WALES football captain Gary Speed has admitted that their rugby counterparts are an "inspiration" to his side ahead of their crunch Euro 2004 play-off matches against Russia. Steve Hansen's rugby side put in a spirited attacking performance against World
WELSH football fans are travelling to Russia this week with a warm heart. Mark Hughes' Wales team will play the Russians in Moscow's Lokomotiv Stadium on Saturday in the first-leg on their vital Euro 2004 play-off. Gol!, a fundraising organisation set-up
THE Post Office is under fire from a Gwent politician angered by plans to dramatically cut the region's postal network. Last week Post Office Ltd announced plans to close 16 post offices across Gwent, saying there are too many post offices competing for
THE Chartists are making a 21st-century comeback after a Gwent MP drew up his own reforming proposals. Newport East's Paul Flynn is calling on the public to come up with ideas to make Britain more democratic. Mr Flynn launched his charter for the 21st
ASSEMBLY chiefs are urging Newport planners to think carefully before building a school on a former landfill site contaminated with potentially lethal poisons. The city council wants to build the replacement for Durham Road schools on the Glebelands former
GENEROUS pensioners Walter and Lillian Moore have hearts as big as those Argus readers' who sent them cash to replace the couple's stolen £300 savings. For our readers' donations have more than replaced the sum stolen by bogus officials - and now the
PEOPLE living in a Caerleon street are calling on the nearby university to review its parking policy - after students were forced to leave their cars outside residents' homes. Since the start of the autumn term, students who live on campus at University
PROTESTERS will give the women vying to become Blaenau Gwent's next Labour Party parliamentary candidate a noisy reception as the row over the area's all-women shortlist deepens. The picket will demonstrate discontent at the use of the all-women list
ONE of Newport's most distinguished citizens - a D-Day veteran and the first director of prisons in Northern Ireland - has died. Tributes have been paid to WI Davies, who was known as Lyn, following his death last Friday in his 87th year. "For those of
POLICE and council chiefs are welcoming the arrival of six new officers dedicated to clamping down on anti-social behaviour in Newport. The police community support officers, or PCSOs, will be walking the city streets and travelling on Newport Transport
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Mike Ruddock is backing his team to beat the odds and continue to upstage their Welsh rugby regional rivals. All of the regions except Gwent will have buoyant Welsh players returning from World Cup duty for the next round of
NEWPORT council has refused to change plans for a massive housing development in the Llanwern Corus area - despite protests from three Gwent authorities. The council has earmarked a development area between the steelworks and the M4 as having a potential
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons chairman Martyn Hazell says a claim for £50,000 and £394 interest issued by joint regional club founder Marcus Russell against Gwent Rugby Ltd was the final straw that sent it into administration. Ebbw Vale chairman Russell, who
NEWPORT County's players are dreaming of an FAW Premier Cup date with Welsh club football's hierarchy - but boss Peter Nicholas has brought his men crashing to Earth. The Exiles need just one point from two home Group B clashes to secure qualification
THEIR Red Ensigns bright against an autumnal sky, former Merchant seamen from all over Britain converged on Newport to pay their respects to those of the Merchant Navy who gave their lives in war. From the tip of Cornwall and from Humberside they came
