A CHEPSTOW-based charity is looking to hear what its community wants as it puts a lottery bid together to renovate a newly purchased building. Chepstow Mencap, for people with learning disabilities, which already has a base at The Berkeley on Station
THE political map of Wales could be on the verge of its biggest shake-up since 1996, with Gwent councillors warning that counties risk being forced to merge with neighbouring authorities.Newport councillors spurned the suggestion of merging voluntarily
HE'S still only a teenager but self-taught photographer Ieuan Berry, 17, of Maindee, has already achieved a lot through his work capturing the ‘unseen’ city including being chosen to photograph the Nato Summit. He talks to HAYLEY MILLS.I
SHAUN Connor has returned to the Newport Gwent Dragons management team as academy skills coach. The 38-year-old former fly-half from Blaina has joined as replacement for Byron Hayward, who left for the Scarlets in the summer, and will also help
TWO former Welsh Government ministers spoke out against their own party tonight, when a motion by Plaid Cymru calling on Welsh Government to reconsider the alternative "blue" route for the M4 relief road was defeated. The motion by Elin Jones AM
HEARTBROKEN cat owner Maxine Davies fears deliberate poisoning with antifreeze is behind the deaths of four of her pets in little more than a week.Since September 20 the mother-of-two from Monnow Way, Bettws, Newport, has been a regular visitor to the
IAN Gough has recovered from a shoulder injury to bolster Newport Gwent Dragons’ second row for Sunday’s Guinness Pro12 derby with the Scarlets, writes Chris Kirwan.The 37-year-old missed the games against Glasgow and Treviso after suffering
A PONTYPOOL primary school teaching assistant has pleaded guilty to possessing more than 920 indecent images of children, some as young as 18 months old. Simon Williams, who is aged 39 and lives on Blaendare Road, Pontypool, admitted three charges
GWENT councils are either meeting or performing beyond recycling targets set by the Welsh Government according to the latest figures.The provisional figures released by the Welsh Government for the year ending March 2014 show that Monmouthshire County
TWO Gwent nurses have been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after they were found guilty of “shocking failures” in the standard of care they were providing patients.Manager of Grosvenor Nursing Home in Abertillery, Susan Reynolds
Nathan Cleverly has vowed to step up his quest to become a two-weight world champion by disposing of Tony Bellew in their rematch in Liverpool on November 22.The Welshman beat Bellew via majority decision in the same city in October 2011 but went on to
Arron Cusack who failed to return to HMP Prescoed on Monday , September 29 has now been found, Gwent Police said. He was arrested and has been returned to the custody of the Prison Service.
WALES' top doctor believes too many of us do not do enough to look after our health - and she wants individuals and communities to take more responsibility for bringing about lifestyle changes.Launching her annual report, Chief Medical Officer Dr
WALES manager Chris Coleman admits he has given up trying to win over his critics.The former Fulham and Coventry boss has seen Wales rise to 29th in FIFA’s world rankings during his tenure, their highest berth for 20 years.Coleman’s charges
OFFICERS from Gwent Police's Operation Resolute team have recovered approximately £2000 of suspected stolen property, including make-up, dog leads and tools.A search warrant was executed for an address in Alway on Tuesday September 16 in John
I HAVE a query regarding some photographs and programmes that have come into my possession and I was hoping your readers might be able to answer. I have photographs of Newport Model Parliament. The first photo is a South Wales Argus photograph
WHEN will Paul Flynn MP accept that he is the only man in Newport responsible for Joland Giwa’s presence in our city? After voting consistently in favour of uncontrolled open door immigration, and indeed being an outspoken advocate of such in his
AS an ex-pat Caerleon ‘fly’, I can only hope that should the college close the site isn’t turned into a ghetto of low cost council accommodation. However, I fear that the lacklustre ‘geniuses’ on Newport City Council are already drafting up some plans
HAVING tried to get to the shops on a mobility scooter, I now feel sorry for the disabled who use these. Firstly, there are no dropped kerbs along Cardiff Road on the pavement outside Ebbw Bridge club, nor in Old Cardiff Road, while others are too
ALONG with 30,000 other people, I have signed a petition on the Government’s website calling for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses with independent monitoring of the footage. I have seen investigations that found evidence of widespread cruelty inside
I WOULD like to sincerely apologise to Solar Windows for failing in my letter printed in the Argus on 24th September to mention and commend them for the invaluable contribution they made to the improvement works to Greenwood tower block at St Julians
