GLAMORGAN seamer John Glover is retiring from professional cricket to pursue other employment opportunities following long-term injury. Glover, who will be 25 later this week, made his first-class debut for Durham MCCU in 2008 whilst studying at
POOLER legend and former Wales international Alan Carter is backing a campaign to draw new members to Pontypool Museum.The recently-appointed Pooler director of rugby, yesterday endorsed our appeal to attract 1,000 members to the history museum after
AS PONTYPOOL Market’s refurbishment nears completion, its appeal to new traders continues to gather speed. Last month, the market added real dairy ice cream, fishing tackle, and bespoke clothing and accessories to the shopping outlet.Now, it boasts
Gwent musician John Collier has been a name on the Welsh dance band and jazz circuit. He’s performed with John Dankworth, played at Butlin’s and let his own band as saxophonist and flautist. It’s been a lively career. We asked him to
GWENT Police has confirmed the force has hired Rodney Parade for the duration of the Nato Summit. The home of Newport Gwent Dragons, Newport County AFC and Newport RFC is in lockdown with no public access allowed. The rugby and football clubs
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a man who has absconded from prison and may be in Gwent. Darren Williams, 32, left HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire this morning after he had been provided with medication he takes for anxiety at about
THE FINAL preparations are being made for tomorrow's Monmouthshire Show.The annual event returns to the Monmouthshire Showground, Redbrook Road, Monmouth, with a whole range of activities and entertainment.As always, there will be lots of different
JAMIE Donaldson will warm up for his first appearance in the Ryder Cup by spearheading the home challenge at the ISPS HANDA Wales Open at the Celtic Manor from September 18-21. Donaldson cemented his place in Paul McGinley’s Europe team with a
A NEW law is being proposed that seeks to formalise recognition of the effects of domestic abuse including and beyond those of physical violence, and to specifically address the issue within relationships.The UK Government has announced that it is seeking
WALES boss Chris Coleman is making no assurances on the international future of Ched Evans. The former Sheffield United striker is serving five years in prison after being convicted on a rape charge, but is expected to be released in October.
HERE’S another entry for our Great Outdoors photographic competition in conjunction with Western Power Distribution.We’ve already received some fantastic images, and dozens of entries – keep them coming!We have a series of cash prizes
WALES manager Chris Coleman admits life’s a pitch for an international manager and ideally he doesn’t want his side to have to play on an artificial surface in Andorra, writes Michael Pearlman. FIFA are set to investigate whether or not the contest
A CHEPSTOW nursery nurse has raised over £1,000 by having her head shaved for charity.Mum of two Sharleen Greenhalgh, of Bulwark Avenue, had her blonde hair taken off at the Two Brewers pub on August 15 and hopes to top it up to £1,500 in
TIME is running out to nominate your inspirational Newport heroes for a prestigious city-wide award.The annual Newport’s Night of Honour award, now in its fifth year, is still on the hunt for nominations for individuals or organisations who have
WALES’ struggling ambulance service is to receive almost £4 million of Welsh Government funding for a major upgrade of its vehicle fleet.Forty-one new vehicles - 14 emergency ambulances, 15 large patient care service vehicles, four small patient
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following the Caerleon hit-and-run crash at the weekend which seriously injured three elderly people. A Gwent Police spokeswoman confirmed that a Caerleon man has been arrested following the crash and is currently
WALES boss Chris Coleman has named Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey in his squad for the opening Euro 2016 qualifer in Andorra. The match, on Tuesday September 9 in the capital, Andorra La Vella, is due to be played on an artificial
NEWPORT is to host an international investment conference aiming to create jobs and growth for the UK, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Welsh Government Minister Edwina Hart have announced today. The conference, called ‘Embracing new technology
MONMOUTHSHIRE council estimate a further £14.5 million needs to be found over the next four years due to further local government cuts.A report on the Medium Term Financial Plan which will go before the cabinet on September 3, shows that due to
