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  • Three-car crash on M4

    A THREE-car crash has been moved onto the hard shoulder of the M4 eastbound between Junction 29 for Cardiff and Junction 28 for Tredegar Park. People are slowing to look at the accident.

  • Son meets his long-lost mum - after almost 58 years apart

    A PORTSKEWETT man has been re-united with his mother after nearly 58 years apart.Kevin Scott, 57, of King Harold's View, first laid eyes on his biological mother Pat Johnson, 78, on Monday after last seeing her as a six- week- old baby. He has spent

  • MP calls for reform of drugs laws

    THE government should relax laws to allow people to have their drugs of choice, Newport West MP Paul Flynn has claimed. Prohibition has been a curse, he said, adding that it was pretence for governments to believe they could curtail hard drug use

  • YOUR AM WRITES: Newport East AM John Griffiths

    THE Scottish independence referendum last month settled the question of Scottish independence, but the consequences and action that follow can have far-reaching effects.In many parts of the UK there is a strong feeling of dissatisfaction with the unfairness

  • Porter knows he's playing for future at Rodney Parade

    NEWPORT County midfielder Max Porter admits he fears for his future at the Exiles with competition so fierce for a starting berth.The former Rushden midfielder has recovered from a three month injury lay-off with a groin issue after two injury hit seasons.He

  • Gwent to share £2 billion EU cash

    NEWPORT, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire are to get a share of £2 billion of EU funding for Wales over the next seven years. They have been allocated the money because they are considered among the poorest areas of the 28-country

  • Newport MP calls for public inquiry into Afghanistan war

    A NEWPORT MP has claimed the Afghanistan war could be the “worst military blunder in our history since the charge of the Light Brigade” and called for a public inquiry. Paul Flynn, labour MP for Newport West, asked in the House of Commons today

  • Speed frenzy

    I THOUGHT I had seen it all on Bank Street, St Julians, City of Newport, with the ever increased numbers of speeding bikers, speeding motor racers, heavy lorries, vans, coaches, delivery vehicles, etc, .heading for and from a highly populated area,

  • Backwater

    WHAT brave person would say: “ There would never be an accident on three main roads at similar times”? T this is what those who advocate having a new by-pass for Newport believe. Time they got their heads out of the sand. , or where ever they

  • Transfer control

    FOR too long our natural resources have been run for the benefit of others with few real or lasting benefits trickling down to the people of Wales. The final say on how our natural resources are exploited and developed should be the responsibility

  • Prevention

    LOCAL authorities have a remit to prevent both physical and mental health problems in the communities they serve, using their public health budgets. Millions of pounds are spent every year to prevent people developing physical health problems like

  • All for oil

    AT LAST -– with 490 of our soldiers killed, close on 3000 maimed , many thousands more traumatised for life, we have left Afghanistan to its fate. “We have left that country a better place to live in”, trumpeted Cameron, the generals, and the arms

  • More to come from Loveridge insists boss Edinburgh

    NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh believes there is a lot more to come from Swansea loanee James Loveridge, writes Michael Pearlman. The 20-year old forward has extended his stay at Rodney Parade for another month, the Premier League side have

  • Caerphilly cabinet approves 3.9 council tax increase

    CAERPHILLY council's cabinet unanimously approved draft saving proposals yesterday (wed) which include a council tax increase to 3.9 per cent for 2015/16.The council faces a 3.4 per cent reduction in its financial settlement next year following the

  • Rent, Dolman Theatre

    The choice of 'Rent' as their latest project is an adventurous one by WAWWA and they are to be congratulated as they bring it off with some aplomb. It is a show in which much of the dramatic and musical material can be difficult to come to terms with

  • Newport store celebrates 140 years of trading

    NEWPORT’S oldest department store will celebrate its 140th birthday next week with a day of events in store.On Tuesday November 4 Wilding’s are holding a ‘jamboree customer day’ to celebrate the anniversary; featuring champagne

  • PICTURES: See great Hallowe'en pumpkin carvings

    ABERSYCHAN residents took to the challenge of creating the best spooky carved pumpkin as part of a Hallowe'en competition. Garndiffaith Millennium Hall committee organised the event by asking children from local schools and the local community

  • Swim teacher of the year award for Newport instructor

    A NEWPORT swimming teacher said he is "over the moon" to be named named swim teacher of the year by Swim Wales.Martyn Taylor, 45, senior swim teacher for Newport City Council, was given the title at the Swim Wales Aqua awards 2014 held in Swansea

