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  • New schemes set to make road changes

    CHANGES to the A4043 St Lukes Road in Pontnewynydd are due to start at the end of this month for approximately six weeks. It includes the realignment of a section of the A4043 and improvement of the junctions at Pentrepiod Road and Hanbury Road.A second

  • Council leader tells of 'journey' out of special measures

    MONMOUTHSHIRE council’s leader admitted it has taken time for the authority to recover after its children and young people’s department was placed in special measures. It remains in that category after an inspection in November 2012. A letter

  • UPDATE: A40 between Raglan and Monmouth is closed

    THE A40 Northbound between Raglan and Monmouth is closed.Fire crews have now left the scene following a two vehicle collision. Crews from Usk, Monmouth and Malpas were called at 6.53pm today to the A40 between Mitchell Troy and the Gibraltar Tunnels,

  • Kingsley Jones: Dragons must not waste our Paris hard work

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Kingsley Jones has warned his charges that smiles will swiftly turn to frowns if they fail to rise to the occasion again when Newcastle head to Rodney Parade this evening. The Dragons upset the odds against Stade Francais

  • Two vehicle accident on A40 in Monmouth

    THE A40 in Monmouth is down to one lane following a two vehicle collision.Fire crews from Usk, Monmouth and Malpas were called at 6.53pm today to the scene of the accident between Mitchell Troy and the Gibraltar Tunnels, Monmouth. The northbound dual

  • SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: Langstone Primary School

    LanLangstone Primary IS a school that strives for excellence in everything they do, as Hannah Wood finds out. LANGSTONE Primary School in Newport is devoted to providing the highest standard of education for all pupils. Situated on the outskirts of Newport

  • Gwent Poppy Appeal launched in Newport

    AFTER raising almost £280,000 for the Royal British Legion last year, the annual Gwent Poppy Appeal was launched at Newport's Civic Centre yesterday afternoon. Despite a drizzle of October rain, members of the public, Newport council, the Royal

  • County swoop for Swansea's Curtis Obeng

    NEWPORT County AFC are hopeful of receiving international clearance for Swansea City defender Curtis Obeng ahead of Saturday’s clash with Accrington Stanley.The Exiles have wing backs Ryan Jackson and Robbie Willmott sidelined through injury and

  • Pupils learn about the impact of war on home front

    PONTYPOOL Museum welcomed school pupils to join in their Second World War workshops.The museum runs its Second World War Homefront workshops every autumn for key stage two pupils from across Wales.Pupils from Penygarn Primary School, Pontypool, visited

  • Jamie Stephens relishing FA Cup clash with boyhood club

    NEWPORT County AFC goalkeeper Jamie Stephens is relishing the prospect of facing his boyhood team Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup on Saturday. The one-time Rovers youth team keeper takes on the team he supported as a teenager after joining Gloucester

  • YOUR AM WRITES: South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle

    THE issue of human rights has become a political hot potato at United Kingdom level.During a debate on the Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales’ annual report in the Senedd, I stressed that the European Convention was in the best interests

  • Charity gives free defib training at school

    TRAINING was given to students at Oakdale Comprehensive School last week in how to use a defibrillator and provide cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).The Welsh Hearts charity visited the former school of Jack Thomas, who died suddenly at the age of

  • Exiles look to bring in another loan signing

    NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh hopes to boost his injury-ravaged squad with a new loan signing today. With Robbie Willmott ruled out for up to five months with a foot injury and Ryan Jackson still sidelined by a hamstring problem the

  • OAP raids her savings to avoid heart op wait

    A PENSIONER was forced to use her savings to pay for a £19,500 heart operation after being told she faced a wait of up to six months for treatment. Former postmistress June Crum, aged 78, from The Highway, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, paid for the operation

  • Crash blocks road in High Cross

    UPDATE: 4.11pm Two people have been injured in this afternoon's crash. The crash involved a blue Peugeot 107 (2 occupants with minor injuries) and silver BMW (2 occupants not injured). B4591 from High Cross to Risca is closed following

  • Teenagers burgled home while OAP was in bed

    TWO 19-year-olds from Blackwood who were on drugs when they burgled a 77- year-old woman’s house will serve time in a young offenders’ institution. Zachary Williams, of Trelys Close, Victoria Road, Fleur-de-Lys, was sentenced to 28 months in a

  • Letter is so right

    HOW I agree with Brendan O’Brien (South Wales Argus, October 21), you are absolutely right in your letter. This is a council that in the past has threatened to prosecute cafe owners and newsagents who put out chairs etc on the pavement, citing the

  • Gimme shelter

    WAITING for a coach at Newport railway station, I couldn’t fail to notice how little cover there is there. The weather was atrocious, with rain and very strong winds, and as there was only one small bus shelter, most people had to huddle under nearby

  • Losing faith

    I WOULD like to thank the anonymous reader who took the time and money to post me a ‘British Together’ booklet (which at a cost of 70p was an added expense). This has only reinforced my belief in nationalism. After all, the Orange Order celebrates

  • Council rejects Newport merger plan

    MONMOUTHSHIRE councillors rejected the Welsh Government’s vision for a council restructure with another Gwent authority and chose to seek an alternative model. Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors voted to seek a different

  • Drug-dealing Newport boxer's jail term is cut

    A NEWPORT boxer who led a £500,000 cocaine ring in South Wales has convinced top judges to cut his jail term on appeal. Former-Welsh light heavyweight title holder, Justyn Hugh, 30, ran an operation funnelling "enormous" amounts of drugs into Gwent

