NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn has challenged his side to start another unbeaten run at Rodney Parade on Saturday after the Exiles were edged out by Colchester United. County suffered their first home defeat in League Two for 213 days
TWO goals in four minutes for visitors Colchester United ruined Michael Flynn’s birthday and ended his side’s unbeaten home run. Flynn was hoping to celebrate turning 37 with another three points for Newport County AFC at Rodney Parade. But
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of indecently exposing himself in Abergavenny. Police were called at around 5.30pm on Saturday to conduct a search in Hereford Road, Abergavenny. A spokeswoman for Gwent police said: "At approximately 5.35pm
THE drive to raise a statue of a Newport boxing hero is continuing after fundraisers learnt they must pay part of the cost to prepare ground on which the statue will stand. The statue of Pill-born British heavyweight champion David Pearce was originally
RACIAL tensions in Wales and further afield have worsened in recent months and years, a Newport AM has claimed.Newport East's John Griffiths was speaking in the Senedd earlier today, Tuesday, after it was revealed there were 97 prosecutions for hate
A 80-YEAR-OLD man from Caerphilly county borough has taken his last turn as a driver on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.After 65 years as a railwayman, Jeff Madge feels it is time to retire although he intends to remain actively involved
PRO-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) equality events should be held in rural areas of Wales as well as in cities, Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay has said.Speaking in the Senedd on Tuesday, October 17, the Conservative AM praised recent Pride events
MORE street lights in towns and villages across Monmouthshire will be switched off overnight as the county council expands its money-saving policy. From Saturday October 28, lights in residential areas of Magor, Undy, Rogiet, Portskewett, Caerwent
THERE is nothing the Welsh Government will be able to do to protect farming and other industries in Wales if no trade deal is reached with the European Union, Carwyn Jones has said.Speaking earlier today, Tuesday, the first minister said the prospect
A PONTYPOOL firm, who have helped to create the world’s largest moving building at the site of a nuclear disaster, will be helping to install the giant structure before Christmas.Flamgard Calidair have provided the fire and shut off dampers for the Chernobyl
POLICE officers in Wales must be given a pay rise, a Gwent AM has said.Islwyn's Rhianon Passmore was speaking in the Senedd earlier today, Tuesday, after it was announced last month police in England and Wales would be given a one per cent pay rise
NINE people were arrested and 19 vehicles were seized by police during an operation to target illegal bikers in Newport. Gwent Police officers spent two consecutive nights targeting the criminal use of mopeds, motorbikes and other electric bikes
NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn has signed free agent Paul Hayes after contacting the striker via social networking service LinkedIn. The 34-year-old former Wycombe Wanderers forward has signed a contract to keep him at Rodney Parade until
A CAPACITY crowd at the Newport Centre had much to celebrate as they witnessed another clean sweep for Gwent fighters taking part in a thrilling Cage Warriors 87, writes Jason Batty. The Cage Warriors promotion again delivered an action-packed
POLICE in Cwmbran have appealed for help in tracking down the rider of this trial bike who rode along a footpath in the Oakfield area of the town. Anyone with information can call 101.
GWENT Police would like to speak to 26-year-old Jamie Dyas in connection with an assault and criminal damage offences in Cwmbran. Mr Dyas is described as around 5 foot 8 tall, medium build with brown hair and hazel eyes. A Gwent Police spokeswoman
THE son of former Newport County manager and England football captain Terry Butcher has died, his family have said. Former Army captain Christopher Butcher, 35, died on Monday. He had served in Afghanistan with the Royal Artillery. His younger
WINNERS of this year's Social Business Wales Awards celebrated after results were announced in a ceremony hosted at Llangollen Pavilion in Denbighshire. Among the winners were Valleys Gymnastic Academy from Crumlin and The Furniture Revival from Caerphilly.The
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their baby in April. Kensington Palace said William and Kate were “delighted” to confirm the month their third child is due to be born. Kate has been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum – a severe
WELL! What a pleasure it was to be in Newport for the food festival. What an event! I would just like to congratulate the members of Newport city council, for the organisation, quality of stalls, and the entertainment that was provided all day.
