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NEWPORT County AFC failed to build on Saturday’s shock 1-0 win at League Two leaders Burton Albion as they were hit by a late smash and grab raid by old foes Mansfield Town. The two sides have worked up quite a rivalry over recent seasons as they

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling three separate rubbish fires in Newport this evening. The fires were all started in Ringland Circle at the rear of the shops at around 7.45pm. A crew from Maindee has been attending the scene. A spokesman for South

MONMOUTHSHIRE chefs will be demonstrating their culinary skills at the first ever Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls food festival on Saturday.There will be local producers at the festival with a range of speciality foods, including honey, chocolate

A MAN accused of causing death by dangerous driving during a "race" along a Gwent country lane, told police when arrested that he had taken an overdose because he had "watched his sister die." PC Alexa Jones of Gwent Police told Newport Crown Court

THE prospect of a Team GB football squad competing in next year’s Rio Olympics has provoked a strong reaction from Football Association of Wales (FAW) president Trefor Lloyd Hughes.GB teams played at London 2012, when Aaron Ramsey, Ryan Giggs and Craig

SIX Newport Gwent Dragons youngsters have been named in the Wales under-18s squad for their first international of the season in France. Lloyd Lewis, Ellis Shipp, Leon Brown, Nathan Hudd, Connor Edwards and Arwel Robson have all been selected for

CEFN Fforest boxer Robbie Turley will be back on the big stage when he takes on Panamanian ace Anselmo Moreno live on Sky Sports later this month.Turley, who was set to fight on the Newport Centre bill on Friday, March 13, will instead face former WBA

A GWENT woman pregnant with a baby for a childless couple will later this month take the number of surrogate births in the UK in the past 30 years to around 1,000. ANDY RUTHERFORD looks at the often overlooked positive aspects of a still controversial

A PROJECT helping those over 50 and people with work-limiting health conditions to get into employment has helped 25 Torfaen residents find permanent jobs over the past 18 months.The Second Success initiative run by Torfaen Council’s employability team

Update 7.34pm: THE Senedd voted against introducing a ban on smacking children in Wales following a heated debate this evening. The vote on amendment 66 was part of the amended Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales

THE news that four of the UK’s proposed six tidal lagoon power stations could be built off the Welsh coast with two of them on the Welsh side of the Severn estuary has certainly generated some waves of its own over the last week. Tidal energy has long

MORE than nine months after his daughter died at a Gwent hospital, her heartbroken father is still seeking answers about the way she was treated - and he may still have another month to wait.Lisa Jane Howells, aged 38, suffered two heart attacks whilst

Reprisals A real blockade The German rout Thousands of prisoners WORDS which are so closely related to deeds always command attention and it is the fact that the principle topic of conversation just now is not what is happening in the

A MAN accused of causing death by dangerous driving during a "race" along a lane near Bedwas told police when arrested that he had taken an overdose as he had "watched his sister die". Aaron Bridgeman, who lives at Lansbury Park in Caerphilly,

MY WIFE and I went to Cwmbran on Sunday Morning St David’s Day. We were amazed and ashamed that, including ourselves, there were less than twenty people wearing daffodils. We only saw one child in traditional dress, a little girl, and she looked

WHEN Gordon Brown announced the financial pledge to the people of Scotland to secure the no vote, there was no thought for the people of Wales. There was no mention of a fairer funding package for Wales from Labour. Carwyn Jones just wants to muddy

I JUSt want to say how beautiful reader Andrew Perkins’ photo of Newport was (27th February 27). There is some stunning architecture that people tend to ignore. Very impressed and shows the city in a whole new way. Sally Wallis, Courtybella

CAN ANYONE please enlighten me as to why it takes weeks to reduce the fuel costs by a miserly few pence and then if by magic at the superstores in Newport it increases twofold in two days? Do they have inside information? Are they desperate for cash

THE STATEMENT by Nick Herr, director international policy at the Ministry of Defence, said: “The Ukraine could count on any possible assistance in the pursuit of Ukrainian independence”. Nick Herr’s statement was made following talks on a memorandum

WE WANTED to thank all your readers who came on board to join British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru in February in the fight for every heartbeat. As you may already know, February was National Heart Month and during that time we asked people to Wear

A WOMAN who subjected a community to months of anti-social and nuisance behaviour, has been ordered to leave her house. The council tenant and her family, who lived in the Gelligaer area of Caerphilly county borough, subjected members of the community

HOSPITAL admissions caused by alcohol misuse cost the Welsh NHS £109m every year, it was revealed today. Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething today revealed the cost of the 34,000 admissions each year at a conference about alcohol-related brain

