Allies’ successes Gains at many points No ground lost anywhere Progress at Soissons and Verdun Somewhat surprising was the news last night that 24 out of 50 forts at Antwerp, apparently those on two banks of the Scheldt were holding
100 years ago A PRIVATE in the Dragoons was charged at Newport court for travelling without payment on the train from Swindon to Newport, and for attempting to fraudulently obtain a horse from a local dealer. AN appeal was made to Newport mothers
BUSINESSES in Newport could soon be helping to revitalise the city centre if they vote to create a Business Improvement District in next month's ballot. BECKY CARR looks at why businesses should vote yes.A MONTH-long ballot is the only thing now standing
TEENAGE Newport County AFC defender Regan Poole has been called into the Wales U17 squad for their trip to Belarus. Sixteen-year-old Poole, who became County's youngest-ever first team player earlier this season, had been on stand-by for the triple
LAST week saw the Welsh Government announce its draft settlements for local authorities which we know will lead to some really tough decisions having to be made.Here in Blaenau Gwent, we are seeing a decrease of 2.8 percent from £113.2m in 2014/
TORFAEN MP Paul Murphy has warned that Government plans to reduce the voting rights of Welsh and Scottish MPs would lead to ‘constitutional chaos’ and threaten the future of the Union. Speaking in a House of Commons debate on the constitution,
A TEACHER who taught at a Risca primary school sat on a large bean bag while it covered a pupil's face, a hearing was told. Philip Meredith appeared before a professional conduct committee hearing of the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW
CAPTAIN Ashley Williams says Wales will go to Belgium without any fear next month, writes Andrew Penman. Wales will travel to Brussels on November 16 as leaders of Group B after beating Cyprus 2-1 in their latest Euro 2016 qualifier at the Cardiff
FOUR wards in Cwmbran are currently being affected by a power cut. The areas currently without power are Henllys, Fairwater, St Dials and Upper Cwmbran. A spokeswoman for Western Power Distribution said that some properties have temporarily
DAN Lydiate and Jamie Roberts have been linked with returns to Wales ahead of the World Cup – but the regions say they are in the dark over moves for the Lions duo. L'Equipe reported yesterday morning that the Welsh Rugby Union had contacted Racing
A Joint Motion from all four parties in the National Assembly will be tabled tonight calling for "an ambitious set of reforms" for future devolution of further power for Wales. The First Minister Carwyn Jones said he was pleased that all four Parties
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have endured a nightmare start to the Guinness Pro12 but Nic Cudd's defensive exploits have caught the eye of Wales boss Warren Gatland. The Rodney Parade region have lost five of their six games and have frequently been on
NEWPORT’S Chris Gunter insists Wales have demonstrated the steel and determination needed to qualify for Euro 2016 this week, writes Andrew Penman.Gunter and teammates had to dig deep to seal a 2-1 win over Cyprus on Monday after Andy King&rsquo
IF our national football team qualifies for the Euro 2016 finals it will be the first major tournament to include a Wales side for 58 years.There have been decades of depressing qualification campaigns as giants of the game like Ian Rush, Neville Southall
THE case for an M4 relief road could have been based on a false premise as it didn’t take into account the possible impact of a metro system taking traffic off the road, the Senedd heard today. Questioning transport minister Edwina Hart, Liberal
THE Welsh Government has given £250,000 to reclaim land at an ex-colliery site in Gwent. The decision by Edwina Hart, Minister for Economy Science and Transport, to award the grant to Navigation Colliery in Crumlin, was welcomed by local AM Jocelyn
A LIFE swap TV programme between teenagers from rural Monmouthshire and the Valleys, is changing lives, one of their parents says.Life Swap, which airs at 7.30pm on Friday on BBC One Wales, aims to provide a fresh insight into the lives of Welsh teenagers
The Newport edition Monopoly game was officially unveiled today . A gigantic version of the classic family game was put on display at the Celtic Manor this morning to mark ‘M Day’ throughout the city and put Newport on the Monopoly world map.
