ENGINEERS of tomorrow have been creating their own mini version of the Second Severn Crossing at school.Pupils at Llandogo Primary School in Monmouth spent a day building a 15-metre replica of the iconic bridge.The children, aged seven to ten, were given
AN ELDERLY “duo” from Ponthir who held hands until their last moment together died of multiple injuries following a collision with a car, Newport Coroners Court heard.Joyce and Denis Drew, both 86, were pedestrians at the time of the crash
Kings Church volunteer FAYE EDWARDS talks to SOPHIE BROWNSON about her journey with Jesus Cares.“I was born in January, 1979, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Both of my parents were British, my father was from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, and my mother
TWO schoolgirls were approached by a man in a Monmouthshire school playground on Monday.The man, described by the girls as wearing a hat and a scarf pulled over his face so only his eyes were showing, attempted to talk to them at Llantilio Pertholey Church
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with conspiracy to kill three people in a drive-by shooting. The man, from Newport, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting which occurred on Chepstow Road, Newport on September 3.
WITH yet another disappointing set of international Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results for Wales, experts are calling for a complete turn-around in our nation’s attitude towards low achievement in schools, as education reporter
AS PART of an operation targetting unwanted sexual behaviour on the railway network, British Transport Police have issued an image of a man they would like to talk to in connection with an incident in Newport.The week-long project, known as Operation
FIVE MINUTES WITHAbergavenny sculptor and stone carver Matthew CainesIf you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?Michelangelo, Charlie Chaplin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Bob Dylan... so many interesting people it's hard to choose
Yes it’s that time of year again folks when we get the family together and join our friends to celebrate the Christmas festivities. So what better way to help celebrate Christmas than coming to see a pantomime with a difference? Based on the original
After several years and following the massive success of Les Miserables School Edition in October, Caldicot Musical Theatre Society present this “fun for all the family” pantomime. Join Dick, Tom, Sarah, Jack, Alice and friends in the adventures
A 92-YEAR-OLD Pontllanfraith man was presented with a prestigious Arctic Star medal earlier this month in recognition of his services to the armed forces in Arctic convoys.Jim Winfield received the award due to the part he played in convoys to North Russia
WALES will play all three southern hemisphere big guns at the Millennium Stadium next autumn, writes Chris Kirwan. Warren Gatland’s side will host New Zealand, South Africa and Australia along with Fiji with the Springboks game outside of the IRB
NEWPORT Velo Youth Cycling Club's Lauren Booth smashed a world record on her home track in the Para Youth Omnium Challenge last weekend.The 12-year-old from Chippenham, produced stunning rides in the C4 flying 200m and the standing start 500m time
GWENT nurses have won four titles at the Royal College of Nursing Wales annual awards, and earned runners-up spots in another three categories.The awards, 15 in all, are intended to showcase excellence in nursing across a range of professional practice
THE Newport Night Shelter project received huge donations of toiletries, food and bedding thanks to members of the public helping through Gwent police.Police community support officer Hayley Sutcliffe helped deliver around 25 large boxes of goods, which
THE First Minister has agreed to an independent review into Operation Jasmine, the enquiry into alleged abuse in Gwent care homes. First minister Carwyn Jones told AMs: “I do not want the events that happened in Gwent a decade ago to ever be repeated
A burglar who was jailed for three-and-a-half years after a raid on a Cwmbran woman's home yesterday saw his "manifestly excessive" sentence slashed by appeal judges. But prolific offender Aaron Lee Nelson, 24, left the Court of Appeal with a flea
GREG Woods has praised his “superb” Cross Keys side for their stunning record 38-17 Principality Premiership victory over Pontypridd at Sardis Road on Tuesday night, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.Their remarkable hammering of the league and cup
A NEWPORT writer has paid tribute to Chartist author and friend, Alexander Cordell.Chris Barber, MBE, 70, has written a tribute to the ‘Rape of the Fair Country’ author in preparation for the centenary of his birth in 2014. Mr Cordell&rsquo
THE manager of a Newport homeless centre said she hopes two teenagers locked up for an attack on a homeless man will learn how to treat people on equal measures during their custodial term.Alison Beard, manager of the Olive Branch day centre, said Vladimirs
TWO lanes are closed and queueing traffic is reported on the M4 in Newport eastbound between J25 at Caerleon and J24, A48 at the Coldra, because of an accident involving two vehicles. South Wales Fire and Rescue said a crew from Malpas attended
I WONDER is Stu Vigus the back or the front of the Labourite pro-capitalist pantomime horse? He plods around the letters page with an inane personal attack on myself (based on a total ignorance of anarchism) and like Mike Gough ducks the issue in question
NEWPORT boxer Jerome Samuels is ready to set the record straight in Cardiff next week before claiming his first title in 2014, writes Andrew Penman.After losing his first five fights as a professional in 2012 the 20-year-old is aiming to make it five
