GWENT squash pair Scott Fitzgerald and Dave Haley are out of the men’s doubles at Glasgow 2014 after losing in the last 16. English par Daryl Selby and James Willstrop were too good for Fitzgerald and Haley, winning 11-1, 11-9. Pontypool’s
NEWPORT County may still be open for transfer business, but boss Justin Edinburgh has re-iterated that they will sell before they buy, writes Michael Pearlman.The Exiles are around their limit for wages, with financial fair play regulations in League
WELSH weightlifter Darius Jokarzadeh says he’ll put his Olympic dream on hold to play American football after just missing out on a medal at Glasgow 2014, writes Andrew Penman. The 21-year-old from Cardiff finished fourth in the men’s +105kg division
TORFAEN council will be joining the Lights Out campaign on Monday, August 4 to mark the hour that Britain entered the First World War one hundred years ago. Lights Out is an invitation by the Royal British Legion to everyone in the UK to turn off
WELCOME to our new summer feature series bringing you a glimpse of Gwent's Forgotten Past. We'll be looking at great snippets from the past which show how people entertained themselves, crimes which shook Gwent, and how people lived and worked
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have named Welsh international Lee Byrne as captain for the forthcoming season.He takes over the role from Andrew Coombs after signing a two-year deal with the region.Full back Byrne, who was capped by the British and Irish Lions
HUNDREDS of civil servants walked out of work today in Newport, in opposition to plans to privatise their jobs and send them abroad.Workers at the Ministry of Justice Shared Services centre in Celtic Springs Business Park went on strike for the third
A FINANCIAL service company is closing its stores in Gwent as it undergoes a restructure of its business.The Cheque Centre stores that are based in Newport, Ebbw Vale, Caerphilly and Tredegar will be closing over the next few weeks. Following the stores
A THREE-year-old boy fell out of an open window in Cwmbran this afternoon. Six police officers were called to the house at the Circle in Two Locks shortly before 3pm by ambulance staff after the tot fell from a first floor window onto a porch and
POLICE are appealing for help in finding the attackers of two men on the Calzaghe Bridge in Newbridge.The incident occurred between 12.30am and 12.45am on July 6.Two men and two women were walking across the bridge when they were approached by four men
SUBMARINE star Craig Roberts has come home to Maesycwmmer to film his directorial debut Just Jim.As well as directing, the 23-year-old is also starring as the film’s title character Jim, a teenage loser whose life is turned inside out by an enigmatic
WELSH cycling star Geraint Thomas showed all his strength and resilience to win bronze in the Glasgow 2014 time trial just four days after completing the Tour de France. The 28-year-old Olympic track champion, who also won bronze in the points
“THE Moon’s a Balloon” - David Niven fans will instantly recognise the title of the dashing actor’s 1972 autobiography. The star of numerous box office hits, Niven was also one of the early high profile figures to be diagnosed
THE winner of this year’s Poet of Pontypool competition have been announced. The competitions, run by Pontypool Community Council, closed on June 6, with poems to be based on either Seeds of Hope or The Old Soldier. There were 23 senior poems
PONTYPOOL Museum has launched a Blaschka Glass exhibition.It is the first time Blaschka Glass has been on show in Torfaen – an example of the museum providing an opportunity for local people to see an extremely rare collection.The exhibition entitled
PONTYMOILE Community Centre will be having their annual veg show and auction on Saturday, August 9, with veg stalls, best cakes, kiddies stall. Bring veg etc at noon, show starts 1pm. Auction starts at 1.30pm. There will be a bottle stall, hot
THE ONGOING murder of the Palestinian people by Israeli state terrorism is obviously an outrage to humanity! I ask people who are disgusted at the bombing of Gaza and the slaughter of men, women and children to: 1) Boycott Israeli products. 2)
WITH reference to the continuing debate of the Palestinian nation’s plight. Whether or not anyone dislikes or is uncomfortable with its actuality, whether or not it contradicts or confronts anyone’s prejudices or amoral intent, it is an inalienable
DURING theGLASGOW’S Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, but in the BBC’s commentary booth. Hazel Irvine committed the cardinal Welsh sin by introduction Team Wales as a “principality”. Years on from the launch of the campaign for Wales’ transition
ON SUNDAY 27th JULY 27,2014, St Margaret’s Church, Blackwood, held a Eucharist and armed forces services to pay tribute to our armed forces past and present, and also to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War 1. The
I RESPOND to Cllr Edwards’ support of the route for the M4 duplication. Ask any driver what causes the delays on the M4 at Newport. The answer invariably is the Brynglas Tunnels. Consider if the tunnels had not been necessary and the M4 was
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh has announced Andy Sandell as his new captain and is hoping for improved team spirit this season with the club establishing a permanent training base, writes Michael Pearlman. The Exiles will train at Llanwern
