ABERGAVENNY’S Rachel James and Newport’s Lauren Booth both won gold on day one of the British Cycling National Track Championships in Manchester. Double world champions Sophie Thornhill and pilot James added another gold to their palmares in the
MONMOUTHSHIRE council has formed a group to revisit the decision to build a new library in Abergavenny.The council said it remains committed to building a new library on the site of the former livestock market but has asked a group of officers to revisit
NEWPORT County AFC’s Yan Klukowski opened his scoring account on Tuesday but it is games rather than goals that the midfielder is targeting in the coming weeks. The summer signing from Forest Green Rovers struck for the Amber Army in Tuesday’s
RIVAL political groups on Caerphilly council have taken the unusual step of uniting in their opposition to plans to merge the authority with Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen councils.Yesterday the Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly council followed their Labour
NEWPORT fundraiser and I.T teacher Jackie Lewis, from St Julian's, has raised almost £30,000 in memory of her son Steven, who tragically died of stomach cancer in December 2011 aged just 31. After struggling with her grief for some time, she
UPDATE: 7pm A Gwent Police spokeswoman confirmed that officers were called to the crash at 5.15pm and the road was reopened at 6.17pm. She added that no one was badly injured. AN AMBULANCE and three cars have collided on the M4 in Newport
UPDATE: 6.12pm AMs have voted against holding an inquiry into the NHS in Wales this afternoon. 31 AMs voted against calling an independent inquiry with 21 in favour. UPDATE: 4.59pm THE WELSH NHS is in crisis and an independent inquiry
THE niece of a Cwm man found dead after going missing almost two months ago has thanked the public for the help they gave her family. An inquest into the death of David Edwards, 79, was opened and adjourned this morning at Gwent Coroner's Court
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? The UK’s top lift technician. What is your biggest fear? Heights. It is not the drop, its the hitting the ground at the bottom. Do you have any superstitions?I greet magpies
A CWM man has been found dead after going missing almost two months ago. An inquest into the death of David Edwards, 79, was opened and adjourned this morning at Newport Coroners Court. Mr Edwards was last seen at midday on Saturday July 26
NEWPORT powerboat pair James Norvill and Charlie Parsons-Young are celebrating a remarkable double win. The duo were crowned world champions after topping the podium at the P1 St Cloud Grand Prix of The Sea earlier this week, just two weeks after
A GWENT doctor who forged prescriptions for Viagra because he was too embarrassed to see a GP has told a disciplinary panel the "stupid mistake" was a "one-off". Dr Mansoor Kassim, 37, was given a suspended jail term in January after he pleaded
CAERPHILLY council is backing Support Your High Street Week, this week with a ‘pop up’ shop initiative. This comes after reports identified Wales as having the largest number of vacant properties on its high streets in the UK. Caerphilly County
A beaten enemy A flank attack Von Kluck’s difficult position We now have the third chapter of Sir John French’s history of the war to date and few will be able to read it unmoved. It is unnecessary to refrain from remarking that it bears
Have you got what it takes to Go Sober and do something amazing for people with cancer? That’s 31 days with no lager, no wine... not even a shandy - all to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support’s vital work. Whether you’re motivated by the challenge
A 16-year-old boy from Blackwood has today been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Michael Lee Emmett. The 31-year-old man from Blackwood died on Tuesday 2nd September. The teenager is currently in police custody.