I AM writing to ask you how much more damage can this bunch of clowns at Westminster inflict upon this once great country of ours. Back in the ‘70s when PM Heath took us into the EEC, it was purely a trading block. Since then, it has become a millstone
FORMER Newport RFC historian and author Steve Lewis will be signing copies of his latest work, All Black and Amber: 1963 and a Game of Rugby this Saturday at Cwmbran’s WH Smith (between 11am and 12pm) and Newport’s Waterstones (between 1pm
ISLWYN AM Gwyn Price’s column is always worth a read (‘Your AM writes’, 26 November). And, on behalf of the Pontllanfraith ward, I’d like to echo Gwyn’s tribute to the Rev Marion Barge of St Marys Church, Pentllwyn. Though the phrase ‘pillar of
I HAVE been finding it very frustrating recently that you are unable to go for a swim when you please, even mothers and babies are restricted to set hours in the week. If your baby happens to take their nap during the hour that swimming is available
A GWENT AM has called for business rate relief for firms affected by redevelopment work in Newport city centre. Tory AM Mohammad Asghar’s call comes after year long efforts by the Newport Chamber of Trade for some kind of rate relief for businesses
MONEY spent into locally based businesses goes round five times more than money spent into a multinational company such as Tesco or River Island. This is the key problem with clone towns, where the profits gained from local people are siphoned
THIS weekend a Newport arts house will be taken over by the King of rock and roll, as Elvis Presley collectors sell hundreds of items of the legend’s memorabilia. Andy Jones has been collecting since he was 14-years-old. A royal mail worker by
GIFTED Clermont Auvergne centre Regan King is re-joining his old side the Scarlets on a two-year deal at the start of next season. The former All Black spent six years with the region before leaving Parc y Scarlets in 2011 to join the Top 14 giants
THE Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results come out every three years.Children sit the Pisa tests across Europe, North and South America, Australasia and parts of the Middle East and Asia.The results are seen as the benchmark for
THE Welsh education minister yesterday said that he and the nation’s education system should take a long hard look in the mirror after a global league table put Wales at the bottom of the British class.But a Newport head teacher said the results
THERE was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when Welsh education was ranked the worst in the UK three years ago. Politicians, unions, teachers, governors, parents and pupils all had their say in the aftermath. The Welsh Government put in place
A RELIGIOUS education teacher who sent a pupil inappropriate Facebook messages has been suspended from the teaching register for 18 months. Lisa Manship, who taught at Welsh medium Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni in Fleur de Lys, first messaged the girl
A MAN appeared in court yesterday on a bomb hoax charge after an incident which brought a main artery into Newport to a standstill. Phillip Balmont of Tyntyla Avenue, Pentre, is charged with placing an article with intent in Newport, which led
THE start of building work on a Specialist and Critical Care Centre (SCCC) for Gwent is still two years away - and construction will not be finished until December 2018. The basic timetable is included in an Aneurin Bevan Health Board update on
A PENSIONER was shocked to see her wedding day photo in The South Wales Argus – 56 years after it was taken. St Anne’s charity volunteer, Patricia Pearson, 70, found the old photograph in the Malpas Road shop last week and we ran an appeal to find
ANIMAL charity PETA is offering a reward of £1,000 for information on the beheaded cygnet found in Marshfield on Sunday. The money will be given to anyone who provides details which lead to an arrest and conviction. The cygnet was found floating
THE family of a two-year-old girl say medical staff didn’t diagnose her broken leg, only spotting it when she returned to the hospital a few days later.Lacie Mae Williams fell awkwardly while at home in Newport and was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital
TWINNING will no longer be funded by Pontypool Community Council after fears were raised over “obscene and unjustifiable” costs.The community council has handed over responsibility for the cultural arrangement including organising and funding
AROUND fifty parents attended a meeting yesterday to oppose the closure of Pontnewynydd Primary School.At the meeting at the school, Torfaen's head of access, engagement and performance, John Tushingham highlighted that the proposals form part of
NEWPORT Council is mulling the sale of land to Celtic Manor for the golf resort’s future convention centre, raising £250,000 for the authority.Officers have drawn up a report seeking approval from a cabinet member for human resources and assets
MORE than 200 responses to a consultation for a replacement for the Chartist Mural are being trawled by officers after the exercise shut last Saturday. But the results are not yet known with Newport council saying submissions and comments from
MOTORISTS driving through a Monmouthshire village were treated to the rare sight of an armoured vehicle parked outside a pub. Owner Alistair Scott, of Llancayo, took one of his five vehicles from his 'tank school' on the road and drove it half
GWENT’S health board has forecast a deficit of £8.4 million by the end of the current financial year.Difficulties in balancing its budget remain, despite Aneurin Bevan Health Board receiving almost £24 million of extra funding this year
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh hopes fans will get behind striker Danny Crow.The Exiles number nine scored his fifth goal of the season and third in League Two on Sunday as Newport beat high flying Chesterfield 3-2 at Rodney Parade.Crow's goal
