Laura Doel

THE family of an Abertillery man who died aged just 34 is setting up a trust in his memory.

BLAENAU Gwent Labour leader Hedley McCarthy has hit back at the new political group set up by former council leader Des Hillman, branding him "a Walter Mitty figure" after the scathing attack on the party in yesterday's Argus.

A NEW political group has been formed in Blaenau Gwent, vowing to tackle the “poor leadership and vision of the current administration” but already cracks are beginning to show as uncertainty reigns over who is actually a member.

CHRISTMAS spirit was in abundance in Gwent this December it seems as Argus readers helped donate more than 2,500 hampers to needy familes.

BOSSES at Crumlin’s Pot Noodle factory have donated hundreds of products to the Argus Christmas Hamper Appeal.

THIS Christmas the Argus has teamed up with the King’s Church, Newport, to help spread the festive cheer to hundreds of people throughout Gwent.

COUNCIL bosses are determined to build on the positive outcomes of its latest watchdog inspection report and tackle report criticism head on.

BLAENAU Gwent council has escaped being taken into special measures after a watchdog investigation found improvements have been made in the overall running of the authority.

A £250 MILLION motorsport centre of excellence and industrial, commercial and leisure complex could be built in Ebbw Vale, the Argus can exclusively reveal today.

FORMER Blaenau Gwent council leader Des Hillman launched an attack on the executive committee, accusing the new leader of approving repairs to the street outside his home when he was responsible for highways.