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  • Victory for some in school transport row

    MONMOUTHSHIRE council has re-awarded college transport to some children and young adults with special educational needs after a month-long battle with parents across the county.One Caldicot mum whose daughter has had transport reinstated said she broke

  • Yes campaign for McDonald's gathers support

    A YES campaign group for a McDonald’s on the outskirts of Abergavenny is gathering pace, with more than 1,400 supporters. The fast-food giant has lodged plans with Monmouthshire council’s planning officers to open a drive-through restaurant

  • Changes coming to Newport bus services

    NEWPORT Bus will operate additional services to enhance the city and rural network from Monday, November 3.The 60 service, contracted by Monmouthshire County Council, provides a link between Newport and Monmouth via Caerleon, Usk and Raglan. This further

  • M4 collision causes eastbound tailbacks around Newport

    A COLLISION between two cars on the M4 eastbound between junctions 27 (High Cross) and 26 (Malpas Road) has blocked two lanes and is causing severe congestion.Eastbound queues are back to beyond junction 28 (Tredegar Park), and traffic is slow westbound

  • I would like a second chance, says Ched Evans

    FORMER Wales striker Ched Evans has expressed his desire to return to football after serving half of a five-year sentence for rape. Evans, released from Wymott Prison, near Leyland, Lancashire, last week, confirmed his plans via a video statement

  • Newport's Riverfront Theatre celebrates 10th anniversary

    THE heart of Newport's arts and entertainment scene The Riverfront celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a birthday reception.The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre opened its doors to audiences for the first time on October 22, 2004 with two

  • Teenage girls injured after car crashes into tree

    FOUR teenage girls were taken to hospital on yesterday after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Rassau. The collision happened at 9pm on the Rassau Industrial Estate near Ebbw Vale. All four girls, three passengers and a

  • I would have loved Bluebirds job, says Tony Pulis

    NEWPORT’S Tony Pulis says he would have been interested in replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Cardiff City manager but never got the chance. Pulis was named Premier League manager of the year for keeping Crystal Palace up last season and was the

  • Britain’s Got Talent to audition at Pill Millenium Centre

    FANCY yourself as the next Collabro, Susan Boyle, Diversity or even Jenson Zhu? For the first time ever, Britain’s Got Talent will be holding auditions in Newport and they will be taking place at the Pill Millenium Centre on Thursday November 13

  • Meet The Band: Thousand Fingers

    Ahead of Thousand Fingers gig at Newport's Meze Lounge this weekend Andy Howells chats to bass guitarist Geo MorganWho are you and where do you originate from?We are Thousand Fingers, and we formed in Monmouth, South Wales. We are made up of members

  • Thousand Fingers To Tour

    Newport band Thousand Fingers have announced a 6 date tour run starting Wednesday October 29, they will be joined out on the road with alternative rock band The Effect.Since formation, Thousand Fingers have enjoyed success within many elements, supporting

  • Lionel Richie Announces Welsh Date for 2015 Tour.

    Since his massive Tuskeegee Tour in 2012 delighted audiences across Europe, Lionel Richie has announced he is set to return for a 31-date tour that will see him perform in 9 cities across England. He will play Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on March 15. The

  • Shrek Musical To Play WMC in 2015

    Direct from London’s West End, Shrek The Musical will stomp into Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff from Tuesday 8 December 2015 until Sunday 10 January 2016.https://www.wmc.org.uk/Productions/2015-2016/DonaldGordonTheatre/Dec8Shrek/Based on the award-winning

  • A comical look at Breaking Bad

    One Man. 62 episodes. One show…It takes a brave man to tackle all five seasons of smash-hit series Breaking Bad within a single action-packed evening.But that’s the tough task LA actor Miles Allen has set himself, and after this super-charged

  • Echo and The Bunnymen announce Cardiff show

    Echo & The Bunnymen have announced new tour dates which will see them tour across the UK this winter before returning to Liverpool for a hometown show in February 2015. Formed in Liverpool in 1978, Echo & The Bunnymen have been responsible for

  • King King To Support John Mayall On Tour

    Visitors to John Mayall's 80th anniversary concert at St David's Hall next week are in for a treat. Not only will fans be treat to music from John's new album "A special life" but they will also get to see an opening set from Scottish

  • Meet The Band: Pale Seas

    London-via-Southampton star-gazers Pale Seas recently unveiled their highly-anticipated debut EP Places to Haunt, which will be released on 27th October via Native Pop. By exploring themes of youth, death and social alienation, lead singer Jacob Scott

