TWO stories written by children from Blaenau Gwent have been published in a new book called Stories Together, which is available to read at all six libraries in the county borough. Stories Together is the culmination of a joint project between
THE Welsh Government’s deep concerns about the impact of welfare changes such as the bedroom tax on Wales were raised in Whitehall this week when communities minister Huw Lewis met one of the architects of the reforms. Mr Lewis met the UK government
Wales' Education Minister Leighton Andrews has resigned. Mr Andrews, the AM for Rhondda, had been embroiled in a row after backing a school which was due to close in his constituency. It was claimed his actions were in conflict with his own
TRAFFIC concerns top the list for residents near the former Trevethin School site that could be developed into houses. A public meeting was held for residents to see the plans drawn up by Barratt Homes, which proposes to redevelop the former school
Centuries by Matt Pardoe and Moeen Ali put Worcestershire in charge on a bad first day for Glamorgan in their LV= County Championship Division Two meeting at New Road. Mark Wallace's decision to bowl first on winning the toss backfired on the Welshmen
EYEWITNESSES say a runaway car rolled 30 metres down a hill and pinned a woman to a garden wall. The woman suffered non life-threatening leg injuries in the collision in Almond Avenue, Risca, which happened at about 5.35pm. Eye witnesses said
THE 28th Theatre-in-the-Castle festival continues tonight with Sense and Sensibility. The series of 10 performances by visiting theatre companies is organised by the Chepstow Festival committee and held each summer under a canopy. The theatre
THERE are around 350,000 carers in Wales – that’s more than one in ten people who are looking after an ill, frail or disabled loved one. I’ve met many constituents across Newport East caring for a friend or family member, and know there are many
LABOUR is now in a majority in the Assembly after a Plaid Cymru's ex-leader resigned. A Gwent Tory AM expressed concern saying Plaid has effectively handed the Assembly for the rest of the term over to Labour – at least until a by-election is held
A MAN said he and his daughter had a lucky escape after chance events led to them being out of their flat when it caught fire. Anthony Cawkwell, 36, and his daughter Kaylene, 14, of Blaen Bran Close, Cwmbran, should have been at their home on Friday
NEWPORT County have signed defender Harry Worley. The ex-Chelsea man is Newport's third signing of the summer after Adam Chapman and Chris Zebroski. Full story and an exclusive interview with Worley follows.
THIS is the first look at the new 150-seat restaurant set to bring a taste of Italy to the heart of Spytty’s retail park. Twin chefs Sergio and Pasquale Cinotti, 42, will unveil their second Gemelli’s eaterie including an ice cream parlour, patisserie
GWENT singer Russell Jones will perform at care homes in the area tomorrow as part of events to mark National Care Homes Open Day. The 21-year-old, from Pontypool, a finalist with Only Boys Aloud in Britain’s Got Talent, has a busy schedule, but
MORE than 250 people battled the wind and rain to take part in the St David’s Hospice Care midnight memory walk. The walkers took on the eight-mile challenge around Cwmbran, which was started by Jackie Lewis, a new fundraising ambassador for St
EBBW Vale will get a Royal visitor next month when the Prince of Wales comes to town. His royal highness will meet staff and pupils at the launch of a scheme called Teach First at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community on July 3. Prince Charles is patron
WELSH councils have been warned their budgets will not be protected as Wales faces further cuts. Welsh Government minister Lesley Griffiths' comments come amid claims from the head of the Welsh Local Government Association that local authorities
SHE was born more than a century ago in the year the Olympic Games were first held in London. And now as she reaches the grand old age of 105, Violet Lawrence has passed a new milestone through having a big family spreading across five generations
A WOMAN and a child are being treated by paramedics after a crash on Heidenheim Drive, Newport, this afternoon. The fire service said a car and a heavy goods vehicle collided at around 2.18pm. A woman and a child had freed themselves before
AN INDEPENDENT team will be brought in to Monmouthshire council to raise standards in education as it tries to rebuild after a damning Estyn inspection placed it in special measures. The education minister Leighton Andrews is to establish an “independent
PRIORITY bus routes could help to slash Gwent commuter journeys under multi-million pound plans to join up transport links in south east Wales. A Welsh Government task force unveiled proposals to invest £90 million into the priority “bus corridors
THE company behind the £250m Circuit of Wales in Ebbw Vale said up to 12,000 jobs could be created as a result of the development. They also say they want between 80-90 per cent of that workforce to be from Blaenau Gwent and the surrounding areas
