Review: Scooby-Doo (PG) I WAS really looking forward to watching this having been an avid Scooby-Doo fan in the distant days of my childhood. Approaching the film with rose-tinted spectacles, my illusions were shattered within minutes of this, pardon
SNOOKER king Mark Williams pits his wits against the cream of the world's nine-ball pool players in Cardiff tomorrow and admits: "I don't even know the rules!". The Cwm-based former world champion has been given a wildcard invite to the week-long tournament
FRANK Warren has blasted WBA, WBC and IBF light-heavyweight king Roy Jones Jnr for choosing to fight Clinton Woods and not WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. Top promoter Warren, pictured with Calzaghe, said he could not believe that Jones
THE reasons a popular Tredegar footballer and coach hanged himself remain a mystery, following an inquest yesterday. Goalkeeper Stephen Morris, of Pembroke Street, Tredegar, was found hanging from the goalposts at Ashvale Football Ground in Tredegar on
FOUR-and-a-half centuries after its sails last billowed before a Bristol Channel sou'-wester Newport's very own Mary Rose has run into troubled waters of a different kind. "Them as dies will be the lucky ones!" was the cry of pirate captains at the helm
GWENT netballer Helen Weston, pictured, has failed in her bid for selection to the Wales Commonwealth Games netball squad that travels to Manchester later this month. The 36-year-old - who plays for Cwmbran - is the country's most capped player and the
A PRO-HUNTING group brought motorway chaos to Gwent with a go-slow protest on the M4 this morning. Several groups of Countryside Action Network protesters in 4WD vehicles drove at 10mph along the east- and westbound carriageways between Junction 24, at
ANOTHER sighting of the so-called Beast of Trellech was reported yesterday. Inspector Mark Wheatsone of Gwent Police said a teacher had reported spotting a big cat yesterday at 2.25pm in the top car park of Trellech Primary School. The witnesss said it
CRAIG Watson and his pal Frank Smart hope to be parading the Premier League Pairs trophy around Hayley Stadium on Sunday and said: "We are doing this for Newport Wasps." The two ace riders face a tough task to just get through their group at Workington
NEWPORT County fans favourite Garry Shephard has given boss Tim Harris a timely pre-season boost saying: "I'm back fit and raring to go." The 26-year-old hotshot, pictured, was on fire during the 2000-01 Dr Martens Premier League campaign plundering 26
NEWPORT'S Christian Malcolm says it's going to be tough over 200m in Birmingham this weekend - and none will be tougher to beat than his mate Dwain Chambers. Malcolm, pictured, and Chambers will be track rivals at today's AAA Championships at Alexander
It's outside - but the good news is there's no need to bring an umbrella. Shakespeare is returning to the orchard of Tredegar House in Newport once more in Cwmpas Theatre's production of one of the Bard's greatest comedies, Much Ado About Nothing. The
ASSEMBLY education minister Jane Davidson is being asked to back the Argus Get Us Back On Track campaign - for the sake of Ebbw Vale students. Newport East AM John Griffiths, who supports our campaign, pressed the education minister during questions at
VILLAGERS have won their fight to get plans for a turkey farm thrown out. St Arvans protesters cheered as Monmouthshire councillors rejected the scheme, after planning chief George Ashworth said it was unacceptable to have the turkey shed built less than
Gig promoters and a South Wales based charity have teamed up to raise money. The Haiti Fund, which is seeking to raise £10,000 to send a container of goods to Haiti, will be present at five gigs of local bands in Cardiff and Newport and the surrounding
Park Golf Club, Coedkernew. WHETHER you are a low-handicap golfer or have no interest in the royal and ancient game, there's plenty on offer at Park Golf Club. Like most golf clubs across the country, the clubhouse has a restaurant, primarily to cater
GWENT had the biggest drop in crime in Britain in the past 12 months, new figures show. The overall level of reported crime in the area fell by 17 per cent from 56,728 to 46,938 incidents, according to the national crime figures for April 2001/2002. The
ARMY bomb disposal experts were called to Gilwern yesterday after nine explosives, seven of them live, believed to date from the Second World War were discovered. The devices were found by a workman digging a trench for a new pipeline for gas supplier
A UNIQUE opportunity awaits children in Gwent this weekend - the chance to be a Roman soldier for the day. The Roman Legionary Museum and Cadw will be holding the joint event in Caerleon Amphitheatre on July 13 and 14. Among the highlights of the Roman
Given enough time, even the most despised buildings become history, and from history pass into art. A ruined Welsh farmhouse nestled in the hills, which once would have been nothing more than a blot on the rural landscape to neighbours used to an unsullied
A DISTRAUGHT dad is appealing for news of his wife and two young children who went missing almost week ago. Julie Horton, aged 40, disappeared with Celina, aged 18 months, and Shannon, aged five, on Sunday. Her husband, Paul, and police are worried for
SCHOOLGIRL Sophie Cashman, pictured, has beaten competition from hundreds of wannabe stage stars to earn the chance of a lifetime. Sophie, aged 16, of Cyril Street, Newport, was one of only 60 youngsters from 260 applicants chosen to attend the month-long
