GARETH Roper and Kenneth Fleet are at opposite ends of the age spectrum - but they suffer the same frustrations because of NHS waiting lists. Eight-year-old Gareth, from Malpas, Newport, pictured with dad Stephen and mum Diane, has been waiting two years
SOME pupils at a Newport school are failing to make the grade because they spend so much time out of lessons. Inspectors said the rates of attendance at Duffryn High School have improved since it was last reviewed. But they warn a number of pupils at
Wasps 54 Essex 36 NEWPORT Wasps' fans showed their generosity yesterday by raising some £1,600 for former home hero Lawrence Hare who is facing spending his life in a wheelchair. The ex-Wasp has discovered he has been paralysed after a horror crash while
COMETH the hour, cometh the man. Uncle Sam finally tilted his stars and stripes top hat to Joe Calzaghe on Saturday night as he proved beyond any reasonable doubt that he is the best super-middleweight in the world. The prosecution accused the Newbridge
THE future of a troubled Gwent furniture manufacturers looks uncertain after staff were offered the chance to leave. Workers at Prestige Upholstery in Rogerstone were handed letters from the management on Friday, saying if they wanted to leave they could
THE brother of missing Bryan Meredith has flown from Am-erica to join in the search for him. Robert Meredith, 51, arrived from Austin, Texas last week. He says he is desperate to find his younger brother before he has to return to the US on Wednesday.
THE die is cast. An extra £1.8 billion will come to the NHS in Wales over the next five years, paid for by a one per cent rise in National Insur-ance contributions. Gordon Brown, pictured, five years into his Chancellorship of the Exchequer, has finally
MEMORIES of school dinners may fill some of us with dread - but not Newport mayor Ron Morris. Councillor Morris tucked into lunch at Eveswell Primary School, Newport, with gusto yesterday after paying a visit as part of National School Meals Week. He
Cwmbran 0 TNS 4 SLOPPY Cwmbran slid to their fifth defeat in their last seven League of Wales games, yet amazingly remain in contention to secure an Intertoto Cup place. Defender John Wile was the main culprit, a trio of costly errors by him directly
Swansea 52 Newport 13 NEWPORT are in freefall and so dramatic is their sudden decline that far from winning the Welsh/Scottish League title they could even struggle to qualify for next season's Heineken Cup. Only a few weeks ago they were being tipped
WALES' biggest empty factory, the former LG Semicon site at Newport, is likely to be sold on again. It is understood it is being sold to US microelectronics firm Micron by current owners Hynix. The plant, one half of the development promised by South
A CYCLIST mowed down a six-year-old boy - then rode off leaving him lying injured on the ground. Doctors say Connor Murray, six, was lucky to escape a serious head injury after being knocked over near his home in Crindau, Newport. The youngster was taken
Pontypool 33 Blackwood 21 PONTYPOOL were clearly lacking their feared vision and bite against a dogged Blackwood outfit who proved stiff competition in this less than thrilling Gwent derby encounter. But the victory put Pooler level on points with Welsh
CAR thieves will be "back with a vengeance" this summer, Gwent Police's assistant chief constable warned yesterday. Speaking at the launch of County Car Park Watch, Bill Horne said the number of car crime incidents has dropped from 781 to just over 500
CWMBRAN'S Gary 'The Rocket' Lockett admits he feels like quitting boxing after losing his WBO Intercontinental light-middleweight title. The 25-year-old was stripped of his belt by Belarussian champion Yuri Tsarenko over 12 bloody rounds at the Cardiff
MORE than a thousand Cubs, Scouts and Beavers from Newport marched through the city yesterday to honour their patron saint, St George. After marching from Stow Hill the boys and their parents were joined by Newport mayor Councillor Ron Morris for the
THE time will be up tomorrow for Ringland's clock tower, which is coming down as part of a £300,000 facelift for the area. As revealed in the Argus in January, Ringland Shopping Centre, Newport, is one of the first projects to receive money from Wales