  • Christmas comes early at The Dolman Theatre

    A film musical classic celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. White Christmas premiered to the world on October 14, 1954 and has been part of the Christmas season ever since. The title song, originally sung by Bing Crosby and written by Irving Berlin

  • LIVE: Newport council meeting

    ARGUS reporter Becky Carr is at Newport council's learning, caring and leisure scrutiny committee meeting this evening. Join her for live coverage here: Tweets by @ArgusBCarr

  • WATCH: Sheep stranded on cliff is rescued by RSPCA

    RSPCA inspectors have rescued a sheep which was stranded on a cliff in South Wales. The female sheep had been stuck on a ledge at Rhossili Bay on the Gower for three to four days . Rope rescue teams from England and Wales were brought together

  • LIVE: Council debates merger plans

    REPORTER Nathan Briant is at the special Monmouthshire County Council meeting to discus a potential merger with other authorities. Tweets by @ArgusNBriant

  • Welsh secretary should condemn 'war on Wales'

    WELSH Secretary Stephen Crabb has been urged to condemn the "war on Wales", amid claims that Jeremy Hunt hired the Daily Mail to smear the NHS. The bitter row over Labour-run health services in Wales surfaced again in the Commons, as shadow Welsh

  • Woosnam threatens to quit after hall of fame snub

    WELSHMAN Ian Woosnam has threatened to walk away from golf after being snubbed once again for the golf hall of fame, writes Michael Pearlman. The former US Masters champion, world number one and Ryder Cup winning player and captain wasn’t even

  • Inspectors should compare English and Welsh NHS - Cameron

    INTERNATIONAL inspectors should be brought in to compare the performance of the NHS in England and Wales, David Cameron said today in his latest Commons clash with Ed Miliband. The Labour leader challenged Mr Cameron to defend the coalition's record

  • Wales being ‘undersold’ to overseas visitors

    THE Commons Welsh Affairs Committee has called for a more coherent strategy to attract international visitors to Wales.In a report published today, (Wed) the committee said VisitBritain should work alongside VisitWales to set clear, measurable targets

  • WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Rumour that Ostend retaken no surprise

    Fight for the coast Belgians in Yser stand British gunboats in action Desperate Germans A rumour was widely debated yesterday that Ostend had already been regained by the Allies but the statement did not fit in with the French official

  • Heroin-user found guilty of man's murder

    A HEROIN addict has been found guilty of murdering a man under a secluded bridge just five days after coming out of jail. Gareth Wyn Jones bragged to friends after launching a sustained attack on vulnerable alcoholic David Alun Lewis. Cardiff

  • Newport Docks owner repeats concern over M4 Relief Road

    THE owners of Newport Docks have repeated their concerns over the proposed route of the M4 Relief Road. Associated British Ports (ABP) reiterated its fears over the proposed ‘black route’ for the £1bn M4 relief road, which is set to be debated

  • Have your say on council business

    RESIDENTS in the Caerphilly county borough can now have their say on the issues that will be discussed by the council’s five scrutiny committees. Caerphilly council is developing a new quarterly Forward Work Programme for each of its five committees

  • Pioneering veg plot approved

    MONMOUTHSHIRE council will give a first licence of its kind in the county today to a woman who will be responsible for growing produce on a plot of the authority's land. Mum of five Alison Newsam will be allowed to cultivate the St Helen’s Road

  • CRIME FILE: ‘Sexting’ can lead to threat of child abuse

    IN the last five years 26 children under the age of 16 have been charged for sexual offences on other under 16s in Gwent. A Freedom of Information request put to Gwent Police by the Argus found in the past five years (August 2009-August 2014) there have

  • Police hunt man with links to Gwent

    POLICE are appealing for help in finding a man who has links with Gwent. Ryan Wiltshire, 29, from Treharris is wanted in connection with an incident in Abercynon on Sunday, 21 September 2014. Anyone who has seen him, or who has information

  • Teen boys arrested after Pill sex assault

    TWO teenage boys from Newport have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Pill. The incident happened late at night on Friday, October 17. A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "A 16 and 17-year-old from Newport have been arrested

  • Caravan fire closes lane on M4 in Newport

    ONE lane and a slip road is closed due to caravan fire on the M4 in Newport. The incident is on the eastbound side at J27 at High Cross, where the caravan is on the hard shoulder where the eastbound entry slip road merges onto the main carriageway

  • Abortion laws

    AT THE October TUC Congress, the Society of Radiographers (SOR) agreed to remit its motion on gender termination. This means, according to the SOR’s October magazine that it has been submitted to the General Council without having to be debated by

