POLICING in Abercarn is about to be stepped up with the reopening of the village's police station. The station, in Gwyddon Road, has not been used for around seven years - but is now due to be open again by the end of this month. It will be manned by
THE birthplace of modern steel is set to become the site of a new "forest school" in Wales which will help children understand and enjoy the countryside. Blaenavon Young People's Club, a voluntary group whose main aim is to provide and promote play activities
A COUNCIL ordered to pay damages to a Cwm-bran man who fell through a defective manhole cover failed in its test case bid to overturn the award. Torfaen council and water company Hyder Group - the owner of the manhole cover - must now pay Alun Walton,
MICHAEL Baldwin (pictured) drove the lifeless body of his stepdaughter, Jenna Brookfield, to nearby woods and buried her in an 18-inch shallow grave, a murder trial jury heard. At the opening of his trial at Cardiff crown court yesterday jurors were told
FAMILY doctors in Wales are set to give the thumbs-up to the proposed new GP contract, a Gwent GPs' representative has predicted. After months of wrangling between the British Medical Association and the government, and an eleventh-hour fear that many
NEWPORT police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate the death of a man found on a bench only yards from the city's central police station. As the Argus reported yesterday, the body was reported to police at approximately 6am yesterday, by a
STUDENTS are being left in the dark over plans to build a £24 million superschool to replace Trevethin and Abersychan comprehensives, it is claimed. Members of Pontypool Youth Council met council education chiefs in March to hear about the proposals.
THIRTEEN youngsters from Cross Ash and Skenfrith raised more than £380 for their local church and youth group with a bed push. The bed, designed with posters and bright designs, was pushed from the Three Salmons, at Cross Ash, to the Angel, in Abergavenny
GWENT middleweight Gary Lockett will switch from being "The Rocket" to "The Exorcist" when he returns to action at the Cardiff International Are-na on Saturday, June 28. The hard-hitting former WBO inter-continental light-middleweight champion believes
PONTYPOOL owner Bob Jude has been isolated by the men who brought the club the Welsh National League First Division title last season. Coach Steve Jones has said that he, his staff and most of the team will never again work with the club's backer. Jones
FEARS are growing that a controversial Pontypool incineration plant could once more be used to burn hazardous materials. Environmental campaigners fear the furnaces at the Shanks plant (formerly Rechem) could be fired up once more, after the company was
THE SPOTLIGHT is on Newport's carers this week after the launch of National Carers Week. This year's theme is Opportunities for Carers and aims to provide the many people across Gwent caring for an ill friend or family member with new ways of getting
BLACKWOOD'S Bradley Dredge is taking a fortnight's break from golfing action but he'll be firmly glued to the television when the US Open starts tomorrow. Dredge narrowly missed qualifying for the tournament at Olympia Fields in Matteson, Illinois, but
NEWPORT County will not lock horns with a Nationwide League team in pre-season as the Exiles aim to get on to the front foot for their Dr Martens League campaign. Assistant manager Glyn Jones insisted training ground practice on improving Newport's players
