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24th March 2015    26th March 2015

  • Firefighters tackle Blaenavon grass fire

    FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire with beaters in Blaenavon earlier. A crew from Abersychan attended after an area of bracken which was reported well alight at Pwlldu at 3.04pm this afternoon.  

  • Fears over parts of Valleys area being "cut off" by Velothon

    FURTHER consultation on road closures will be carried out by a Gwent council ahead of a major cycling event despite fears some parts of the county borough will be “cut off” for a day. Caerphilly council cabinet members met today to discuss the

  • Brutal Bedwas boyfriend banned from all dating sites

    A BRUTAL boyfriend has been banned from going on all dating sites by a judge to stop him attracting more women. Karl Crimmins, 29, was outlawed from dating sites such as Match.com, eHarmony.co.uk and Plentyoffish by the judge who said: "Females

  • Police appeal after food and baby items stolen from Aldi

    POLICE have appealed for help to identify these three women who we would like to speak to following theft from the Aldi store in Risca at approximately 3.05pm on 23rd March. Food and baby items were stolen. The women left the store in a VW

  • Belief is there that we will qualify, says Wales star

    SWANSEA City defender Neil Taylor says Wales can use the new-found belief in the squad and in the country as a whole to take a giant step towards Euro 2016 this weekend, writes Andrew Penman. The national team head to Israel tomorrow ahead of Saturday

  • Race against time for Exiles on new signings

    NEWPORT County face a race against time to make improvements to their squad for the remainder of the campaign.The Exiles are attempting to bring in two loan players, understood to be a striker and a defender, following the release of Rene Howe.The County

  • Red alert on emergency ambulance responses

    MORE than 100 patients in Gwent in February waited more than the target eight minutes for an ambulance to arrive, despite the call being classified as 'Red 1' (covering those who have suffered a cardiac arrest or have stopped breathing).And in two council

  • Jeremy Clarkson's BBC career is over

    JEREMY Clarkson's BBC career is over after an internal investigation found he launched an "unprovoked physical and verbal attack" which left one of the colleagues in hospital. Director-general Tony Hall said the Top Gear presenter's attack on producer

  • Taking its toll

    I REFER to last week’s letter entitled ‘Scrap the Tolls’ and, of course, being a private motorist, I wholeheartedly agree. How good it is of this government, just before the election, to announce that when the current contract finishes they will then

  • Who pays?

    HAVE we gone stark raving mad? An immigrant at a Newport dental practice, when asked if he had an exempt certificate, said, “I no pay”. The next patient, a lady who’d had an X-ray and antibiotics for her abscess, was handed a bill for £42! Mrs

  • Get togethers

    I’M GLAD to report that after the failure of my first attempt to have a community get-together, the second was more successful and 25 people attended. Starting from April 9, we hope to have these get-togethers at fortnightly intervals between 1pm

  • So many groups

    ISN’T IT reassuring to hear of so many Newport self-help groups joining forces to counter what all must see as the inevitable implosion of our city centre. Newport Cabinet joins the City Economic Network - hoorah! Newport Task Force rises like a phoenix

  • Diabetes advice

    WITH Easter approaching we know that lots of your readers with diabetes, their friends and family might not be sure whether they should be enjoying chocolate eggs as well as other sweet treats and rich foods. When you have diabetes it’s really

  • NHSOB help

    FOR five years I was a pupil at Newport High School for Boys during the 1940s when the school was on the original site on Queen’s Hill. I am hoping one of your readers will be able to point me in the right direction to acquire a NHSOB scarf and

  • No head to head

    REFERRING to the proposed party leaders’ debates, Nationalist Mr Nutt says “I would have thought two public schoolboys would have been used to debating a load of rubbish” (Letters, 19 March). Tory leader David Cameron is indeed a public schoolboy (

  • Five too many

    WITH APRIL 1st fast approaching, I read that Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Mr A Nutt, is getting into the spirit of April Fool’s Day with his latest letter in favour of a seven-way leaders debate. What is the point of all these leaders debating what they

  • Empty criticism

    IT’S DIFFICULT to remember such empty criticism from a politician as those words uttered by Labour leader Ed Miliband on his first visit to Wales in as long as I can remember. In his assessment of the budget, there was no detail and absolutely no alternative

  • Talented youths

    THE STORY of Joseph and his techni-coloured coat from the book of Genesis never fails to please whenever it is performed on stage. However having just returned from the Congress Theatre at Cwmbran I feel compelled to pay tribute to the Congress Youth

  • Yes to fracking

    REGARDING Mr Shakesheff’s letter on fracking. Do he and his green friends not realise that fracking has been operating in the UK for about five decades without any problems? His beloved windmills cause more environmental pollution – visual, noise and

  • Fake cigarettes traders fined

    THREE traders who sold thousands of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco pouches have been fined. Torfaen trading standards officers seized the illegal tobacco during a two-day operation with HM Revenue and Customs. A number of the packets of

  • Air pollution linked to stroke risk

    AIR pollution is linked to a higher risk of stroke and is also associated with anxiety, according to research. Scientists at Edinburgh University said common risk factors for stroke include obesity, smoking and high blood pressure, but evidence