NEWPORT County AFC boss Justin Edinburgh is hoping for so overdue good news on the injury front with County’s treatment room once again getting too full for comfort, writes Michael Pearlman.The Exiles have mounting worries with Byron Anthony, Darren
A “VULNERABLE” man who was forced to work without pay for 13 years at a farm near Newport, while living in a rat-infested shed, was not taken to hospital for two days despite fracturing his hip when he fell off a horse onto a concrete floor, a court
THE recent BBC Wales TV show Hotel 24/7 made for some eye-opening and cringe-worthy viewing. The senior management did nothing but giggle at inane tripe. It was embarrassing, as was the wearing of slippers on duty! The housekeeping division made
READING the Argus on Monday, September 22 about the troubles at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital, the only thing I can say is what a waste of £172m. The Aneurin Bevan Health Board must take the blame for the problems at the hospital. Ystrad Fawr was
IT’S been announced the average managers’ salary in private industry is £36,000. Caerphilly Council pays three times that. They also pay ‘The Living Wage’. Of course, it’s not their money, so they don’t care. Now, a Labour Minister attacks the
THOSE familiar with Greenwood, the ten storey tower block in St Julians, Newport, will I am sure have noticed that it has been transformed from pink to green. This transformation was carried out by Severn Insulation as part of the multi-million
WELL it’s nice to know, care of Carwyn Jones, that after the Scottish voting, the old union is dead. So, we are left with the question, what is going to happen with the new one? Personally, as a Welshman, I wasn’t given the chance to choose whether
NATURAL Resource Wales has published new maps which aim to increase the accessibility of Welsh countryside.The maps secure almost one million acres of land. It marks the first review of countryside access in Wales for 10 years and the new maps have been
FORMER Newport County AFC assistant manager Scott Young insists he still wants to be considered for the top job at Cardiff City despite the Bluebirds’ Capital One Cup capitulation, writes Andrew Penman. Caretaker boss Young, who was assistant to
ABOUT 400 people in Gwent have requested information under a potentially life-saving scheme to prevent domestic violence.The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, also known as Clare’s Law, was introduced two years ago to protect people in relationships
AMBULANCE response times got slightly longer in Gwent during August, figures released today show. In Gwent/Aneurin Bevan Health Board area 1234 out of 2533 calls, or 50.6% resulted in an ambulance being at the scene within eight minutes. In July
AN ambulance and paramedic were called after three cars crashed in Pontnewynydd this morning. The ambulances were called at 9.28am after the crash on St Luke’s Road in Pontnewynydd. Two people were checked over at scene by the Ambulance Service
THE Crown at Whitebrook is back on form as one of Wales’ top restaurants as it has been awarded three AA rosettes in its first year under new ownership. The Monmouthshire restaurant which is now owned by Chris Harrod, 40, a Raymond Blanc-trained
RESIDENTS have set up a panel to voice their concerns over the ongoing rat problem at Rogerstone Canal to Newport council. This comes as residents in Rogerstone raised the issue of rats invading their garden and forming nests in the growth of the
GWENT billionaire Sir Terry Matthews has been appointed as the chairman of the Swansea Bay City Region board. His appointment was confirmed today by Economy Minister Edwina Hart. The graduate of Swansea University will replace Cllr David Phillips
THREE defendants have appeared in court charged with aggravated trespass during a protest against Nato while the military alliance’s summit was held in Newport earlier this month. Eleanor Margaret Keen, 49, from Steed Cottages, Chartham Hatch,
NEWS that Friends of the Earth Cymru has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Government’s plan to build an M4 relief road around Newport will come as no surprise to anyone who has watched this story closely over many years. The campaigning
A ‘DIGITALLY excluded’ Newport man has turned his life around and now has a job, is studying and has made new friends thanks to a scheme to enable housing tenants to learn new skills.This week is Wales’ first Employment and Skills Awareness
WORLD champion Elinor Barker, Gwent stars Jon Mould and Sam Harrison and fellow Welsh rider Ciara Horne are all in action today as the British Cycling National Track Championships get under way in Manchester.And in the Para-cycling Championships Lauren
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ injury crisis has deepened ahead of Sunday’s must-win Guinness Pro12 clash with Treviso. The region had hoped that captain and full-back Lee Byrne (shoulder), fly-half Jason Tovey (calf) and centre Ashley Smith (hamstring
A NEW multi-million pound school in Oakdale may not open on time, warns a report which went before scrutiny panel members last night. Members of Caerphilly council’s education select committee went over a cabinet report which was released shortly
MORE than 50 teenagers from Newport have been nominated for a joint award after they worked on a summer charity project with children in Africa.It is the biggest nomination the Newport’s Night of Honour Awards has ever received and each young person
MORE than 60 people have been arrested this month in a Gwent Police crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Operation Resolute is a new scheme to drive down crime and anti-social behaviour by specifically targeting the small number of offenders who
AN information evening is being held for people interested in helping to run Newport City Council’s sport and leisure facilities. From next April, leisure services will be delivered by a Not for Profit Distributing Organisation (NPDO) in Newport
A CHEPSTOW mum who runs her photographic keepsakes business from an office in the town has been nominated for a national award. Kirsty Prankerd, 30, has been listed as part of the Mumpreneur Awards 2014, a scheme for parents who run their own enterprise
A NEW bakery that has opened in Ebbw Vale could mean more jobs for the area. Clam’s Cakes, which supplies unique handmade cakes to independent outlets across the UK, is set to create more jobs in Blaenau Gwent after the business moved from Crickhowell
A D-DAY veteran who still volunteers to sit and talk to hospital patients in Newport at the age of 89 was surprised with a birthday party on Monday.Charlie Barber arrived at St Woolos Hospital ahead of his usual volunteering shift to find dozens of colleagues