WALES is prepared for ebola cases, First Minister Carwyn Jones said today. Speaking at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, he said Wales had been preparing for several months: “Training for NHS Wales staff is already underway. NHS Direct Wales has an algorithm
MORE than 100 schoolchildren from across Torfaen visited the Garn Lakes Local Nature Reserve on Friday to discover more about their local environment and heritage. Pupils from Blaenavon Heritage VC School, Ysgol Bryn Onnen, Garnteg Primary School and
A SOLAR park with 33,264 solar panels in Shirenewton is facing the thumbs down from Monmouthshire councillors. Councillors at a planning committee on October 7 refused the application on the grounds it would impact an Area of Outstanding Natural
HUNDREDS of patients are waiting longer than a year for NHS treatment in Gwent, new figures show. From April 2013 until March 2014, 298 patients had been waiting longer than 52 weeks after being diagnosed with a problem. The longest wait at
A NEWPORT actor and filmmaker who has worked with stars Sir Michael Caine and Angelina Jolie may return to Wales to produce his latest short film.Matt Hookings, from Langstone, has appeared in Hollywood film Maleficent and will hit the screens as a young
A ROW is brewing between the University of South Wales and campaigners from the Welsh Liberal Democrats hoping to keep the Caerleon Campus open. A Freedom of Information request submitted by a campaigner appears to cast serious doubts on the university
A park run has been organised by Bryn Bach running club to celebrate the world record of a Tredegar marathon runner. Steve Jones, who has held the British marathon record for 30 years, won the Chicago Marathon with a world record time of 2.08.05
NEWPORT City Council is still having to make budget savings, including by looking at making overtime more regulated, and the possibility of job losses. The cabinet met yesterday at the civic centre, where it discussed a ‘prospectus for change’,
WALES star Gareth Bale has hailed the incredible team spirit on and off the pitch that he believes will take the nation all the way to Euro 2016.Chris Coleman’s men followed up Friday’s point against top seeds Bosnia-Herzegivina with a nervy
TWO "greedy" women who masterminded a £21 million get-rich-quick pyramid scheme that fleeced at least 10,000 victims, including some from Monmouthshire, wept as they were jailed for six months. The group used mass e-mails and "champagne celebration
Blaenavon-based water treatment specialist, Water Treatment Products, has created 12 new jobs thanks to grants from the Local Investment Fund.The company, which formulates and manufactures speciality water treatment chemicals and products for national
A lecture by Paul Silk on devolving justice, which comes in the wake of the recent referendum vote on Scottish independence, will be staged in Gwent this week.Paul Silk chaired the Silk Commission, the commission on devolution for Wales.Mr Silk will deliver
Following the coming into force of the Inheritance and Trustees Powers Act 2014 on October 1 2014, people are being urged to make sure that they have an up-to-date will in place to safeguard their assets, including their business. Paul Lindsey, an associate
Two Newport men have set up a cafe with a difference in the Malpas area of the city.Parc Pantry, in Larch Grove, Malpas, has been open less than two months, but it is already making a name for itself in the area.Matt Ellis and Ant Cook are the duo behind
The Institute of Directors’ annual convention is a fantastic opportunity for like-minded business leaders from across Wales and the whole of the UK to get together.The majestic Royal Albert Hall is an inspiring venue and the convention provides
Tata subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise has revealed excellent results for investment into Welsh SME businesses in 2013/2014, including many in Gwent.Approved investments came in at £664,000 for the year in companies across a wide spectrum of activities.These
AS the Newport Monopoly board is unveiled today, we can reveal the Newport landmarks that have made the cut. Light blue: Royal Gwent Hospital Newport Cathedral Newport Castle Brown: Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon Transporter
Monmouth-based, Siltbuster, a leading recycling equipment specialists, has been shortlisted for CIWM’s prestigious UK Sustainability and Resource Industry Awards. The company’s Gritbuster MRF Glass Separator is a finalist in the fiercely competitive
A MAN who appeared to grab a woman roughly and put her into the back seat of a car on Bassaleg Road in Newport last night has been arrested. The 27-year-old man from Newport is being held on suspicion of assault and is currently in custody.