BUDDING female footballers in Gwent are being urged to show what they can do as the new season gets under way.Abertillery Football Club has started five teams solely concentrating on girls aged six to 16 and they also aim to start a senior women&rsquo
MOST of the homes left without gas in Nantyglo have had their supply turned back on today. A Wales & West Utilities spokesman said they have managed to reconnect the gas supply to the majority of properties hit when a leak in a water main cut
RE the story in the News in briefs (the Argus, Aug 25) about Gwent Police advising residents not to park in the bus stop on Tredegar Street, Risca, or they risk a £30 penalty notice. Will this penalty notice also be applicable to those motorists who
I KNEW it was only a matter of time before some dope on the 8 o’clock Today programme on Radio Four referred to the forthcoming Nato summit in Newport as being held in Cardiff! D.Woolley Newport
WITH reference to the article ‘Nato Disrupts Dialysis Patients’ (The Argus, Aug 23), I was appalled to read that this event will have a knock-on effect on patients who receive dialysis treatment. I certainly hope that this disruption will not have
AS I WAS driving along the motorway yesterday, I couldn’t help but admire the huge fence that has been erected in order to protect world leaders at the Nato conference. However, after a couple of miles the fencing simply stoppedI don’t have any
NOT that I use it very much, but today I needed to phone a chemist. A pretty simple task you would think? Well it’s not – unless you already have the name of the chemist you want to call. I may be getting old but to me it makes sense to have a
I AM writing this letter to thank Mr Stephenson, Dr Hussain and the team at neurological ward B4 at Heath Hospital, Cardiff. Also a special thank you to nurse Tony Kinsella, who gave more than 100 per cent to all patients. Even at the end of his
I GET tired of hearing from our political parties about the tolls on the Severn Bridge and how they will get rid of them or lower them when in office. I’m sorry to say this saga has been going on for years. I, along with all the big haulage companies
BLAENAU GWENT council’s executive members will shortly be considering a foolish proposal to change black bag collections from fortnightly to three weekly. While it is acceptable for residents to be encouraged to think about recycling, is it acceptable
THE UK Independence Party recently attended the Bedwellty Agricultural Show, which took place on 16th August. We have been happy to support this special “valleys” event, with one exception, for more than eight years. What surprises us is that
WHO is to blame for the Nato summit being held here? I need names so I can do my best to vote them out of office. K Wood, Watts Close, Rogerstone
GWENT Police are asking for help in finding a Newport man who has breached his licence conditions after being released from prison on 17th April 2014. Lee Anthony Bell, 40, was sentenced to 42 months for burglary after being convicted on 18th July
ACCORDING to a report by the Children’s Society and the StepChange debt charity, more than a quarter of all families in Islwyn suffer serious debt problems. More than 8,000 children in Islwyn and Caerphilly live with families having problem debt
AGE CYMRU’S Age Positive Week 2014 Age Cymru is Wales’s largest and leading charity for older people. I’m writing to remind your readers that Sunday, September 28, to Sunday, October 5, will be Age Cymru’s first Age Positive Week. Age Positive
YET again we have another gem from Newport Highways as work which is being carried out in Duffryn hasn’t been thought out. Someone in their wisdom decided to close Duffryn Drive to buses, so lo and behold all pensioners living on that side of the
FURTHER to the letter from C. Pearce (August 7) I will add that the local community officers in Newport are just as ‘friendly’ and useless! Two instances: I am a regular in an Italian coffee shop at the top of Bridge Street. Two community officers
WHO is responsible for the horrific beheading of the US journalist James Foley in Syria? 1) Is it Britain and the US, who have killed countless thousands of Muslims in their twelve year war in Afghanistan, where the Taliban are again firmly in
Allies strategy The British casualties Admirable behaviour of the troops It now appears that the French armies have never held the line of the Meuse and Sambre in any strength and Namur prior to the fall was practically isolated, and that
A BLACKWOOD driver accused of causing death by dangerous driving told a jury the cyclist his minibus collided with was responsible for the crash. Andrzej Wojcicki, 44, of Conway Court, denies causing the death of cyclist Owain Richard James, of
