AN EVENING with rugby stars in Usk has raised more than £5,000 for next year's Monmouthshire Eisteddfod. The event was organised by the Usk, Raglan and Penperllenni appeal committee, who have to raise £30,000 for the National Eisteddfod - to be
NEWPORT went top of the Principality Premiership after picking up a bonus-point victory at Llanelli. Wingers Elliot Frewen and Wes Cunliffe, full-back Llywarch Ap Myrddin and inside centre Haydn Palmer got the tries for the Black and Ambers on
HUMAN rights group Liberty has welcomed a decision not to proceed with the controversial ban on rough sleeping in Newport City Centre. The campaign group spoke out after councillors agreed to water down a Public Space Protection Order which could
THE chairman of a Newport Muslim group has called for some perspective after anti-Islamic graffiti was sprayed on two mosques in the city on Tuesday night. The messages – one of which reads “Islam is demonic” - were daubed on the Jamia Mosque on
PLANS to convert a former nursing home in Newport into a swanky restaurant and hotel which have been strongly opposed by people living in the area could get the go-ahead next week. The planning application to turn the £350,000 Grade II listed Rothbury
A FORMER Hells Angel biker who brandished a hammer in a Newport armed street fight has avoided jail. Andrew McCann, 54, was described as "armed and dangerous" after he took a hammer from his van in a brawl which allegedly involved two other men
CUTS to the UK government's funding for S4C in George Osborne’s spending review have been branded "extremely disappointing". Included in the review announced on Wednesday was a cut in UK government funding to the Welsh language channel from £6.7
A BUY a brick campaign has been launched to raise money for a drop in centre in Tanzania which will be in memory of a Caerwent teenager. The family of Natasha Scott-Falber, who died aged 14 of Toxic Shock Syndrome from using her first tampon, have
WORK on a major housing development set to comprise 224 homes is to begin next month. Multi-million pound developer Taylor Wimpey is to build the properties at the site of a former police training centre in Greenmeadow Way, Cwmbran. Taylor
CASH-STRAPPED council chiefs are calling on town bosses to put up money to upgrade an ageing CCTV system in the heart of Pontypool. Around 15 cameras helped to detect crime and anti-social behaviour at strategic locations in the town last year
THE number of fluent Welsh speakers in Newport has not increased for more than ten years, a new study has shown. A report by the Welsh Government published yesterday, Thursday, has shown 1,300 people in Newport could speak the language fluently
A NEWPORT-based nonprofit organisation which helps disabled people all over the world has bought a cow for a school in Africa. ResponsABLE assistance (RA) purchased a cow for St Michael Kevote School in Kenya with the aim to provide fresh milk
WALES wing George North has agreed a new contract with Aviva Premiership club Northampton. The Saints have announced unspecified fresh terms for 23-year-old North, who joined them from the Scarlets in 2013. North's decision - he would have
SCOTLAND under-21 international striker Oliver McBurnie has joined Newport County AFC on a one-month youth loan deal from Premier League neighbours Swansea City. The 19-year-old 6ft 2ins front man moved to the Swans from Bradford City for an undisclosed
CROSS Keys have pledged that they won't take Neath lightly when they welcome the Principality Premiership's basement side to Pandy Park tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 2.30pm).The form guide suggests the encounter is a mismatch with Keys unbeaten in eight
EBBW Vale boss Nigel Davies admits he has been given food for thought by the performances of the Steelmen's experimental side in the Foster's Challenge Cup, writes Chris Kirwan.Ebbw return to Principality Premiership action tomorrow afternoon when they
BEDWAS are looking to condemn a second Principality Premiership title contender on the spin to a Bridge Field defeat when they host champions Pontypridd tomorrow.Steve Law's side have had to wait to build on their excellent 12-8 home victory against in-form
NEWPORT County AFC academy coach Byron Anthony was full of praise for the club’s under-18s despite their FA Youth Cup 2nd round defeat to Southend United, writes Andrew Penman.The Exiles youngsters went down 2-1 in extra-time at Rodney Parade on Tuesday
NEWPORT County AFC manager John Sheridan is hopeful that defender Scot Bennett will be fit to face Luton Town on Saturday. The centre-back, on loan from League Two rivals Notts County, was forced off after a blow to the ribs in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw
AN USK dentist has warned of the dangers of hidden sugars in children's 'healthy' snacks which are causing 'middle class tooth decay.' Miles Gladson, of Usk Dental Practice, said dentists are trying to get the message out about hidden sugars in
COMMUTERS could face train delays over the festive period after train drivers' union ASLEF announced they will be re-balloting their members on strike action. The trade union today said Arriva Trains Wales has “reneged” on the resolution to the
UPDATE: 11.40AM Charles Lemin, the driver of the Volvo, remains in Prince Charles Hospital in a serious but stable condition. The two other women travelling in the Yaris were taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, where they remain with serious
A VAN was stolen and torched in Cwmbran yesterday. The white Ford Transit was taken from an address on Earls Mede and was found burnt out an hour later on Byways in Greenmeadow at about 10.30pm. Anyone with information should call Gwent Police
PACE bowler Michael Hogan has signed a fresh contract to stay with Glamorgan until the end of the 2018 season.The 34-year-old arrived in Cardiff from Western Australia in 2012 and has penned a fresh three-year deal at the SSE Swalec Stadium along with
A REFUSE bin was intentionally set alight near Tesco in St Dials, Cwmbran on Wednesday November 25. Fire crews from Cwmbran were called to Ty Gywn Road at 7.15pm, with reports stating youths were involved in the fire.
