RENEWED calld for a reduced speed limit on the B4235 near Shirenewton have come from residents after another motorcyclist was involved in a collision on the road. Residents in Mynydd Bach, a village near the B4235 Usk Road, have been petitioning
A NEW charity shop with a twist has been officially opened on Blackwood High Street. Pre-Loved Furniture, as the name suggests, will be offering used and refurbished furniture for sale to customers in the town centre. But the shop will also have
SPECTACULAR photos of the Friar's Walk development from the skies have been released showing the progress of the £90million development.Friars Walk is set to open on November 12, with businesses Le Bistrot Pierre, Nando’s, Cineworld, Prezzo, Debenhams
RUGBY fever is running high in Specsavers in Newport ahead of one of the world’s biggest sporting tournaments coming to Wales, as the store plays host to a rugby-themed choir.Visiting the optical and hearcare group’s 35 stores across Wales, the ‘Specsavers
A GROUP of teenage girl scouts were rescued by Abergavenny’s mountain rescue teams after becoming lost in appalling weather conditions. Longtown Mountain Rescue Team said the group of five 14 and 15 year-olds did exactly the right thing when they
A MAN has been cleared of killing his Monmouthshire brother-in-law by hitting him on the head with a mechanical digger’s metal bucket. Philip Parry, 51, had denied one count of manslaughter against Grosmont man Adrian Andrews in October 2012.
MONMOUTHSHIRE council’s Labour group leader will look to stop selling some single use plastic water bottles at the authority’s buildings at a meeting on Thursday. Cllr Dimitri Batrouni will ask fellow councillors to back his plan that bottles which
RISCA Street Pastors purchased a defibrillator earlier this month thanks to a grant from the Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership. The dedicated volunteers, drawn from local churches, who patrol the Risca town area between 10pm and 1.30pm
A FORMER RSPCA animal collection officer from Newport killed himself by overdosing on medication and alcohol, an inquest heard last Thursday. The body of Simon William Carlson, 37, who had moved to Pembrokeshire with his family, was found by police
COUNCIL chiefs have spoken to a company responsible for locking park gates after motorists were trapped inside open spaces in the evening for the second time in a month. The drivers were stuck inside Beechwood Park in Newport on Saturday night for
A KNIFE-WIELDING rough sleeper who had to be tasered three times after youths smashed his campfire has been jailed. Daffyd Jones, 40, was high on amphetamines when he threatened to kill police and told them: “I will slice you all into pieces along
A MUST-SEE show this month, the performance had all the right elements of music, dance and style to make you want to head back to America in the 1960’s. It follows the story of four boys finding their rise to stardom despite fighting problems within
NEWPORT County AFC manager Terry Butcher says he is close to making his 11th new signing of the summer and he’s also begun to identify loan targets, writes Andrew Penman. The Exiles boss is aiming to add a central defender and a central midfielder
MIDFIELDER Yan Klukowski wants to establish himself as a leading light for Newport County AFC this season after enduring a frustrating first campaign at Rodney Parade. The former Forest Green Rovers star made 40 appearances under Justin Edinburgh
New businesses in Caerphilly are getting support from Tata subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise – for the third time.The cash is helping start-ups in the county borough to get off the ground, and council officials are delighted at the number and quality of
LEADING precision engineering firm Formagrind has acquired a new premises from which it will be able to expand its specialist operations, thanks to help from a Newport firm of chartered surveyors.Formagrind, established in 1983, a specialist in the manufacture
A CWMBRAN man has been ordered to pay almost £1000 for fly tipping at a beauty spot near Pontypool.Matthew Williams, 31, of Ventnor Road pleaded guilty to unlawfully depositing controlled waste on common land at The British mountain, near Pontypool, in
The summer months can often prove a difficult time for businesses as they struggle to cope with staff shortages over the holiday period. So, while this can be addressed by filling gaps with temporary staffing support, it also proves an ideal period for
Often we are faced with decisions when it comes to how to spend our own money in the way that will most improve our lives.It is something that we will weigh up as consumers – perhaps deciding whether a weekend break with the family is of more or less
NEWPORT hall of famer Andrew Brown has left Rodney Parade to join big-spending Merthyr's bid for the Principality Premiership.The 35-year-old hooker made 277 appearances over 11 seasons with the Black and Ambers and captained the club in the 2011/12 campaign
