NEWPORT’S Wales international striker Simon Church is today searching for a new club after his release from Reading. The 24-year-old, who has been a regular for his country throughout the last campaign, has been told he has no future at the relegated
LIAM Bond shot an astonishing seven-under-par second round 63 in gale-force winds and heavy showers to win the Total Triumph Classic at Oake Manor. Then he faced a personal dilemma after climbing 14 places with a 36-hole six-under total of 134
A BIKER has died in the Severn Crossing crash this evening, police said a few minutes ago. Police said the crash was a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle travelling eastbound across the Second Severn Crossing. The
Bank holiday travellers faced huge tailbacks on one of the country's busiest motorways as police closed a stretch of the M6 while they investigate a "suspicious vehicle" at a service station. Warwickshire Police have closed the M6 in both directions
THE Welsh Rugby Union is searching for a new head of rugby after Joe Lydon decided he will leave his job to become England’s chief of international player development. Tributes were paid by the WRU to the former Widnes, Wigan and Great Britain
A NEWPORT nurse took part in a trolley dash to mark the opening of a new 99p store on Newport High Street. The new state-of the-art store that underwent a £250,000 makeover, created 30 new jobs and is the tenth branch in Wales. Katy Hughes,
A CRASH is causing long tailbacks at the Second Severn Crossing. Eyewitnesses say the M4 out of Wales is closed and lanes westbound into Wales are also affected. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say six vehicles are involved. Passers-by
GLAMORGAN'S hopes of victory over Leicestershire in their LV= County Championship Division Two game were wrecked by the weather, with only 55 minutes of play possible on the final day at Grace Road. Leicestershire, following on 300 runs behind,
“IT’S incredible to think it’s six years since Britain’s Got Talent and yet I’m still doing what I love,” says multiplatinum tenor Paul Potts. “That’s a long career by any standards, so I’m still fortunate to be doing what I love doing. “I’
ONE of the best loved British comedy musicals comes to the Dolman Theatre Newport next week. STC Musical Society is presenting the hilarious Me And My Girl, set in pre-war England. Who turns out to be the longlost heir to the Barony of Hareford
Two men have been arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK. Officers boarded Pakistan International Airlines flight
“WHAT does one see, when looking into the eyes of a monster?” The truth will out next Wednesday evening when Newport’s own Tin Shed Theatre bring the freakish delights of Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show to Newport Riverfront. “It’s
CHILDREN in Newport are invited to their local library during the May half-term to find out what toys get up to when they are not around. They will be able to listen to the adventures of action hero Traction Man and his pet, Turbo Dog, or the antics
A NEW book featuring stories created by children and their families in Newport will be kept with other treasures in one of the city’s libraries. Newport, Vale of Glamorgan and Blaenau Gwent councils made a successful bid for a grant from the Welsh
THE Hunters – a popular band from Newport who toured with The Hollies in 1963 – have snared the headline spot at this year’s Live on the Wye music festival… nearly four decades after splitting up. The Hunters were one of Wales’ top bands in the
FOLLOWING the success of his recent UK tour, Elvis Costello has decided to revolve again next month, wheeling his gigantic vaudevillian contraption up and down the country for 15 highly anticipated shows including visits to Cardiff and Bristol on June
LAST weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest live from Sweden no doubt evoked memories for fans of the country’s most famous winners who nearly four decades ago wowed Europe with a song called Waterloo. ABBA, alias Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni- Frid
A year on from their first appearance in MEET THE BAND, TOYPOP! release their debut album Come What May. ANDY HOWELLS speaks to ShiftyPopAKA SARAH POUNTNEY about the new album ahead of their appearance atTHE BIG SPLASH next week SARAH, you’ve become
SOLO musician Toby Goodshank has announced an appearance at Four Bars in Cardiff next month. Toby made his musical debut playing acoustic guitar in The Mouldy Peaches. He has a prolific solo career, recording 14 albums in a five-year span and touring
TRAFFIC delays are reported for seven miles on the M4 westbound in Gwent this afternoon. The affected stretch is between J23A at Magor and J25A in Newport heading towards the Brynglas Tunnels. Travel time is around 30 minutes.