  • Total madness

    TORFAEN Council’s adherence to the failed doctrine of capitalist neo-liberalism and its ideologically driven austerity programme reveals either their total economic ignorance or contempt for the good people of the borough. Or possibly both! As

  • Welcome cuts

    I WOULD like to comment on the decision of the Labour Cabinet at Caerphilly County Borough Council to reduce their allowances. I welcome the decision, but it is long overdue. Plaid Cymru has been urging Labour rulers to follow their colleagues on Rhondda

  • Bus stop woes

    FOR THE first time ever, on a dark autumn evening, I used the bus stop beneath the car park opposite the railway station. As an ‘anorak’, I like travelling by bus and have done in very many places, however, I cannot recall a bus stop that matches

  • Residents unite

    A COMMENT on local authority mergers. The critical minimum population mass for a successful, modern, UK city is about 250,000. The general topography and geology within Newport’s current boundaries seriously restricts any large-scale developments in

  • Survey says 65% of pets fear fireworks

    A NEW survey from Dogs Trust and Cats Protection has revealed that 65 per cent of pets are worried by fireworks and that 93 per cent of their owners alter their routine during fireworks celebrations.The survey of 3,750 pet owners shows that two-thirds

  • FIRST PERSON: Documentary filmmaker Alexis Girardet

    From chewing bits of wood to sound like a beaver, to trekking to the South Pole with Prince Harry, Alexis Girardet from Tintern has earned his place as a documentary filmmaker, as EMMA MACKINTOSH found out. AS A child I loved expeditions. I was

  • Gwent Homebase stores at risk as quarter of outlets to close

    TWO Homebase stores in Gwent are at risk as the company announced it will close a quarter of its outlets over three years. A spokesman for Homebase owner Home Retail Group said he could not confirm if the stores in Newport and Chepstow would be

  • Gwent health board gets new boss

    ANEURIN Bevan University Health Board has a new chief executive, Judith Paget, who takes over the role vacated in June by Dr Andrew Goodall on his appointment as the head of the NHS in Wales.Mrs Paget, who has more than 30 years’ experience of working

  • Appeal after manhole covers stolen

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of five manhole covers in the Tredegar area over the last ten days. Three were stolen in Cefn Glas some time between 10th -13th October (log 274 20/10/14) One was stolen at the rear of James

  • Offers of support flood in for 'car home' family

    A NEWPORT mum whose family say they have been sleeping in their car for over three months, has thanked Argus readers for their messages of support and offers of accommodation and help. Deborah Talbot confirmed this morning that they have "their

  • Wales NHS body defends service

    A BODY representing the NHS in Wales has defended the service in the wake of claims from the UK Government that it is a "second-class" health service. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told MPs in the Commons there was "absolutely intolerable pressure

  • Dragons eyeing move for Cardiff Blues lock Lou Reed

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are keeping close tabs on Wales international Lou Reed as they prepare for the possibility of facing Newcastle with just one specialist lock.Reed, who won the last of his five caps against Japan in the summer of 2013, has returned

  • ARGUS COMMENT: The NHS has always been a political football

    THE political war has started well in advance of next year's general election and the National Health Service in Wales is its latest battleground. No-one should be in any doubt that the Daily Mail's 'investigation' this week is motivated by politics

  • 97,000-name cancer drug petition to be handed in

    A PETITION started by an Usk woman calling for a cancer drugs fund in Wales which has been signed by more than 97,000 people will be presented to the Welsh Government next month. The petition was started by Julie McGowan when her friend Ann Wilkinson,

  • Search for tragic son's charity marathon pals - 40 years on

    A COUPLE from Griffithstown are trying to trace the childhood friends of their son who died following a battle with Multiple sclerosis. Huw Davies, 77, explained that 40 years ago on October 15, 1974 six Griffithstown youngsters, including his

  • Justin Edinburgh: Where are the 'missing' 1,100 fans?

    NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh has called on the club’s ‘missing’ fans to turn up and roar the team on to a fifth straight home win on Saturday. County sealed a third successive League Two victory and a fourth on the bounce at home

  • Award for top Newport boxing trainer

    NEWPORT boxing trainer Steve Sims has been recognised in the 2014 Newport Volunteer Achievement Awards.Sims, who runs the Alway Amateur Boxing Club on Lliswerry Road in the city, received his award in recognition of his “outstanding contribution

  • Could you be first Newport Monopoly champion?

    HERE is your chance to pass Go, collect £200 of goodies – and be crowned Newport’s first Monopoly champion.Following the launch of the official Monopoly Newport Edition last week, the first ever Newport Monopoly Championships will be