No matter how good your business is, you are only really as good as the way you deal with your customers. Clients phoning in remember a grumpy receptionist or a particularly helpful member of staff who is keen to help with any query.Business Argus has
FORMER Another Level singer Dane Bowers allegedly lashed out at his former Miss Wales ex-girlfriend, from Pontypool, leaving her with a bloody nose and bruises after she quizzed him about why he had glitter on his face, a court has heard. Sophie
The former Tata Steel plant in Wattsville, Crosskeys, has a new resident as one of Europe’s largest processors of pre-finished steel completes its move. Capital Coated Steel has already invested £3.5m in the site on the North Blackvein Industrial Estate
Helen Hambleton, of a Newport accountancy firm, has won top prize in the Newport Office Angels Office Proffesional Awards.The awards provided local employers with an opportunity to reward the people who make a real difference to their businesses and recognise
What could part of a £850m city deal do for the digital economy in south east Wales?The ten authorities in south east Wales have been invited to bid for a city deal, with the opportunity at the end to be given between £850m and £1bn in funding. Already
One of the UK's leading recruitment and training agencies, Acorn has been awarded a place as a Crown Commercial Service supplier on the non-medical, non-clinical temporary staffing framework for the National Health Service.The new two-year agreement will
Wales & West Utilities’ drive to raise the bar on safety and continually improve safety standards has won the gas distribution network a Gold Award at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015.The annual award scheme is run by the Royal Society
A PLAN to introduce a designated area for prostitution in Pill is still very much in the “early stages”, police have said. There is only a small number of prostitutes in Gwent - but those women who are in the trade work mainly in Pill, in the centre
Caerleon-based financial advisory and wealth management firm Fernquest Financial Planning has seen its funds under management increase to just over £14m in its first 12 months of trading. Luke Fernquest, who is the sole IFA and director for the company
Demand for commercial property remained high in Wales, while available office, retail and industrial space fell for the fifth consecutive period, according to the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey. Over the next three months, 25 per cent more respondents
Leading UK regeneration specialist St Modwen has been granted planning consent to build an additional 104 homes, under its residential brand, St Modwen Homes, at its £1bn Glan Llyn development in Newport.Work is expected to start on site in August 2015
THE fate of Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Taulupe Faletau is in the hands of the Welsh Rugby Union, says Bath head coach Mike Ford. The saga surrounding the 24-year-old’s move from Rodney Parade to the Rec is still rumbling on with the issue
Motorpoint’s Newport site has chosen Leonard Cheshire Disability as its’ official charity partner.The car sales business, which is based on the Queensway Meadow Industrial Estate, has decided to support the work of the Leonard Cheshire Disability Llanhennock
NEWPORT’S £13 million magistrates’ court reopened this morning after flooding closed it last week. Problems with its air conditioning system meant cases were transferred to Cardiff and Cwmbran courts from last Tuesday. Officially opened in
Two teenagers were arrested following a Newport flat fire that saw three people taken to hospital. Following Gwent Police's appeal for information after a fire was set at the door to an upstairs flat on Malpas Road in the early hours of Thursday
A mum-of-two who recently retired from the Army has set up an estate agency in Gwent.Amanda Denton wanted a job which would fit around childcare and has now started a branch of the EweMove franchise, covering 20,000 homes in Chepstow and Caldicot.Amanda
Stringent energy efficiency legislation to be introduced in 2018 could blacklist some properties from the rental market, a Gwent expert claims.From April 2018 new legislation embodied within the Energy Act 2011 will see the imposition of a minimum energy
A NEWPORT doorman cleared of grievous bodily harm said he thought he was “going to lose everything”. On Thursday, Spencer Gibson, 26, got the news he had longed for when a jury made the unanimous decision to acquit him of criminal charges.
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised for a Newport man to renew his wedding vows after he was told he only had a few months to live. Afghanistan veteran Anthony Hard, aged 35, had been battling a brain tumour but was told earlier this month that