“I’VE had great opportunities,” million-selling singer turned stage star Gareth Gates tells me. “I was in Joseph in the West End, then Les Miserables and Legally Blonde. There’s been some great parts and musical theatre is something I want to continue
THE Moody Blues UKtour comes to St David’s Hall , Cardiff next month. The Moody Blues – consisting of guitarist/ vocalist Justin Hayward, bassist/ vocalist John Lodge and drummer Graeme Edge – are one of the most important rock acts to ever come
MOJO’s Newport plays host to a very special charity all-day event on Sunday, May 26, in association with Showcase promotions to raise money for Casey’s Cause. Featuring a veritable who’s who of the Newport music scene all coming together to show
CLEVELAND born, songwriter/ performer Joshua Radin’s new album is the self-released title Wax Wings. Joshua chose to independently release his fifth studio album. Radin has sold more than 1.5 million singles, half a million albums and has over
AN ageing ex-soldier, whose case involved the oldest criminal charges ever brought to trial, has won the right to challenge his convictions for a string of alleged sex crimes. Former Caerphilly man Reginald Davies, 79, was jailed for 11 years at
EVER fancied working on Newport’s most iconic landmark? We sent DANIELLE SHERIDAN to try her hand on the city’s famous Transporter Bridge. NEWPORT’S Transporter Bridge, a spectacular structure standing over the River Usk, is a service which provides
THERE is slow moving traffic on the westbound M4 this afternoon after a crash involving a caravan near Magor. The incident took place around 1pm at junction 23a for Magor. Fire crews were called but stood down as were not required. Gwent Police
PUPILS from Ty Newydd Primary, Newbridge, confronted their fears by scaling a 32 feet high climbing wall. The daring youngsters took on the challenge as part of an initiative in school to help build their fitness and confidence through different
ARMS ALOFT, the crowd chants: "Specials...Specials". On they come, Terry Hall, cool in black suit, the bass thumping, and launch into Concrete Jungle. A sea of balding, middle-aged heads moves in waves, backwards and forwards. The message is
WITH regards to Nigel Corten’s letter, Tuesday, May 21. Wouldn’t it just be simpler to put give-way markings just a few yards behind the turning so those turning in have right of way? Does it really matter if “a few people miss the lights”? Why is
MAY I through your column thank Dr Templeton and the nurse at the Grange Clinic, and also the doctors and staff at the assessment unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital for their utmost kindness in spite of being rushed off their feet. Also to two young
I WOULD like to respond to a letter, written by Norman Jones, of Preseli Close, Risca, on the subject of the “Access all Areas” Twitter feed from Gwent Police custody units (included in the letters page on May 21). In it, Mr Jones writes that he
BITTER? Moi? As I sit here munching lemons, my feet in a bucket of needles, I find Charles Ferris’ accusations astonishing. Just because I haven’t sent him any kippers lately... Perhaps it is just that I see a great difference between supporting
C BRADLEY (May 20) attributes the decline in Wales’ share of national GVA to the current existence of the National Assembly. However, using the measure of workplace GVA at current basic prices we find that from 1997 (the year of the referendum)
IN REPLY to Mr Pritchard’s bitter and misleading letter (21.5.13), is this the same Mr Pritchard who once led Caerphilly council and was found by the ombudsman to have acted to try to influence the outcome of the stock transfer vote? It appears that
A YEAR on since the council elections and ex-councillor Allan Pritchard (in his letter ‘Pot calling kettle black’) still lives with the nightmare of defeat which he suggests resulted from misinformation about Morrisons and Blackwood Gate. I hope he
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Clement Attlee. I think he was the finest prime minister this country has ever had. He completely appreciated the miners and the working man. What is your biggest fear?
