KEY hospital services in Gwent are likely to have to be reorganised by August next year to remain sustainable.Obstetrics, paediatrics and neo-natal services have been under the spotlight in the last couple of years as proposals to locate them on fewer
PROPOSED staff cuts in a Monmouthshire council department would save the authority nearly £136,000, councillors will be told at a meeting on Wednesday. Monmouthshire council’s cabinet will decide whether to pass the changes to the Partnership
IN 2013 Gwent Police seized more than half a million pounds from criminals which can now be put back into creating a safer society. The money is seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which is the legislation allowing for the confiscation or recovery
UPDATE: 5.40pm Up to 20 firefighters, and two fire appliances are still at the scene of the blaze on Atlantic Way, between Newport and Cardiff. Chief Fire Officer Huw Jakeway said they are trying to get to the seat of the refuse fire which
A FOOTBALL league run by a homelessness charity in Newport has kicked off after being officially opened by the Welsh Government’s Minister for Culture and Sport. John Griffiths, Assembly Member for Newport East, launched the 2014 Street Football
UPDATE 4.38pm: A Welsh Government spokesperson said the pothole was around one metre by one metre. All repairs were carried out and the lanes re-opened within 90 minutes. The cause of the damage is being investigated. UPDATE 1.24pm:
Conducting an amateur orchestra and performing with it as a soloist are parts of the learning process for young professionals. Pianist Paul McKenzie and conductor Eugene Monteith are both on the way up in their careers, the latter as the current
A MAN who collects newspapers from around the world came from Munich to South Wales as part of his mission to collect every newspaper in the world.Gerhard Riedl, 55, travelled to Newport last week to collect copies of the South Wales Argus, the Free Press
IN reply to Cllr Kirby. Councillors who voted for the living wage will have to face the electorate come election time, to justify their deeds. If I was to stand in the next council election, the living wage and council cuts would be the spine of my
YOUR article on former Newport wing Dennis Perrott made for a good read. Interesting to learn Dennis carried the Empire Games baton up Tredegar’s Sirhowy Hill. They knew he had the engine to do it! I was in a party from Tredegar Grammar School taken
I WONDER if other Caerphilly CBC residents and readers of these columns are as fed up as I am of the bickering between the councillors of this authority. I would be more impressed if they settled their differences and spent more time listening to those
I replicate a letter sent to me by an elderly lady: I attend two nights a week at Newport Centre for line dancing classes which start at 8.30pm. Before the bus services changed, I caught the 8pm bus which dropped me off at the old bus station and I
WITH reference to the closure plans for Llantarnam School (Argus, March 20). The 1,475 and 1,312 pupil capacity at Llantarnam and Fairwater schools respectively is a good pointer to a lot of the problems within the Welsh education system, maintaining
THE recent announcements of job losses in Newport should bring to attention the huge and costly barrier to employment and business the Severn Bridge has become. Having spent most of my working life, like many in Newport, working in Bristol where I
SOME of the most heartbreaking cases I see in my office are those where elderly constituents have been scammed by increasingly clever and sophisticated techniques. That’s why it’s great to see Trading Standards and Age Cymru making May their scams
WITNESSES to one of the worst British motorway pile-ups - which claimed the lives of a Newport couple - described smelling gunpowder and seeing a wall of thick fog moments before the fatal crash, an inquest heard today. Other motorists told how
A FORMER Newport train employee, who had a lucky escape from the D Day landings, celebrated his 100th birthday.Haydn Owen Davies was born in Llanfallteg, Carmarthenshire, on March 24, 1914, and was the second son of Mary Kate Davies, nee Beynon, and Benjamin
NATHAN Cleverly has blasted his potential cruiserweight rival Tony Bellew, insisting that the Liverpool puncher’s hatred of him boils down to nothing but jealousy.The Cefn Fforest fighter is a former WBO light heavyweight world champion and has
HEALTH inspectors have raised concerns about how Gwent's health board handled a complaint about the care of a 32-year-old woman who died of a rare stomach cancer. The patient, referred to as Miss A in a 50-page Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW
AFTER putting a spanner in the works of one team's playoff bid Newport aim to damage Cross Keys' challenge for the Premiership top three at Rodney Parade tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.15pm). The Black and Ambers were agonisingly close to beating
PONTLLANFRAITH heavyweight Kody Davies has added his name to the list of Gwent boxers hoping to be picked for the Commonwealth Games, writes Andrew Penman.The 19-year-old amateur ace landed his first senior title and put himself in pole position to represent
