A PROJECT which helped people in Newport and Caerphilly who suffer with mental health problems to get back into work is being extended into Blaenau Gwent. The charity Growing Space has been awarded £20,000 by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust Wales
A MAN and a dog were rescued after falling around 15ft down an embankment at Sirhowy Valley Country Park this afternoon. Fire crews from Malpas and Risca were called to the incident at 4.58pm where the man and dog were rescued using line equipment
NATHAN Cleverly has finally landed the big-hitting, big reputation opponent he craves with Russian Sergey Kovalev confirmed as his foe for August 17. Cleverly and Kovalev, both undefeated, will meet at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in the toughest
MOEEN Ali's first double-century for Worcestershire heaped scoreboard pressure on a fast disintegrating Glamorgan in the LV= County Championship Division Two match at New Road. The 26-year-old left hander's career-best 250, accumulated from 367
ANDY Farrell believes the British and Irish Lions' bumper collection of experienced and mature Test match players will "count for a lot’’ in tomorrow's showdown against Australia. The Lions' starting line-up at Suncorp Stadium averages more than
FEROCIOUS critics of former X Factor contestants beware. Anyone who considers contestants of the showto be one hit wonders should really reconsider, as Blackburn-born Diana Vickers, 21, proves some five years after appearing on the X Factor, she is
LOCAL band The Fabulous Fortunes, supported The Beatles at their Abergavenny TownHall gig on June 22, 1963, and the band got a chance to mingle with Paul, George and Ringo before the event. Guitarist Barrie Herbert told Andy Howells: “I’d heard
ANYONE who knows anything about the history of The Beatles knows that their rise to worldwide fame didn’t come overnight. In fact, they had evolved froma skiffle group called The Quarrymen, formed in Liverpool during 1956. Tonight, half a century
A TREVETHIN-based church is moving to Pontypool after outgrowing its current premises. Hill City Church has moved its Sunday service from its site at Cold Barn Farm in Trevethin to Pontypool Active Living Centre due to growing numbers of people
A GROUP who cycled from London to Paris raised more than £5,000 in memory of a friend who died of lymphoma last year aged 21. Matthew Holloway, 31, Stephen Spooner, 27, both from Maindee, and Andrew Mitchell, 42, and Mike Jones, 37, from Cardiff
PUPILS from a Newport primary school have named a new Humboldt penguin at Folly Farm. Year 2 pupils from Malpas Park Primary School in Newport were asked to come up with a name for one of the farm’s 24 new penguins. The six and seven-year-olds
FOUR Monmouthshire businesses are competing for the title of the best place to eat in Wales. The Old Station, Tintern, The Bell, Skenfrith, Llansantffraed Court, Abergavenny and The Walnut Tree at Llandewi Skirrid are among a shortlist of five
THE organiser of the Castell Roc Chepstow music festival has announced the line-up for the August event – and it’s a big one. The festival is running from August 24-31 in the grounds of Chepstow Castle. In previous years the spectacular has
FORMER Gwent Dragon Ian Gough joined a team of explorers to scale the peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon last weekend, in training for a charity expedition that will see them take on Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus. The team of service
NEWPORT West AM Rosemary Butler is to present a new Owain Glyndŵr flag to the historic Hanbury Arms in Caerleon today. The presentation is part of the run-up to this year’s Caerleon Festival. Rosemary Butler is patron of the festival, and the
TWO NEWPORT men have completed a 500-mile cycling challenge in memory of a man who died after being hit by a car - and now they plan a fundraising skydive. Ryan Farley and Robert Shipley of Newport, cycled 500 miles from Barcelona to Nice in memory
THE passengers have disembarked, the luggage removed and the cleaners are, as we speak, replacing the sick bags, on British Airways flight 326 to Paris. But don’t be fooled into complacency, folks. Strap yourselves in. There’s a nerve-shredding
A MONMOUTH mother, whose body was found washed up in Somerset, fell into a river two weeks before, an inquest heard. An open verdict was reached at the inquest of Maureen McMeeking, 49, last seen by her partner John O’Brien on October 23, 2012.
