CANDIDATES standing to become Monmouth’s MP at the general election on May 7 took part in a hustings at a packed Abergavenny hotel suite tonight. Over 100 people attended the event at The Angel Hotel, which was attended by six candidates standing
FORMER Newport County AFC star Lee Evans admits he has to win back his place in the Wolverhampton Wanderers side before he can think about a recall to the Wales senior side.The 20-year-old from Newport was in impressive form for the under-21s on Tuesday
HALLAM Amos is confident that Newport Gwent Dragons will thrive on the pressure of their European Rugby Challenge Cup derby against Cardiff Blues.The rivals will go toe-to-toe at Rodney Parade on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 12.45pm) in the first all-Welsh
THE mum of a Cwmbran baby allegedly murdered by her grandfather today told his trial she would never hurt any of her children. Giving evidence in her father Mark Jones’ trial, Sarah Jones said the first time she had ever been in custody was when
TWO projects have begun in Newport that it is hoped will secure and improve leisure and cultural services, and provide a boost for city centre businesses.Newport LIVE, a not-for-profit charitable trust, has taken over the running of facilities previously
A PONTYPOOL artist is sharing his passion for art at his first public exhibition.Phil Davies, of Pontymoile, has devoted the past two years to his art since retiring as a graphic artist. He is currently exhibiting an eclectic mix of his work at a craft
NEWPORT County AFC fans are being urged to cheer on a host of former favourites as Merthyr Town look to clinch promotion to the Southern League Premier Division this weekend, writes Andrew Penman.Having missed out on promotion for the last two seasons
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons number eight Taulupe Faletau hopes that a dual contract with the Welsh Rugby Union is still on the table. The 24-year-old has another year left on his deal at Rodney Parade but has been a notable omission from the list of
POLICE failed in their bid to close down a flat at the centre of drug use and violence, a court decided today. Gwent Police called on magistrates to impose a closure order after receiving nearly 50 calls about the Cwmbran property. Ex heroin
A MAN who defrauded a Blackwood business of more than £3,500 in a “massive deceit” has avoided prison.Kyle Bishop, aged 23, was found guilty of fraud by false representation on March 12 at Newport Magistrates’ Court. He had denied the charge.Bishop made
BLACKWOOD is to host the Wales film premiere of the unlikely rags-to-riches story of a Valleys racehorse ahead of its nationwide release later this month.The award-winning documentary film, Dark Horse: The Incredible Story of Dream Alliance, will be launching
THE annual open-air Passion Play will return to the streets of Brynmawr on Good Friday. The play, which attracts regular churchgoers and those keen to explore the real message of Easter, will be performed by around 20 volunteers of the Valleys Family
A MAN suffered from a fractured eye socket after he and a woman were attacked in a Newport park. Gwent police are appealing for information following the incident which happened in a small park in West Street, in the early hours of Sunday, February
A NEWPORT venue’s plans to hold a late-night Easter weekender have been refused, following a licensing committee meeting today. Robert White, the owner of the Atlantica Cafe Bar at Market Street, applied for a temporary order to sell alcohol and
NICK CLEGG is in great danger of losing his seat in Sheffield Hallam, say bookmakers William Hill. The prediction comes after a flurry of bets of up to £400 a time for Labour to take the constituency forced the Lib Dem leader's odds to lengthen
BLACKWOOD'S Maes Manor Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed fee thought to be more than £750,000. The hotel and popular wedding venue has been bought by Warner Hotels Limited for a sum in excess of its three quarters of a million pound guide
AFTER spending the Six Nations kicking his heels next to Hallam Amos on the sidelines, Cardiff Blues fly-half Gareth Anscombe doesn't intend allowing the Newport Gwent Dragons winger the chance to stretch his legs at Rodney Parade.The pair were both members
INFANTS at St Patrick’s RC Primary School in Newport celebrated Palm Sunday this week with a prayer reading. In the whole school celebration pupils joined together to hear the story of Palm Sunday and take part in prayers and hymns lead by year
LIKE many of the people in this country, I am fed up of hearing politicians on TV telling us what the opposing party has done. What we want is clear policies, properly costed, no more ducking and diving, the public are not stupid. We want the truth
MANY thanks (NOT) to all the motorists on Chepstow Road on Friday lunchtime who didn’t stop and drove around the elderly gent who fell on the road. Even when I went to help him off the road, on foot, cars continued to drive on. We have a very
FURTHER to my email letter of March 23, I am pleased to say that as a result of my letter being printed in the South Wales Argus, I have heard from three of your readers and I have now received the Newport High School Old Boys scarf and tie that I
I VISITED Cwmbran boating lake today( Monday March 30), and guess what? Yes,the council has decided to do ground works just as they did in the school holidays last year (dredged small lake)! I am not sure if the council is aware that the schools
THE Welsh public sector spends £4.3 billion every year buying goods and services from the private sector, which supports some 98,000 jobs. This sum is four times larger than that which Wales raises in business rates and almost three times as much
NOW that the General Election campaign of 2015 is well under way, the one thing that political experts and pundits generally agree on is that it will be one of the most unpredictable, interesting, and crucial campaigns in generations. Whoever forms
A MONMOUTHSHIRE foster mum is encouraging others to volunteer after helping children for the last three years. Olivia Beaumont, along with her husband and 16-year-old daughter, applied to become foster carers in 2012. Mrs Beaumont, who is from
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons started March with a shock defeat at Zebre but finished the month with a pair of morale-boosting wins. The loss in Parma was followed by a terrific Rodney Parade win against title hopefuls Ulster and a first league success