THE family of little Leo Dixon have been through a lot.Little Leo, now three, suffers from cerebral palsy and spastic diplegia, and his parents, Mike and Kate worked tirelessly to raise £70,000 to send him to the USA for an operation which could
THE A4042 is closed both ways due to a four-vehicle accident on the A4042 near Nantyderry this afternoon. One of the vehicles involved in the accident has overturned. Fire crews from Abergavenny and Abersychan are currently in attendance to
NEWPORT Transporter Bridge was among the worldwide famous landmarks which went dark for an hour on Saturday as countries throughout the world raised awareness of the need to conserve the planet’s resources. The 60-minute ‘lights out’ celebration
CASH-STRAPPED council chiefs are planning to put up the cost of leisure services by an average of eight per cent this week. The Blaenau Gwent executive is expected to approve inflation-busting hikes for leisure cards, sports centre sessions and
TWO people were arrested after Portsmouth and Newport County football fans clashed in the city centre on Saturday. A man in his thirties was arrested on suspicion of assault but was released with no further action. A man in his fifties was arrested
THE consultation into proposals to close two Cwmbran schools, which saw more than a thousand people turn out at meetings on the issue, is closing closes today (MARCH 31).The proposal sets out plans to close Llantarnam School and Fairwater High School
THE family of a Newport toddler who raised £70,000 to fly him to America for a life-changing operation have been burgled, with thieves taking memories of the family’s extraordinary journey. Parents of little Leo Dixon, three, who was diagnosed
REDUCING the number of arson attacks and engaging with the public more effectively are South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority’s (SWFRA) top priorities, its Chief Fire Officer has said. As SWFRA publishes Stage One of its Strategic Improvement Plan
THE relative of a Cwmbran man who died 99 years ago today from wounds during the First World War hopes he won’t become a forgotten solider. Shaun McGuire, 66, from Newport has been cataloguing Roll of Honour lists for those who lost their lives
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Newport on Thursday. The burglary happened at around 2.20pm on Albert Avenue in Maindee. Items of jewellery, designer sunglasses, designer bags and two laptop computers were stolen.
ABOUT 270 keen cyclists took to Gwent’s roads to complete a gruelling 77-mile charity bike ride yesterday morning. The St David’s Hospice Care Big Bike Ride left Rougemont School in Newport, at 8am, and riders completed the challenge and returned
A FOUNDING member of the Wales Air Ambulance has been given a national award, as the charity celebrates its 13th anniversary. Chief executive Angela Hughes was recognised for helping grow the charity into a self-sustaining organisation which generated
IT proved to be a success when the first junior Newport parkrun was held yesterday morning – with the turnout being double of what was expected.Members of the Lliswerry Runners club were expecting about 50 children between four and 14 to take part
IT was a colourful sight in Abergavenny yesterday as a charity decorated three trees with bright knitted squares in what is believed to be the biggest ‘yarn bombing’ in Wales. Around 150 people gathered around the trees in Linda Vista Gardens together
AN INVESTIGATION into Newport teenager Nida Naseer’s death is still ongoing, police said yesterday. Miss Naseer, 19, disappeared from her home on Linton Street in Pill on December 28 last year without her coat, shoes, mobile phone, money or anaemia
HUNDREDS of mums were given gifts at a Newport church yesterday as a ‘thank you’ on Mothering Sunday. The King’s Church on Lower Dock Street also arranged to send special Mother’s Day gifts to girls in refuges or hostels, possibly fleeing from
AN INQUEST into the deaths of seven people killed in a massive crash on the M5, including a Newport couple, will begin today. West Somerset coroner Michael Rose will resume the hearing following the trial last year of Firework contractor Geoffrey
FIRE crews tackled two deliberately set grass fires near Cwmbran and Abergavenny on Sunday night. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service control room said crews were called to the Gilwern side of the Blorenge at around 9.50pm. Firefighters from
THE reaction to our story last week that despite some very difficult times, the Wildings department store was aiming to stay in the city centre, was interesting. Thousands read it. And there were a number of comments left on our website showing
A MOBILE telephone electrical sub station was severely damaged by a deliberate fire on Stow Hill in Newport over the weekend. The blaze happened at around 6pm on Saturday. Firefighters used CO2 and dry powder extinguishers to put out the flames
A NEWPORT man, who fraudulently gained almost a quarter of million pounds, has been sentenced to 30 months after spending almost all of it at an "astonishing burn rate" on a luxury spending spree. Dewi Smith, 26, of Hoskins street Newport appeared
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh has warned his players that they are playing for their futures between now and the end of the season.The Exiles are continuing to slide down League Two and Saturday’s 2-1 reverse to Portsmouth means they&rsquo
