THE CONCERETE skate park at Northfields recreation ground in Cwmbran was formally opened earlier today. The park opened in early February and has become a well used facility by the local community. It was designed with input from local skaters
THERE were a record number of visitors to Newport’s Riverfront Theatre last year, according to a council report. A review of leisure services considered on Wednesday said: “Notable increases in participation have been achieved in a number of areas
A MAN who assaulted two carers at a mental hospital near Raglan will be indefinitely detained at another facility. Martin Godfrey, 34, was a patient at Llanarth Court Hospital when the assaults took place on March 8, 2014. He is now currently
A FIFTEEN-hour charity spin-a-thon was held at a Newport gym to raise money for a charity which helps people with life-threatening illnesses. Held from 6am to 9pm, the arduous 15-hour event was inspired by PureGym member Chris Speight to help raise
A NEWPORT haulage firm says the immigrant crisis in Calais is causing them to lose around £100,000 a month.This figure comes from delays getting across the Channel meaning trips take longer and less can be made, as well as from damage to vehicles as migrants
A VAN driver who failed to stop after hitting a car he overtook on the A4046 had taken cocaine before the crash, a court heard. Ryan Readon, 32, drove off "erratically" after colliding with the Corsa's passenger side near Ebbw Vale, Newport Crown
A “LIVING HISTORY” weekend at Big Pit honouring the lives of Welsh miners has been cancelled due to a museum strike. The National Coal Museum in Blaenavon planned to stage the fun-packed event with re-enactments, music and discussions on Saturday
LEGISLATION to combat slavery officially came into force today. The Modern Day Slavery Act will significantly enhance the support and protection available to victims of modern day slavery, give law enforcement the vital tools they need to target
AN ABERCARN pub has been banned from playing music after its owners were caught playing songs without a licence. Sophie and Michelle Hart, the proprietors of the New Inn on Commercial Road, have been banned from playing music at the pub, or any
TORFAEN MP Nick Thomas-Symonds has stepped back in time to visit WaterAid’s pop-up Victorian street outside Parliament, to mark 150 years of Britain’s modern sewers. More than 100 parliamentarians met characters from Victorian times to discover
A BLACKWOOD mum grieving her murdered partner has needed to take a DNA test to put his name on their baby daughter's birth certificate. Natalie Preece, 28, was not married to the father of her three children Michael Lee Emmett, 29. He died
MEMBERS of a Pontypool and Cwmbran cocaine gang led by a cage fighter have had their appeals against their sentences thrown out by top judges. Gang leader, Ashley Beaumont, 25, of Hillside Drive in Pontypool, got his school friends, as well as
UPDATE: 3.05pm Monday, August 3 Gwent Police have confirmed that missing teenager Chloe Smith has been found safe and well. Friday, July 31 POLICE in Newport are appealing for help finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Chloe Smith
MORE changes to the Principality Premiership have been approved from season 2016/17.Further to the proposed increase from 12 teams to 16, there will now be a mid-season split of the division, with the top eight teams playing against each other in the
NEWPORT County AFC manager Terry Butcher has called on the club’s fans to make Rodney Parade the most intimidating stadium in League Two this season.Butcher got his first taste of being in charge for a home game with last weekend’s 0-0 draw in the pre-season
GUIDANCE has been issued to organisations about how to recognise and deal with signs of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. The National Training Framework guidance has been issued by public services minister Leighton Andrews
MEMBERSHIP of the Newport County AFC Supporters Trust has passed the 600 mark as support continues to grow for their proposed takeover of the club. In an update to fans posted online this afternoon, the Trust said: “Firstly, thank you for the continued
I see Caerphilly County Borough Councillors Rhianon Passmore and Hefin David have been selected as the Labour Party candidates for Islwyn and Caerphilly in the upcoming Assembly election. This will give the people a chance to ask both candidates why
NEWPORT Transport service 11a and 11c I have been informed today 20th (July 20) will be taken off due to council funding. It doesn’t matter elderly and the disabled people people will be stranded not that this bus service is reliable anyway. I think
AT THE end of June, I was admitted to the A&E department at the Royal Gwent Hospital with severe abdominal pains which subsequently involved me to have an emergency operation performed by a wonderful surgeon who saved my life. I spent time
TODAY I was discharged from the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport after undergoing a heart procedure. I would like to publicly acknowledge the care and professionalism shown to me and my fellow-patients in coronary care and D3 West. At a time when
ASSEMBLY Member Mohammad Asghar deludes himself if he imagines that his typically Tory mix of bribes and gimmicks will help more than a handful of first-time buyers on to the ladder of home ownership. Many young people have been priced out of home
