THE head of the regional body tasked with helping to bring Monmouthshire's education department out of special measures has predicted the county will see its best ever exam results in the autumn. Monmouthshire councillors quizzed Steve Davies, head
A WOMAN was freed from a car after a crash in Blaenavon this afternoon. The two-vehicle collision happened on James Street at 12.17 and the woman was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Author, life coach and public speaker Beverley Jones, from Raglan, opens up about her 20-year corporate career and the devastating crash of depression which led to her rebuilding her life. FRAN GILLETT reports.“I TRY to help people change their
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl had her head shaved to send her uncle who's currently undergoing cancer treatment on holiday.Seren Thomas-Wilcox from Cwmbran raised more than £700 by having her head shaved at the Rhys Giles Salon in Cwmbran. Her uncle Rob
FIRECREWS tackled a blaze at the Wilkinson Distribution Gwent Euro Park near Magor earlier today. Firefighters from Maindee, Caldicot and New Inn attended the fire involving a fork lift battery at 11.23am.
A MONMOUTHSHIRE teen will be heading to Blackpool to represent her town in a UK-wide beauty competition.Emma Williams, 18, of Undy, who is currently Miss Caldicot, is set to compete in this year’s Miss Teen Great Britain final which will see 60
SOME trains are delayed affecting Gwent travellers this afternoon. The service from Cardiff Central to Ebbw is delayed because of a train fault. A signalling problem at Caerphilly is causing disruption to trains between Cardiff Queen Street
CWMBRAN’S former Commonwealth Games champion boxer Jamie Arthur says Wales should have had a reserve in place for Fred Evans if his participation was in doubt. Evans, who was guided to an Olympic silver medal at London 2012 by Newport trainer Tony
The musical that, more than any other, signalled the beginning of a whole new artform - the American musical -still has the ability to shock and to delight in equal measure and its themes of inter-racial marriage, gambling,alcoholism and of haves and
IN David Deans’ and Becky Carr’s article (The Argus, Tuesday, July 15) it was stated that Mr David Jones, the outgoing Welsh Secretary, defended the Nato summit logo, saying that Newport wasn’t missing from it, “Newport Transporter Bridge is an integral
THE opponents of the M4 relief road persist in advocating the alternative of “improving” the SDR. It makes no sense to cause massive disruption for a limited, temporary advantage. I’m all for protecting the environment but not at the expense
FOR ONCE the Welsh Government has got it right. Even with drawbacks, the route suggested for a new M4 to the south of Newport is the logical and sensible choice. The so-called Blue route using Newport’s Southern Distributor Road (SDR) and the steelworks
ON JULY 4 a gang of rogue traders who had swindled older people across South Wales was jailed. Age Cymru pays tribute to Scambusters Wales, Trading Standards and police for the two-year operation that led to the successful prosecution. Operation
CWMBRAN amateur Tom Davies sealed a place in the Lombard Trophy Final at Gleneagles after a double late show by Celtic Manor. Davies teamed up with PGA Professional Anthony Williams for the Regional Final held at Lambourne Golf Club in Buckinghamshire
THE shock exclusion from the Commonwealth Games of Wales medal hope Fred Evans remains a mystery as Glasgow 2014 chiefs refused to shed any more light on the situation. The Olympic silver medal-winning boxer, who previously trained at St Joseph
GWENT Police are appealing for help in finding a prisoner who has been missing from prison near Usk since last night. Luke Price, 27, who has been missing since approximately 6.30pm last night, Tuesday 22nd July. Luke was travelling was being
A 20-year old from Newport has seen her Commonwealth Games dream ignited just hours before the official start in Glasgow, writes Michael Pearlman. Sophie Clayton, nicknamed ‘The Claytonater’ was left out of the Welsh hockey squad, despite being
CHILDREN are learning about pirouettes and spins as they take part in a Ballet Cymru Summer workshop.Around 34 children from across Gwent are taking part in a Ballet Cymru dance workshop at the Riverfront Theatre this week aiming to teach children a variety
THOUSANDS of council homes across Caerphilly county borough will be transformed through a multi-million pound link-up with a leading construction services firm. Caerphilly council will work with VINCI Facilities on a forthcoming stage of an ambitious
