GWENT AMs have given a warm welcome to the latest phase of the post-Corus regeneration package for South- East Wales. The Argus exclusively revealed the announcement yesterday, which came later in the day's Assembly plenary session. It allocated the remaining
FAMOUS catchphrases and characters can be heard and seen at Blackwood Miners' Institute next month courtesy of Simon Day. 'You ain't seen me right! , 'I'm Dave Angel, Eco Warrior and Tommy Cockles, music hall hero, impresario and critic' are all creations
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new school on a former Newport landfill site look set to go ahead.\ The site - the Glebelands - is too contaminated for building work to start now, but the levels can be reduced, says an expert. Members of Newport council's
THE dribble of pop from New York drops another group off in Wales next week - French Kicks - who are playing the Barfly. A four-piece band, French Kicks play pop forced off kilter in a desperate attempt to create a new sound, hence their Franco handle
WHEN Holby's Doctor Lara Stone walked into an Usk shop to buy some magazines, the manager, Adrian Bancroft, didn't bat an eyelid. That's because Christine Steven-Daly, (pictured) who plays the doctor, adored by male viewers of the hit hospital drama Casualty
TOP trainer Enzo Calzaghe has admitted his son Joe (pictured) will carry a 'fear factor' into the ring with him when he puts his WBO super-middleweight crown on the line at the CIA tomorrow. The Newbridge southpaw is just 24 hours away from the 10th and
PONTYPOOL Museum is currently striking out to attract attention away from the more popular cultural capitals of Newport and Cardiff. Now showing until June 9 is a collection of bright and colourful paintings by 41 year-old David Burton. Leicester-born
NEWBRIDGE coaches Jonathan Westwood and Mike Watkins have committed themselves to the club for another season - and virtually all the players to. The pair did receive offers from elsewhere, but Westwood said: " Nothing else other than remaining at Newbridge
THE summer season at the Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale is packed with more high profile performers than you can shake a stick at! John Wetton follows in the footsteps of his fellow Asia band member Carl Palmer, by performing at the theatre in May. Other
A BODY found in Newport Docks last month is that of missing 24-year-old Cemal Kilic police have confirmed. Mr Kilic was believed to have jumped from Newport Town Bridge on February 28 after making the sign of the cross. He was a Turkish national who had
THE 1980s saw the worst horror films ever made (de facto - the worst films ever made). One of them was Nazi Surfers, a faintly satanic, incomprehensible load of cobblers about rival surf gangs the director made after reading the name in graffiti in New
YOUNGSTERS are being targeted in a new scheme aimed at reducing the number of suspicious fires. In 2000, figures compiled by the London-based Arson Prevention Bureau (APB) showed that more than 5,000 building and vehicle fires were started deliberately
CAR park regulations are to be extended in a Gwent town plagued by boy racers. Caerphilly county borough is to extend car park regulations to prohibit people from hanging around once their vehicle is parked at night, as well as during the day. It is hoped
MEMORIES of gliding gracefully across the ice as youngsters are soon wiped out as we stood wobbling on the ice expecting to fall down at any moment. In contrast, the children soon got the hang of travelling around Wales National Ice Rink on just a thin
NEWPORT have been forced to delay selection of the team to face Swansea in the Welsh/Scottish League tomorrow night at St Helen's, a ground where they last won over 25 years ago, writes Robin Davey. Half backs Ofisa Tonu'u and Shane Howarth are both out
WELSH sports minister Jenny Randerson is to meet with Welsh rugby chiefs in an effort to speed up moves to restructure the game. Ms Randerson was put on the spot by Gwent AMs Lynne Neagle and John Griffiths during question time at the National Assembly
NEWPORT Wasp Lee Dicken (pictured) is hoping a bit of inside information will help him beat former team Arena Essex on Sunday (2.30pm) as the Premier League gets under way. Dicken was dropped by Hull in the middle of last season and switched to ride for
ANGRY residents and business people are calling for the closure of a Newport night shelter for the homeless just a month after it opened its doors. People living and working near the shelter in Maindee say they are suffering because of anti-social behaviour
IT was a scene of devastation - one rescue workers will never forget. The tangled wreckage of the red VW Golf lay in a field - inside were Timothy Embleton, his wife Naomi and their two daughters, Caitlin, seven and Isabel, four. The family, from Poole
A ROMANTIC, nautical tale with tangled plot, the story unravels with conspiracy and some amusement. What promises to delight, however, with HMS Pinafore, is the music and singing provided by this theatrical entertainment. To be performed from the first
NEWPORT have been forced to delay selection of the team to face Swansea in the Welsh/Scottish League tomorrow night at St Helen's, a ground where they last won over 25 years ago, writes Robin Davey. Half backs Ofisa Tonu'u and Shane Howarth are both out
THERE is only one place any fan of live dance music and deft deck work should be next Thursday night - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff for sets from Bench, Optimus Prime and Dynamo Dresden. All three are South Wales-based dance outfits of three different varieties
NEWPORT County AFC are gunning for their most successful season since being reformed 13 years ago - and travel to Welling United tomorrow (3pm) hoping to make it five games unbeaten. The Exiles' highest pyramid placing was seventh in the Southern Premier
A CONMAN who staged a massive series of offences including house-breaking and defrauding the Celtic Manor Hotel was yesterday jailed for five years. Adrian Knight, 40, was described by Recorder Stephen Hopkins, QC, at Cardiff crown court as a "dishonest
FAMILY and friends of four men who died in a tragic accident gathered for the unveiling of a memorial plaque last night. Anthony Hill, 35, Martin Biggs, 34, Matthew Reardon, 23, and Leighton Pring, 22, were in a car which left the road and plunged into
PONTYPOOl'S objective in their last five games is clear - to win them all and hope Aberavon slip to hand them the First Division title. Aberavon have shown no signs of faltering so far with 20 league wins in a row. Both sides have similar run-ins, Aberavon
A WARM welcome greets diners at the Cross Oak Inn at Penmaen, near Oakdale, where traditional British fare is served with quality ingredients and a little flair. The menu offered a good choice and I decided to start with whole squat lobster which was
LEADING boy band A1 complete the line-up for a one-off spectacular concert for the whole family in Cardiff, ending with a huge firework display on FA Cup Final eve. Sharing the stage will be Russell Watson, Faye Tozer (formerly of Steps), Lesley Garrett
CLUBS using the redeveloped Cwmbran Stadium have backed Torfaen council's decision to keep the facility closed while work is carried out. The Argus revealed yesterday that Cwmbran Town benefactor John Colley was considering his future at the club because
KEVIN ELLIS (pictured) has been around the Welsh rugby scene for more years than he cares to remember. However even he, with his vast amount of experience, admits the heart pounds and the veins pump with passion in the build-up to games. And tomorrow
CWMBRAN Town are now hoping to use Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff as the venue for their final three home games after Barry Town's Jenner Park was ruled out. Saturday's home game with third-placed League of Wales rivals TNS is their last at Cwmbran Stadium