NEWPORT County are playing the waiting game to see if their walking wounded can return for Friday’s visit of red-hot Hartlepool United.The Exiles enjoyed a superb 2-0 win at Accrington on Friday that helped them remain in the League Two play-off places.However
WALES wing George North will not play for Northampton in Saturday's European Champions Cup quarter-final at Clermont Auvergne after his latest head injury.North has been knocked unconscious three times in recent months, including in last Friday's 52-30
A HOUSE in Newport is being closed down for three months by magistrates today because of disorder there. Stuart Davies, Robert Sargeant and Christine Kenny, who have racked up 160 offences between them, will be forced to leave the disorder "haven
RETIRED engineer-turned-author from Blaenavon, Pat Madden, 67, whose latest book is entitled The Lock of Tianaju’s Hair. If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?Any girl that was in my class in Park Street School, Blaenavon
RUGBY legend Jonah Lomu is heading to Cwmbran to preview the World Cup at a dinner in September.The giant winger, who scored 37 tries in 63 appearances for the All Blacks, will be appearing at the Parkway Hotel and Spa on Thursday, September 10 – the
THE new day centre run by the Blaenau Gwent-based Hospice of the Valleys will be officially opened by health minister Mark Drakeford this month.But it is already fulfilling its role of providing a spacious, more suitable environment for the patients the
A FUNDRAISER from Cwmbran says she is “disgusted” after thieves stole hundreds of pounds worth of charity goods and electronics from her car. Linda Davies, of Laurel Green in Upper Cwmbran, was on her way to work this morning at around 8am when
A CHEPSTOW benefit fraudster who failed to declare he had savings of at least £24,000 as he claimed money from the state for four years has been jailed. Justin Cottrell, 40, claimed £13,535 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in job seekers
A CALDICOT toddler has taken her first steps on her own following pioneering surgery almost three months ago.Three-year Imogen Ashwell-Lewis became the first child in Wales to undergo pioneering surgery funded by the NHS to help her walk on her own.Her
ABERGAVENNY motorcycle racer Rhys Hardisty is gearing up for a hectic year on the road as he continues to pursue his dream of victory on the Isle of Man.It’s a deeply personal mission for the 27-year-old, who says he is carrying on the legacy of his late
A SCENIC route around Llandegfedd Reservoir will open to the public from today.The six-and-a-half-mile circular trail takes in woodland, pasture, a golf course, conservation area and a small section of road on the reservoir’s dam.Walkers can expect to
A MONMOUTHSHIRE mum has slammed her county council after her children were given just a day’s notice about them being educated at a different primary school. Nicola Daley’s two children, aged six and eight, attend Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Primary
PUBLIC toilets in Maindee will get a makeover today as part of a £400,000 regeneration project.Local people have launched ‘Maindee Unlimited’, aimed at providing opportunities for people in the area, as well as making the streets more pleasant for going
NEWPORT RFC inducted more great names from their illustrious past at their fourth annual Hall of Fame event, writes Iwan Gabe Davies. The event, organised by the club and the Friends of Newport Rugby Trust, was held at Rodney Parade. The inductees
EIGHT apprentices from Gwent have reached the national final of the Money for Life Challenge.Aged between 16 and 24, Peter Vers, Tomos Tweedy, Thomas Booth. Thomas Jackson. Ashley O’Sullivan. Amy Follet, Lowri Bailey, and Sam Scholler will all represent
A 15-year-old boy from Caerphilly, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear before magistrates in Newport this morning, charged with robbery at the Iceland store on Cardiff Road, Caerphilly.A 19-year-old man - Adam Mackie, also from Caerphilly
A BIKER is in hospital after a crash in Caldicot. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision on the Severn Bridge Industrial Estate, Symondscliff Way, Caldicot at approximately 2.05pm on Monday. The crash involved a blue Suzuki
3:46pm Jurors have been told to come back on Tuesday after legal arguments and a short break — @ArgusJenMills 01 April 2015 3:05pm She said she
A NEWPORT boy who suffers from three debilitating illnesses is to be presented with a special electric bike that will allow him to cycle with his brother and friends.Dylan Shackson, eight, from Malpas, has suffered from lower motor neurone syndrome, anterior
CAN you believe it? Are the University of South Wales' students the most pampered in the UK? The University of South Wales has launched ‘USW Air’ today – the first ever campus drone delivery service for students. University spokeswoman Avril
“BORN in 1980, I was an only child. I lived with my great aunt, Sheila, and uncle, Ted, in Pill but I was also very close to my mum, Kerry. My mum and I were best friends and she was only 20 when she had me. She lived in Bettws and was only
MICHAEL Owen says it can be a watershed moment for Newport Gwent Dragons if they beat Cardiff Blues in the European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-final. The Welsh rivals meet in the last eight at Rodney Parade on Saturday (kick-off 12.45pm) with
5:30pm CWMBRAN BABY MURDER TRIAL: "I would never hurt any of my children" - mum Sarah Jones THE mum of a Cwmbran baby allegedly murdered by her grandfather today told his trial she would never hurt any of her children
NEWPORT City Council received the official writ for the general election yesterday, following the dissolution of parliament. Issued by the Lord Chancellor, the custom directs councils across the UK to call an election and begin preparations to
POLICE have objected to plans to hold a late-night Easter weekender at a Newport venue, ahead of a licensing committee meeting today. Robert White, the owner of the Atlantica Cafe Bar at Market Street, applied for a temporary order to sell alcohol
NEWPORT West’s Tory prospective candidate for Westminster accused his Labour rival of using “disrespectful” language towards refugees. Conservative Nick Webb criticised a passage in Labour prospective candidate Paul Flynn's campaign leaflet which
