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  • Firefighters tackle Gaer grass fire

    10:40pm A South Wales Fire Service spokeswoman said there were 10 "seats" of fire and that it covered 6 hectares of land. She added that "a number of youths" were believed to have started the fire, and that police were on

  • Three jailed after 'merciless assault' of man at party

    A GROUP who attacked a man during a party in Newport have been jailed for 14 months each. Appearing before Newport Crown Court were Lewis Wilkins, 21, of Dolphin Court, Newport, Liam Thompson, 25, of Howe Circle, Newport and Joseph Davies, 26,

  • Inquest of pedestrian struck by car opened and adjourned

    AN inquest into the death of a pedestrian who was killed following a collision with a car in Tredegar was opened and adjourned today. John Ernest Roach, aged 76, of Glyn Terrace in Tredegar, died after a collision with a Mazda on the Promenade

  • Three sent to jail after fight

    A GROUP who attacked a man during a party in Newport have been jailed for 14 months each.Appearing before Newport Crown Court yesterday were Lewis Wilkins, 21, of Dolphin Court, Newport, Liam Thompson, 25, of Howe Circle, Newport and Joseph Davies, 26

  • Established Newport firm makes move to new premises

    One of Newport's longest-established firms, AF Thomas & Sons Ltd, has moved into new premises at Mendalgief Retail Park in the city and has taken on five new members of staff due to the expansion.Managing director of the firm, Andrew Thomas, said: "

  • We have to use cup pain to spur us on, says Chris Gunter

    NEWPORT’S Chris Gunter says Reading must use their heroic FA Cup performance against Arsenal as a catalyst for the remainder of the season. Having struggled throughout a disappointing Championship campaign, the Royals were written off far and wide ahead

  • Helping hand for Charlie as business grows

    Highly-qualified chiropractor Charlie Bull has seen his business take off with support from the Kickstart programme.Manipulation Station Chiropractic was launched four years ago with an initial grant of £2,000 from Kickstart, run jointly by Tata Steel

  • The recruitment issue...

    Ben Moriarty, recruitment team manager, Admiral GroupHow do you go about recruiting?We post all our vacancies on our recruitment website (www.admiraljobs.co.uk) and we get a lot of interest off the back on our Job Alerts service. We’ve also recently started

  • Cross Keys in final push for play-offs slot

    A VICTORY for Cross Keys against Bridgend tonight will be enough to clinch a Principality Premiership play-off spot for the Pandy Park side for the second successive season. Although Cardiff are breathing hard down the Gwent Valleys side's neck

  • Newport girl, 9, eyes UK modelling prize

    A NEWPORT primary school pupil hopes to kick-start her modelling career as she enters the final stage of a national modelling completion. Nine-year-old Evie McLoughlin, from St Julian’s, will strut her stuff at the final of Mini Model 2015 along

  • Two men appear in court following Tredegar incident

    TWO men appeared at Newport Magistrates Court today (Mon) charged with wounding with intent and perverting the course of justice following an incident in Tredegar. Kieron Saunders, 20, of Sycamore Avenue in Tredegar, is charged with wounding with

  • Financially speaking

    The weather has been fine of late and with sunshine, as Mungo Jerry attests, comes parties.What better way for an employer to thank their hard working staff with a good old summer party full of warm beer and undercooked food. While the employees dance

  • Liverpool joy

    AS A regular reader of the Argus, it was a lovely surprise to see pages about my home city, Liverpool. I left there in January 1950. My late husband played football, so we made our home in Newport. It brought back many happy memories. You made an OAP

  • Poor service

    WHY is it that every holiday time, our estates’ bus services never run? On weekdays, we have a ten minute bus service, but as soon as holidays arrive, we have none. Buses through our local town of Pontypool run to Abergavenny, Cwmbran, Newport

  • More detail

    LOOKING through the local papers, particularly the South Wales Argus, I have noticed, over the past few months, matters issued by the police seeking any information. Recently, there was one about theft of a tray of rings in a Commercial Street

  • The ill need help

    ONE of the most repugnant and distasteful comments made on television was when Ukip leader, Nigel Farage attacked HIV sufferers from abroad for getting treatment from the UK’s NHS. It’s routine and normal for Ukip to attack immigrants and to wrongly

  • No parrot

    MR EVERETT, I salute your good taste in reserving a place on the ark which Stan and I have laboured so hard to complete on time. We aim to please and, while the table and cabin you specify may be somewhat crudely made, they should float pretty well

  • The big question...

    With the unemployment figures coming down, Business Argus decided to ask local businesses all about the recruitment process - how easy it was for them to recruit the right staff for their business.Here's what they said...Nikki Thomas HR Officer at HardingEvans

  • Wales waits for cancer tests 'scandalous' says charity boss

    THE number of patients in Wales waiting more than eight weeks for diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy “borders on the scandalous” claims a cancer charity boss. At the end of February, almost four-in-10 patients awaiting a colonoscopy had waited

  • More cup final heartache for former Exiles hero

    FORMER Newport County AFC captain Gary Warren has urged his Inverness Caledonian Thistle teammates to go on and lift the Scottish Cup on his behalf – after suspension ruled him out of his second cup final in two seasons. Warren missed his side's penalty