CHEPSTOW town council will pay fees for traders to hold markets over the next year to boost footfall – if the proposals are accepted by Monmouthshire Council.And at a meeting on Wednesday evening, town councillors voted to pay the £688 block
People who repeatedly commit alcohol-related crime will be forced to wear ankle tags that monitor if they are still drinking, under a year-long pilot scheme. The "sobriety tags", which will be worn around the clock, will enforce abstinence by measuring
BRITAIN’S best cyclists came to Chepstow last night for the grand finale of British Cycling’s Elite Circuit Series. Crowds turned out as the series, made up of six separate races, culminated with Monmouthshire playing host to the only race on Welsh
WALES’ Elinor Barker missed out on a third medal at Glasgow 2014 as she finished seventh in the women’s time trial following problems with her radio, writes Andrew Penman.But the Cardiff teenager, who won bronze in the scratch race and silver
A NEWPORT-based gang was caught with £4 million of heroin in the "largest ever" seizure of the drug in a Welsh investigation, a court heard yesterday. Seven defendants are on trial at Cardiff Crown Court accused of involvement in the business dealing
THE UK Government should "take the lead" in ensuring September's Nato summit in Newport addresses threats from Russia, according to a report by a group of MPs. The report by the House of Commons defence committee, published today (Thursday) says
GWENT Police have renewed an appeal for information to locate a Caldicot man who was recalled to prison after breaching his licence.Following a recent Crimewatch appeal to try and locate Keith Turner, 60, officers Police received information that a man
GWENT councils are bracing themselves to slash an extra £33.6 million from their budgets after Welsh Government warned of a further cut to local authority funding.Yesterday Newport council revealed it was withdrawing its medium-term financial plan
THE wife of a taxi driver who lost a leg in a roadside crash spoke of her shock after the motorist responsible received six penalty points and a £115 fine.Fab Kabs boss Jeremy Mayers, 63, was crushed by Laura Llewellyn’s Rover as he loaded
WE have been expecting councils to announce they would have to embark on another major cost-cutting exercise.The signs were there earlier this year when local government minister Lesley Griffiths warned council leaders to expect to face a tighter budget
A PROPOSAL to introduce a campaign and a zero-tolerance charter against female genital mutilation (FGM) was unanimously backed by Newport councillors at full council meeting this week. Following a shocking report from the Home Office, Cllr Gail Giles,
THE Welsh women’s netball and hockey teams conclude their campaigns at Glasgow 2014 with plenty of positives from their Commonwealth Games experience, writes Andrew Penman. They won’t be taking any medals home with them but both teams have performed
WAR BEGINS Mediation a failure All eyes now on Russia As was promptly announced in the South Wales Argus last evening, Austria-Hungary have taken the step which all who have followed continental affairs feared for weeks. The recent
THE family of a woman left paralysed from the neck down after a stroke, and who is battling breast cancer, are trying to raise enough money so she can come home to Llanmartin. The family of Karen Walters, 37, was told she had only 48 hours to live
WELL, we got that wrong then. The Argus was among many other media commentators who thought Team Wales would struggle to hit its 27-medal target at the Commonwealth Games following the various misfortunes that befell the team before the start of
THE Games have been a big hit in Glasgow but you can’t please all of the people all of the time. Usain Bolt is alleged to have muttered something that rhymes with ‘big hit’ when asked how he rated Glasgow 2014 in relation to London 2012. He
A BOY was taken to hospital last night after he was 'impaled on metal fence post', it was said by emergency services. Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the boy - believed to be 14 - injured at a pen used to turn out ponies at
FAMILY members from as far afield as Ireland made the trip to Pontypool on Tuesday for a Gwent great-grandmother’s 100th birthday. Alice Manley, who was born in Abersychan before living in Pontypool, celebrated 100 years yesterday with her three
THE DIRECTOR of the Nato summit team briefed councillors on the plans for the event at a meeting this week.This comes as just 36 days before the ‘eyes of the world’ are on Newport for the September summit at the city’s Celtic Manor Resort.Peter
THE Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Gwent has welcomed news of a £40,000 investment to help establish a new online network to tackle rural crime. This week the Home Office announced an investment of £39,200 to establish the National Rural
WALES international Rhys Jones believes Newport Gwent Dragons will be even sharper when they head to the Twickenham Stoop for finals day of the Premiership Rugby 7s.The Rodney Parade region produced a sterling display to qualify from the Welsh leg at
A DISUSED public shelter and toilets in Newport could be saved from being demolished as a local father dreams of opening a cafe on site. Nigel Phillips, from local company Archery Estates Ltd, has submitted a planning application to transform the
THE family of a missing Cwm man have told the Argus they are worried sick by the pensioner's ‘out of character’ disappearance.Police are appealing for help in finding 79-year-old David Edwards who has been missing from his home in Cwm