Cwmbran-based accountancy firm Green & Co is holding a free auto-enrolment seminar next week . The event will be held on Wednesday October 22 2014 from 9am to 11am at GreenMeadow Golf & Country Club.All UK employers must enrol their workforce
Gwent-based companies and individuals in the Welsh contact centre industry have until Wednesday November 5 2014 to put forward their case to collect an award the Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2014.For the 17th year running, entries to the Welsh Contact
ARCTIC Ultra Marathon man, Newport-based property auctioneer Paul Fosh, is ratcheting up his efforts in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for a leading cancer charity.Paul, managing director of Paul Fosh Auctions, is competing in The Likeys 6633 Ultra
Economy Minister Edwina Hart has visited Europe’s leading provider of character confectionery, Bon Bon Buddies, at its Blackwood headquarters to discuss growing the business’s exports. Currently, Bon Bon Buddies sells its products in more
Med-tech businesses in Wales are set to get a boost in bringing new innovative products and services to market as Innovate UK unveils its first £1m Launchpad for the med tech cluster in Wales.The Launchpad for Wales will provide funding designed
The winners have been announced in the 2014 Monmouthshire Business Awards.A total of 25 companies, ranging from start-ups and sole traders to major organisations, were shortlisted for the awards, which were handed out at a ceremony at St Pierre, a Marriott
WING Matthew Pewtner insists struggling Newport Gwent Dragons aren't intimidated by Saturday's European Rugby Challenge Cup opener at Stade Francais – they are relishing the chance to have a crack at the in-form Parisians.The Pool Three
One of the leading voices in the recruitment industry, Recruitment International, has released its annual Top 250 report ranking Newport-based Acorn in the top one per cent of more than 9,000 recruitment companies in the UK.The ranking makes it the highest-placed
LIONS stars Dan Lydiate and Jamie Roberts could be heading home to Wales from Racing Metro this week, according to reports in France. L’Equipe writes that blindside flanker Lydiate and centre Roberts could leave the Parisians before the start of
POLICE have named a motorist who died in a crash on a road described as a “death trap”. More than 1,000 people have signed a petition to make Wyllie Bends safer following the death of 38-year-old Paul Thomas on Friday. His silver Volkswagon
THE supermarket giant Morrisons has yet to pay Monmouthshire council more than £15million for the former Abergavenny Livestock Market site.The county council has confirmed to the Argus that Morrisons, which was granted planning permission in 2011
UPDATE: 4.37pm BUSINESS owners across the city centre voiced their anger today at the fall in trade due to a burst water main. The water main on Skinner Street outside Carousel Leisure Centre burst at around 2am this morning and businesses
UPDATE: 9.16am Chepstow Road and Clarence Place is still partially blocked with heavy traffic reported due to an earlier crash. UPDATE: 8.03am PART of Chepstow Road and Clarence Place is partially blocked and heavy traffic reported due
THIS week's picture is Maindee, The George pub, I think on the corner of Victoria Avenue. It reminds me of my childhood, going to the pictures with my brothers on a Saturday morning. Great times, great memories. Jan Clay The Now and Then pictures
IF we are to listen to Justin Edinburgh’s pre-season words of “only begin to judge us after 12 games,” I guess it’s about time we started evaluating the Exiles. Saturday’s 3-1 win over York City put Newport 13th in League Two after 12 games, though
THEY call Lee Selby the Welsh Floyd Mayweather, so let’s hope promoter Eddie Hearn has a good game plan ready for making sure he really emulates his hero. Because Selby, 27 and now set for a first world title crack, is on the path to greatness
A MUSLIM mother has said she fears for her family’s safety after the flag outside her home was wrongly believed to be in support of Islamic State militants. Shazia Ramzan, 35, of Gaer Road, Newport, has an Abbas flag raised at the front of her
NEWPORT youngsters took part in an event promoting equal opportunities.The event was part of Black History Month, which is celebrated as a way to recognise the contribution Africa has made to science art, philosophy and religion.Held at the University
AS construction of shopping development Friar’s Walk continues apace, Newport is making good progress in city centre regeneration, the council’s cabinet heard yesterday.In the annual review of the 2013/14 improvement plan, regeneration was
A TRUST is to be set up for a nine-year-old muscular dystrophy sufferer to raise money for care equipment.Aaron Stephens, from Risca, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating and painful muscle wastage illness, at the age of three.Aaron
THE red carpet will be rolled out today for the much-anticipated launch of Newport’s Monopoly board. A gigantic replica of the family classic board game will be unveiled later this morning at the Celtic Manor to mark the occasion, which will be