THE decision to close Torfaen’s highest performing school went before a scrutiny committee as a challenge was put forward against the cabinet decision.On July 15, cabinet agreed to close Pontnewynydd Primary School with the majority of pupils moving
STREET lights in residential areas across Monmouthshire are to be switched off as part of council cost saving measures, with some town and community councillors voicing concern about the plans.As part of their budget Monmouthshire council agreed to shut
A TEAM of young Newport rugby players are enjoying their success in a new kit, thanks to Bellway Homes Wales.Members of the Newport Schools Rugby U–15s team were brimming with pride after they won a junior tournament in France with the aid of some
A ‘CALCULATING’ mother of two who caused more than £8,000 worth of damage at a Cwmbran house owned by her former father-in-law has been given a suspended sentence. After Victoria Quibell-Smith’s marriage to Roger Smith’s son Paul broke down last
NIGEL Jarrett is retiring as the South Wales Argus classical music critic after almost 30 years. He first joined the newspaper in 1971 and was quickly recruited by its then music critic, the distinguished journalist and broadcaster Kenneth Loveland
Excitement in France Echo de Paris States that the German Ambassador called on the Foreign Affairs minister and the communication transformed the Austro Serbian dispute into a European diplomatic conflict. He read a note stating that the Berlin
A GWENT Assembly Member taking libel action with another man against five members of the Newport Muslim community told a court on Monday that allegations in a number of publications could have destroyed his career. In a civil hearing held at Newport
AS THE Commonwealth Games opens in Glasgow tonight, Wales' medal chances took another battering yesterday. While injury has claimed the likes of Gwent cycling star Becky James and triathlon star Helen Jenkins, the Welsh team has also been hit by
SEVENS coach Nick Wakley has told his young guns not to waste a golden opportunity to impress the Newport Gwent Dragons management team this weekend.The Dragons take on their three regional rivals in the Premiership Rugby 7s at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
MIKE Poole will cut his coaching teeth in the Irish city where he locked horns with an All Blacks legend and saw yellow for a tip tackle after landing a job in Cork, writes Chris Kirwan. The 28-year-old, who was a crowd favourite with Newport and
A NEWPORT family had a surprise when they opened the curtains this weekend and found a “four-feet-tall” heron staring back at them from a neighbouring roof.Alan Malpas, 57, who was confronted by the beady-eyed bird, guessed it was a mile away
FIREFIGHTERS had to tackle several fires overnight and this morning. A crew from Malpas was called at around 5.04am after refuse was deliberately set alight on Commercial Street. Refuse was also deliberately set alight near the football courts
A TORFAEN dog-walker drowned in a river whilst out walking his pet a fortnight after he received an on-the-spot fine for walking his pet on a rugby field, an inquest was told.Gwent Coroner’s Court heard that Paul Savill felt the fine left him no
DOZENS of skaters aged 10 to 24 jumped, ollied and hopped their way to victory at the Abergavenny Youth Service skate jam on Monday. The jam, which was accompanied by a family fun day, saw around 70 youngsters compete at the skate park outside the Youth
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 1,200 homes on greenfield land in Torfaen are set to be debated again this autumn.Green campaigners have fought against the mammoth development near Cwmbran Drive, South Sebastopol, for 18 years.Torfaen council rejected the
A HEALTH worker who accused a nurse of groping her broke down in tears yesterday, as she told a disciplinary hearing she feared she would not be believed. Robert Andrew Phillips, who was a staff nurse at a mental health unit in Ebbw Vale, is alleged
A MAINDEE church built in the 19th century is likely to become an arts centre or social housing after it had to close due to dry rot rendering the building unsafe. Vicar of Maindee Reverend Canon David Neale said the cost of repairing St Matthew&rsquo
A NEWPORT butcher’s shop is getting into the Nato spirit this week with the launch of its own Nato sausage and burger. The city’s oldest butchers Turner A.D. & Sons, located in Newport market, launched its own Nato sausage and burgers yesterday