I SEE that AM Alun Davies has an article in the Argus 20/9/17 about “promoting” the Welsh language. Rather than use “encourage” as he has in earlier articles or “promote” as he is using in the above article why can’t he be ‘upfront’ and use the words
PENSIONERS should not treat their homes as a legacy for their relatives but to use any sale monies to support future care needs! That comment; stated by a government spokesman at a fringe meeting at the Conservative party conference; has only recently
IT IS NOT surprising that “little or no progress” has been made in the EU Brexit talks. During the referendum campaign ardent Brexiters were assuring us that leaving the EU would be a straightforward process and anyone who said otherwise was
A MAN demanded a woman to hand over her money in an attempted robbery in Newport. At around 2.50pm on Friday, October 6, an unknown man was reported to have reached into the victim’s vehicle via an open window to remove the car keys during the
A GRADE II-listed house and gardens in Blaenau Gwent was turned into a venue for a ‘blood-curdling’ horror film.Bedwellty House in Tredegar was the set of werewolf movie ‘Blood Moon’ for three weeks for Welsh film companies Green Valley Films, Made In
NEWPORT RFC are exploring the possibility of setting up a permanent training base but the Black and Ambers have no intention of leaving their historic Rodney Parade home, writes Chris Kirwan. In May the club’s shareholders agreed to sell their
TORFAEN council has become the first local authority in Wales to exempt care leavers from council tax up to the age of 21. Councillors agreed unanimously to back a motion put forward by Cllr Collette Thomas to remove the burden of council tax for
LAST week we featured a picture of Islwyn Street, West End, Abercarn, c.1950s, from an old postcard. West End, Abercarn. Paul Statton
POLICE are appealing for information to help locate 49-year-old Jaymie James who was reported missing on Sunday. Mr James (pictured) was reported missing at around 4.30pm on Sunday, October 15. He is a white male, around 6ft 2 tall and of slim
IAN Preece recorded one of his most impressive wins in recent memory as he cruised past China’s Mei Xi Wen to reach round two of the Dafabet English Open, writes Luke Baker. The veteran Newport cueman looked comfortable throughout, edging a tightly-contested
Excitement is building as Lovell prepares to launch Oakfield Grange, a development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in the heart of Cwmbran this weekend.The launch weekend event – taking place from 10am to 4pm – will see the first two- and three-bedroom
WARREN Gatland believes the good vibes coming out of the Dragons will make it easier to attract top quality players – and says boss Bernard Jackman will have the financial backing to target quality from overseas. The Wales head coach was instrumental
WALES will face France in a friendly in Paris next month, the Football Association of Wales has announced. Chris Coleman's side missed out on a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia after finishing third in their qualifying group. The former
CHIEF executive Martyn Phillips says the revamped international selection policy will allow the Welsh Rugby Union to be more “targeted” with national dual contracts, writes Chris Kirwan. The convoluted previous ‘Gatland’s Law’ with wildcards has
A MAN with a rare condition which causes him intense pain when exposed to sunlight is hoping to benefit from an experimental treatment if it is rolled out in Wales. Since birth James Rawnsley has suffered from erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP
A MAN who died following a crash on the A48 in Penhow last Thursday has been named by Gwent Police as 81-year-old Brian Creigh. The road was closed in both directions following the crash, which involved two vehicles.
IT’S 13 years since singer/songwriter Joss Stone broke into the charts with her album debut The Soul sessions. Still very much at the top of her game, Miss Stone, barefoot and in a green dress stepped on to the stage on Sunday evening and immediately
SATURDAY’S 4-0 win at Forest Green Rovers was Michael Flynn’s 25th league match as manager of Newport County AFC and with 14 victories he has made a better start than any of his predecessors in the last 40 years. Flynn’s remarkable record since
Public Service Broadcasting - Friday, October 13 at the Great Hall, Cardiff A FEW months after launching their third album Every Valley at the Ebbw Vale Institute, Public Service Broadcasting returned to south Wales to kick off their UK tour to
STRIKER Shawn McCoulsky is determined to put pressure on Frank Nouble and Padraig Amond and force his way back into the Newport County AFC starting XI. McCoulsky moved level with Nouble on Saturday when he came off the bench at Forest Green Rovers
Few debates are as contentious as the arguments for and against the legalisation of cannabis. Supporters claim it can be used to treat pain and is no more harmful than alcohol, while opponents point to users of the drug developing mental health problems
VICTIMS of hate crime have been urged to come forward, as new figures show there were fewer than 100 hate crime prosecutions completed across Gwent.New Crown Prosecution Service figures show a total of 97 hate crime prosecutions were completed in 2016
LAST week the Welsh Labour Government set out its budget for the forthcoming year. It’s a budget that aims to protect services in communities like Blaenau Gwent from the damage of Tory austerity. Austerity that, for the last seven years, has seen
NEWPORT County AFC host Colchester United tonight looking to extend their unbeaten home league record beyond 213 days. County have not lost a League Two match at Rodney Parade since the 3-1 defeat to Blackpool on March 18. And they go into
MORE than 450 people turned up to celebrate the creativity and diversity of Newport at the V Awards on the weekend. The 2017 V Awards were held at Tiny Rebel Brewery Bar Rogerstone and the celebration started at 7pm with Capital Radio’s Breakfast show
PLANS to cut the number of Welsh MPs from 40 to 29, including merging Newport into a single constituency and scrapping Islwyn altogether, remain unchanged following a public consultation. In September last year the Boundary Commission for Wales
