THERE can be few things more relaxing than watching, glass of wine in hand, the sun set over the 18th hole of a shadowy golf course. The golf and country club at the Celtic Manor Resort was almost deserted on the mellow Friday evening of our visit - with
NEWPORT have hit a slump at the wrong time and they face Glasgow at Hughenden tonight without a number of leading players due to injury. It doesn't look the best way to halt their slide down the Welsh/Scottish League table which has seen them drop from
NEWPORT could soon have a new way to combat the problem of dumped cars - by crushing them. In the last 13 months a total of 1,442 abandoned cars have been picked up by the council at an average cost of £100 per vehicle. Now a city councillor is calling
A GWENT schoolboy is on his way to becoming the next Billy Elliot. For Adam Cornes and his twin sister Amy, ten, from Cwmbran have proved they are masters of the pirouette after being selected to perform for the English Youth Ballet. The pupils at Henllys
ARCHITECTS, as befits their profession, are usually less than keen to be associated with ruins. Their designs are usually sunny affairs, showing an unlikely amount of trees and a happy family around an excitingly angular new building. The current exhibition
A GWENT union leader claims many people will get their post delivered at 1pm instead of in the morning and that the two deliveries a day system is to be scrapped. Consignia, the former Royal Mail, has already announced it needs to make changes to cut
POLICE admit they are dumbfounded by the disappearance of a Gwent man who has not been seen for al-most four weeks. Divorced Bryan Mere-dith, 49, who lived alone, has not been seen since April 7 - the day he discharged himself from Newport's Royal Gwent
THE Rough Guides series of books have taken readers around the world safely - and now they're coming to see you. Put together by Rough Guides and Creu Cymru, the Rough Guide to Cymru tour visits Blackwood Miners' Institute on Saturday night. Fernhill,
DOLMAN Theatre - My Friend Miss Flint by Donald Churchill and Peter Yeldham (May 13-18). THE penultimate play of this season is the delightful comedy about Tom Lambert, a botanist and TV gardening personality who receives a telephone call one morning
CROSS Keys already have a couple of new names pencilled in for next season and have spoken to a couple more as they seek to get back among the Welsh First Division's top sides, writes Paul Tully. This campaign has been eventful one with Keys changing
A HUGE community drama project in Cwmbran has brought young stars from all backgrounds together to shine for a showbiz spectacular at Greenmeadow Community Farm. Time Flies - a musical and dance fest - was put together with the help of television and
EX-MINERS kept waiting for compensation for chest diseases could be receiving less than they deserve, fears a solicitor. Gareth Morgan, of law firm Hugh James, was one of the solicitors involved in the original court battle which led to former pitmen
NEWBRIDGE aim to put a horrendous injury list and a disappointing defeat at Blackwood last week behind them and bounce back with victory at Bedwas tomorrow (2.30pm). But after their much improved display at home to Pontypool, Bedwas too are hoping to
A GWENT police officer welcomed a report from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) calling for heroin and cocaine addicts to receive treatment, not prosecution. But Detective Constable Bernie Collins, Gwent police's drugs education officer,
WAR returns to Chepstow this weekend by courtesy of the Chepstow Society. Their Wartime Reminiscences exhibition allows children and adults alike take a look at the history of military endeavour in Monmouthshire. Find out what your grandparents were up
CARDIFF'S cool house bi-monthly knees up, L'America, celebrates four years of packing dance floors in July with some big name DJs including the return of some old favourites. This is the club's line Spring and early Summer line-up: SUNDAY MAY 5 (9pm-4am
NEWPORT Wasps' meeting against Newcastle Diamonds on Bank Holiday Monday is still on despite the tragic death of rider David Nix. The King's Lynn rider was killed riding against Newcastle Gems on Wednesday night and it was thought Monday's meeting might
A BRASS band from Blaenau Gwent will be mixing with the elite in their field this weekend to find out who is the best in Europe. Tredegar Town Band will be representing Wales this Saturday at the 25th European Brass Bands competition at a concert hall
PONTYPOOL will be hoping their worst nightmare doesn't return to haunt them this Saturday. The promotion hopefuls face dark horses Whitland in a game that is destined to evoke some painful memories for Pooler's players and army of fans. In October a seemingly
MUM Gail Cole picked up more than just groceries when she went to the supermarket with daughter Jodie. For Gail is now officially a Supermum after she won the regional heat of the national search for the UK's best mum. She was presented with the prize
NATHAN Blake is coming to terms with his double heart-break after Wolverhampton Wanderers and his beloved Cardiff City were dumped out of the play-offs, writes Peter Shuttleworth. Newport-born Blake's current employers, Wolves, were beaten 3-2 on aggregate
MOTORISTS beware! If you plan to use the M4 over the May bank holiday weekend prepare to get caught in traffic chaos. Motoring organisation the AA is warning that the combination of sporting events, a music festival, railway engineering works and increased
TONY Willcox is gunning for his first League Cup win with Cwmbran Town as the Crows look to end a rollercoaster season on a high. The Town boss reckons current League Cup holders Caersws have been the team of the season as the mid-Wales side have clinched
MID Atlantic crooners The Scooters release their second album, I Can See Your House From Here, next month. The band, which is split between Cardiff and Los Angeles, launch the album, on South Wales label FFVinyl, on Saturday June 8. I Can See Your House
DADDY Bazzer is back. The grand honk parks it in South Wales largest aircraft-hanger like venue, Cardiff International Arena, from Tuesday May 7 to Wednesday May 8, the third and fourth dates of his UK tour. Barry Manilow is promoting his latest acclaimed
GWENT Police's deputy chief constable today pledged, in answer to a judge's calls, to investigate alleged use of 'un-lawful tactics' - and said he would put officers in the dock if the allegations were proved. In an exclusive interview with the Argus,
NEWPORT are ready to confirm their new director of rugby within the next five days - and it's likely to be Darryl Jones. Jones has been widely tipped to take over the post but there have been several other candidates who have been interviewed for the
NEWPORT have hit a slump at the wrong time and they face Glasgow at Hughenden tonight without a number of leading players due to injury. It doesn't look the best way to halt their slide down the Welsh/Scottish League table which has seen them drop from
NEWPORT are ready to confirm their new director of rugby within the next five days - and it's likely to be Darryl Jones. Jones has been widely tipped to take over the post but there have been several other candidates who have been interviewed for the
