A MOUNTAIN rescue charity has received more than £1,600 in donations in memory of a former special constabulary chief officer, Peter Howells OBE.Gwent Police hosted this year's Special Constabulary National Conference last weekend at the St Pierre Marriot
A TREASURED community theatre has been given a new lease of life with the opening of a new cinema space.The Little Theatre in Tredegar was revived by the Tredegar Thespians and Green Valley Films group, launching a new era for the popular space.Film lovers
A PARTIALLY blind man allegedly forced to work against his will has spoken of the abuse at the hands of his captors. Four men are on trial, accused of requiring another to perform forced or compulsory labour, between April 2010 and January 2013
OVER half of suspected drug drivers stopped by Gwent Police and tested with a new device have tested positive, the force has said. The DrugWipe device used by officers can show whether drugs have been taken within three minutes and have been used by the
NEWPORT-BASED gas distributor Wales & West Utilities has unveiled a fleet of 10 new tipper and grab lorries which are part of their latest investment drive to improve service.The company, which operates the gas network in Wales and the English south west
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays after a broken down car blocked a lane on the M4 westbound. There is queuing traffic between J24 at the Coldra and J25 at Caerleon as a result.
Newport-based independent lender HH Cashflow Finance has appointed regional manager Wesley Regis to grow the business in the Midlands.From April, Wesley will be the main point of contact for key introducers including accountants, brokers and other professionals
AN Abergavenny society has described a proposal to demolish a Victorian house to make way for a new housing development as a ‘lost opportunity’.The Abergavenny and District Civic Society said demolishing the house known as ‘The Firs’ – which is one of
A CHEPSTOW business has pledged £10,000 in support of its chosen charity for the third year running. Basepoint Chepstow has promised £10,000 via match funding to St David’s Hospice Care, which provides support to people with life-threatening illnesses
Engineering students at Coleg Gwent were recently given the opportunity to try out the latest developments in the fabrication and welding industry during a technology day.Visitors from the industry attended the event at the City of Newport Campus where
THE chief executive of Tata Steel, which is selling its plants in Llanwern, Port Talbot and across the UK, has said the firm would not be doing so if it was making money. Bimlendra Jha appeared before a meeting of Westminster’s Business Select
The M4 Business Network continues to expand its influence across South Wales with the announcement that Johnsey Estates UK Ltd has become its latest sponsor.By joining the high-profile network Johnsey Estates has gained further access to an extensive
WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers boss Kenny Jackett says former Newport County AFC teen Aaron Collins is set to be handed an opportunity at Molineux.Collins moved to the Championship club from Rodney Parade in the January transfer window, and he is yet to make
Simply Factoring Brokers has appointed a digital marketing expert as it grows its online presence. Shaun Thomas, 39, joins the Newport-based brokerage after working in senior marketing roles both in Wales and London with financial and tech institutions
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn has blasted plans to curtail the ability of charities and other taxpayer-funded organisations from lobbying government. In February the Cabinet Office announced new rules would be introduced restricting the lobbying of organisations
SCARLETS and Wales winger Harry Robinson has spoken of his devastation at having to call time on his rugby career aged just 23.Robinson never fully recovered from a serious neck injury he sustained towards the end of last season.He underwent surgery and
Newport-based Collingbourne Group, whose companies include Newport Auctions, The Storage Group and Collingbourne Properties, has launched a new car and van rental company offering customers a more cost-effective way of renting vehicles.Practical Car and
This month saw the leading UK regeneration specialist St. Modwen complete work on a new 48,225 sq ft speculative warehousing/industrial unit at its 100 acre Celtic Business Park development in Newport. Pete Davies, senior development manager for St Modwen
SET in the 1920's / 30's Singin’ In The Rain’s plot revolves around the love mishaps of uber successful Hollywood heart throb, Don Lockwood,(Jordan Archer), who by chance meets Kathy Seldon, (Rebecca Jarvis), a struggling actress on a New York City
ACADEMY graduates Tom Owen-Evans, Kieran Parselle and Liam Angel are all set to feature as Newport County AFC take on Notts County at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Manager Warren Feeney says he wants to give the talented trio of youngsters a chance
WARREN Feeney has agreed to play in Saturday’s Match for Life charity game at Rodney Parade after his Newport County AFC side take on Notts County in their final home fixture of the League Two season. The Exiles boss will hope his players can wrap
HEALTH was top of the agenda at the second live debate between the leaders of Wales’ six main parties of the Assembly election campaign on Wednesday evening. Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Carwyn Jones, Alice Hooker-Stroud of the Wales
