A COMMUNITY hub in Abergavenny officially opened to the public at the weekend.Around 120 people filled the Abergavenny community Centre, which is based in the former Park Street Primary School to see the Town's Mayor, Councillor Martin Hickman cut the
ST DAVID’S Hospice Care is to create a new 15-bed state-of-the-art in-patient unit at its site in Newport. Newport council’s planning committee today approved an application for the expansion, earmarked for the current day hospice site on Blackett
Dr Emma Gibbins talks to Kath Skellon about her passion for music and becoming the Director of Music at Newport Cathedral.“I HAVEN’T taken the standard career path to get to where I am now which is Director of Music at Newport Cathedral.I knew music would
MONMOUTHSHIRE council is reviewing the funding for the second phase of the 21st century schools programme which includes Chepstow School as they cannot fund half the money needed.The secondary phase of the programme includes Chepstow School and King Henry
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' injury problems are mounting ahead of Sunday's Rodney Parade encounter with Guinness Pro12 title contenders Ulster, writes Chris Kirwan.The region have a midfield injury crisis with Ashley Smith and Pat Leach rated as 50/50 because
A SUCCESSFUL match in memory of a Pontypool sports coach raised more than £1,500.The match, held at University of South Wales Caerleon Campus on February 28, was a huge success, raising money in memory of Dale Llewellyn.Mr Llewellyn was a Pontypool sports
Joffre’s tactics Germans kept on the move Tightening the allies’ lines The German defeat The full story of the German defeat in Poland is given in a message issued yesterday. The message contained a supplementary note, ‘Russian concrete
A PONTYPOOL woman found not guilty of stealing from a charity said she had tried to take her own life following the accusation. A jury acquitted Mandy Gilgrass, aged 51, in just 45 minutes yesterday after her trial at Cardiff Crown Court. She
THREE Gwent organisations are to get a share of £2.35m in National Lottery funding from Sport Wales to boost sports participation in Wales. Newport-based Welsh Cycling, the Brecon Beacons National Park and Newport County AFC, as part of the Time
TRADERS and politicians have welcomed the news that Friars Walk shopping centre will officially open its doors in Newport on November 12.The scheme is currently 65 per cent let, with confirmed tenants including Debenhams, Next, H&M, Cineworld, Nandos,
A DAD who grabbed his ex by the throat in a row over access to their son has been ordered to complete 100 hours community service.Stuart Edwards, 47, squeezed Shelley Carter’s neck and held her against the bonnet of a car outside her home in Blaenavon
A DRUNKEN man stamped on his boyfriend’s head following a row over dog mess outside his house, a court heard. Adam Roberts, 22, organised a barbecue at his Shakespeare Crescent home in Ebbw Vale along with his then partner Scott Collins on June
ADAM Chapman admits Newport’s players are suffering with a crisis of confidence at their Rodney Parade home.County are clinging to the League Two play-off berths after suffering a 1-0 home defeat to Mansfield on Tuesday, the fourth successive game at
CIDER producers are preparing to return to Caldicot Castle for the annual Welsh Cider and Perry Festival in May.Last year’s event attracted 2,500 visitors to the four day event which will play host to over 90 different real ciders and perrys, as well
CALLS from politicians to make awareness of toxic shock syndrome part of the school curriculum have this newspaper’s full support.TSS causes a small number of fatalities every year. For reasons that are still not understood, a significant proportion of
NEWPORT have parted company with head coach Sven Cronk, ending the former prop's seven-season spell in the Rodney Parade hotseat.The 45-year-old, who has been hindered by a lengthy injury list and unavailability of players through Wales Under-20s, sevens
GWENT Police are investigating after two men were seen in the back of a garden on Prospect Road in Osbaston in the early hours of this morning. They were spotted at about 3.15am and one of them was wearing a balaclava. Police were called, responded
SIX Gwent women will compete in the final of Miss Wales 2015 to be held this Saturday in Port Talbot. Finalists will start three-days of activity tomorrow, inclucing a Miss Wales Empowerment Day at the Swansea Marriott with one of the UK’s leading
WELSH workers are "heartily sick of Tory propaganda", Labour claimed today as partisan clashes over jobs emerged in the final Wales questions session before the election. Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith said 90,000 of the 100,000 new jobs created
A MAN who denies causing the death of his stepsister by dangerous driving wept as he told Newport Crown Court he had not been racing a motorcyclist friend along a Gwent lane in the moments before she died. Under cross-examination by prosecuting
A ROMANTIC construction company owner from Monmouth employed his skills with a digger to propose to his girlfriend. Chris Morgan, 30, wrote “Will you marry me?” on boards and filmed him painting on them with the digger, which he later showed to
THE front bumper of a white Ford Fiesta was stolen last night and police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to call them. The vehicle was parked in a car park on Ton y Felin Road in Caerphilly stolen yesterday evening
NEWPORT'S booming brewery, Tiny Rebel is looking for venues for a new bar in the city centre.Tiny Rebel Brewery founders, brothers-in-law Bradley Cummings and Gareth Williams, say they wants to be part of the positive change in Newport.The news comes
A NEWPORT martial arts expert will be featured in a TV documentary tonight documenting the way his teaching was able to improve a boy’s behaviour.Everton Smith will be shown helping Newport lad Toby Stapleton, aged nine, on Channel 5’s My Violent Child
WHAT a wonderful speech by Hollywood actor Michael Sheen at Tredegar on St David’s Day, in defence of the NHS. He should enter politics now. How nice to hear someone spell out what’s happened to our NHS over the last 50 years by governments of all
