MORE must be done to support homeless ex-servicemen and women, a Gwent AM has said.Speaking in the Senedd earlier this week South Wales East’s David Rowlands said he was concerned some former armed forced personnel may fall through the net of health and
PEOPLE moving to the full Universal Credit system once it is introduced in Newport next month could face waiting until after Christmas for their first payment, an MP has said.The new system, which has recently caused controversy, with widespread reports
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A SPECIAL meeting on plans to build a £226,000 events pavilion in the grounds of Abergavenny Castle will be held next week.The structure is intended to make use of empty space in the castle grounds and host an annual programme of events which would help
DRAGONS chairman David Buttress has set the challenge of giving head coach Bernard Jackman more resources to spend on his team after announcing three directors who will join him on a new board.The Welsh Rugby Union took over the Rodney Parade region in
DANCE classes to support people with parkinson's have been launched at Blackwood Miners' Institute.The Dance for Parkinson's programme, run by Caerphilly Theatre and Arts Service, will start on Wednesday, November 1.Classes and training will
TILLERY Combat mixed martial arts ace Jack Shore would be ready to make the step up if the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) came calling, but for now he is more than happy to keep learning his trade with Cage Warriors, writes Jason Batty. Shore
NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn is still waiting to learn the extent of captain Joss Labadie’s injury. The skipper was substituted after just 15 minutes of Tuesday’s defeat to Colchester United with a hamstring problem. Flynn knows
CLASS A drugs were seized and arrests made after police executed two warrants in Newport this morning. Homes in Alexandra Road and Devon Place were searched following concerns of illegal drug use and supply. A quantity of class A drugs were
He turned a small Newport drainage company waste firm into a multi-million pound award-winning phenomenon. He was the man behind the Guinnes World Record-holding skip car and he also conquered the international powerboat scene. And now James Norvill is
THE first thing you notice as you walk into Ty Sign Primary School is the buzz of energy amongst the pupils and staff. Behind the school gates lies a special place that offers a warm welcome and an energy that is infections. The primary school
The South Wales Argus Camera Club continues to grow, and now has nearly 1,500 members. This week we are once again featuring spectacular and interesting pictures shared in the group. Here are our favourite photos from across the week. You
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Blaenavon woman, who helped to champion her hometown and country despite emigrating to the USA in the 1980s.Beryl Hazel Phillips died aged 70 in her adopted hometown of Reno, Nevada but returned to Wales for her funeral
A BUDDING linguist from Abergavenny who spent his summer holidays learning Japanese reached the final of a prestigious national competition.Ojas Shanbhag took up his place in Friday's final in London after progressing through several rounds in the
NEWPORT’S Westgate Hotel has been sold. Auctioneers Acuitus has confirmed the sale of the iconic building, situated in the corner of Stow Hill with Commercial Street, but won’t disclose any further details at this stage. The Grade II listed
GWENT’S Police and Crime Commissioner is urging MPs to back the creation of a new law to allow tougher sentences for those who assault emergency services workers.Rhondda MP Chris Bryant's Crime (Assaults on Emergency Staff) Bill - to create an offence
Mohammad 'Oscar' Asghar is a notable figure in Welsh politics for range of reasons. He was Wales' first-ever Muslim councillor and later both the first Muslim and ethnic minority AM when he was elected to represent South Wales East in 2007
THE number of crimes recorded in Wales has risen by 10 per cent in the last year, with Gwent Police seeing the largest increase of the four regional forces. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 209,860 crimes were
The Government's roll-out of Universal Credit will speed up from November, after it rejected calls to suspend the process while problems with the system are ironed out. Newport is the next area in line in Wales, but there are concerns about the built-in
THE brakes could be put on the £220 million project converting the Heads of the Valleys road into a dual carriageway after it emerged a review into the scheme has been ordered.The scheme changing the entirety of the A465 Heads of the Valleys from Abergavenny
GWENT Police are appealing for information to help identify a man who attempted to use a counterfeit £50 note at the Co-Op store on High Cross Road, Rogerstone. The incident occurred at approximately 3pm on Monday, September 25 and officers would
