SKIPPER Jacques Rudolph passed 10,000 List A runs with a masterly 121 as Glamorgan began their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with an 18-run South Group win over Gloucestershire under Duckworth-Lewis at Bristol. It was the South African's 18th
RSPCA Cymru have appealed for information after two cats have died in the Caerphilly area. The two cats, named Louie and Scoob, were put to sleep on veterinary advice with symptoms consistent with poisoning. The cats lived on Stanley Street
A PUB renovator from Cwmbran has escaped an immediate prison sentence after allowing one of his properties to be used as a drugs factory.Nathan Jones, 45, from Rhymney Court, Thornhill, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court today, where he pleaded guilty to
TICKETS have now gone on sale for a musical extravaganza to celebrate our 125th anniversary in May.Argus readers are invited to come celebrate with us in the company of West End and television actor Gerard Carey, who will be appearing to help us celebrate
HUNDREDS of people flooded to a rural church today to say goodbye to the leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council. Family, work colleagues and friends paid their respects to veteran councillor Keith Reynolds – who had represented his community
THOMAS Davies is determined to show that he deserves to be given the 1 jersey more frequently next season when he starts for Newport Gwent Dragons against Edinburgh this evening.The 24-year-old will make his first start in the Guinness PRO12 since the
A REPORT into the long-delayed Circuit of Wales project which slammed decisions made by the Welsh Government to hand over £9.3 million of public money to the scheme has been met with a mixed reaction.Today, the Wales Audit Office released a report into
THE Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, has launched the search for a successor to chief constable Jeff Farrar.Earlier this month Mr Farrar, who has led the force since 2013, announced that he will be retiring on June 30 - after
A SEVEN per cent increase in recorded crime in Gwent during 2016 does not represent an actual increase, the area’s Police and Crime Commissioner has insisted.Jeff Cuthbert said the increase between the year to December 2015 and the year to December 2016
ACTION must be taken to tackle pollution in Islwyn and across the UK, the area’s MP has said.Chris Evans led a debate on diesel pollution in his constituency in Parliament on Wednesday, after the A472 Hafodyrynys Road in Crumlin was last year revealed
DEFENDER Scot Bennett could return to the starting XI for Saturday’s crucial clash at Carlisle United after recovering from a hamstring strain. Bennett limped off as Newport County AFC were beaten 6-1 at Plymouth Argyle on Easter Monday and missed
A MAN armed with several knives has been arrested in Whitehall on suspicion of planning a terror attack, Scotland Yard said. The suspect was carrying a rucksack containing at least three knives when he was detained “following a stop and search as part
ST JOSEPH’S star Lee Selby will defend his IBF world featherweight crown against Argentina’s Jonathan Victor Barros in Las Vegas on June 27. The fight had been due to take place at the MGM Grand in January but was called off the day before when
A PONTYPOOL woman and her partner have set up a website to help locate lost dogs following the disappearance and recovery of her sister’s pooch. In March, Cherry, a black Chihuahua Pomeranian cross with a white muzzle and curly tail, went missing
AN INDIAN restaurant and takeaway in Newport which was given a zero hygiene rating after a rodent infestation has been fined £33,240. Owner of the New Delhi in Caerleon Road, which is now closed, Duldul Miah and his company Doleshori Ltd appeared
UPDATE 12.45pm A spokeswoman from West Mercia Police has said that efforts to reopen the road have begun. She said that police received reports of a single vehicle collission near Pencraig, Ross-on-Wye at around 10am. The vehicle, a green
LOOSEHEAD Thomas Davies will make his first Guinness PRO12 start since the second week of the season when Newport Gwent Dragons take on Edinburgh at Myreside tomorrow (kick-off 7.35pm). The 24-year-old has made 17 appearances this season with starts
UPDATE 5pm THE number of arrests made in relation to Gwent Police’s largest ever drugs operation has risen to 27. Around 200 officers carried out dawn raids on Wednesday at addresses across Newport. Since then, a 39-year-old man has been
GOALKEEPER Joe Day is happy to put talks about his future on hold until Newport County AFC are safe from relegation. Day has played a major part in County’s revival under caretaker manager Michael Flynn, keeping four clean sheets in his last five
DOUBLE Grand Slam-winning Wales lock Ian Evans has retired from professional rugby because of an incapacitating knee injury.The 32-year-old from Aberdare had been on the radar of Newport Gwent Dragons but has been forced to hang up his boots because of
Prestige and classic car sales specialist Ellani Cars is opening a new car warehouse in Chepstow.The premises on the Severnlink Distribution Centre site, just off the M48, are currently being refurbished including a state of the art LED lighting system
A MAGNIFICENT country house believed to date from the Victorian era set in 17 acres of parkland, this property features a swimming pool with pool house, coach house and stable block.This six-bedroom, detached house is situated in Llanbadoc, Usk, and is
PEOPLE have less than two weeks to spend or bank their old paper fivers before they lose their legal tender status. From May 5, shops no longer have to accept the paper £5 note as payment and the new polymer banknote featuring Sir Winston Churchill