THE action at the Junior World Championships in France has been as heartening as the events from Japan were deflating. Wales Under-20s take on England in Sunday’s final, going at least one better than their third place in 2012. The players
ONE of rugby’s great against-all-odds stories is about a Rodney Parade favourite. Lloyd Burns went from being a bricklaying captain of Cross Keys to Newport Gwent Dragons regular and then Wales hooker in the World Cup. It was a real feelgood
AS THE great unwashed once again took advantage of another empty building to disrupt the every day lives of decent working people and also diverting officers from the Met, can someone tell me why once again it took such a long time to evict them? Why
PICTURE the scene: 10 Downing Street. Morning, Prime Minister. Morning, George. George, do we have a spare £320 million somewhere? Absolutely not, Prime Minister, may I ask why? Well, we’ve been asked to help feed the world and I said that you
LYNDON Parry justifiably chides me (Letters, June 18) for ignoring how slow-moving vehicles in the middle lane of motorways hold up lorries, who cannot overtake them without breaking the law. But my point is that the middle lane is for traffic moving
I AM writing once again about the article in the Argus on 7th June with regard to Cwmcarn High School. Why don’t the headmistress, Mrs Peplinski, and the school governing body realise the school is such a state of disrepair? Reading the report
NEWS that Scottish taxpayers may be left to pay a bill of as much as £62 million to restore opencast mines in East Ayrshire should make people sit up and think. An East Ayrshire Council report following the collapse of Scottish Coal and Aardvark
THE latest scandal to hit the university hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust is nothing new. The NHS Trusts for years have done everything they can to avoid litigation in every possible way which includes destroying any documents relating to any possible
NEWPORT residents have reacted with surprise and anger after Tredegar House was branded ghostly, depressing and ugly in a national newspaper, Daily Mail writer Christoper Wilson provoked ire in a feature on a new biography of Viscount Tredegar,
THE caps fitted for Wales in Japan, it was just the selection for those that got them that was flawed. Wales have the ignominy of being the Cherry Blossoms’ biggest scalp and it’s hard to imagine that ‘honour’ will be taken away for quite some
IT WAS very encouraging to read that Caerphilly County Borough Council, as part of their 21st Century Schools Programme, are proposing to build a new comprehensive school on plateau three at Oakdale Business Park. This is a large flat area that will
WALES Under-20s captain Ellis Jenkins says his side can’t wait for Sunday’s historic IRB Junior World Championship showdown with England. The openside flanker’s side are through to Wales’ first final in the competition after a thrilling last-minute
GWENT rugby legend Dai Watkins urges Wales’ British and Irish Lions to smash their southern hemisphere hoodoo on Saturday by finally being on the winning side against Australia, writes Iwan Davies. Welsh players will dominate the Lions’ match-day
HALO Foods could bring more than 100 extra jobs to Newport. The company has announced it is reviewing its options to invest in Newport to create a European centre of excellence. If all goes according to plan the snack-bar manufacturer would
THE M4 relief road will be announced by the chancellor, George Osborne, next week, a senior Welsh Tory has revealed. William Graham, the Newport Tory AM for South Wales East, says it is likely the project will be included in the spending review
TRAFFIC is slow and heavier than normal on the A48(M) due to an accident near St Mellons between A48(M) J29A and A4161 Southern Way (Llanedeyrn Interchange). Congestion is on the westbound side on the A48(M) to J29 M4.
NEWPORT County’s success at securing Justin Edinburgh’s dream squad looks set to continue with two more first choice targets close to signing, the Argus can reveal. County have already swooped for striker Chris Zebroski and midfielder Adam Chapman
UPDATE: 9.14am FURTHER delays and very slow traffic are reported due to people slowing to look at the accident on the opposite carriageway on M4 Westbound between J24 at the Coldra and J26 Malpas Road. Average speed ten mph. Travel time is
A MOTHER who narrowly avoided being hit by a car which veered onto her driveway has called on Newport council to improve the road outside her house. Beverley Eley lives on a sharp bend leading into Marshfield near Newport and said she has witnessed
VERY slow traffic is reported on the M4 due to a crash in the Brynglas Tunnels on the M4 this morning. The accident, involving two cars, happened in the on eastbound Brynglas tunnel between J26 and J25A. All lanes have been no been re-opened
EIGHT Wales players have earned places in the British and Irish Lions side to take on Australia in the first Test on Saturday. Sam Warburton captains the side from openside flanker and he is joined by tighthead Adam Jones, lock Alun Wyn Jones,
THE family of a Chepstow boy is aiming to raise £60,000 for pioneering surgery that they hope will change his life. Dad Rob Vaughan,44, and mum Ann Drewery, 44, of Birdwood Gardens,Mathern, have launched an appeal to raise funds towards the treatment
