FOUR Gwent students have been celebrated for their achievements at the Coleg Gwent and Universities Heads of the Valleys Institute (UHOVI) Learner of the Year awards. Mark Foster, from Pontypool, was one of eight learners of the year given awards
JAMES Vince and Liam Dawson both struck half centuries as Hampshire shaded the first day of their LV County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan in a sun-drenched Cardiff. Vince (80) and Dawson (69 not out), with a partnership of 132
A NEWPORT man who served 19 years in the Royal Navy has been awarded the Arctic Star medal. Frank Spendelow, 96, of Ringwood Avenue, was awarded the medal as recognition of his Royal Navy service on convoys to Russia during the Second World War
A BUS has caught fire on the M4 closing two lanes of the eastbound carriageway. The incident happened at 5.40pm on the M4 between J29 A48(M) and J28 A48 / A467 Forge Road (Tredegar Park). Emergency services are attending the single decker coach
ROBBIE Deans has been sacked as Australia head coach following the Wallabies' Test series defeat to the British and Irish Lions, according to reports in the Australian press. Ewen McKenzie, the former Test prop who guided the Queensland Reds to
A TEENAGE girl suffering from heat exhaustion had to be airlifted to hospital after collapsing on a mountain near Abergavenny. The 16-year-old girl became ill during a Duke of Edinburgh training exercise in the Black Mountains on Sunday. Abergavenny-based
A MEDAL given to an Abercarn man for his role in rescuing 82 miners was sold for £6,900 today. William Walters was awarded the Albert Medal of the Second Class by Queen Victoria in recognition of his bravery in rescuing fellow-miners trapped underground
LEIGH Halfpenny may need to think of getting a bigger trophy cabinet after he was named HSBC British and Irish Lions player of the series. The sublime Wales full back was instrumental in helping guide the tourists to their first Test series win
YOUNGSTERS at a Valleys primary school got a taste of life in the force when Gwent Police’s dog unit paid them a visit last Friday. PCs Rosie Rabbitt and Brian Thorne led an assembly at Cefn Fforest Primary School before putting the dogs to the
THE South Wales Argus is offering four lucky readers the chance to win family fun day packages worth hundreds of pounds. Our giveaway starts today and will run for the next two weeks. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning one
THERE was a time when it seemed that every town and pit village had an institute. Sadly those days are gone. That is why the 24th of July is such an important date for the people of Newbridge and Islwyn. For that is the date the iconic
AN HISTORIC Gwent hotel, which was saved last year after its previous owners went into administration, is undergoing a £250,000 refurbishment programme. The gym and health club at the Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel and Spa in Llangibby, near Usk, is being
THE opposition Plaid Cymru group in Caerphilly says it may be necessary to bring in an interim chief executive in the wake of the suspension of the authority’s top two officers. Councillor Colin Mann, leader of the group, said the ruling Labour
TWO things I’ve learned since I became a grandparent: you are never too old to learn; and you are never right. My granddaughters, Poppy, eight, and Penny, four, have given my wife Pat and I a new lease of life at every level, and their opinions
ABERGAVENNY has become a mecca for cyclists - thanks to its landscape, the dedication of its volunteers, and a top-notch cycling festival. WILL BAIN investigates. IT’S home to one of Britain’s biggest cycling festivals as well as the most successful
A CHEPSTOW woman found dead in a car more than a week ago has been named. The body of Leonie Kate Roberts, 28, was discovered in Cornwall on June 28, in a Ford Mondeo parked in a layby close to West Wayland Caravan Park on the A387. An inquest
AHH, the Great British Summer. The expectation: a heady season of strawberries and champagne, sundappled barbeques, and good-looking people doing good looking things on the beach. The reality: burnt sausages and rain. Regardless of how your
Every week we’ll be bringing you a step-by-step guide to a DIY, craft or needlework project. Today, in conjunction with toolmakers DREMEL, here’s a guide to building your own dog kennel: IT’S often said that a pet is the heart of the home. If your
DESPERATE neighbours urged Kayleigh Buckley to throw her baby daughter Kimberley out of the window in a bid to save her life, a court heard today. A neighbour of the three generations of the Buckley family killed in the fire broke down in tears
The younger element of the Congress Youth Theatre performed two adapted versions of Shakespeare (‘Romeo and Juliet ‘ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’)in an evening entitled ‘Dream on, Romeo’. It is always heart warming to see youngsters ( ages here
Composers revitalising the choral repertoire today are doing as much for choristers themselves as for the audiences who listen to the works. This was evident from GBS’s Music For A Summer’s Evening, a miscellany of choral pieces, poetry readings
MEET our new Argus Garden Guru ROB WILLIAMS of the Secret Garden, Mamhilad. He’ll be helping your plants flourish and answering your gardening questions: QUESTION: I HAVE a major slug problem in my garden. Which plants could I use which they
Composer Mark David Boden can count himself privileged to have heard one of his works played again in public within 24 hours of its world premiere. In fact, it was a repeat performance of his Chaconne for the four nights of Sinfonia Cymru’s latest
WELSH children’s animation Igam Ogam has been transformed into a fun and action packed stage production which will delight any young fans of the hit TV show. Shown at the Riverfront Theatre this week as part of a Wales-wide tour, the vibrant and
A YANK once said to me in a bar in South America: “All them Big Balloons Britain had during the war, was that to keep our country afloat?”. I shudder to think what he would say about the wind farms marching across our green and pleasant land.