NEWPORT County AFC manager Warren Feeney has already met with potential new signings for next season and he’s warned any players who want to leave the club that ‘the grass is not always greener’ elsewhere. County confirmed their League Two status
A PRIVATE video of a married South Wales policewoman having "consensual sex" with another officer was illegally destroyed after it was seized by detectives from her husband, a court has heard. Pc Stephen Smith, 32, allegedly had the video of his
Jonathan Stephens, discusses some of the issues that rural property owners may want or have to consider in terms of their rural boundaries... Properties in the countryside tend to have larger gardens, perhaps a paddock, or even more extensive
I THINK it’s a bit of a cheek, for President Obama to tell Britain, if you leave the EU it could take 10 years to negotiate a trade with America. But in the next breath, if the American CIA starts a war somewhere in the world Britain is asked the
HAVING taken “voluntary redundancy” in 1989 after 41 years in the industry, I suppose it was a gut reaction on listening to Michael Heseltine’s declaration at the beginning of the end to the coal industry (1992). Steel and coal are paralleled in
I FELT the need to reply to Gerald Davies’ letter on April 25. I agree with everything he says but I would go further. What organisation can close off two bridges leading into Newport at the same time with total disregard for anyone else? He mentions
AN OPEN message to the University of South Wales management and Newport City Council planners: Caerleon Campus site should not be sold off for housing under any circumstance. Whatever is to be put there should not require more housing than already
“ONE last chance” – this pathetic phrase must rank equal with “community service” and that all-time favourite, “suspended sentence” in the minds of the judiciary when it comes to sentencing generations of serial predators on our all too vulnerable
FIREFIGHTERS battled to put out a blaze which started in a greenhouse and spread to three sheds in Chepstow this morning. A fire crew from the town was called to Buttington Road in Sedbury at 8.27am. They left at 9.35am.
THE owner and operator of Newport’s port will tell the Welsh Government it objects to plans to build part of the M4 relief road on its land. Associated British Ports (ABP) said it is opposed to a compulsory purchase of about 87 acres which it has
PONTYPOOL RFC have today reacted to the news that former second row Adam Scanlon has been banned from rugby for two years by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) following a failed drug test last autumn. Scanlon tested positive for clomiphene after providing
Few journalists want to write a novel about their trade but former newspaperman and MCL columnist Nigel Jarrett has had a bash... Moving to Chepstow many years ago was a means by which Monmouthshire County Life columnist Nigel Jarrett positioned
Just why hasn’t Celtic Manor got a Michelin star? I pondered this thorny question as I took my seat at the back of the recently opened Epicure Experience by Richard Davies fine dining restaurant. It’s the fourth such restaurant to take up residence
A BUS is reported to have crashed into another in Crosskeys. Stagecoach has been asked for a comment on the accident, which involved two of their buses. It happened on Tuesday, twice cracking a windscreen and causing people to suffer minor
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Anon (often attributed to Buddah) THE truth about the Hillsborough disaster is no longer hidden. And it is not ‘The Truth’ as displayed so disgustingly on the front page
AFTER a run of weather more akin to February with wintry showers by day, frost and ice by night, the Bank Holiday sees some improvement, but not much. We can expect a mix of sunshine and showers across the holiday, with Saturday looking the best
A FORMER Wales rugby international who is on the waiting list for a heart transplant will be among those taking part in a match to raise awareness of organ donation at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Former Newport Gwent Dragons prop Rhys Thomas, who
NEWPORT cleaner Kathleen Jenkins has spoken of the overwhelming support she has received since wowing the judges on Britain’s Got Talent. The 25-year-old of Commercial Road, Newport, sailed through to the next round on Saturday, April 23, with
FOR most teenagers, passing their driving test is a proud moment. But for 18-year-old Josh Peake it was extra special. On passing his test he became the sixth generation of Peakes to become a driving force in the family business Peakes Coaches
THE Newport West constituency encompasses the majority of the city centre, which has seen significant redevelopment in recent years, as well as some of the area’s most well-known landmarks. The constituency covers Caerleon, Malpas and Bettws, as
THE owner of two Newport tattoo parlours has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting selling so-called legal highs, some of which contained class A drugs.Police and trading standards officers seized 439 packets and containers of new psychoactive
9:36pm Ten new trucks for Newport-based gas distributor NEWPORT-BASED gas distributor Wales & West Utilities
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Newport surgeon who cared for a number of notorious Nazis as a prison doctor following the end of the Second World War. Dr Eric Sturdy, from Stow Park Circle, was posted with the Welsh Guards in Germany as part of his
ON May 5 you can vote on who should be Gwent's Police and Crime Commissioner. What questions would you like to ask about crime and policing in your area? The Argus is offering readers the chance to get involved in the debate by asking the candidates