  • Council worker meets rugby stars for Stoptober

    A CAERPHILLY council employee was given a special rugby-related surprise after kicking his smoking habit in to touch.Simon Wedge joined thousands of smokers on the national Stoptober challenge to try and stop smoking for 28 days in October. Mr Wedge successfully

  • SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: High Cross Primary School, Newport

    HIGH Cross Primary School in Rogerstone was found to be “excellent” in all five areas measured by an Estyn inspection earlier this year. One of the highest-scoring Welsh schools under the inspectorate's new system, High Cross also has a platinum

  • Historic former railway station still in storage

    AN HISTORIC railway station that was to get a new lease of life at one of the world’s leading museums is still in storage after two years. The former unused station at Raglan was officially handed to the National Museum of Wales in 2012 with the

  • Ebbw Vale food artist's tribute to TV star

    EBBW Vale food artist Nathan Wyburn has paid tribute to Loose Women star Lynda Bellingham with an Oxo Cube portrait. The 24-year-old artist, famous for his food portraits using the likes of pizza, cat food and marmite, created his tribute to the

  • Spooky fun at Greenmeadow Farm

    PREPARE to be spooked at Greenmeadow Farm this half term as kids take part in spectacular Hallowe’en activities.Greenmeadow Farm in Cwmbran have embraced the Hallowe’en spirit again this year as they host a range of spooky activities for children

  • Car crashes into banking on A466 in Redbrook

    UPDATE 12.30pm: One person was taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny following the collision. A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 8.58pm last night to a road traffic collision on the A466 in Redbrook in Monmouth

  • Lydiate confirms return to Wales

    FORMER Newport Gwent Dragons flanker Dan Lydiate has confirmed that he is returning to Wales from Racing Metro. The 26-year-old blindside move to the Top 14 from Rodney Parade in the summer of 2013 but has reached an agreement to head home after

  • Estyn to visit Cwmbran school before merger

    ESTYN bosses have acknowledged they plan to conduct a “monitoring visit” at a school set to be merged with another secondary next year.The schools’ inspectorate said it would be at Llantarnam Secondary, which was put in “special

  • Nurse denies 'dealing' surplus drugs

    A NURSE gave evidence before a panel following allegations that she allowed staff at an Ebbw Vale care home to take home surplus medicine for personal use and failed to tell her current employer that this was being investigated. A conduct and competence

  • Listed Pontypool church fixed with grant

    REPAIRS to a Grade II* Victorian church in Torfaen have been completed with the help of a grant of over £60,000 - making it a "sight to behold".The roof of Crane Street Church in Pontypool has been repaired following a grant of £

  • Young Dragons must be fearless at Ravenhill - Kingsley Jones

    HEAD coach Kingsley Jones has urged Newport Gwent Dragons' young guns to play without fear when the injury-hit region takes on Ulster in Belfast on Saturday. The Dragons are down to the bare bones for the Guinness Pro12 encounter at Ravenhill (

  • Caldicot Castle fate won't be decided for months

    THE fate of Caldicot Castle will not be decided for another six months and pending the outcome of the £30,000 heritage report. In March the council posed the idea of running the castle and country park as a charitable trust but have yet to come

  • Dragons to bring back Steffan Jones

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are bringing fly-half Steffan Jones back from his season-long loan at Bedford, writes Chris Kirwan.The Dragons have invoked the two-week recall clause for the 23-year-old from Bargeod and he is poised to rejoin the squad during their

  • Cuthbert confident of hitting top gear for Australia opener

    ALEX Cuthbert is a player that thrives on the Test scene and is confident of being back to his best when Wales open their autumn series against Australia next Saturday.The winger has a stunning record of 12 tries in 26 appearances for his country while

  • Road is named in memory of fallen firefighters

    A ROAD was named in memory of two fallen Blaina firefighters today. The road, between the Rising Sun Industrial Estate and Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg School in Blaenau Gwent, was named Griffin Lane in tribute to Stephen Griffin, 42, and Kevin Lane

  • Injury crisis for County ahead of Hartlepool clash

    NEWPORT County AFC will head to Hartlepool United on Friday fretting about an injury and illness crisis, the Argus can reveal.The Exiles are travelling to the north east for an overnight stay ahead of Saturday’s visit to Victoria Park, but they