THREE people have been arrested after a burglary on Wednesday night. A 32-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man and a 42-year-old man remain in police custody after a break-in at The Meadows, Marshfield, Newport, at about 10.45pm. They were arrested
AN elderly Cwmbran man who was found dead in a field was concerned he had become a burden on his family, an inquest heard.Charles John Graham Evans, aged 76, had been prescribed medication for his depression, which he had suffered from following failure
A PONTYPOOL radio station set up nine years ago by volunteers wanting to help disabled and disadvantaged people is celebrating its growth by moving into bigger premises.The radio station for disabled people, Able Radio is to move from its current home
POLICE officers in Monmouthshire are asking all farm owners to be vigilant following recent burglaries in the area.There have been nine reported incidents over the last week with affected areas being shed and barn breaks in rural and farm areas including
A NEWPORT man drowned after jumping into the River Usk in Newport, an inquest heard. Gwent Coroner’s Court, sitting in Newport earlier today, heard how Brian Ernest Brewster, 77, suffered from depression after receiving treatment for suspected
ROGIET Primary School pupils were given the chance to meet authors and have their books signed during a trip to the Hay Festival earlier today.Around 50 pupils also enjoyed meeting the author Elen Caldecott and watching performance poet Joseph Coelho
ROADWORKS to install free Wi-Fi zones in council facilities in Newport caused major traffic delays in the city earlier today. Tailbacks of close to a mile were reported on Risca Road into Newport at rush hour this morning. The queue went back to
A FORMER head of English at Chepstow School put the education of students in “serious jeopardy,” a competency hearing was told. Kathryn Currie, who appeared at a General Teaching Council for Wales hearing in Cardiff earlier today, was the head
CROSS Keys have strengthened their squad for next season by signing an up-and-coming utility back and prop from their Principality Premiership rivals Bridgend. Ravens full back/centre Owen Howe and loosehead Gary Carpenter are highly rated by the
A CWMBRAN man died after his Land Rover rolled back and struck him, an inquest has heard. Former Argus worker Reginald Gerald Harper, known as Gerry, died on February 12 outside his daughter’s home in Llanfrechfa. Gwent Coroners Court, sitting
GLAMORGAN recorded their first LV=County championship victory of the campaign at the fifth time of asking, after completing the job against Essex.Despite a spirited effort from visitors’ batsmen, notably Ryan Ten Doeschate, who was unbeaten on 74, Glamorgan
FOLLOWING nearly four years of battling leukaemia, a Torfaen teenager is in remission – now his mother is planning to face her fears by taking part in a record-breaking skydive. Jordan Chandler was diagnosed with Leukaemia in August 2011, at the
FORMER Newport County midfield duo Max Porter and Lee Minshull have signed for Bromley Town, newly promoted to the Conference. Both men were pivotal in County’s promotion from the Conference to League Two and spent three-and-a-half years at Spytty
NEWPORT County AFC have added another friendly to their pre-season programme with a trip to Weston-super-Mare booked in for Tuesday, July 28 (kick-off 7.45pm). County won 2-0 at Weston’s Woodspring Stadium last July thanks to goals from Aaron O
FORMER Newport County manager Jimmy Dack admits he’s “disappointed but not surprised,” to see the squad assembled by him and ex-boss Justin Edinburgh decimated since their departure. New boss Terry Butcher released 12-players last week with Adam
A NEWPORT military charity has been given a grant to run a project which will tell the story of military music.The Jerome Gatehouse Collection – a charity dedicated to researching and collecting military band memorabilia, as well as writing the histories
TERRY Butcher won’t be the only ex-England great prowling the dug-outs of Sky Bet League Two next season, writes Michael Pearlman.Butcher, capped 77-times by the Three Lions can now look forward to locking horns with Teddy Sheringham, the 51-times capped
A PROPERTY in Newport has been closed as a result of the anti-social and criminal behaviour of the people living there. At Newport Magistrates Court on Thursday 14th May, the court heard how the residents living at Campion Close, Barracks Wood
AN ABERGAVENNY school is flying the flag for Monmouthshire. Llanfoist Fawr Primary was chosen by Monmouth MP David Davies to represent the constituency and design a flag that represents their area or community in the 2015 Flag Project. The
A DANGEROUS driver who killed a teenage pedestrian will serve an extra six weeks behind bars after top judges rejected his appeal as 'hopeless'. Anthony Lee Robinson was speeding in his black BMW when he mounted the kerb and ploughed into 18-year-old