A NURSING assistant who stole bank cards from two elderly patients under her care and spending more than £3,000 for personal use has been jailed. Trudy Jones, 53, of Rupert Brooke Drive, Newport, had been working at the Royal Gwent Hospital when
FAST bowler Michael Hogan and batsman Colin Ingram will share Glamorgan’s captaincy responsibilities for the 2018 season. After being appointed as interim captain of the Specsavers County Championship team in May, Hogan will continue to lead the
HALLOWEEN party-goers are being warned to take care when wearing coloured contact lenses. Cosmetic contact lenses can cause an increase in A&E visits around the Halloween season, with under-16s among those affected. Cosmetic contact lenses
Castle Court Residential Homes, in Welsh Street, Chepstow, has been sold.Specialist business property advisers Christie & Co has sold the home to first-time entrants to the care market from the south east of England. The sale was completed by way of a
LEWIS Evans will add some steel to the Dragons Premiership Select XV’s pack for another encounter with formidable English Championship opposition in Ystrad Mynach on Saturday. The back row forward, the region’s record appearance holder with a tally
A NEW call centre run by a funeral planning and will writing service which will employ 300 people in Newport over the next five years has been officially opened. As the Argus reported in May, Caepeo Estates Planning moved into a site in Cleppa
The Welsh manufacturing sector must think globally and capitalise on opportunities presented by overseas markets after Brexit. That was the message from the Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns, when he met leading companies in South Wales.Speaking
POLICE want to speak to the people shown in these pictures following reports of criminal damage in Pontypool. The appeal comes after an incident at around 1pm on Sunday September 24, when officers were notified of criminal damage caused to fencing
A BLACKWOOD woman has been jailed for two years for fiddling more than £75,000 benefits to spend on plastic surgery and luxury holidays to Las Vegas and Florida. Tammy Gunter, 41, has been jailed for wrongly claiming tax credits by saying she was
GOODNIGHT Mr Tom, adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian and directed by Emma Bunnock, opened at the Dolman Theatre last night to an appreciative audience. Set in the Second World War, it tells the story of a young boy evacuated to a small
A DIGITAL specialist has joined a UK-wide campaign which aims to help 10,000 small businesses improve their online performance.Laura Emily Dunn, from Newport, is one of twenty trainers who will deliver the digital training over the next 12 months, including
THE Vale and other areas of South Wales has been given warning of high winds and potential for flooding at the weekend. The yellow warning for Saturday comes as a spell of strong southwesterly winds is expected. The Met Office says that some
UPDATE: 8.55am Fri Oct 20 Need a detailed forecast for this weekend? More on how #StormBrian will impact the UK right here pic.twitter.com/0Woj6zWnLW — Met Office (@metoffice) October 20, 2017 The chief forecaster's assessment says
TIGHTHEAD Lloyd Fairbrother intends to show boss Bernard Jackman that he can handle the truth by grafting hard on the training paddock to be part of the Dragons future.The 25-year-old Cornishman is in his fourth campaign at Rodney Parade but after previously
THE Bedwellty House and Park in Tredegar has won first place in the community group category award at this year’s annual Blaenau Gwent in Bloom competition.The award was granted in recognition of two particular areas of the park; the circular garden at
FINALISTS, friends and judges will gather this evening for a special event that celebrates the health and care sector.The South Wales Argus Health and Care Awards presentation event will take place tonight at Chepstow Racecourse. The event will celebrate
SLAVA Stadium in Moscow may not be the focus of too much attention on another bumper weekend of European action yet it will host 80 minutes of rugby that are vital for the feelgood factor surrounding the Dragons. The Challenge Cup doesn’t float
BEN Tozer fears that the injury to captain Joss Labadie could be a bigger blow to Newport County AFC than Tuesday’s defeat to Colchester United. Tozer, Labadie and Matty Dolan have formed an effective midfield trio for County in the past few weeks
A PLAN to help restore a number of Blaenavon’s historic buildings could be set to receive a £2million funding aid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Torfaen councillors approved a proposal to increase the size of the conservation area, which
IT WAS Sir Anthony Eden who, as prime minister in the mid-1950s, had the vision of creating a property owning democracy.Ever since, for successive Conservative governments, widening home ownership has been a core principle.For too many of our people,
