ELECTION hopefuls running for Newport City Council butted heads at a fiery local election hustings arranged by the Argus this evening. Candidates running for Labour, the Conservatives, the newly-formed Newport Independents Party, Plaid Cymru, Ukip
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons suffered an away whitewash in agonising circumstances after conceding a try at the death to suffer a 24-20 defeat after leading 20-3 entering the closing stages in Edinburgh. The Dragons looked set to end their long wait for
THREE men led police on a "prolonged and highly dangerous" 21-mile chase through Gwent, reaching speeds of more than 100mph, before their car ended up in a mud-filled pool near a building site. Judge Jeremy Jenkins told the trio - who had been
A NEWPORT born Hollywood actor showed his support for a mental health charity yesterday. Michael Sheen came to support a fundraiser for Welsh charity Gofal. At the event Britain’s Got Talent runner up, Nathan Wyburn, created unique
NEW railway stations could be opening across Wales, including one in Gwent, but a campaign group has been left asking questions about their proposed station. Twelve new railway stations could open in Wales in the near future, including one in Llanwern
8:14pm The event has now been closed by hustings chair and South Wales Argus editor, Nicole Garnon.
Police officers in Newport are appealing for information after four fires were deliberately set in the city last night On Thursday April 27 fires were reported in Lliswerry Road, Forest Close, Moorland Gardens and Broadmead Park and all of them
Polymade, a company formed by a team of students from Monmouth Boys School swept the board at the Newport & Monmouthshire final of the Young Enterprise Wales Team and Company competitions. The company won four awards including the overall
CONSTRUCTION teams have moved onto the site of the new International Convention Centre Wales, at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, and work has begun on preparing the site for the development.The teams are currently excavating the site to ready it for
Newport-based financial firm Kymin is focusing its support for the South Wales Argus 125 Appeal Photography competition in aid of St David’s Hospice Care.The financial services business, based in Bridge Street, Newport, has agreed to provide trophies
THE campaign to erect a statue in honour of a Newport boxing hero is set to receive a further boost with a corporate dinner to raise funds later this week.The black-tie event at Tredegar Park golf club is the latest fundraiser in the push to commemorate
CITIZENSHIP, civil disturbance, conflict, questioning of authority and experts, anger, ugly scenes on the streets, abuse and tragic consequences may be all part of Britain today but as theatre company Omnidaze will display next week at Wales Millennium
CARETAKER manager Michael Flynn argues that his players are the ones who deserve all the credit for taking Newport County AFC to the brink of safety in League Two. Flynn has taken plenty of plaudits for inspiring a run of six wins in 10 games since
The commercial property market in Wales continues to pick up, with strong occupier and investor demand evident, particularly for industrial property, according to the most recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Commercial Market Survey.Wales
Metalcore rockers While She Sleeps recently celebrated their tenth anniversary as a band by becoming totally independent. The band not only self-funded their latest album You Are We with the help of their fans through a PledgeMusic campaign, but also
Hit stage show Big Girls Don’t Cry comes to Blackwood Miners Institute on April 28 featuring the greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.During the Sixties and Seventies, hit records in the US and UK, Sherry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night
The Angel Hotel, in Abergavenny, has been recognised for exceptional service, becoming the fourth hotel in Wales to achieve a four silver star AA rating.The Angel Hotel, which puts quality, style and guest experience at the heart of its ethos, sees the
MY NAME is John Hardwick and I live in Hampshire. During the sixties until its closure I worked for the Aust Ferry company. All the names mentioned in your interesting article are known to me from those far off days. Upon a rare visit to Chepstow
HAVING just watched Ms Wood of Plaid Cymru telling her audience how Mrs Thatcher decimated the coal industry I felt it necessary to correct her. In fact both those 2 Labour stalwarts Harold Wilson and James Callaghan closed more mines than Mrs Thatcher