NEWPORT'S new cinema is beginning to take shape as part of the city centre's major development at Friars Walk.The infrastructure of Debenhams and the framework of Cineworld can be seen in the latest photographs of the multi-million pound shopping
THE SOUTH Wales Argus has teamed up with Brace’s Bakery to spread some Christmas cheer. Over the next six weeks we are asking primary school children to send in their designs for a Christmas card. The winning child will not only get a framed copy
The day Allies’ plans complete Germans’ choice Fight or surrender For reasons which no newspaper has divulged, this week, from today, has been awaited with tense eagerness, indicating at least a belief that something out of the common was
TWO Gwent nurses were found guilty of “shocking” failures in the standard of care they provided to patients at a nurse management hearing (NMC) yesterday. Registered manager of Grosvenor Nursing Home in Abertillery, Susan Reynolds, and registered
INCREASED NHS spending, a commitment to a rail link between Newport and Ebbw Vale and an assurance that construction of the M4 relief road will not begin until at least 2016 were among the proposals in yesterday’s draft budget from the Welsh Government
A NEWPORT teenager is taking on a new business venture - in dove releasing. Connor Marsh, 15, holds a lifelong passion for wildlife and has spent the past five months training six white homing pigeons to see through his ambition.This comes after Connor
FORMER Newport County midfielder Lee Evans has been called up for the senior Wales squad for the first time. The academy graduate who is now at Championship Wolves becomes the first player from the reformed Newport County AFC to receive a call-up
100 years ago LONDON House store announced the opening of its war employment workroom and staff were required to commence work immediately on the provision of shirts, scarves, etc, as gifts for the troops on garrison duty. The body of a young
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have had a frustrating first month of the season but ended September on a high with victory against Treviso. The Rodney Parade region has been hit hard by injury but a number of individuals have stood firm to enjoy a fine
STAFF at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - Gwent's biggest single employer - are being urged to have a flu vaccination to minimise the risk of passing the virus on to the patients they care for. The call has come from health board chiefs
A HEADTEACHER said it was lucky more damage wasn't done after a suspected arson attack saw a climbing frame in the school's reception garden destroyed. Fire officers were called out to Maindee Primary School on Saturday evening after the timber
CAPTAIN Lee Byrne says the next month will be the true test of Newport Gwent Dragons' character as they experience life on the road.The Rodney Parade region got their Guinness Pro12 campaign up and running with a 33-15 success against winless Treviso
TOWN leaders sitting on one of Wales' biggest community councils will branch out into 21st century technology with plans to use Facebook and Twitter to publicise their activities. The community councillors hope to appeal to modern and young members
A CAR part company taken over by a German group - amid concerns about possible job cuts - has taken on 50 extra staff at its Pontypool plant. TRW Automotive was bought by the multi-national car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen in September in a deal worth
PUPILS at a Newport school are celebrating after receiving two awards for their school grounds.Eco committee pupils at Pentrepoeth Primary School achieved a bronze award for Gwent's Best Kept Village School 2014 and the Silver Leaf Award as part of
AN abandoned hotel in Newport's city centre is to be brought back into use after a planning application to convert it into 30 luxury apartments was approved. Newport City Council planning committee unanimously approved the application today to
A 35-ACRE solar farm near Llanmartin has been refused planning permission due to the agricultural land that would be lost to the development. Newport City Council planning committee today agreed that the development should not go ahead citing the
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh is hopeful his side are over their striker woes with loanee Joe Pigott keen to stay at the club.County have so far selected six different front men this term and none have found their form, but Saturday’s thumping
A NEWPORT goalkeeper was airlifted to hospital on Saturday and is unlikely to play football again after he collapsed following a "freak accident" during an 11-a-side match. Darren Davies, 36, suffered a spinal injury on the pitch during a Newport
Her family's shop may be in Birmingham, but Sharan Purewal's story could just as easily apply – and be of value – to any small to medium sized business in South Wales. When you meet Sharan, you'd be forgiven for thinking that energy is the last of
