CCTV shows designer clothes worth £10,000 being raided from new Torfaen shop Group of women take part in BBC programme to get fit and raise money for four charities Charity cycling team raise more than £4,000 for a Gwent children's
A GROUP of Newport women are starring in a BBC One programme, with rugby legend Gareth Thomas aiming to get them fit for this Sunday’s Cardiff Half Marathon. The 'Newport Nifties' is a group of five women aged between 35 and 40 from the Duffryn
UKIP's new leader Diane James hopes she can unite her party's Welsh Assembly Members amid a bitter row between two of its most senior figures.On Monday, Ms James made her first visit to the Senedd in Cardiff Bay since succeeding Nigel Farage less
A HEALTH authority has advised Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ‘exercise caution’ in giving the go ahead to a proposed waste recycling plant.The plant, being developed by Hazrem Environmental Ltd, will be situated at Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate
WELSH First Minister Carwyn Jones has called for the party to unite in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s victory over leadership challenger Owen Smith.Addressing members at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Liverpool on Sunday, Mr Jones praised both Mr
A NEWPORT dad has raised more than £4,000 for a children’s home and charity after cycling 240 miles with 21 colleagues from Arriva Trains Wales (ATW).The event, named the Tour De Arriva Trains Wales, is a challenge run by the train company to raise money
WARREN Feeney will be in charge of Newport County AFC at Grimsby Town tomorrow night and he knows he needs a win to get the fans off his back. The Exiles boss admitted that supporters had every right to boo him after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat
Most of us spend a lot of time sitting at a desk during the working day. And many of us indulge in a cup of tea or coffee with a snack at least once a day.Business Argus asked local business people to let us know which snack they tend to choose when it
A historic walled Caerleon property linked to King Arthur, which had been for sale for £2.25m, has been bought by the Celtic Manor Resort and will be marketed as an exclusive executive retreat.Guests will have the chance to get stay in the shadow of an
BECKY James insists that missing out on London 2012 made what she achieved in Rio “so much sweeter”.The Abergavenny cycling star returned from Brazil last month with two Olympic silver medals in her luggage and a host of unforgettable memories.Her second
YOUNG people had the chance to quiz local politicians on what Brexit means for their futures at a special debate in Monmouth.The newly-formed Monmouthshire Youth Parliament (MYP) invited students under 18 years-old to have their say and share ideas following
Cwmbran-based QualitySolicitors Rubin Lewis O'Brien, Green & Co Accountants and Tax Advisors and lettings agency SerenLiving are set to hold the latest Landlord Forum on Wednesday, September 28; hosting key speakers who will give informative talks
RIO Olympic medallist Bryony Page sprang into action to officially open a new trampolining centre in Newport.Bryony, aged 25, a silver medallist in Rio gave the centre at Newport Retail Park, Spytty the thumbs up after testing the new facilities opened
MORE than 30 people took part in a memory walk in Caldicot, raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.The annual walk, which was organised by the walking group Chepstow Walkers are Welcome, was a two miles trek which took place around Caldicot Castle.
THE Tour de Gwent 2017 aims to attract more riders than ever by offering no less than five different routes. The 77-mile Tour de Gwent Sportif has grown in stature over the years and is organised in support of St David’s Hospice Care raising many
CWMBRAN’S Nick Kenny will follow in the footsteps of darts’ biggest names when he makes his BDO World Championship debut on the Lakeside Country Club stage early next year.Kenny, ranked joint 19th in the world, secured his berth at the tournament after
A GWENT council is changing the way food and garden waste is collected in a bid to lift recycling rates.Caerphilly councillors voted in favour of the recycling scheme overhaul after a report in May revealed that only 38 per cent of properties in the borough
LEADING Newport businesses heard first-hand about the aims of the #backingnewport campaign.South Wales Argus MD Hussain Bayoomi accepted an invitation from Kymin MD Robin Hall to explain the new drive to boost the city to Newport businesses.Hussain said
TWO unconverted Bedwas tries in the first seven minutes looked to have laid the foundations for a comfortable home win but Neath had other ideas and came within a whisker of snatching the spoils, writes Ian Lovell. Bedwas were five points ahead
Talented Welsh chefs, including two from Newport's Celtic Manor Resort, will be contining the ‘Together Stronger’ mantra that brought the nation’s football team record breaking success at this summer’s Euro Cup 2016 tournament when they compete in