THE suggestion by Gwent/Newport police that the young ladies plying their trade on the streets of Pill should be moved to areas that are less open to public gaze and away from residents (who are rightly aggrieved at the goings on) is a great idea
A sex predator who trawled Newport town centre looking for drunken teenage victims has been told his 12-year sentence for rape was not a day too long. Andrew Shellard, 45, "effectively abducted" an intoxicated 18-year old girl who had been separated
NatWest customers have been left struggling to login to their online banking. Frustrated customers took to Twitter this morning to complain of problems accessing their account online and making payments. The bank said it was "aware of the issue
South Wales insurance giant Admiral, which has a base in Newport city centre, has donated more than £500 to the Buzzy Bees nursery in Cwmbran, through its Community Chest scheme.Gareth Edwards, who works in Admiral’s claims department, wanted to give
Professional advisors Broomfield & Alexander has invested further in the strength of its accounting functions with the appointment of two trainee accountants in its Newport office.Having completed her first year of her ACCA qualifications, Chelsey Stevenson
UPDATE: 4.30PM A Welsh Government spokesman said: “We are very disappointed with the situation that the employees now find themselves in. "The support provided to the company by the Welsh Government stipulated that the jobs should be in place
It has been an exciting few weeks for the Welsh business community, especially in terms of inward investment. Last month, we heard that multi-national defence contractor General Dynamics will create 250 skilled jobs in Oakdale when it moves its assembly
A WOMAN from Newport has received an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) after a variety of anti-social and criminal behaviour in and around the local community. Anna James, 47, from Mallard Way, Duffryn, was issued with a 12 month ASBI at
SO cool was 'The Iceman' under pressure on the Blackpool oche last week that it took a live television interview for Gerwyn Price to feel the heat when enjoying a breakthrough tournament as a darts professional. The 30-year-old from Markham caused
FIVE Newport Gwent Dragons youngsters have been named in the Wales Under-18s squad for an international tournament in South Africa.Tighthead Leon Brown, a member of the Wales squad at the World Rugby U20 Championship in June, has been named in head coach
NEWPORT’S Christian Malcolm will return to Beijing next month to coach the British sprint relay team at the athletics World Championships. Malcolm retired 12 months ago after missing out on selection for the Wales squad for the Commonwealth Games
NEWPORT will get a chance to earn revenge against Carmarthen Quins in round one of the Swalec Cup, writes Chris Kirwan. The Black and Ambers suffered a 31-20 defeat out west to their Principality Premiership rivals in the quarter-finals last season
NEWPORT sprinter Katie-Jane Priest helped Wales under-20s to second place in the 4x100m relay at this week’s Welsh Athletics Outdoor International in Cardiff.The annual international saw the Welsh youngsters go head-to-head with rivals from England North
A 39-year-old Newport man has admitted stabbing a man in Llanhilleth. David Hunt, of Alexander Road, Newport, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possessing an article with a blade or point at a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court today.
BUSINESSES in Wales including one in Gwent have been named for failing to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage. Business Minister Nick Boles has named 75 employers across the UK who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage
In our photographic archive series we've discovered pictures of a visit to Newport from Field-Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery.The Argus is now appealing for information about the visit, which appears to be in 1948, three years after he was awarded the
A QUARTET of Newport cricketers have been selected for the England Women's U15 Development Programme (EWDP) summer competition.Jessica Thornton, Charlotte Scarborough, Rose Evans and Georgia Parfitt will take part in the event at Shrewsbury School along
NEWPORT will attempt to strike a telling blow in the race for second place when they travel to rivals Cardiff in the Thomas Carroll South Wales Premier Cricket League.The men from Spytty Park currently have a one-point advantage over tomorrow's hosts
LITTLE eco-warriors enjoyed a “waggle dance” modelled on the figure-of-eight motion of honey bees as they found out how the pollinators are helping to ensure the survival of our planet. Children also had the opportunity to don bee protection suits
10:06pm RBS says cyber attack behind online banking failure
FRIENDS of the Newport Medieval Ship are to make a new pilgrimage to a French town that minted the rare coin sealed in the shipping vessel’s keel as a good luck charm.Newport historian Charles Ferris and Friends of The Newport Ship chairman Phil Cox will
NEWPORT West MP Paul Flynn, who interviewed the former headteacher accused of abusing children at a Malpas primary school, said he did not remember a “whisper of scandal” at the time.Yesterday the Argus revealed more allegations against Jon Styler, who
A NEWPORT church being forced to close due to structural defects is exploring the possibility of holding services at city centre venues including the multiplex cinema inside Friars Walk shopping centre.St Paul’s in Commercial Street decided to leave their