I REFER to the newly installed step at the entrance to the indoor market in High Street. What Neolithic pond life thought of that little beauty? No-one with a brain cell! And who authorised it? Did he or she consult the Health and Safety Executive
THE tale of nine-year-old Emily Harris passing through Turkish customs control on a toy passport, courtesy of a good-humoured customs officer (June 15) makes a good holiday story as long as it remains that way. But according to the article, Turkish
IN response to David Mclean’s letter - ‘Newport lacks a real vision’ - (June 19), I would remind readers that I have been banging on about Newport’s lack of vision for more than a decade. I have pointed out many times that Newport is unfortunate
I REFER to the meeting of the powerful eight. What did it actually do? One felt sorry to see the head of Russia looking quite frail and unhappy. Do we ever follow ideas, values or the slightest drive for truth? The philosopher Hegel was keen
TWO Newport football coaches will take on the three peaks challenge in the fight against meningitis. Next month Jason Wicks and his fellow Albion Rovers under 11 coach, Nick Bowkett, will rise to the challenge of climbing Snowdon in Wales, Scafell
FURTHER to my previous letter, I remind readers that I correctly forecast in November 2012 that the Gwent Chief Constable would be forced into resignation if Ian Johnston was elected as Commissioner which I perceived as one of his unstated objectives
ONCE again, itinerants/travellers are back residing at the canal and fishing lakes leisure car park at Bettws Lane in Newport depriving anglers, walkers and the general (council tax paying!) public of this much used facility. As it appears Newport
IN response to the letter from Jamie Sansom (June 5), I should like to point out a few discrepancies in the facts quoted. The nursery reduction in places will affect children on the Gaer as the school will be unable to take children as they
The ladies continued to dominate in the third heat of the Cardiff Singer of the world as Ukranian soprano Oleana Tokar became the latest winner. Few would have argued with the judges’ choice as the diminutive Miss Tokar (already labelled ‘the operatic
The Merthyr Rising and the public hanging of Welsh folk hero Dic Penderyn was one of the blackest events in Welsh history. It also has many of the elements that make a great epic musical and provided something substantial for the young performers of
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy sustained injuries after an attempted robbery in Oakdale. He was walking through a wooded area behind Oakdale Comprehensive when he was approached by two men demanding his mobile. When he refused to give it, he was assaulted
A COLLECTABLE item from Newport’s sporting history was unsold at auction yesterday. A Lonsdale belt won by legendary boxer Johnny Basham, which was expected to sell for more than £30,000 at the Bonhams auction in New House, Chester, failed to sell
THE parents of a baby boy who died just 18 hours after being born are to arrange a series of fundraising events in his memory. Kirsty and Ben Aris, of Cromwell Road, Newport, want to thank people for their support after their firstborn, Noah, died
GWENT Police have are appealing for help after an 83-year-old woman’s purse, containing £40, was stolen in Blackwood. The purse was taken from the Sun Valley Amusements on Blackwood High Street on Wednesday 19th June 2013. Officers would like
TWO crashes around the Brynglas Tunnels caused miles of M4 tailbacks yesterday morning – sparking renewed calls for an M4 Relief Road. The incidents came after the Argus yesterday revealed expectations that the project will be announced next week
BRYNMAWR’S Market Hall Cinema will re-open after being handed over to a local community group. The historic cinema, which opened in 1890, closed after Blaenau Gwent council withdrew funding in March from the Brynmawr landmark. The council handed
VICTIMS of alleged child abuse at former Chepstow boarding school, The Mount are preparing to launch a class legal action as calls were made for a public inquiry. Solicitor Alan Collins has now met ten ex-pupils of The Mount and made an appeal
AN INSECT invasion has taken over Tredegar Park, Newport, with thousands of caterpillars covering benches and trees in silk. The caterpillars of the Bird-Cherry Ermine moth, created a spectacular sight in the park this week, spinning webs of silk
NEWPORT County AFC have announced former Chelsea defender Harry Worley as their latest signing. The long-term target of manager Justin Edinburgh has penned a one-year deal at Rodney Parade. Worley, 6ft 4inches and described by boss Edinburgh
A NEWPORT steel firm firm that built the roof of the Olympic Aquatic centre collapsed with debts of £24 million, documents reveal. A creditors’ report into Rowecord drawn up by administrators Grant Thornton, said one Pontypool firm, which deals
LEIGH Halfpenny is on course to repay his goal-kicking mentor by removing him from the British and Irish Lions record book. But it will be a case of job done for Wales' all-time international scorer Neil Jenkins if Halfpenny maintains his remarkable
SIX playgrounds across Newport will undergo a transformation over the coming weeks, thanks to an investment of £220,000. Tredegar Park will be one of those to benefit from the scheme with a £70,000 makeover which will include new play equipment
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ new director of rugby Lyn Jones has hailed Wales Under-20s’ rising star Jordan Williams as the “next Shane Williams”. The supremely talented Scarlets full back has also been compared to New Zealand great Christian Cullen