CEFN Fforest’s Robbie Regan welcomes his Welsh fans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his world title success with him in Cardiff this Saturday. Regan beat champion Daniel Jimenez to claim the WBO world bantamweight title from the Puerto Rican
A Newport schoolgirl has been given a helping hand from a car dealership in the city so she can volunteer in Africa. Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Porter, a pupil at Llanwern High School, has received sponsorship from Wessex Garages for a trip of a lifetime
I AM DISAPPOINTED that the Argus didn’t cover the wonderful Mini Mela community event that was held on Saturday, September 17. The event was arranged by the Khan family, from Pillgwenlly, and attracted a large crowd who enjoyed the range of stalls
CALLING all tennis players, I do hope you will flock to Beechwood Park next year to play on the new courts in view of the fact that a row of perfectly healthy and beautiful trees have been slaughtered to enable you to do so. Trees on the former paddling
MAY I invite all the Labour councillors of Torfaen Borough Council who voted to allow the building of private housing on our greenbelt between Pontnewydd and South Sebastopol to go and witness the destruction of our cherished countryside against the
POLICE were called to a house in Cwmbran after a man was found dead yesterday. The alarm was raised at 12.24pm followig reports that a 47-year-old man had been found dead at the address on Marl Court in the Thornhill area of Cwmbran. A spokeswoman
NOBODY likes a death in the family so some parents had better check if it’s their kids playing chicken with the traffic on Cardiff Road or doing wheelies on their bikes. It only takes an idiot speeding in a car on his phone and it’s goodnight Vienna
WHICH came first the tree or the signpost? On Cardiff Road, Newport between lower Belle Vue Lane and a Newport City Council bus shelter I noticed a signpost with a red background and white letters indicating “Hospital & A&E”ahead for traffic
ONCE again we are to have imposed variable speed limits on our stretch of the M4. One wonders what this variation offers than the previous failed system could not. Probably only a cornucopia of fines to be syphoned from motorists’ pockets into the
THE closure of the BHS to join the other empty properties in Commercial and High Streets, the High Street/ Cambrian Road Arcade and probably half the market is starting to leave Newport looking sad again. What an impression people will have when they
Newport accountancy firm Kilsby & Williams has promoted two long-standing employees to associate in testament to their commitment and the ongoing success of the firm. Jonathan Harrhy and Anna Jones are two of Kilsby & Williams’ most well-established staff
NEWPORT’S Mojo The FoodBar is preparing to unveil a very tasty pop up as part of the city’s annual food festival. The leading fine dining and cocktails restaurant and bar at 1 Clarence Place, is a sponsor of the Tiny Rebel Newport Food and Drink
PARKWAY Hotel & Spa in Cwmbran will welcome Wales rugby coaches Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards next month in a special charity event.The Events Room’s ‘Rugby Dinner of the Year’ takes place on Wednesday, October 26 to raise support for Wooden Spoon
Lynda Sagona has been appointed as the new chief executive of Caerphilly-based housing association United Welsh.Lynda is currently director of housing and communities at United Welsh, which was recently named the fifth best landlord in the UK and has
Wales’ leading retail services firm has created a new role as a result of significant growth.RMS (Retail Merchandising Services), which is based in Newport, has appointed Claire Humphries as chief people officer.Claire will be responsible for streamlining
A specialist recruitment agency has been launched in Caerphilly with ambitious expansion plans.Profession Direct, set up by Simon Hughes, is targeting several industry sectors including financial services, estate agency, legal services, education, medicine
Ceri Doyle, Newport City Homes’ CEO, explains why she supports the Argus’ We’re Backing Newport campaign. A CITY on the rise. That was the slogan that met me when I first started work in Newport. I believed it then and, two years on, I believe
A MUM of two who suffers with severe arthritis, seizures and panic attacks fought off an attacker with her crutches during an attempted robbery in a dark lane in Magor. Rebecca Davies, 29, of Somerset Grove, Magor, was punched twice in the face
UPDATE: 7:37am ALL lanes of the M4 eastbound are open between junctions 27 and 28 on the eastbound carriageway following the earlier incident which involved three vehicles Traffic remains heavy on the stretch of motorway, with congestion stretching
FORMER Newport County AFC manager Terry Butcher says the club’s current struggles prove that sacking him did not solve the Exiles’ problems. Butcher was dismissed 12 months ago with County rock bottom of the Football League with just five points
AN AIR ambulance responded to reports of a motorcyclist who had come off their bike in Abertillery this afternoon. An ambulance service spokesman said that crews received the call at 3.30pm to attend the incident on Bridge Street. While the
9:51pm Walkers raise more than £300 for Alzheimer's Research UK
