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  • Family lead tributes to well-known Newport businessman

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a prominent Newport businessman who died after a battle with cancer. Jeff Williams, owner of Jeff Williams Carpets, died from oesophageal cancer at the age of 74 earlier this month. The tradesman was well-known for

  • Emails hit as Parliament targeted by cyber security attack

    Parliament has been hit by a cyber security attack. MPs and Peers have been left unable to remotely access their emails as a result of the incident, Parliamentary authorities said. A House of Commons spokeswoman said: “The Houses of Parliament

  • Llanwern steel plant employee wins acclaim

    A WORKER at the Llanwern steel plant has been named one of the most promising employees in the UK's manufacturing sector.Sarah Passmore, who works as an account manager for Tata Steel, has been named a Rising Star as part of a scheme by magazine Autocar

  • Lions lament their wasteful streak

    THE British and Irish Lions were left to rue poor finishing after world champions New Zealand won a thrilling first Test 30-15 in Auckland. Ireland flanker Sean O'Brien finished off a scintillating long-range move just before the break to leave the

  • Peckish for a picnic

    IF YOU grow tired of eating inside, perhaps in an office underneath artificial lighting offering no vitamin D like the sun would, why not venture outdoors. Across the five boroughs of Gwent, there are plenty of alfresco locations which would make

  • FROM THE ARCHIVE: Newport nightlife in the 1990s

    THE South Wales Argus has delved into the archive and found some great photographs of Newport's nightlife and thriving music scene in the 1990s. They include Cheap Sweaty Fun Nights featuring new and alternative bands, live music at Hollywoods nightclub

  • It's the Weekend: Summer surf and turf recipe

    Summer Surf and TurfPan fried sea bream, pulled ham hock, charred courgette with tricolor roasted summer tomatoesIngredients1 x Sea Bream fillet100g Pulled ham hock1 x Parma ham slice10ml Olive oil1 x Courgette6 x Tricolor cherry tomatoes1 x Yellow pepper3

  • Revelatory glimpses of Gwent’s wild side

    A BOOK of revelations dropped through my letterbox this week.Lavishly illustrated and forensically detailed, this is however, no instruction manual for the end of the world.Rather, it is a guidebook describing a whole series of worlds, fascinating, unique