THE head of the English department at Chepstow School submitted plagiarised coursework to examiners, a competency hearing was told. Kathryn Currie, who appeared at a General Teaching Council for Wales hearing in Cardiff today, was the head of English
GWENT’S top two cricketing sides will return to action this weekend after suffering vastly different fortunes last time out. It’s so far been a fine start to the campaign for Michael Clayden’s Newport, who have taken full advantage of a fine pre-season
Lord Kitcheners review Satisfactory Progress In the east Gigantic Battle Imminent This is not the place to discuss the cabinet reconstruction stories but an editorial in the ‘Birmingham Daily Post’ this morning so well described the attitude
CWMBRAN mums who invented a new sun cream applicator took their product into a school for their first trial.Mother-of-four Kelli Aspland, 36, and mother-of-three Laura Griffin, 32, have started their own company, Auriella, after inventing a new sun cream
ABERSYCHAN residents have released pink balloons to celebrate their local councillor taking on the role as Torfaen mayor.On Tuesday night, at a Torfaen council meeting at the Civic Centre in Pontypool, Abersychan ward councillor, Giles Davies, was voted
A DAD-of-three took a football trophy during a Gwent Amateur Cup final as a practical joke, a court heard. Gareth Channing, aged 36, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to criminal damage at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court yesterday. He was charged with
THE A465 Heads of the Valleys road between Gilwern and Brynmawr will not be closed overnight tonight .This stretch was closed for four nights last week and again this week from Monday.The work was scheduled to finish on Friday morning at 6am but finished
THE former head of English at a Monmouthshire school suffered from stress as she struggled to cope with the demands placed on her, a competency hearing heard yesterday. Kathryn Currie, who attended the General Teaching Council for Wales hearing
ONE of the mascots of The Royal Welsh, Taffy the goat has died it was announced today. The animal, who is also known as Lance Corporal Gwillam Jenkins, had become famous throughout Wales and elsewhere following their support to Freedom Parades
GAVIN Henson’s world cup jinx struck again last night as he suffered a broken shin to end his slim hopes of a return to Warren Gatland’s Wales squad. Henson and fellow former Wales star Ryan Jones were both injured playing for Bristol in the first
Hard work aimed at improving standards is paying dividends at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Chepstow. KATH SKELLON paid the school a visitTHE school motto is ‘Learning for life with Christ in Our Life’ and is embraced by pupils at St Mary
NEWPORT’S Ellis Harrison is still on cloud nine after his Wembley goal helped Bristol Rovers bounce back to the Football League at the first attempt. The 21-year-old from Pill described Sunday’s Conference play-off final as the biggest day of his
The stranglehold of ‘Red’ Len McCluskey’s Union ‘Unite’ over Labour has now been revealed! Over 60 per cent of Labour MPs elected to the commons were sponsored by this hard left union. How does this affect democracy? Well, the adage of ‘he who pays
THE Labour Party are considering their future. They have much to consider. They are not bad people; they are just wrong. There is nothing more natural than for people to want to better themselves and their families. Witness the nearly 5 million self-employed
I’M WRITING to appeal to your readers to get involved and show their support for Harrison’s Fund’s Blue Hair Day on 26 June. The aim of the day is to increase awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and raise money for researchers, who are working
I HAVE recently been unfortunate enough to attend an appointment at Clytha Clinic, Newport. I say unfortunate, not because of the reason for attending, but for the state of the building. Not only are the rooms dark, gloomy and depressing, but the whole
POLICE have confirmed the 49-year-old man from Cwmbran arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murder relating to the Shakespeare Road flat fire is out of hospital and in police custody. The man was receiving treatment at the Royal Gwent Hospital
Colonies and the Empire Mr Asquith on the situation Mr Asquith and Mr Bonar Law attended a great patriotic demonstration held at the London Guildhall to acknowledge the services rendered by the Colonies to the Empire in the war. The meeting
A FORTNIGHT after the Conservatives' shock win at the General Election and there are still those who do not want to accept the will of the people. I have voted in several general elections when the party for which I voted did not win power. It
A MAN who was arrested in connection with a burglary in the New Inn area of Pontypool on April 7 has now been charged. Nathan Jenkins, 33, will appear at Newport Magistrates Court this morning.
