EMBATTLED Torfaen councillor Mike Davies, pictured, last night made a doomed last ditch bid to salvage his reputation - after being censured for his remarks to a female colleague. The Penygarn and St Cadocs ward member was disciplined by the council's
A CCTV system installed in Caldicot to fight crime and disorder has suffered minor teething problems, operators say. However, the cameras are helping to make the town a safer place for people to live, work and visit. Police and Monmouthshire council officers
NEWPORT born and bred Alix Popham makes his World Cup debut for Wales on Sunday when he lines up against Tonga at the Bruce Stadium, Canberra. And Popham hopes to mark his 24th birthday 48 hours earlier with a belated present by helping Wales to their
POLICE are tracking in the skies those suspected to have stolen cars - in a bid to make pursuits safer. Temporary Inspector Phil Norman, of the South and East Wales Air Support Unit, says the force's helicopter is able to safely follow a stolen vehicle
MARK Taylor thought his career was over a year ago. The former Pontypool centre, who is joining Llanelli after a long spell with Swansea, badly damaged knee ligaments on the British Lions tour of Australia and his career was in jeopardy. Now the Blaenavon-raised
GARETH Phillips insists Newport County are doubly-determined to succeed in the FAW Premier Cup's group stages to make up for Saturday's FA Cup embarrassment against lower-league Mangotsfield. And the 24-year-old midfielder is desperate for the chance
A WOMAN was so terrified by a Newport street robbery that she is now too scared to get out of her car and do her job, a court heard. Victim Mary Tennant, 65, a collecting agent for a money lending company, was subjected to a "terrifying ordeal" when she
PARENTS of autistic children are furious that Torfaen council has cancelled babysitting care for their youngsters without warning them. The cuts follow the news that Torfaen council's social services department faces a projected £2.2 million overspend
Back row birthday boy Popham set for World Cup debut NEWPORT born and bred Alix Popham makes his World Cup debut for Wales on Sunday when he lines up against Tonga at the Bruce Stadium, Canberra. And Popham hopes to mark his 24th birthday 48 hours earlier
NEWPORT County striker Mark Dickeson today conceded defeat over his injury nightmare and retired from football at the age of 29. After much soul-searching, the Welsh semi-professional international admitted he will never fully recover from the cruciate
GWENT detectives are set to travel to Spain this week to bring back Gerald Baker, pictured, the sex offender accused of abducting his baby son. Baker, 46, from Brynmawr, was arrested in Gibraltar last month after two months on the run. He and his wife
PONTYPOOL inventor Graham Taylor has cooked up a great idea to make cars more environmentally friendly. He has launched the UK's first brand of recycled diesel - using recycled cooking oil blended with conventional diesel oil. Bio-Diesel is now available
MARK Taylor thought his career was over a year ago. The former Pontypool centre, who is joining Llanelli after a long spell with Swansea, badly damaged knee ligaments on the British Lions tour of Australia and his career was in jeopardy. Now the Blaenavon-raised
A LEADING female councillor in Blaenau Gwent says that the proposed all-women shortlist for the Labour party parliamentary candidate actually puts women off standing. Labour councillor Gillian Clark told the Argus: "By imposing an all-women shor-tlist
THE sister of tragic Annette Poulsom faced the media yesterday to pay tribute to the woman found dead with her former boy-friend in a burning car. Surrounded by cameras and journalists, Pauline Tredrea braved the ordeal to tell how 47-year-old Ms Poulsom
VICTIMS of anti-social behaviour in Gwent are welcoming a government pledge to tackle the problem. Launching his action plan yesterday, Home Secretary David Blunkett urged local communities to make a stand against anti-social behaviour and demand that
