by Mud Morganfield and Lucky Peterson featuring Tamara Peterson on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, at Abertillery Park. The array of talent over the weekend also includes
AHEAD of Newport’s Tredegar House Folk Festival on May 10-12, the organisers have announced a special pre-festival fundraiser concert at Usk Memorial Hall. On Saturday, April 27, Alaw are set to headline, playing lovingly crafted Welsh folk melodies
WICKED the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will take to the stage of Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff next year. The strictly limited sevenweek season at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff will
Why have you chosen to do The Great Gatsby? There is currently a ‘Gatsby craze’ which has seen a surge of popularity in the novel.Wehad planned this production before we knewabout Baz Luhrmann’smovie. But that is good timing for us. It’s to
CULTURES glide and collide in a hilarious and “hot” updating of Gilbert and Sullivan’s perennial classic The Mikado presented by WAWWA The Musical Youth at the Dolman Theatre in May. The Mikado is a tap-dancing Cab Calloway swinger, while Ko-Ko
THE Doctor Who cast and crew, including David Tennant and Matt Smith, were filming for the 50th anniversary show at Chepstow Castle this week. Eyewitnesses reported the adjacent car park was packed with lorries and big cars as the celebrities descended
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of THE BEATLES one and only appearance at Abergavenny Town Hall on June 22, ANDY HOWELLS delves into the Argus Archive to find out about what could possibly have been Gwent’s Greatest Gig IT WAS June 1963, Britain
ACCLAIMED Welsh acoustic duo Paper Aeroplanes release their newalbum Little Letters next month, as well as making a return to Cardiff with an appearance at the Glee Club. Paper Aeroplanes, who featured in The Guide’s Meet The Band feature last
A FINANCIAL adviser who defrauded almost £250,000 from his clients to pay for a lavish lifestyle, was yesterday ordered to pay back £17,408.29 to one of his victims. Jeremy Sage, 49, was jailed for three years and nine months in May 2012 after
Ahead of Don Broco’s headlining appearance at Bristol’s Hit The Deck festival this weekend, Andy Howells chats to lead vocalist, Rob Damiani How did you all come together as a band? Si, Matt and myself all met at school, then after graduating
THIN Lizzy fans will be in for a treat when Limehouse Lizzy bring a tribute to Phil Lynott and his band to the Borough Theatre on Friday, April 26, at 7.30pm. Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to
ANDY HOWELLS meets Cheptow based band BIRDCAGE Who are you and where do you originate from? Hello, we’re Birdcage from Chepstow, a four-piece band consisting of two brothers, Liam&Alex McConnachie, who both take guitar and vocal duties.
AN EXCLUSIVE track recorded by the Manic Street Preachers is to be broadcast as part of the BBC Radio Wales Music Day today. The Manics, who are currently recording their next album, have produced a special instrumental track and it will be broadcast
IF THERE’S something strange in your neighbourhood who are you going to call? The Monmouth Ghost Watchers, that’s who. The group investigates the public’s supernatural concerns using old and new techniques, such as Ouija boards and infrared
THE driver of a car left gutted after it caught fire says he and his family are lucky to be alive, after escaping from the vehicle just seconds before it was “engulfed” in flames. Kristien Daniels, of Cefn Fforest, managed to get himself, his partner
BEDWAS are prepared for a week of ‘cup rugby’ as they look to finish a magnificent season by securing a play-off spot. The Bridge Field outfit sit in second place in the Premiership, three points ahead of Llanelli and seven clear of Llandovery,
HEALTH bosses are looking for another big turn-out at special MMR vaccine clinics to be held in Gwent tomorrow in response to the measles outbreak in Swansea. Two clinics were held last week, in Newport and Ystrad Mynach, with more than 800 children
DRAGONS v MUNSTER (Tonight, KO 7pm) JONATHAN Evans will sit a pair of university exams next month but the young Newport Gwent Dragons scrum-half has already passed plenty of tests with flying colours. The 20-year-old was third in the pecking
IT hasn’t been a vintage season for the Black and Ambers but it is one to remember for the Premiership’s leading try scorer Elliot Frewen – a player with an ambition to play for Newport Gwent Dragons. The exciting wing has touched down 12 times
A MEETING will be held today to discuss the future of the Newport Ship. In a letter to Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales East, Lindsay Whittle, from minister for culture and sport John Griffiths, it is stated that a meeting for the expert panel of
NATHAN Cleverly has vowed to knock out Robin Krasniqi for his disrespect after the challenger mocked the Cefn Fforest fighter by calling him boxing’s ‘Princess.’ The German-based puncher gave WBO champion Cleverly a specially made skirt with the
GRIMSBY v COUNTY (Tomorrow, KO 5.15) NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh says his side will draw inspiration from near neighbours Cardiff City as they too aim to win promotion. Cardiff sealed their place in the Premier League this week
