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  • Pupils' super effort to raise cash for hospice

    PUPILS at Chepstow Comprehensive transformed into superheroes and villains in aid of Ty Hafan. The non-uniform day, held in aid of the hospice of Wales based near Cardiff, was championed by Wye house pupils. As well as outfits, the pupils also

  • Battle of the bands at Castell Roc festival

    YOUNG performers will have their time in the limelight at this year's Castell Roc festival. In previous years the spectacular has brought the best of the area's talent to Chepstow under its old name Rock in the Dell and this year will be no different

  • Chick out new arrivals at school

    FLUFFY guests at a Chepstow school enjoyed a stay in the Celchick Manor. Pupils at The Dell Primary marvelled at a number of chicks, which hatched from eggs live in the classroom. The reception youngsters made their own little hotel, similarly

  • Christian singer releases second album

    A CHRISTIAN music singer and songwriter from New Inn is releasing her second album this month. Jules Jones, 43, is releasing her eight track album, entitled Agape Outpouring, on May 10 at a free event at St Matthews Church, Pontymoile at 7.30pm

  • Former Paralympic athlete set to take on mountain challenge

    A FORMER Welsh Paralympian will be tackling Mount Kilimanjaro in his wheelchair. John Harris, 67, from Sebastopol, enjoyed a successful career as a paralympian and competed in five Paralympic Games. His highlights were winning gold in the discus

  • Time to answer some questions

    COULD UKIP supporter Norman Jones please state how a right-wing pro-capitalist, pro-boss class party could improve things economically for working class people? Isn’t capitalism based on exploitation through wage slavery? Does Norman Jones favour

  • Sun, fun but no tea in the park

    VISION 21 café at Belle Vue Park (normally open Monday to Friday) was closed on May 6 –- a lovely, sunny bank holiday Monday. Lots of visitors were enjoying the park in the afternoon. There was a constant stream of people heading for the café and being

  • Leadership question

    I WOULD like to congratulate Cllr Leonard on being elected to serve the people of Risca East. I am sure that Cllr Leonard will work hard for all in her ward, proving to be a worthy successor to the late Cllr Stan Jenkins. One has to ask where now

  • Power workers did not strike

    WITH reference to a recent letter in which the writer blamed power cuts on power workers’ industrial action, Dave Woolven’s reply was correct. I worked for the CEGB and National Grid for 30 years and can’t recall any such action. The power cuts

  • No confidence won on the day

    I FOUND the Risca East by-election quite sad and pathetic. The local Labour group was promoting Philippa Leonard because she lives within the ward and seemed to try to discourage people from voting for a challenging candidate because that person lives

  • Flood works explained

    I REFER to Matthew Pimm’s recent enquiry as to what’s happening at Tredegar Park. Over ten years ago, Newbridge Construction Company presented plans to build housing on ground behind Whitehead’s sports ground near Pye Corner. The problem was, however

  • Look closely at Bangladesh

    ANYONE obliged to work for an employer should look closely at what happened in the clothing factory at Savar in Bangladesh because that is where this country is heading. The starvation-level wages and almost total disregard for the safety and welfare

  • Save the Last Dance for Me, New Theatre

    Musicals that are constructed around a collection of songs by a particular artist or group (such as the recent Spice Girls musical ‘Viva Forever’) have recently been much criticised by no less an authority than Andrew Lloyd Webber who referred to them

  • Philharmonia Orchestra, St David's Hall

    It takes a great orchestra playing at its most effortlessly revealing to show just how complex some composers are. At the latest in the St David’s Hall international series of concerts, conductor Sir Andrew Davis brought the best out of an already

  • Despair of ex-Remploy worker who feels shunned by employers

    AN UNEMPLOYED Newbridge man who was made redundant in October believes he is being discriminated against by potential employers because he previously worked for Remploy. Stephen Prosser, 38, was made redundant from his job as a machinery operator

  • Gumtree caravan fraudster is jailed

    A GUMTREE fraudster who conned families by advertising non-existent caravan holidays was jailed. Jessica Scutt, 27, placed the adverts, including photos of a caravan on the classified website then pocketed their cash after she was threatened with

  • Man critical after attack in Newport city centre

    A man is in hospital in a critical condition after being assaulted in Newport city centre last night. A service road near the Kingsway Centre car park has been sealed off as police launch an investigation into the attack at 9.45pm. Police were

  • Investment boss to head Newport city centre taskforce

    THE chief executive of an investment firm owned by Gwent's richest man is to head up a taskforce to examine why firms are struggling in Newport city centre. A letter to Assembly members obtained by the Argus said Simon Gibson OBE, chief executive

  • YOUR AM WRITES: William Graham South Wales East AM

    Newport’s long history of sporting achievements: The 5 May 2013 will become another day, long remembered in the sporting history of the City of Newport. Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh and winning goal scorers Christian Jolley and Aaron

  • Controversial Gipsy plans to be discussed

    THE controversial issue of Gipsy sites in Newport is set to return to the city council next Monday. Cabinet members will consider recommendations of the scrutiny committee of councillors tasked to find Gipsy and traveller sites in Newport for the

  • 'Teens most at risk' as measles cases appear in Gwent schools

    THE threat posed by measles to children and young people in Gwent remains "a huge cause of concern" says a public health chief. Fifteen new cases have been notified since last week, bringing the total in the area this year to 76. Dr Gill Richardson

  • 'Large meteor' spotted in the night sky over Wales

    REPORTS of a large meteor travelling across the night sky were recorded in South and Mid Wales last night, as well as across England into Cornwall, Hampshire and Lancashire. Witnesses reported seeing a flash of white, blue and green as it shot

  • EDITOR'S CHAIR: Now work begins to secure Exiles' future

    IT WAS beyond anything I have ever experienced at a football match. I’ve watched my ‘other’ team – Liverpool – win cup finals in dramatic circumstances at the Millennium Stadium and felt a surge of emotion. I’ve watched my sons win and score

  • CHRIS KIRWAN SAYS: Raised eyebrows over Wales squad

    IT will have been with plenty of regret that a number of Newport Gwent Dragons packed away their boots for the summer. The season has been one to forget and there hasn’t been much to play for since a miserable cold and wet Boxing Day in the capital

  • Parcelforce can move into Newport ship’s current home

    PLANS for a parcel service to expand into a unit currently used by the Newport Ship were approved at a city council meeting yesterday. Royal Mail group wants to expand its Parcelforce depot at Maesglas Industrial Estate, boosting the number of

  • Andrew Coombs in mood for more caps

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons lock Andrew Coombs had to scrap to make his Wales debut and expects another tough tussle to earn more caps this summer. The 28-year-old was one of the success stories of this year's Six Nations, going from unfancied regional