I TOTALLY agree with the letter from Norman Jones on Tuesday regarding the increase in the price of the Argus. Most of your loyal readers would have accepted an increase of five pence, but 20p is over the top. We have bought the Argus daily
ON behalf of Blackwood Town Council, may I express our sincere thanks to The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for awarding Blackwood Town Council a certificate in appreciation of the excellent work carried out in support of the Poppy Appeal which
I AM not sure if there will be a readership to read this letter? The recent rise in the cost of the Argus is ridiculous, almost a third increase for news that is more than 24hrs old. The Argus is now 10p dearer than my national daily paper, so
I HAVE been debating this week whether to cancel my Argus delivery as the price rise is to my mind exorbitant. I have read the Argus for 40 years. My mind was finally made up after reading the editor’s comments re. Mr Johnston. For the first
THE level of debate at the Welsh Assembly recently came in for some serious criticism from David Jones MP. Secretary of State for Wales. I had some sympathy with his views, as most debates appear to lack bite and are too friendly and informal.
I HAVE an idea: ‘Find a reliable trades-person on benefits or pension/students’. This is the proposal. A person on benefits, pension or a student contacts me with their skills, be it decorating, gardening, cooking, baking, sewing etc, a car to
A MAN accused of killing his baby, girlfriend and her mum was full of hopes for their future the night before a fire tore through their home, his friend told a court. Kevin Hill, has known Carl Mills, 28, for the past seven years. The pair
LAVENDER’S blue and purple flower is easily recognisable, and is used in essential oils, perfumes, in aromatherapy, in herbal medicine and in the kitchen as a herb. The Romans called it lavender which may have come from the Latin verb “lavare”
THE Welsh Government is to give £1.5m funding to kick start the multi-million pound redevelopment of Newport city centre. The cash comes as part of wider package of support from the Welsh Government, approved by Economy Minister, Edwina Hart, to
PLANNERS gave permission for a new Hospice of the Valleys state-of-the-art day centre at The Works site in Ebbw Vale – despite objections from their own officers. Members of Blaenau Gwent Council’s planning committee went against the recommendations
Welcome to our new Saturday magazine, It’s The Weekend. Every week, we’re aiming to feature what people across Gwent are doing - from home baking and DIY to shopping, gardening and fun ideas for the family. Our new feature series, The Great
GWENT Police have appealed for information after a suspicious incident in Blaenavon last weekend. The incident happened at about 9pm on Saturday 29th June 2013 while the victim - a 17 year old local girl - was sat on a wall near to Hawkins Food
Summertime – and Newport’s playing fields resound to the thwack of bat on ball, but it’s not cricket. Baseball retains a foothold in one of the game’s heartlands. ANDY RUTHERFORD reports. ON an overcast, muggy Saturday afternoon, a small but dedicated
PLAID Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle says he fears homophobic bullying in Gwent schools is being ignored. Information secured by the South Wales East AM’s office under the Freedom of Information Act showed that there were more than 70 reported cases
A SERIAL thief dubbed “Gwent’s most prolific offender” is back behind bars after racking up almost 400 convictions. Newport man Andrew Davies, 34, dubbed “Fingers”, has been an offender since the age of 15 and has spent most of the last 18 years
A MILITARY re-enactment was held in Tredegar yesterday. Bedwellty House and Park hosted the re-enactment drill of the 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, an infantry regiment of the British army which was founded in 1689. The drill was organised by
A MOTORIST was cut free from a vehicle following a collision on Ffynonwen Terrace, Pengam, last night. Following the incident near Blackwood, a 25-year-old man was taken to Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, with serious but non life-threatening
LEIGH Halfpenny has revealed that his second Test misery in Melbourne proved a motivating factor be-hind him producing the game of his life on Saturday. The Wales full-back was in unstoppable form at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, breaking two British and
UPDATE: 10.24am GWENT Police has reassured residents smoke from the fire is not toxic. However, residents nearby are advised to keep doors and windows closed as much as they can The Fire Service and Police are investigating to establish
FOLLOW our live coverage from Newport Crown Court today for the trial of Carl Mills who is charged with the murder of three generations of the Buckley family in Cwmbran FOLLOW live coverage from our reporter Danielle Sheridan. Tweets by @ArgusDSheridan
A FORMER Army cadet captain who abused his power and molested three boys 20 years ago is behind bars – and nowone of his victims has bravely spoken out about his ordeal. Paul Evans, 54, bullied teens with corporal punishment and abused them with
SIGNIFICANT investment in a new and improved transport links for Wales, particularly the M4 around Newport, will aid expand opportunities for economic growth, a report out today says. In its State of the Nation: Transport briefing launched in the