CROSS Keys can put their thrashing by Neath three weeks ago firmly behind them tomorrow and seal a Principality Premiership tier two play-off spot when Cardiff visit Pandy Park (kick-off 2.30pm). A 59-14 drubbing at the Gnoll on April 8 brought
THE inscription on the Statue of Liberty goes something like: ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breath free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me...’ I guess now
A STUDY by Heathrow Airport’s Linguist Section has found that the three best languages for English speaking British workers to learn are French, German and Mandarin Chinese, along with Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Polish and Italian,
THIS general election is going to have a new non-British entry in the field - not standing as candidates, but using the opportunity to make sure its grievances are heard. The Australian Monarchist League, frustrated by the refusal of successive
BEDWAS chief Steve Law says his side must target a top-two finish in tier one of the Principality Premiership to give themselves every chance of play-off glory. The Bridge Field outfit sit third in the table with two matches of the regular season
SKIPPER Damien Hudd insists four points should be the minimum target for Ebbw Vale at Llandovery tomorrow (kick-off 2.30pm). The Steelmen only just scraped into the Principality Premiership’s top eight when the league split in January, and the
IT is all about building momentum for Newport head coach Craig Warlow now, after the Black and Ambers clinched their place in the Principality Premiership tier two play-offs. A 15-11 defeat of Bargoed last time out gave Warlow’s troops a fifth
GUITAR hero Steve Hackett makes a return visit to St David’s Hall tonight, April 28, with a selection of Genesis hits and solo classics!Genesis Revisited with Classic Hackett will be split into two spectacular sets, which perfectly encapsulate his phenomenal
RESIDENTS of a Monmouthshire hamlet believe that it could be "swamped" if the Welsh Government's plans for an M4 relief road are approved. The public inquiry in Newport heard that a "green route", proposed by villagers from Llanfihangel Rogiet,
wmbran based choir, Côr Aduniad came together following a chance meeting in a pub on Christmas Eve 2013 between the old Llantarnam School Choir Master and an ex pupil, a reunion concert was planned. Through the power of Facebook, the following Easter
Comedians Stewart Francis, Jarred Christmas, Mike Gunn and Justin Moorhouse are heading to Cardiff’s St David’s Hall for one night only on May 2 for The All-Star Stand-Up Tour 2017.Deputising for Jim Tavaré is Mike Gunn, a familiar face from Michael McIntyre
Statements from the main parties standing in Caerphilly county borough. CONSERVATIVES The Welsh Conservatives are fielding 28 candidates in the Caerphilly County Borough elections – and all of them are united in their desire to see their
NEWPORT’S Phillip Price believes he has a genuine chance of lifting the trophy as The Senior Open returns to Royal Porthcawl Golf Club this summer.The 2002 Ryder Cup winner turned 50 last October, allowing him to compete on the senior tour, and he cannot
“It’s our duty to make our voices be heard, and I don’t think our voices are being heard.” Christian Patterson is widely regarded as one of Wales’ top stage performers, so it’s no shock that he represents Wales in My Country, the National Theatre’s state-of-the-nation
NEWPORT man Trevor Berry is 83 now but he remembers his father, Sapper Cecil Phillip Berry, leaving to fight in France in 1940. "He was stationed at Monmouth school on the cricket ground, where they did their training." "I remember they marched
EVERY new series of The Island With Bear Grylls heralds an unwanted twist from the all-knowing powers at C4.The first two runs, with separate male and female groups making a hash of the survival game, were unmissable.Then last year they plonked the two
Northumbrian Folk musicians The Unthanks will tour in early 2017 with music from their forthcoming release Diversions Vol 4: How Wild The Wind Blows.The album takes on the subject of Molly Drake, (mother of musician Nick Drake) who in the 1950s made some
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance’s Postgraduate Touring Company Verve will be visiting the National Dance Company Wales to perform at the Dance House in the Millennium Centre on May 23 as part of their mammoth tour around the UK and Europe this
OPHELIA is the collaborative project of singer-songwriters Rebecca Van Cleave and Samuel Taylor. The two had been performing together in the US, promoting their respective solo projects, when they decided it was time to bring together some of their favourite