ED Jackson has been passed fit to start for Newport Gwent Dragons in tomorrow’s Guinness Pro12 fixture at Edinburgh but Wales star Taulupe Faletau is still sidelined. Number eight Jackson was a late withdrawal in the narrow loss to Castres in the
GWENT Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Abergavenny on Saturday November 21. The incident occurred at the property between 7.10-11.30pm and the police would like anyone with information to call 101 quoting
I FIND it shocking and disappointing that Bassaleg School, allegedly one of the best in the area, and the place that parents move near to in order to be in the catchment area, cannot even finish the painting of their gates. The job was started half-heartedly
IN HIS Lliswerry grassroots column, Allan Morris mentions that former users of the closed Carnegie Library on Corporation Road have “a few issues and concerns” using Ringland Library. May I remind them that Maindee Library, now run by volunteers
THE UK government proposals to cut tax credits for working people showed clearly that their priorities are bad for families and workers in Newport East. More than a quarter of families in Newport are in receipt of tax credits. That’s 7,600 children
REGARDING people sacrificing their lives for Isis, the terrorist organisation. The urge to self-immolate in a “higher” cause has long been exploited by sacrificial cults. However, Isis fighters are brainwashed to see it as a “high and courageous
WELL, the designers, planners and councillors of Newport, have managed to do it yet again, botched up what should have been a saving grace for the future of Newport. I refer of course to the new Friars Walk. I have to assume none of them have been
UPDATE: 2.22pm NATURAL Resources Wales has apologised after contractors working on its behalf damaged a water main in Caerphilly. The body said it is working closely with Welsh Water. A spokesman for Natural Resources Wales said: “We can
AN Ebbw Vale man who received a life-saving heart transplant says an upcoming change to the organ donor law in Wales will save lives and help thousands of families. David Chaffey, 32, who is registered blind, underwent a heart transplant at Birmingham
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons insist that they don’t have any Murrayfield demons ahead of tomorrow’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Edinburgh (kick-off 7.35pm).The Dragons return to the scene of their hugely deflating European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-final defeat
Haberdashers’ Agincourt School and Nursery is a vibrant and active school with pupils who strive to achieve together as Kath Skellon found out.It’s a new era for staff and children at one school in Monmouth having welcomed a new headmistress in the last
READ about the murder investigation which started on Tuesday night after a man was stabbed to death at a Newport flat - The graffiti sprayed on two Newport mosques - Chancellor George Osborne's far reaching announcements in his Autumn Statement
THE British and Irish Cup could prove to be a priceless experience for the young players on the books of Newport Gwent Dragons. The same should be the case for the supporters.The cross-border competition is serving its purpose since responsibility for
IT'S said that underdog Tyson Fury only has a puncher's chance in his big fight with heavyweight icon Wladimir Klitschko, a valid description of the four Welsh regions when they head into Europe. We should be thankful for that. Recent financial
NEWPORT have a poor record at Parc y Scarlets but the Black and Ambers will hope the surface will suit their expansive style against Llanelli this evening, writes Chris Kirwan.The Rodney Parade side head west (kick-off 7.30pm) knowing that victory will
AN Argus sports writer has appeared alongside actor Michael J. Fox and boxing legend Mike Tyson in a new documentary on Newbridge boxing great Joe Calzaghe. Michael Pearlman, 34, who is originally from Winchester, has been a sports reporter with
HEALTH and social care professionals from throughout Gwent met yesterday to discuss the findings of a report into a seven-year investigation into abuse of elderly people at care homes. The conference at the Parkway Hotel in Cwmbran was arranged
WHEN Sarah Szmaglik gave birth to baby Olivia on St David's Day this year, it made real the distant dream of a hitherto childless couple she met two years earlier. Olivia's arrival was the culmination of Ms Szmaglik's decision, reached over several
THE secretary of the Islamic Society of Wales has been left ‘frightened’ after anti-Islamic graffiti was sprayed on two mosques in Newport on Tuesday night. The messages – one of which reads “Islam is demonic” - were daubed on the Jamia Mosque
9:47pm Rugby stars evening raises £5,000 for Monmouthshire Eisteddfod
