British in France 4-day battle The following statement has been communicated by the Secretary of State for War: Although the official dispatches from Sir John French on the recent battle have not yet been received, it is possible now to state
STAFF at a printing company face an uncertain future after their firm was said to have collapsed after struggling for years to weather the economic downturn. MWL Print Group at Pontyfelin Industrial Estate in New Inn announced it would stop payments
A JAZZ festival was held over the weekend around Abergavenny. The Wall2Wall Jazz Festival hosted 24 concerts at three venues – the town’s castle, the Swan Hotel and the Kings Arms.Four others were held at the town’s Borough Theatre.
A CHARITY has called for Welsh women to face up to "embarrassment" about gynaecological health as new charity survey reveals a lack of knowledge among women in the UK.More than a third of women surveyed in Wales failed to name a single type
CWMBRAN’S Danny Gabbidon has returned to Cardiff City as a player/coach. The 35-year-old Wales international defender trained with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team over the summer after being released by Crystal Palace. And he has now sealed a one-year
IF THERE is anything that us Welsh can learn from our Irish cousins, it is the way they have marketed their culture throughout the world. Their success has been outstanding – their tourist industry is absolutely thriving with 6.7million people visiting
A NEWPORT-born Guardian journalist has defended his portrayal of the city in a piece which provoked anger today. Stephen Moss, who grew up in Ringland and whose parents and brother still live in the city, wrote in his editorial piece for today’
COUNCIL chiefs have come under criticism after splashing almost £50,000 on a fountain, which it is alleged has not worked properly since its unveiling two years ago.The Pontypool Park fountain, featuring an iconic sleeping dragon, has hardly been
A TRICOLOUR has been flying above Chepstow Ttown Ccouncil’s gatehouse in celebration of its exchange with French visitors, which finished last week. The twinning between Chepstow and the French town of Cormeilles started in 1975 and about 40 people
I BELIEVE Cllr Ray Davies’s visceral opposition to Nato (Argus August 28) is very misplaced. Unlike my father and grandfather, I belong to that very lucky post-war generation that has never faced a European war and the free nations of Europe standing
WHEN I first heard that the Nato Summit would be held in Newport, I have to admit, I was mildly depressed. In 2012, we were in the US when the last one was held in Chicago. Not known for showing much news during the wall-to-wall adverts, American
ONE DAY last week I was walking through the Kingsway Centre, when I suddenly realised something was different. There was no piped music. I sat on the seat opposite the new post office and enjoyed the atmosphere. All that could be heard was the sound
I HAVE the greatest sympathy for Councillor Mike Harris who allegedly used the term Muzzy on a social networking site. Harassed and persecuted by fools, who spend their small-minded lives hanging on every word uttered by public figures, in wait for
GWENT Police are re-appealing for information after a robbery at Ladbrokes on Chepstow Road, Newport which happened on Wednesday 6th August at around 9.35pm. Three men entered the premises, one man approached the counter and demanded cash. A significant
PATIENTS attending - or thinking of attending - the accident and emergency department at the Royal Gwent Hospital are being warned by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board that some delays are “inevitable” as staff are currently dealing with a high
CONCERNS over the quality of the pitch for next week’s Euro 2016 qualifier between Andorra and Wales have intensified with a second pitch inspection due today. UEFA have informed the Football Association of Wales that a further pitch inspection
A CHARITY walk organised by the mum of a miracle Griffithstown tot who beat meningitis has raised over £1,000. Olivia George, who celebrated her first birthday on Saturday, was seriously ill with the disease just days into her life and was taken
A ONE-DAY music festival in Blaenavon held to raise funds for a project helping young people was “absolutely fantastic”, one of its organisers has said.Held on Saturday, Blaenfest raised between £1,500 and £2,000 and will be able
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh is expecting a quiet transfer deadline day after Saturday’s win at Portsmouth but he’s refusing to rule out comings and goings at Rodney Parade. The Football League transfer window closes at 11pm tonight
ONE of Gwent’s oldest residents has passed away, aged 106.Great-great-grandmother Violet Lawrence was born in June 1908 and moved to Newport from Pontnewydd to live with her husband William on Chepstow Road. He was a police sergeant in the Newport
A MAN believed to be from New Tredegar has died after being hit by a car near Stonehenge, police have said. Patrick Sturtivant, 37, from suffered serious head injuries following a collision with a Mercedes 300. Wiltshire Police said the crash
10:32pm Speculation continues as to which school President Obama will be visiting on Thursday morning following the announcement by White House; but for “security reasons” it will not be revealed until just hours before his
AT THE start of a momentous week for Newport, it is only right that we highlight the success of Saturday's anti-Nato protest march in the city.Those who took part, and those whose job it was to police it, combined to ensure campaigners were able to
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones will attempt to sign a centre after being left down to his last two men in midfield. A morale-boosting 27-25 pre-season win against English champions Northampton in Ebbw Vale on Friday was marred
THE solicitor-advocate rebuked by a judge for dressing “like something out of Harry Potter” following a Blackwood dangerous driver trial has been reported to police for claiming his medals were from service with St John Ambulance. The judge asked
REGIONAL Rugby Wales acting chief executive Mark Davies believes Sir Wyn Williams will be the key figure in avoiding damaging disputes with the Welsh Rugby Union.Last week RRW, the body that represents Newport Gwent Dragons, the Ospreys, Cardiff Blues
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been brought closer together with their regions rivals courtesy of their spat with the Welsh Rugby Union says chief executive Gareth Davies.After over two years of dispute the governing body and Regional Rugby Wales, the body
TWO people were arrested after Newport County's away victory at Portsmouth FC on Saturday afternoon, with fans describing unrest and violence outside the stadium on social media.Reports of a child being hurt by a glass bottle were not corroborated
SCOUTS who have been building giant plant pots to encourage bees and butterflies in Cwmcarn have been hampered by thieves who keep stealing their equipment, their scout leader has said. The Cwm Gwyddon Explorer Scouts in Abercarn have been working
A MUSLIM organisation has called for a Torfaen councillor to stop using "inflammatory and divisive language" which they've dubbed Islamophobic.Last week the Argus reported that complaints were made after Pontypool councillor Mike Harris,
GYM enthusiasts did more than 4,000 sit ups and almost 5,000 air squats over a 24-hour period on the weekend to raise funds for a disabled Newport tot.Simon Hard, 22, organised the "gym-a-thon" at Functional Fitness in Newport to raise £