MONMMOUTH AM Nick Ramsay is supporting Sustrans Cymru’s “Active Journey” programme which is now open to schools in Monmouthshire to apply. The organisation works with schools in Wales to increase the number of people scooting, cycling and walking the
FAMILIES, community groups and local businesses in Monmouthshire are preparing to welcome cyclists training and participating in this year’s Velothon Wales 2017 on Sunday July 9. A ‘Cycle Usk’ team will decorate the town and encourage local enterprises
PEOPLE across Wales are being challenged to step up their activity with a walking challenge. The Ramblers Cymru’s Big Welsh Walk takes place on May 6 and offers routes for all abilities and fitness levels, for everyone from first time walkers
WE NOW have more than 500 members in our South Wales Argus Camera Club. The club was launched earlier this month to give amateur photographers across region the chance to see their images published online and in print.So far, 524 people are sharing their
ELECTION candidates debated issues that affect the community at a question time event. The student politics society at the Cross Keys campus of Coleg Gwent hosted a pan-Caerphilly County Borough Council question time on Wednesday. Panel
To mark a decade since the release of Scouting For Girls’ million-selling self-titled debut album the band are set to tour the UK this autumn with a date scheduled for Cardiff’s Tramshed on November 14.The tour will follow a deluxe anniversary reissue
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons boss Kingsley Jones has declared tonight’s clash in Edinburgh (kick-off 7.35pm) as a battle of “the top two inches” as they attempt to avoid a whitewash on the road, writes Chris Kirwan.The Dragons haven’t won on their travels in
A BUNGALOW on fire in St Julian's, Newport, was battled by firefighters for two and a half hours. Firefighters from Malpas, Maindee, Cwmbran, Duffryn, Barry and Pontypridd were called to the blaze on Caerleon Road at 11.43pm last night. A spokeswoman
IT’S been a long season and there are some weary bodies in the camp but we are determined to finish strongly in the final two games of the Guinness PRO12.There’s just over a week left for us with a game in Edinburgh tonight followed by our derby against
UPDATE: 7.45am Traffic has returned to normal and the lane has reopened after the crash. ---------------------- A CRASH between a lorry and a car has caused one lane to close on the M4. The accident occurred between J25 and J24 eastbound
THE number of patients waiting more eight weeks for a diagnostic test in Gwent hospitals fell by 18 per cent in a year. But Aneurin Bevan University Health Board still accounts for more than half of all patients in Wales who are waiting beyond
AUTHORS, poets and musicians entertained crowds as a popular writing festival returned for a second year. Talks and writing workshops were given for people of all ages at Abergavenny Writing Festival from Thursday to Saturday last week. The
NEWPORT County AFC caretaker manager Michael Flynn says the League Two relegation battle is a “dog eat dog” experience and he hopes Hartlepool United receive the fatal bite this weekend. County go into tomorrow’s penultimate match at Carlisle United
CRAIG David has announced a West Country date this summer as part of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Live music series. From a UK Garage pioneer to a mainstream multi-million seller, Craig David became one of the UK music scene’s most successful male
6:33pm M4 westbound between J23A and 24 (Coldra looking westbound)
Britain’s best 80s girl group Bananarama have reformed with the original line-up for the first time ever and are set to play St David’s Hall Cardiff as part of their forthcoming tour on November 27.The terrific trio of Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and
A STAND built in memory of a “legend” that served a Crumlin rugby club for more than 50 year was unveiled over the weekend.Trinant RFC’s acting secretary Lyndon Lloyd passed three days before his 73rd birthday last year following a six-week battle with
THE Argus is hosting a local election hustings at the University of South Wales tomorrow evening.The event at the university’s city campus will see representatives of six of the seven parties running candidates in next week’s council election field questions
DAMON Smith reviews the latest releases including sci-fi sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, historical romance The Promise and the 19th-century drama Lady Macbeth.l GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (12A, 136 mins) Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure/Comedy/Romance