  • Flash mob takes over Blaenau Gwent play centre

    A BLAENAU Gwent play centre was taken over by dancers at the weekend when a stage school perormed a flash mob to Uptown Funk. Around 30 people from the Vibe Performing Arts Academy based in Cwmbran took part in the flash mob to Mark Ronson and

  • Riverfront corporate club

    The Riverfront in Newport city centre is now being run by a sports, leisure and cultural charitable trust called Newport Live.To celebrate this new era the venue hosted a Riverfront Corporate Club Networking evening when members were also invited to enjoy

  • Police appeal after Newport man goes missing

    POLICE are appealing for help in finding a man who has gome missing from Newport. Stephen Hopkins, 43, was last seen yesterday (Sunday April 19th) at around 9.20pm in the Ringland area. Stephen is five feet ten inches tall, of large build,

  • CWMBRAN BABY MURDER TRIAL: Live coverage

    JOIN Argus reporter Nathan Briant for live coverage of the trial of Cwmbran man Mark Jones, accused of murdering his baby grandaughter Amelia Rose. Tweets by @ArgusNBriant

  • Runners take on 850 feet climb for Kymin Dash

    SCORES of runners braved the chill air of a Monmouthshire morning yesterday (SUN) to take on the demands of the annual Kymin Dash.And there were well-wishers aplenty too, lining the route to urge on the hardy participants as they scaled the steep 850

  • Godspell, New Theatre, Cardiff

    I wondered how a full-blown modern concert revival of Godspell would work as I travelled to Cardiff’s New Theatre on Friday evening. Yes, we have all those wonderful songs composed by Stephen Schwartz including Prepare Ye, Day By Day and Light of the

  • Appeal after dog found dead with 'extreme injuries'

    THE RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of a dead dog with "extreme injuries" was found in Caerphilly. The charity was called by a member of the public following the discovery at the bottom of Bowls Lane on Thursday, April 16.

  • Mike Flynn hopes for some home wins with new venture

    HOME wins have always been important to Newport County AFC footballer Mike Flynn and now he’s aiming to find winning homes for customers of his new estate agency business. Flynn, a player and youth development coach at County, has teamed up with

  • Simple Minds, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

    Jim Kerr and the boys have not played in the capital for around six years but when Simple Minds took to the stage at 8pm and finally left at 10.30 the whole of the Motorpoint Arena had enjoyed a set list full of the old favourites which made them one

  • Hard work adds up for Alex after qualifying as an accountant

    HARD work and commitment all adds up for Alex Thomas who after years of study has qualified as an accountant.Alex, from Caerleon, who works at Newport-based Parker & Co Accountants, has passed her final exam to become a certified chartered accountant.Practice

  • Couple raise nearly £3,000 with Gwent walk

    FUNDRAISING walkers trekked across Gwent on Saturday and raised close to £3,000 for a charity appeal. Parents Tom James, 24, and Rachel Murphy, 25, took part in the walk with other friends and family to raise money for Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal

  • A465 to close overnight for roadworks this week

    MOTORISTS are being given advance warning that there will be night time closures on the Heads of the Valleys road next month. The week long night time closure on the A465 between Gilwern and Brynmawr will come into force on May 11 and not from

  • Mayor thanks Pill clean-up volunteers

    VOLUNTEERS helping to clean up Pill are looking for funding. The Pride in Pill group who help to clean up litter in Pill met with cllr Matthew Evans, Mayor of Newport, at the Mayor's parlour who thanked them for their efforts. The group take part

  • Teams needed for second canalathon challenge

    A FUNDRAISING challenge that sees entrants canoe, cycle and run or walk along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal returns for a second year in September.The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canalathon 2015 sees teams of four cover a 33-mile route of the canal.

  • Plan to help cut lost ‘bed hours’ in Gwent hospitals

    AROUND 20,000 critical care ‘bed hours’ in Gwent hospitals were lost in 10 months because patients deemed well enough for transfer could not be found beds on wards, or be moved early enough. Health board bosses are implementing an action plan to

  • Firefighters tackle seven grass fires across Gwent

    FIREFIGHTERS tackled grass fires across Gwent last night including a deliberately set fire in the playing fields of Newbridge School. Crews from Abercarn attended to the fire in the playing fields of Newbridge School at 7.50pm last night. Crews

  • New Children's Commissioner for Wales starts today

    THE new children's commissioner for Wales takes up her post today. Prof Sally Holland joined from Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences, having taught social work and childhood studies. She also founded the CASCADE Children's Social

  • Innovative 'hospital on the road' project could be extended

    A GROUNDBREAKING project that has seen A&E specialists teaming up with paramedics to try to reduce admissions by taking the hospital to patients, could be extended following a successful trial period.The Physician Response Unit (PRU) attended more than

  • Election 2015: Last day to register to vote

    TODAY is the last day to register to vote in the general election 2015. The deadline to register is midnight. Applications can be made at www.gov.uk/registertovote, with voters needing to provide their national insurance number if they have

  • UPDATE: Two grass fires on Machen Mountain, Risca

    UPDATE: 8.42pm South Wales Fire Service is leaving the fire at Machen mountain to burn overnight and will be returning to reinspect in the morning. The fire on Machen Mountain is being allowed to burn safely overnight. Thanks for all the

  • City's history can be told in new mobile phone tour

    A NEW self-guided walking tour which can be made available on your mobile phone has been launched in the centre of Newport, revealing stories of the city’s heroes and villains.Walkers can uncover stories including that of the Newport soldier who returned