VISITORS flocked to Caldicot Castle on the weekend to enjoy a carnival day under glorious sunshine. Following the traditional parade through the town on Sunday (June 24), there was plenty on offer in the castle grounds including pony rides and a
THE family of a woman who is partially paralysed after suffering a stroke have spoken of their horror at her being trapped inside the house for almost a year. Ethel Williams, who lives in Morris Rise, Blaenavon suffered a stroke in August 2017,
THE Abergavenny Festival of Cycling was up and running on the weekend with the mass participation Iron Mountain Sportif ride. Cyclists of all abilities took on challenges from 20 miles to 100 miles around Monmouthshire. The Sportif also included
PLANS have been submitted to the local authority to build a shisha bar in the Pill area of Newport. The planning application submitted by Lounge 23 Ltd seeks permission to change the use of the former retail building in Commercial Road and build
GARDENERS at an allotment were the unlikely heroes after they sprang into action over the weekend to extinguish a fire that had been deliberately started near houses and a school. Half a dozen growers from Newport used their watering cans to douse
YORKSHIRE’S Mason Hollyman had an early 18th birthday celebration today by going top of the British Cycling Junior Series after a battling performance on the hilly roads of Monmouthshire, writes Gary Baker. Hollyman was second in the Series before
TEACHERS at the annual conference of NASUWT Cymru-The Teachers’ Union, have condemned the way comments about them can be made on social media, often without any consequences. In a recent survey of members nearly one in five (19%) teachers reported
This goes on and on. Does Parliament and our MPs take any notice of their voters.? The internet sites are full of anti -Brexit, and this messing about in Parliament is beyond a joke. I swear that the MPs take no notice of the referendum result. Why
Our Government at Westminster seem to be short of a lot of common sense in relation to Brexit. We have more ammunition in our armoury than Brussels, so lets use it to have a common trading policy, and a common defence policy, something we had before
I read in the South Wales Argus just recently about the putting up of a statue of David Pearce a boxer. I for one object to this because I am against boxing. Your body was not built to be bashed about. There should be a statue of John Frost and his
I totally agree with Paul Flynn M.P, that this government should give us tidal power, such as the Swansea Lagoon. Billions of pounds should not be wasted on nuclear power stations, with its legacy of toxic radioactive waste. S Sperring Portskewett
GWENT Police is urging members of the public to contribute to a Wales-wide discussion on how forces should tackle sexual harassment and if it should be treated as a hate crime. In 2016, Nottinghamshire Police became the first in Wales and England
AS Wales looks forward to another week of glorious sunshine with temperatures set to hit 26C, Gwent Police have made a renewed call in their summer anti-drink and drug driving campaign. As part of their #ArriveAlive operation, the force tweeted
DRAGONS flanker Aaron Wainwright hopes a summer with Wales will help him build on his remarkable breakthrough year at Rodney Parade. The 20-year-old was supposed to spend 2017/18 with Newport RFC in the Premiership but instead became a Dragons regular
A FUN day to raise money for a little girl who cannot grow has been hailed a success. Seven-year-old Kara-Jay Horton, from Beechwood, was born with Turner Syndrome, a condition which affects just one in every 2,000 baby girls. The rare condition