NEARLY 10,000 people from all over Caerphilly county have signed a petition calling for a 24-hour accident and emergency provision at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. Campaigners take their fight to Bedwas next where they hope for a better turn-out than the
I WOULD like to pay tribute to a group of young men who have worked tirelessly to bring their friend, Kevin Andresen, home after he was killed in an accident in Korea. These young men, you and your families know who you are, were true friends to
The hero of Wagner’s opera Lohengrin probably wishes he’d never set foot in a society corrupted by a power struggle that goes to the wire and beyond in Antony McDonald’s exceptional new production for WNO. No sooner has Lohengrin revealed at the
TWO men. Too many instruments. That’s the tag line for this quirky live reworking of Mike Oldfield’s seminal 1973 album. A massive hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the show is now touring the UK to mark the 40th anniversary of Tubular Bells
HUNDREDS of screaming theatregoers were transported to 1980s America as the Blue Brothers came to town this week. Fresh from a sell-out tour of America, popular double-act Jake (Brad Henshaw) and Elwood (Chris Chandler) had a crowd of all ages
THOUSANDS of people are set to enjoy bank holiday events in Gwent this weekend. The annual Abergavenny Steam Veteran and Vintage Rally is expected to attract a stream of visitors to the town. The two-day event takes place in Bailey Park and
RYAN Bevington is determined to make the most of his chance on Wales’ tour to Japan – but knows he faces an almighty scrap to get a rare start at loosehead prop. The Ospreys front row forward has got used to playing second fiddle at Test level.
THE WELSH Rugby Union’s head of rugby Joe Lydon is leaving his job after five years to take up a new role with England’s Rugby Football Union. The former Widnes, Wigan and Great Britain rugby league star will be the RFU’s head of international
MAJOR changes are being proposed for St Woolos Hospital in Newport, with clinical services set to be confined to its Casnewydd Unit by 2016. Aneurin Bevan Health Board has recently begun to look at the proposal, with its annual plan citing the
DOWN at “Britain’s only out-of- hours TV surgery”, Kevin, from Grimsby, appears on the giant Skype screen, clears his throat and issues a cry for medical help. “I’ve been coughing up hard yellow lumps of phlegm, sometimes blood, for eight months
NEWPORT County AFC are closing in on their first three signings of the summer ahead of life as a Football League club. The Exiles’ ascension back into the elite 92 of English football significantly helped their position in re-negotiating player
UPDATE: 10.55am A GROUP of people continue to search for missing father of four, Dr David Hampton, since his disappearance on Thursday evening. Dr Hampton’s partner, Miss Webb, said: “We won’t stop, we will keep going.” A group of people
In the last of our features from Cyprus WILL BAIN spoke to the head of the army in Wales about the challenges faced by the Territorial Army in getting employers on board. THE most senior soldier in Wales, Monmouth’s Brigadier Philip Napier, says
DAN Lydiate may be Warren Gatland’s golden boy but the Wales flanker insists he is no Lions shoo-in. The 25-year-old, who has left Newport Gwent Dragons for Racing Metro, has been selected for the tour to Australia despite only playing nine times
WALES will keep GCSEs, AS- and A-levels, the Welsh education minister has insisted, despite strong suggestions by the UK secretary of state that Wales should have its own qualifications. Aletter from Michael Gove, secretary of state for education
RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from their homes after a house roof caught fire and collapsed at a home in Cwmbran yesterday. Neighbours close to the home on Teynes, in Coed Eva, told how they were evacuated as the fire took hold of the roof at number
A LANDMARK Newport building has been sold to a private developer that wants to turn the building into 18 apartments. The grade II listed Shire Hall, in Pentonville in the city centre, which once served as the offices for Monmouthshire county council
ASBESTOS has been found and removed from Newport Market, the Argus has learned. But Newport council said there was no risk to the health of shoppers or traders while the removal was carried out. "Asbestos-containing material" was discovered
A FORMER Newport County AFC youth player is making his mark as a professional in Swedish football. Alex Morgan, a 21-year-old utility player from Newport, played for his hometown club until the age of 17 before being offered a football scholarship
A £13 MILLION court house is to open in Newport this autumn. The magistrates' court off Lower Dock Street will replace the old court in Clytha Park Road which shut in January 2012. The old court, which is part of the Civic Centre, was deemed
