A WREXHAM football fan who clashed with Newport County supporters ahead of a match admitted possessing a CS gas canister. However, Owen Phillips pleaded guilty on the basis he was punched to the floor by opposing fans and picked up the canister
GRIMSBY 0 COUNTY 1 (Conference Play-offs, semi-final, first leg) NEWPORT County took a giant stride towards the play-offs final with this smash and grab raid at Blundell Park. A cagey encounter looked to be heading towards a stalemate before
THE Welsh Government has blocked a request to reveal letters and emails between Gwent's richest man and the first minister. Officials said to reveal the correspondence between Celtic Manor-owner Sir Terry Matthews and Carwyn Jones could harm the
THE number of measles diagnoses in Gwent has risen nine-fold during April - and 'at risk' secondary school pupils will be targeted to receive the MMR vaccine from next week. There have been 36 cases reported by doctors across Gwent so far this
FOLLOW our live coverage of Newport County's first Blue Square Bet Premier play-off this evening against Grimsby. We'll be giving live commentary from Blundell Park from 7.45pm.
NEARLY 6,800 outpatient appointment slots at Gwent hospitals could be saved every year if non-attendance rates were reduced to the current lowest in Wales across 11 specialties. And more than 3,200 outpatient referrals a year to the same hospitals
HAVING lived in the mining community since 1942, the son and grandson of miners, who married a miner’s daughter, and spending most of my teen years underground, I am not totally surprised about the vitriol displayed following Lady Thatcher’s recent
LADY Thatcher’s epitaph should read; “Here lies the Iron Lady who destroyed an industry that once put the great into Great Britain”. I have read the many letters regarding Margaret Thatcher from various readers. Mrs Thatcher gave the working
CWMBRAN town centre is great. Despite the recession the town centre is bustling. Staff in the shops are only too eager to assist customers. This customer service was evident in all the stores I visited. I can see why Cwmbran is so vibrant
IT’S all very well for Ray Davies to blame ex-PM Margaret Thatcher for destroying the Welsh coal industry (Argus letters, April 15). And I note that unlike some of his mining colleagues he found further employment on that ‘gravy train’ formerly
THE pit wheels turn no more, in the valleys of Gwlad y Glo, The land of coal forgotten since Thatcher closed the door. That year-long miners’ strike involved 16,000 workers, it saw people killed on picket lines and others die in accidents as they
PAUL Flynn should resign, ignoring requests for Labour/Welsh MPs to stay away from the Thatcher fiasco at Westminster, and despite no compulsions to attend, and he still went there. This shows just where many MPs are in Wales, rooted to London
HIGH food prices are a serious problem across the world. People on lower incomes in the UK have to cut back their weekly grocery shopping, while in poorer countries high food prices can be a matter of life and death. The changing climate and the
THE body of a man was discovered in a house in Newport on Tuesday night. Police were called to St Vincent's Court, Maindee at around 10pm. The death is not being treated as suspicious.
IF you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? I would like to be stuck in a lift with Ruth Elizabeth Davis, best known as one of our greatest actresses, Bette Davis. I would like to tell her that I have her entire film
Buddies are patrolling a playground near you, as schools across Gwent introduce new measures to tackle bullying. SOPHIE BROWNSON reports. GWENT schools have set up ‘buddy’ schemes to combat one of the biggest issues in schools today, bullying,
CHEPSTOW pupils reach a pivotal point in their road safety campaign today with the presentation of their petition to the Welsh Government. Members of the Wyedean School student campaign group are to take to the steps of the Senedd with Chepstow
TWO young film-makers from Newport have picked up an international award for the trailer to their new motion picture. Brothers William Langley, 14, and Alexander, 11, wrote, filmed, acted and edited their new film, Suspense. William cut it down
TWO Gwent Scouts received the highest honour a Scout can achieve at Windsor Castle. Tammy Greenland, 21, and James Powell, 22, have been members at Blaenau Gwent Welsh Dragons Explorer Scout Unit for nearly 16 years. They received the Queen
A TOURING caravan was severely damaged by fire late on Tuesday night in Blaina in what the fire service believe to be a deliberate attack. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received the call to a house in East Pentwyn at 10.58pm where a car had
EBBW Vale were crowned SWALEC Championship winners following a convincing 66-17 win over The Wanderers at Eugene Cross Park last night. Needing just a point to secure the title, the result was never in doubt as the Steelmen ran in a total of 10
VANDALS continue to target a Cwmbran football club, including setting fire to the pitch, covering it in broken glass and smashing the concrete dug-outs, according to club officials. Lucas Cwmbran FC say the club’s facilities have been a target
A PROPOSAL to put a gipsy site on land in Newport could lose the council £5 million. A confidential council report seen by the Argus said a committee of councillors assessing gipsy sites was told at previous meetings that the Hartridge Farm Road
NEWPORT council says it is looking into selling land currently used by a school at playtime. The authority has said in a statement that it is considering selling land next to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary school at Queen's Hill. It said
HE SHOULD be captaining Cardiff University at the Millennium Stadium tonight but centre Ross Wardle is quite content to instead be basking in the glory of a first win in regional rugby. The 21-year-old was a key figure in Newport Gwent Dragons’
HUW Lewis, Welsh minister for communities, is to today call for more women to be in positions of power and influence. A report out today will say that gender inequality, stereotyping and segregation are still evident in the Welsh workplace.
A SWEDISH takeaway in Newport has a lot to offer hungry customers with giant sandwiches up to 60 cms (23 inches) long and is giving free coffee to the homeless. The Taste of Sweden is run by Swedish owner, Janne Kristensson, who moved to Newport
GRIMSBY v COUNTY (Conference play-offs semi final first leg, tonight, KO 7.45) NEWPORT County AFC defender Tony James has been through the agony and the ecstasy of the Conference play-offs and he’s happy to pass on his experiences to the rest of
GRIMSBY v COUNTY (Conference play-offs semi-final first leg, tonight, KO 7.45) NEWPORT County AFC hotshot Christian Jolley says the Exiles are relishing the pressure of the play-offs and are raring to go against Grimsby Town tonight. County