  • Phone and money stolen in robbery

    A MAN had his money and mobile phone stolen after an alleged assault in Chepstow earlier this month.Police are appealing for information following a robbery on Bank Street, Chepstow, at around 11.15pm on Saturday, March 14.Gwent Police said a 29-year-old

  • Hallucinating woman burned down Pontypool flat

    A HALLUCINATING woman burned down a rented Pontypool flat after she dowsed her mattress in petrol and set it alight believing it was filled with rats, a court heard. Teresa O'Halloran, 35, of no fixed abode, was suffering an episode of paranoid

  • Wildlife presenter in bid to protect meadow

    TV wildlife presenter Iolo Williams is backing an appeal to raise £96,000 to preserve a rare wildflower meadow near Raglan. The charity Monmouthshire Meadows Group is hoping to raise the cash to buy Kingcoed Meadows- a 12-acre site of flower-rich

  • Caerphilly trio honoured

    THREE Caerphilly residents have been honoured with the British Empire Medal for outstanding services to the community.David Curtis, of Oakdale, received the award for voluntary and charitable services during the formal proceedings which saw Her Majesty

  • Appeal for information following thef from Aldi

    THREE women are being sought by police following a theft from Aldi in Risca. Thieves stole food and baby items from the store around 3.05pm on March 23. Gwent Police are appealing for information to identify these three women who they would like

  • 'Risks' of breast milk sold online

    BUYING human breast milk on the internet poses serious health risks to babies, experts have warned. Breast milk sold online can be cheaper than from regulated milk banks, and is often bought by mothers who are unable to breastfeed, as well as cancer

  • Pooler sign up prop Harford

    PONTYPOOL have signed seasoned tighthead prop Ryan Harford from Aberavon. The 32-year-old has a wealth of experience in the Principality Premiership after coming through the ranks at Pontypridd and going on to also represent Cardiff and the Wizards

  • Sneak peek at Cwmbran stadium refurb

    THE South Wales Argus was allowed a behind the scenes look at the first phase of development works at Cwmbran Stadium as part of its £2million revamp. Torfaen Leisure Trust will invite the public to view the new development at Cwmbran Stadium on

  • Three drinks a day linked to cancer - research

    DRINKING three alcoholic drinks a day can cause liver cancer, research has suggested. Being overweight or obese and consuming foods contaminated by aflatoxins (toxins produced by certain fungi) also showed "strong evidence" of causing the disease

  • Armed forces covenant brings £30k boost for walkers

    A COUNCIL'S covenant with the armed forces will bring rewards for walkers. The signing of the covenant in October 2012 by Monmouthshire County Council and the Ministry of Defence means a walking group in Monmouth will get £30,000 to establish a

  • MP calls on politicians to support Downs Syndrome Association

    ISLWYN MP Chris Evans has called for cross-party support for people with Down’s syndrome after the election. At an event in Parliament, Mr Evans agreed to support the Down’s Syndrome Association in campaigning for the Government to recognise the

  • Large fire battled on farm at Dingestow, Monmouth

    UPDATE: 7.55am Crews remained at the scene of the serious barn fire in Dingestow until 10.30pm yesterday. Fire chiefs said the cause of the blaze could not be investigated until today.   Tuesday 24 March 2015 A LARGE-scale fire

  • Disabled to get power to run their own care

    DISABLED people in Wales who receive direct payments for their care needs will be able to form co-operatives to take control of the services they need to support them under a new project being launched today. The new project, being launched by

  • WRU chief to Roger Lewis to take on Cardiff Airport job

    THE Welsh Rugby Union Roger Lewis is to become the next chairman of Cardiff Airport. Mr Lewis will take up the non-executive position on November 1st 2015 when current Chair Lord Rowe-Beddoe stands down. Mr Lewis announced last month he would be

  • Family of missing man welcomes new law

    THE mother of a Caldicot man who has been missing for more than 10 years has welcomed a new law for families to take charge of their missing relative’s finances. The proposed law, which was announced by the Justice Minister Lord Faulks QC this

  • Police must improve on stop and search - report

    POLICE forces have made "disappointingly slow progress" in improving their use of stop and search powers, a report has said. The report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) says that police forces in England and Wales must record

  • BBC 'poised to kick out Jeremy Clarkson'

    JEREMY Clarkson's future remains unclear after one newspaper reported that the BBC is on the verge of sacking him. The Top Gear presenter has been left in limbo for two weeks since the corporation announced his suspension following what it described

  • Coleg Gwent recognised for its careers guidance

    COLEG Gwent’s City of Newport Campus recognised for its careers guidance after being awarded the Career Wales Mark. The Careers Wales Mark acknowledges the continuous quality improvement in the provision of careers and the world of work shown by

  • Flood prevention to cost up to £500k

    IT could cost up to £500,000 to refurbish Torfaen’s gullies to help prevent flooding like the deluge which hit Cwmbran last year, a committee heard. The Torfaen council Cleaner Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss flood prevention