NEWPORT County AFC director Shaun Johnson has revealed that the club’s playing budget is just over £1m and confirmed that there is still money remaining for manager Michael Flynn to add to his squad. Speaking at a supporter meeting at Rodney Parade
A FATHER of three will be getting his head shaved this weekend after his son, who is battling leukaemia, asked him to take up the challenge. We reported last year about Lucas Hoare, from Bettws, who was diagnosed with leukaemia, and is currently
TOUCHING tributes have been paid to a beloved Newport figure and grandson of Newport Docks Disaster hero, Tom ‘Toya’ Lewis. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Lewis, of Pill, died last week, aged 79, following a battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease, which
THIS month’s South Wales Argus Camera Club picture of the month competition is sponsored by the Bryn Meadows Golf Hotel & Spa, near Maesycwmmer. The winner is Stephen Davies, for his stunning shot of “the canyon” between Abertillery and Pontypool
A NEWPORT woman has been appointed executive director of a charity which aims to help orphaned girls in Kenya.Jenny Roach is now executive director of Hekima Place, which is a home for orphaned and vulnerable girls in Kajiado County, Kenya.The home currently
A FAST food restaurant in the centre of Newport must remove a “poor quality” shopfront after a planning inspector threw out an appeal against an order. In January Newport City Council refused a retrospective planning application to retain a new
THE speed limit along a stretch of the A48 near Chepstow could be reduced to 30mph. A public consultation is planned for residents living in Pwllmeyric after Monmouthshire County Council and Gwent Police recommended the changes. Police are
IT’S GETTING closer to one of the most anticipated events of the year – the Caerphilly Big Cheese. This weekend the Big Cheese will once again bring Caerphilly to life as people of all ages go along to enjoy an extravaganza of street entertainers
THE popular Steelhouse Festival held in the heart of Ebbw Vale is set to return this year for the seventh time running. Last year the event saw 11,000 people attend over the two-day event. Headlining this year is the award-winning Skindred, popular for
So, you're thinking of moving to Newport.Here's five reasons why you should...1. Its location - It is set on the M4 and the main east/west trainline giving easy access to Cardiff, Bristol and beyond. Within minutes you can also be out in the fantastic
NEWPORT’S Phillip Price was left battered and bruised by the South Wales wind after his first round in The Senior Open at Royal Porthcawl. It all started so well for the 50-year-old who was joint leader on one under par after his first 12 holes
A DECISION to refuse planning permission for a two-storey extension to the side of a house in the Nash area of Newport has been overturned.Newport City Council blocked the application for The Shrubbery in Straits Lane in December last year on the grounds
CHILDREN from a Torfaen nursery school said a fond farewell to pre-school at a special graduation ceremony.Ysgol Feithrin Pontypwl, held their first ever graduation ceremony for the 11 four-year-olds who will be moving on in September. The children at
A NEWPORT poultry farmer has been announced as NFU Cymru's Woman Farmer of the Year at the Royal Welsh Show. Victoria Shervington-Jones scooped the award which looks to celebrate the contribution that women make to the agricultural industry and
The TV licence costs a yearly £147. It takes 15,000 TV licence fees to pay the annual wage of BBC presenter Chris Evans. The words ‘fools’, ‘mugs’ and ‘suckers’ spring instantly to mind. James Hayes-Carter Glamorgan Street Cardiff
THE plan to allow 16 and 17-year-old children to vote is obviously a Labour plot for left-leaning teachers to brainwash these children to vote Labour - yes they are children: one is not legally an adult until one is 18. One cannot purchase alcohol
AN AMAZING local project needs your readers’ support to win in the National Lottery Awards 2017, the annual search for the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. Creating Connections supports the mental health of single parents through self-management
I SUGGEST Mr Sheppard refers to a dictionary to research the meaning of ‘Democratic debate’ In the ongoing debate in the Argus letters regarding the cost to the taxpayers of implementing the Welsh language legislation, Mr Sheppard is the only person
FOR the life of me I cannot understand what the problem is about the likes of us knowing what is being discussed behind closed doors at meetings between government ministers as it obviously effects us. The numnuts don’t want us to be aware of
A DECISION to refuse a planning application for a porch at a house near Llanwern has been overturned.Newport City Council blocked the application for the house in Church Row, Redwick, in January.But applicant Geoffrey Lloyd lodged an appeal to the Planning
TOM Prydie hopes to reignite his career thanks to the Scarlets' daring brand of rugby after making the move to the Guinness PRO12 champions from the Dragons.The 25-year-old full-back/wing has moved to Llanelli after five seasons at Rodney Parade,
CALDICOT town councillors have demanded further consultation on plans to build a thermal waste treatment plant at a nearby industrial estate as objections continue to mount. The contentious application to install two 15.5 metre-high stainless steel
NEWPORT'S Lauren Parfitt will play alongside England World Cup winning heroes Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight and Fran Wilson for the Western Storm in the upcoming Kia Super League.The 23-year-old is joined in the 15-strong squad for the August Twenty20
UPDATE: 2.15pm Thursday, July 27 THE family of Sophie Brimble, the 20-year-old woman who died in a crash in Brynmawr, have paid tribute to her, saying she will be "forever in our hearts". The tribute reads: "Sophie Brimble/Jenkins - taken from
A PACKAGING facility in Newport could close with the loss of 150 jobs, it has been announced. Essentra has announced plans to close its IP5 plant, which creates folding cartons for the consumer goods market, in Imperial Park. The company, which
TWO planning applications to convert residential properties in Pontnewydd and Sebastopol into supported living accommodation for ex-convicts and former drug addicts will go ahead.The houses, located at Edlogan Villa in Avondale Road and Pant-Yr-Eos, went
A DEAL has been struck between a Welsh car firm and hydrogen refuelling manufacturer ahead of a hydrogen car trial in Monmouthshire. McPhy, a French hydrogen equipment specialist, will supply Riversimple with a refuelling station for the initial
NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn believes 16-year-old defender Jay Foulston has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Manchester United’s Regan Poole. First year scholar Foulston has been the main beneficiary of Flynn’s decision to
WHILE the Dragons players enjoy their final few days off before heading back to Ystrad Mynach for the second block of pre-season training and a return to the hamster wheel of professional rugby, it remains destination unknown Leigh Halfpenny. It
AN AVERAGE of almost £4,000 worth of property is stolen during every burglary in Newport, the seventh highest in the UK.Figures revealed by Privilege Home Insurance show burglars in the city got away with an average of £3,999.05 worth of stolen property
WELSH and Scottish ministers will meet today, Thursday, to discuss the impact of Brexit on devolution.Wales' finance and local government secretary Mark Drakeford along with counsel general Mick Antoniw will meet Scotland's Brexit minister Michael
