VET SURGERY workers are seeking to reunite this tortoiseshell cat, found wandering 130 miles from her home, with her owners. Summerhill veterinary surgery in Summerhill Avenue, Newport, has been looking after the young cat from London who they
Almost 100 Newport residents opposed to a merger of two schools staged a passionate protest tonight as a four-week consultation period gets underway. Parents, governors, staff and residents attended a public meeting inside Gaer Junior School on
ONE in ten of all shops in Pontypool is a charity shop or not-for-profit organisation, according to figures collated by Torfaen council. The figures, obtained by Plaid Cymru AM for South East Wale, Lindsay Whittle, following a Freedom of Information
NEWPORT Women’s forum is once again inviting applications for grant funding. The Newport Women’s Forum Awards are all about supporting women and giving them the confidence to achieve a goal. The awards are open to women aged 18 and over who
A CHEPSTOW potter is putting the finishing touches to a plaque he is making in honour of Alfie – the Chepstow cat. Ned Heywood, who has been throwing and glazing pots, bowls and plaques at his Lower Church Street studio for over 30 years, offered
NEWPORT County AFC have fewer than 1,000 tickets available for home supporters to purchase for Sunday’s Conference play-offs semi-final (second leg) with Grimsby Town at Rodney Parade. As announced earlier in the week the capacity at Rodney Parade
A HOUSE in Abertillery had to be evacuated last night after a car crashed into a gas main. Residents of a house in Crown Street, near the Crown Inn, were told to leave their home as a precaution at around 5.45pm after a collision between two vehicles
THE chief executive of Monmouthshire Council has described his frustration at a lack of response from Welsh Government to an action plan which aims to bring the authority’s education department out of special measures. Paul Matthews, who is acting
AFTER telephone calls and emails from March 17 to Torfaen council to request a new household black bin, after ours just disappeared in the refuse collection on March 15, we are told the bin is still on order. Then five weeks down the line, what
IN REPLY to Norman Jones, this from another ‘Nigel’. I am compelled to express very deep concern regarding his continuing campaign for an extreme right-wing government together with the ongoing diatribe against the Labour Party. Norman Jones has
THERE is pedestrianisation, explained in my Collins English Dictionary as an “area for pedestrians only” and there is the “hazardous” Commercial Street, Newport. In Newport’s “alleged” pedestrianised city centre, all sizes of vans, lorries, cars
I WAS moved by the powerful letter submitted by D J Pritchard, of Rowan Way, Newport, entitled ‘An accessory to murders’. Following Baroness Thatcher’s death and the build-up to her virtual state funeral, there was hardly any reference, if any,
I WOULD like to pass on the thanks of the members of Newport and Cwmbran Royal Naval Association. Firstly to Frank Miles and all his fellow Rotarians of Newport Uskmouth Rotary Club for all their hard work in organising another successful raffle
ANOTHER day and yet more bad news for Osborne, but more importantly the UK economy. The IMF has told Osborne that his prized plan A has failed and he needs to change course if he wants to generate growth. Unemployment has jumped by 70,000 in the
ARGUS, April 20, front page “News Inside” column juxtaposes “Desperate race to help little Leo” with “Sir Terry slips down the rich list”. I care about Leo’s urgent needs, but I don’t about Sir Terry’s fall from first to second. He already has more
TWIN chefs who have brought a taste of Italy to Newport for nearly two decades are opening a new £400,000 150 seat restaurant at Spytty’s retail park next month. Italian restaurateurs Sergio and Pasquale Cinotti, 41, are defying the economic gloom
AM THIS month I’m holding a joint advice surgery with Macmillan Cancer Support at Bedwellty House, Tredegar, to offer cancer advice and support. It’s a great opportunity for people to find out more about the charity and what help is on offer for
THERE has been an interesting debate on Twitter this week (and who knew the words ‘interesting’ and ‘Twitter’ would ever be used in the same sentence?) between a Newport city councillor and the campaigners Save Newport Art. The latter is using
MORE than 100 parents, governors and residents who oppose a merger of two Newport primary schools are expected to stage a protest tonight. Protesters are to gather outside Gaer Junior School, in Gaer Road, at 7pm in opposition to Newport City Council
NORTHERN Ballet’s performance of F Scott Fitzgerald’s hugely acclaimed novel, The Great Gatsby, was a true reflection of the extravagance, beauty and ugliness of the Roaring Twenties. The ballet told the story of the ever-hopeful Jay Gatsby, played
GOLFERS stumbling upon balls hidden at courses in Gwent will win places to a star-studded tournament spearheaded by Colin Montgomery. The 300 pink Srixon balls have been planted in the rough at courses including Celtic Manor and Llanwern in Newport
FIREFIGHTERS were practising abseil rescue techniques at Newport’s Transporter Bridge yesterday. Jason Coombs, 42, watch manager with Ebbw Vale fire service, spent the day at the bridge with five other firefighters from the crew for their monthly
VEHICLES were stopped and tested by Gwent Police yesterday as they cracked down on rogue traders. The enforcement day included officers from Gwent Police and representatives from The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), The Vehicle and Operator
EMERGENCY ambulance response times plummeted across Gwent and the rest of Wales in March, as the service struggled to cope with a big increase in calls. Difficulties with handovers at already busy A&E departments also contributed to response
GWENT saw the biggest reduction in crime in the whole of England and Wales last year. New figures from the Office of National Statistics out today show overall crime was down by 17 per cent in the force area, compared with eight per cent overall
BLAENAU Gwent MP NICK Smith has challenged the prime minister to update the law on negligence after the collapse of Gwent-based Operation Jasmine – the biggest care home investigation ever in the UK. The doctor who was facing a string of charges
The UK has avoided an unprecedented triple-dip recession after the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.3% at the start of the year, official figures have revealed. The first estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) means the
EBBW Vale have outlined their ambition to return to Welsh club rugby’s top flight next year after becoming the inaugural winners of the Swalec Champ-ionship trophy. They have swept nearly all before them in the new league, created in the wake of
THE pedestrianisation of Newport City Centre may have been a hindrance to trade and stopped shoppers from flocking to stores, planning experts are warning. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says that a parking review of Newport may nowbe
THREE men who together made more than £326,000 from the thefts of agricultural vehicles were made to pay back just £1 each. Cardiff Crown Court heard that Gareth Gibbings, 41, Lee Melhuish, 32, and Daniel Cameron, 34, stole farm equipment and electrical
With the Welsh Premier League celebrating its 20th season, the Football Association of Wales has created the WPL Hall of Fame – and two Gwent heroes have been inducted. Tony Wilcox and Chris Summers, two famous Cwmbran Town names from the past,
A GIPSY site in the south of Newport is still on the cards despite claims it could lose the city’s council £5 million. Last night a Newport council scrutiny committee stuck to its list of recommendations for gipsy sites in Newport, albeit removing
NEWPORT Cricket Club’s women’s team celebrated their momentous inaugural match with a four-wicket victory over Bristol Phoenix at home. It was the first time the club has fielded a women’s team in its 175-year history, the new side led by Wales
FENCER Rhys Melia is both Welsh and UK foil champion – but he has his sights firmly on Olympic success in Brazil in 2016. The 23-year-old was disappointed not to make the final cut when the British team was chosen for the London Games, but he remained
AN ALCOHOL rehabilitation centre will not be opened in Newport because of concerns it would increase the perception and fear of crime and disorder. The Kaleidoscope Project applied for planning permission to convert offices in Godfrey Road, Newport