42ND Street opened at the Dolman Theatre to a full house last night and finished to a standing ovation. Set in 1933 during the Great Depression, it tells the story of the young Peggy Sawyer who has come to New York to audition for the chorus
FOOTBALL fans will be able to get some special merchandise and memorabilia at a new pop-up shop that opens tomorrow. The Spirit of 58 brand is inspired by the 1958 World Cup which was, until last year, the only time Wales had appeared in the finals
MONMOUTH MP David Davies has waged a public battle about many aspects of the Circuit of Wales plan for Ebbw Vale, especially surrounding the use of public money. There have been many others who have questioned aspects of it. Today the Auditor General
MORE than 200 unlicensed medicinal uses are set to be added to guidelines for drug-prescribing doctors and clinicians across the UK, following campaigning by a Gwent MP. Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds’ Off-Patent Drugs bill was talked out of Parliament
YOUNGSTERS at Welsh language schools must have access to Welsh language textbooks, Wales’ education secretary Kirsty Williams has said. “I have been concerned when told of the lack of availability of Welsh textbooks,” she said. “I do not expect
POLICE are appealing for information after a van was broken into in Fleur-de-Lys. Several tools, including a jackhammer and a disc cutter, were taken while the vehicle was parked in Nyddfa Road on Tuesday, April 11. A white van with three men
TRIBUTES have been paid to a council stalwart and former Mayor of Newport, who is retiring from public life after 36 years. Labour ward member for Shaftesbury Cllr Bob Poole is not standing again in next month’s local government election. Cllr Poole
WALES is “an afterthought” in the UK Government’s Brexit negotiations, Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds claimed in Parliament yesterday, Wednesday. Addressing Welsh secretary Alun Cairns the Labour MP said he was concerned the section of the government
A RECOMMENDATION that the Welsh Government does not fund HIV prevention treatment PrEP, has been described as “short-sighted” by a leading charity. The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group has advised that PrEP not be made available on the NHS.
PERSECUTION of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people in Chechnya and other parts of Eastern Europe has been branded “barbaric” by Newport West MP Paul Flynn.Reports of LGBT people being arrested or otherwise persecuted in Chechnya, which
CASTLES in Wales will come alive this weekend. The Welsh Government’s historic environment service (Cadw) presents a full programme of family events this Bank Holiday weekend. From April 29 to May 1 a number of events will take
GWENT Police are appealing for information to help locate a quad bike stolen from a garage in Penygarn. The incident occurred at some point between Tuesday, March 28 and Friday, March 31, with officers working in Pontypool investigating. Anyone
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons boss Kingsley Jones believes Wales centre Tyler Morgan will be able to hit top gear next year thanks to racking up the miles this season.The 21-year-old from Caerleon will miss his first game since January when the Dragons take on
A CWMBRAN teenager will appear for a contested hearing trial in June after pleading not guilty to four assault offences. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged last week, after his arrest on Wednesday, April 19.
THE Newport County AFC Academy under-18s’ unbeaten run to the EFL Youth Alliance Merit League 1 title has seen two of the Exiles’ talented teens catch the eye of Premier League scouts. The academy, which has category four status, stormed to the title
NEWPORT will have a new captain calling the shots when they start the defence of their South Wales Premier Cricket League title tomorrow.Michael Clayden has stepped down as skipper for family commitments after leading the Spytty Park club to the Division
IT’S often the hardest decisions that are the easiest to make. It can be empowering when you’ve been in a situation where you have to make a call that, from the outside at least, is tough. I find myself in that position, I don’t expect I’ll ever have
A NEW car park on a greenfield area in Monmouth has been given the go-ahead, after years of planning.Councillors on Monmouthshire County Council’s (MCC) planning committee voted in favour of building the 39-space car park in Wyebridge Street, off the
7:41pm Roads are busy but clear. M4 westbound between J28 and 29 (Tredegar Park and Castleton)
NESTLED in the heart of a sleepy residential area is a school bursting with creativity and energy. From the moment you walk through the doors of Pontllanfraith’ s Bryn Primary it’s quickly apparent why the school is such a pioneer for inspiring
WALKERS from across Torfaen put their best feet forward to help raise awareness for a Welsh kidney charity.The Walk for Life is one of Kidney Wales’ longest running events and is key to raising vital funds for the charity, with event taking place all
FOUR out of five children feel social media companies are not doing enough to protect them from pornography, self-harm, bullying, and hatred on their sites, NSPCC and O2 research has found.Out of the 1,696 children and young people surveyed across the
A BLAENAU Gwent dancing group is paying tribute to a musical icon by launching a fundraising drive for solar energy, writes Mica Soellner.Following the death of the American singer-songwriter Prince on April 21, 2016, it was revealed that the musician
A DAMNING report has slammed the Welsh Government for a series of failings in relation to decisions to invest public money into the long-delayed Circuit of Wales project. The £425 million racetrack near Ebbw Vale has been in the planning stages since