  • Thomas gets the nod for Dragons crunch clash with Newcastle

    JAMES Thomas gets the nod to replace Wales lock Andrew Coombs for Newport Gwent Dragons against Newcastle tomorrow evening. The 24-year-old came on when Coombs injured his knee in the opening stages of last Saturday’s stunning 38-22 win against

  • Stand Up to Cancer event raises £1,000

    A FAMILY from Cwmbran has raised more than £1,000 for Stand Up To Cancer.Christine Allen, 58, of Gileston Walk, along with her daughter Karra Wade, 41, put on a day of events on Friday at the Threepenny Bit Hall, Deerbrook, raising £1,050.11

  • Heartless policy

    “HEARTLESS” is a fairly emotive word. I wonder if Torfaen Council has ever heard of it? Well, of course, it must have as its policy on cemetery memorabilia appears to be entirely based on it. “Puritanical” is another word that was briefly in vogue

  • Future's sold off

    THE record of Westminster Governments since 1979 for selling off of state assets on the cheap is well documented. Last year Royal Mail was privatised on the cheap and the public left short-changed. Now the 40 per cent share in Eurostar is to be sold

  • White Christmas, Dolman Theatre

    Musical theatre is thriving in the city at the moment, and while the Riverfront were celebrating their tenth anniversary, the Dolman Theatre were having a celebration of their own in the shape of a storming production of White Christmas by CentreStage

  • Mystery surrounds Newport teen's death

    THE inquest into the death of Newport teenager Nida Naseer has recorded an open verdict. Coroner David Bowen recorded an open verdict and said: "Police investigations have failed to find any evidence as to when, how or in what manner Miss Naseer's

  • Asda opening hits town's shops

    SOME independent businesses in Caldicot say they have suffered a steep drop in custom since the opening of an Asda store in the town last week.Alan Rae, 48, owner of Clarke’s Butchers, on Newport Road, claimed he had lost £1,000 last week

  • Paul Flynn seeks clarity on Iraq presence

    NEWPORT West’s MP Paul Flynn has again warned of extending UK involvement in Iraq and sought confirmation that troops were there on a humanitarian mission.On October 16 he asked whether any British military personnel had been deployed to Northern

  • Keep chocolate away from your dog this Halloween

    DOG welfare organisation the Kennel Club is calling for owners to keep their dogs safe this Halloween.Halloween poses a number of health and welfare risks to dogs, from eating foods that can be toxic such as chocolate to being scared by trick or treaters

  • More doubt over M4 Relief Road

    SERIOUS questions over the process by which a decision was reached on a preferred route for an M4 Relief Road around Newport remain unanswered, AMs claimed yesterday. Members of the Assembly's environment and sustainability committee used a Senedd

  • Inquest into Newport teen’s death today

    AN inquest is to be held today into the death of Newport teenager Nida Naseer. The body of the Coleg Gwent student was found at the Newport Wetlands in March this year, three months after she went missing from her home in Linton Street, Pill.

  • Darren Jones fires warning to Exiles League Two rivals

    ‘JUST watch us go when we start playing well,’ says Newport County AFC defender Darren Jones. County earned a third straight win in League Two on Tuesday night, beating Southend United 1-0 at Rodney Parade. The victory took Justin Edinburgh

  • Lyn Jones: Dragons' Wales contingent will soon grow

    DIRECTOR of rugby Lyn Jones believes that Newport Gwent Dragons' poor start to the Guinness Pro12 harmed the international ambitions of a number of their players.Wales boss Warren Gatland named three of the region's players – number eight

  • Hawkins: Minds are focused on the task against Dragons

    HOOKER Rob Hawkins says Newport Gwent Dragons' shock win in Paris has focused Newcastle minds ahead of tomorrow's trip to Rodney Parade, writes Chris Kirwan.The Falcons opened Pool Three of the European Rugby Challenge Cup with an expected 43-

  • Make-up student to be on TV’s Deal or No Deal

    A GWENT woman will appear on Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal on November 6.Aimee Jones, 19, of Penperlleni, filmed 21 episodes of the programme in Bristol earlier this year after applying 12 months ago.Ms Jones, who is currently studying theatrical

  • Newport pupils show racism the red card

    NEWPORT pupils took part in educational workshops promoting anti-racism yesterday. Pupils from Maindee and Lliswerry primary schools were involved in the event set up by campaign group, “Show Racism the Red Card” (SRtRC). SRtRC is an organisation

  • New piercing laws approved

    TORFAEN councillors approved new skin piercing byelaws at its full council meeting earlier this week.At the meeting on Tuesday, councillors were asked to agree to update the powers to register and regulate tattooists and other skin piercing operations

  • Newport day care centre to close

    A DAY care centre in Newport used by adults with learning disabilities is to be closed after a review was carried out by Newport City Council.Ringwood House, in Dents Hill, provides day-time activities such as multi-sensory and physio sessions, hydrotherapy

  • Gwent Poppy Appeal is launched

    AFTER raising almost £280,000 for the Royal British Legion last year, the annual Gwent Poppy Appeal was launched at Newport's Civic Centre this afternoon. Despite a drizzle of October rain, members of the public, Newport council, the Royal British

  • Joe Day hints at County stay

    GOALKEEPER Joe Day says he’d be open to making his move to Newport County AFC a permanent one after a string of match-winning performances. The 24-year-old is currently on loan from Peterborough United and has made a huge impact since his arrival

  • Woman shows off mastectomy scar to fight cancer

    JILL Hindley did not think twice when she was asked if she would be photographed showing her mastectomy scar for a national breast cancer awareness campaign.And the Cwmbran 60-year-old’s candour in front of the camera has helped earn the charity