THERE was a very interesting documentary on the television last month about the Chartist uprising which was introduced by Michael Sheen. He began by visiting some of the valley towns before ending up in Newport, where he stood in front of the Westgate
I GET so angry when I hear Conservative MPs slating the NHS in Wales that I felt I had to write about my experience at Pontypool Hospital where I had a DEXA Bone Scan recently. The three members of staff on the unit were so kind (even getting me
I FELT very sorry for the residents living near the former railway land of Garthalan Drive when I read and saw the pictures in the February 26 edition of the South Wales Argus. According to residents this once-beautiful area is now an environmental
THE inquest into the deaths of four people, including a man from Cwmbran, who died in a tipper truck crash in Bath has been opened and adjourned. Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran, Mitzi Steady, four, from Bath, Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan,
GWENT could benefit from plans to improve the railway network in Wales that were revealed today. Network Rail's ambitions for the next 30 years include more seats on Valley line services during peak times and extra carriages on some services between
A NEWPORT worker has been honoured for his part in rescuing a cat from a 40 foot tree in Newport. Barry Reed, a tree specialist for Newport council, was awarded a certificate of commendation from RSPCA Cymru after helping to save the animal which
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons centre Tyler Morgan is inching closer to fitness as he recovers from a knee injury, writes Chris Kirwan.The 19-year-old was called up by Warren Gatland for Wales' Six Nations campaign only to be unable to play a full part in training
EBBW Vale's final game of the regular Principality Premiership season against Cardiff will be played on Friday, April 24 (kick-off 7.30pm).The encounter against the Blue and Blacks at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park has been moved forward because Judgement
No egos, no frills just pure rock is what greeted fans who turned out at Newport Centre on Tuesday evening to see the recently crowned Brit Awards Best British Group winners, Brighton’s Royal Blood. The concert kicked off with a half hour plus
A CAR crashed into three cars parked at around 4am on a residential street stopped and then sped off Gwent Police have said. The incident happened on Saturday 28th February when the small red/maroon coloured car was driving down Elm Drive "at
A FIRE was deliberately set beneath a camper van in Cwmbran last night. Firefighters attended the scene in Two Locks at 8.17pm.
WELSH Cycling has today announced plans to develop a women’s cycling programme, SheCycles Wales, to give women and girls more opportunities to cycle. As one of ten recipients of the Sport Wales Calls4Action investment, Welsh Cycling will extend
On this day - March 4th FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE: Gwent miners were on the verge of returning to work after a year-long strike. On this day a year ago the Argus reported how Newport's migrant population had doubled in ten years.
DIRECTOR of rugby Lyn Jones believes Newport Gwent Dragons have got a star on their hands after agreeing a fresh deal with fly-half Dorian Jones.The 22-year-old has been a firm fixture in the Dragons squad since the autumn and has recently been preferred
A BOAT and a shed were destroyed by a blaze in Monmouthshire yesterday. Firefighters based in Usk and New Inn attended the scene at Little Estavarney Farm in Estarvarney Lane in Monkswood at 11.52am.
UPDATE: 10.16am All lanes re-opened and traffic returned to normal, recovery work completed and broken down car removed on A467 Rogerstone by-pass. UPDATE: 9.15am One lane is blocked and heavy traffic is reported due to a broken down car
It will be bright and sunny in Newport fo much of today with temperatures getting as high as 8C. In the north of Gwent, temperatures could climb to around 9.5C.
MORE than half of food businesses in Wales have been awarded the highest ratings for their food hygiene standards, a report published today shows. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey about the statutory standards scheme’s first year of operation
UPDATE: 1.29pm Police officially name the 20 year old man who died after the incident,on the grounds of the Celtic Manor Resort at a lake on the Twenty Ten Course as Oliver Floyd from the Ross-on-Wye area. His family have issued the attached
POLITICIANS are backing a Caerwent family’s awareness campaign to get toxic shock syndrome on the school curriculum. Monmouth MP David Da-vies tabled a written question to Health Minister, Jeremy Hunt, last week asking how many teenagers and women had
NATURAL Resources Minister Carl Sargeant has written to the UK’s “big six” energy firms asking them to work with the Welsh Government to tackle fuel poverty. The Welsh Government is making an additional £80 million available between 2013 and 2016
TWO people have been arrested and charged with drug offences after a warrant was executed in Caldicot. The raid took place at an address in Park Road on Monday. A 38-year-old man was charged with possession of a class B drug with intent to
Poundland must no longer claim that every item it sells costs £1 after a watchdog upheld complaints that it sold DVDs and other "special" offers for more. The poundland.co.uk website's About Us page said its "Everything for £1" claim was "the idea
UPDATE: 2.53pm The headteacher of St Woolos Primary School Heather Vaughan said: "The school contacted the police promptly and followed closely their protocols about communications to pupils and parents. Letters were sent out to parents at the
A HEROIN addict who went on a £1,600 spending spree after a drunk student gave her his debit card on a night out was jailed. Siobhan Webb, 26, of Monnow Way, Bettws, admitted taking the card and using it after she befriended the man on Halloween
6:57pm Newport hospice St David's to expand ST DAVID’S Hospice Care is to create a new 15-bed state-of-the-art in-patient unit at its site in Newport. 5:42pm
NEWPORT County AFC manager Jimmy Dack expressed his frustration after his side were beaten at home by Mansfield Town. Reggie Lambe's 87th minute strike sealed all three points for the visitors in a match that seemed to be destined for a goalless