SOUTH African utility back Carl Meyer has expressed his gratitude to Ebbw Vale after fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional rugby player with Newport Gwent Dragons.The 23-year-old from Pietermaritzburg, the city near Durban that Kevin Pietersen
PRINCIPALITY Premiership runners-up Ebbw Vale have bolstered their ranks with Pontypridd flanker Luke Crocker while four existing back row forwards have signed up to try and go one better next season.Crocker, 6ft 2ins and 16st 5lbs, heads to Eugene Cross
A MINI Cooper, registration FL09 NHJ, was stolen from outside an address on Nantyfelin, Draethen, sometime overnight on May 19-20. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 41 20/05/15.
A RED Honda TRX 500 was stolen from a property on Gelligaer Road, Gelligaer area during a burglary sometime overnight 19-20 May. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 134 20/05/15.
TAILBACKS of close to a mile are reported on Risca Road into Newport this morning caused by roadworks outside St Woolos Hospital. The queue goes back to the roundabout by Stow Park Tennis Club with a long tailback inbound on Bassaleg Road, Newport
FORMER Wales scrum-half Richie Rees is to join the Newport Gwent Dragons management team for the 2015/16 season.The 31-year-old, who won nine caps for his country, will take up the role of academy skills coach as he focuses on bringing through the next
SOME may think it is ridic but the evolution of language means that Scrabble has to keep up to stay dench - obvs. Lolz, shizzle and cakehole are among 6,500 new words added to the existing quarter of a million in the latest Collins Scrabble word
PEOPLE across Wales are being encouraged to have their say on new plans to give communities more power over how local buildings and facilities are run. Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Lesley Griffiths is launching a consultation
THE death rate for men in Wales from causes considered avoidable through good healthcare or factors such as improved lifestyle is falling more slowly than for men in England. While the death rate gap for avoidable causes for women in Wales compared
Stubborn fighting Enemy utterly exhausted Gas attack thwarted Enemy in our uniform Press Bureau on Sunday issued the following descriptive account communicated by ‘eye witnesses’ present with General Headquarters. It continues and
A ROYAL Marine from Cwmbran left in a wheelchair after he broke his neck in a Canary Island beach tragedy has been left empty-handed after losing his £8m damages claim. Spencer Vaughan, 27, was paralysed after diving into shallow water off a beach
AROUND a third of all stroke patients in Gwent will spend less time in hospital and receive their rehab at home as a major revamp of services gathers pace. Emergency stroke care - focusing on the first three days after a stroke - is being centralised
PUPILS from a Magor primary school have written to the Prime Minister to plea for a walkway station for the village. The pupils of Magor Church in Wales Primary have sent a letter to David Cameron, in support of the Magor Action Group on Rail's
MORE than 100 people gathered in Bassaleg to remember the life of a Royal British Legion stalwart. The funeral of Charles Evans, 95, took place yesterday afternoon at St Basil's Church, Bassaleg. Mr Evans was president and chairman of the Bassaleg
9:56pm Three arrested after burglary in Marshfield, Newport 9:52pm This story has also been hugely popular today Cwmbran mums' sun cream invention gets the thumbs up