BLAENAU Gwent Council’s Planning Committee will decide this week whether to allow a former Abertillery pub be turned into a support centre for people with learning difficulties.Scott Darling, who runs Caerphilly business Partnership of Care with wife

UPDATE 6.08pm This is the man who died after the Celtic Manor incident today, Ollie Floyd, a contractor working for a weed control company.     UPDATE: 5.46pm The man who died after the Celtic Manor accident is named locally

TWO men were arrested yesterday following a drugs warrant at an address on Medway Road, Bettws. They were both arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply. The men, aged 26 and 30 from Bettws, have been released on

UPDATE: 11.25am Tuesday March 3 The Newport man David Finney, who was reported missing yesterday, has now been found safe and well. UPDATE: 1.27pm Monday March 2 A SEARCH has been launched after a Newport man went mising. David

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons had a mixed February going from the high of a stunning win at Leinster to the low of another home loss to Connacht. The month started with a pair of LV= Cup encounters, Exeter surviving a spirited Dragons charge to win 37-

UPDATE: 12.15pm South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started in a tumble dryer in an attached outhouse of a semi-detached property. The fire is now out and firefighters are damping down.   UPDATE: 11.15am FIREFIGHTERS

JOIN Argus reporter Fran Gillett for live coverage of the Torfaen council meeting where a council tax rise of 4.75% is set to be approved. Tweets by @ArgusFGillett

Here are the latest pictures of Newport's Friars Walk scheme as it fills the city skyline. For more pictures, go to the main Friars Walk gallery

MPS COULD be sent to a "sin bin" for barracking their opponents in the chamber of the House of Commons, under proposed reforms tabled by Labour. The new powers for the Speaker of the Commons to expel MPs temporarily from the chamber if they are

A NEWPORT teenager has set up her own drama school in the city to boost the confidence of young people through the arts. Nineteen-year-old Jessica Watkins has set up Calypso Creative School of Art with business partner and boyfriend Lincoln Baker, 21,

HUNDREDS of school pupils from across Gwent will be showcasing their science and engineering skills at the Big Bang Fair in Newport.Pupils aged between eight and 18 have been gearing up for the show ready to compete in areas such as science, technology

On this day - March 3rd FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE: On this day a year ago the Argus reported how the construction of the Friars Walk development would bring jobs to 650 people. Five years ago today former Labour leader and Blaena Gwent

A CONVICTED killer from Blaina was sacked from his job as a gardener at a Weymouth holiday park when they discovered his conviction. Adrian Duggan, who killed his girlfriend Catherine Campbell while on holiday in India, had been working at the

A YELLOW warning of snow and ice for Monmouthshire is still in place to 10.00am Tuesday 3 March. Newport is set to have sleet and rain this morning with temperatures around 5C and with some sun later today. The wind will pick up from 13 this morning

I HOPE you’ll forgive the indulgence of penning a tribute to someone slightly off patch, but I was shocked and saddened this week to hear of the passing of a true giant of British sports journalism, Ken Gorman.Ken, who died at the weekend aged 72, is

PERSPECTIVE wasn’t hard to find this week for Newport County AFC.A disappointing 1-0 home defeat against a side lower in the division, where barely a shot on target was mustered by the beleaguered hosts.A poor crowd, of less than 3000 there to see it,

A CWMBRAN goalkeeper has climbed the world’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, helping to raise nearly £30,000 for charity.Richard Jeffries, goalie for Cwmbran Town AFC, reached the summit at around 7am local time on the morning of Friday, February

UPDATE: 9.08am The M4 westbound between junction 24 and junction 28 is now clear. UPDATE: 8.50am Congestion is being reported on the A4042 Heidenheim Road at Rodney Road in Newport. It is busy but moving. UPDATE: 8.22am There is

SENIOR public officials and councillors who fail to protect children from sexual exploitation will face up to five years in jail under a new criminal offence being considered by the Government. Under proposals unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron

A PILL convenience store is to have its licence reviewed after Gwent Police officers said it is “contributing to the anti-social behaviour and disorder” of the area. Gwent Police Chief Constable Jeff Farrar served the application to review the

This is Argus Office in top of High Street for decades. Central for most people then and surrounded by their vans outside. Always busy there as the printing was done there - and the Football Argus! At the back you could see the printing rollers

NETWORK Rail will soon begin major preparation work in the run up to electrifying the South Wales Mainline. It is hoped the electrification of the railway between London and Swansea will provide faster, greener, quieter and more reliable journeys

9:22pm Join Andrew Penman for live coverage of County v Mansfield 7:40pm UPDATE: Senedd votes against ban on smacking children in Wales THE Welsh Assembly is debating

AMs are to vote on a ban against smacking children in Wales today. The vote will be part of the amended Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill tabled by Julie Morgan AM. The Welsh government had previously ruled