PONTYPOOL have been given a helping hand in preparations for the coming Swalec Championship season by former Wales internationals Phil Davies and Ceri Jones.Director of rugby Alun Carter brought his former Worcester colleagues in for a pre-season tune-up.Former
A JURY unanimously acquitted a Gwent Police sergeant yesterday of sexually assaulting two prisoners and committing misconduct in a public office by having sex on duty. Richard Evans, 47, of The Highway, New Inn, always denied two charges of misconduct
ANY Welsh Government recommendations on ways to resolve traffic problems in Chepstow – including a bypass - will not be completed until the end of the year. It had been hoped that the government’s transport departments studies on the town would
Over the next four years, the Woodland Trust will be commemorating the centenary of the First World War by planting millions of trees across the country – and you have the chance to create a lasting tribute to those who lived and served during the
RESIDENTS are again fighting plans to stop Torfaen’s biggest social landlord building homes on a green used by children for decades.Pontypool families are going up against Bron Afon Community Housing to have the recreation area registered as a village
A MUSICAL and firework extravaganza that raised more than £2,000 for charity and featured a sunset fly-past by two classic Battle of Britain aircraft - what better way to spend an August Bank Holiday? The setting was Chepstow Racecourse at sunset
PLANS for a new discount food store in Caldicot are recommended for refusal at a Monmouthshire council planning meeting next Tuesday.The plans for the shop, which also include another building about half the size of the store next to it, would be built
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones says Friday's clash with Northampton will provide an early indication of whether they have the required grunt up front this season. The region welcome the Aviva Premiership champions to Eugene Cross
A PUB hosting members of So Solid Crew next month held a fundraiser in memory of a woman who died of a liver condition three years ago.The Blinkin’ Owl in Oxtens, Cwmbran, paid tribute to 20-year-old Kirsty Allen who died on August 27, 2011, after
THE sooner the driver who put three elderly pedestrians in hospital is caught and taken off the roads the better it will be for all law-abiding people. Saturday's horrific hit-and-run in Caerleon has left a family devastated and a business facing
AN ABERGAVENNY Royal Welsh ambassador is riding 100 miles around Gwent and bringing back the traditional side saddle to raise funds to support the agricultural show. Hannah Barry, 27, of Union Road East, Abergavenny, is a primary school teacher
GOOD things come to those who wait and there will certainly be plenty of relief when the Guinness Pro12 gets under way next weekend.The start of the new season is nine days away and the dark clouds over Welsh rugby could soon clear, for now at least,
A CWMBRAN Park is to have a new lease of life thanks to an injection of £103,000 of Lottery money. The money will be used to install new play equipment for children, as well as picnic tables and benches to encourage more families to use the park
AN OUTLINE planning application for a housing estate with up to 370 new homes in Monmouth will be heard by Monmouthshire councillors at a meeting next Tuesday. The application for land on Wonastow Road, to the west of the Wonastow Road Industrial Estate
A TEACHER from Blaenavon has signed up to join the army and will begin training in Sandhurst next month. Victoria Reed, 28, joined the Territorial Army (TA) in 2009 as part of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) 100 Field Squadron
THE Chief Constable of Gwent Police has told a board meeting how thefts of wheelie bins have rocketed in Caerphilly county borough. Jeff Farrar told representatives at a meeting of the Strategy and Performance Board police have recorded 300 more
A MINIMUM £2.7 million of capital funding is likely to be required next year to improve the emergency department at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.But an Aneurin Bevan University Health Board report warns that the financial demands for this
A GWENT Police crackdown on crime in the centre of Newport has led to a rise in violent incidents in Pill, a board meeting revealed yesterday.A three-month operation has seen a reduction in violent crime in Newport city centre, but some of it has moved
TRADERS in Newport city centre have said they are worried profits may fall by up to 90 per cent because of the anti-Nato protest march on Saturday.Business owners on Commercial Street also said they feel they have been “left in the dark” over
