A SUSPECTED rapist - described as a potential danger to women - has been on the run for 17 days and police urge anyone who may be shielding him to turn him in. Officers say they believe he may still be in the Newport area. Micam Roland Williams, 32, from
EVERY RUGBY club in South Wales has one... the member who, after more than a few pints and once the ladies have left the room, shyly unveils his own member for a selection of mind-boggling and eye-watering tricks. It's a phenomenon that exists across
WALES' World Cup dream vanished in the blink of an eye last night as Poland produced a superb late fightback to break Welsh hearts. For 65 minutes Wales were superb, spurred on by the inspirational Robbie Savage they dominated proceedings and they were
IT is hard to believe that it is October already - the year seems to have simply flown by. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is well upon us; we have had our fair share of rain and already the nights seem so short . It's that time of year when
THE NME Rock'n'Roll Riot tour brings the goodtime-lovin' Razorlight to Cardiff Uni tonight. Like a latter-day Pogues-cum-Saw Doctors, but with more attention to their wardrobe, Razorlight are a romantic lot. Their last two singles, Vice and Golden Touch
TODAY marks the end of an era at a Newport school. It is the last day for thousands of pupils and the staff at the current St Joseph's High School building before they move to a new purpose- built school at Pencarn Way, Duffryn. The £10m building is the
WITH more than one million people visiting every year, the landmark Eden Project is one of the UK's most successful new tourist attractions built in recent years and makes a rewarding day out with its unique interactive mixture of education and entertainment
TWO legends of folk music reunite in Risca next month - John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee. The guitarist and singer were two of the founder members of the jazz-folk fusion band Pentangle in 1967. It was the genre's first super-group and its members have
THE FA of Wales is ready to cave in to player pressure and appoint Gary Speed, pictured, as manager alongside Brian Flynn by the end of the month. The entire Welsh squad came out and backed Speed in the aftermath of Wales 3-2 defeat by Poland at the Millennium
A NEWPORT man set fire to the house of an elderly resident endangering his life and that of the firefighter who tried to save him, a court was told today. Mark John Poole, 21, of Albany Street, was sentenced to six years in prison by a judge at Cardiff
NATHAN Brew, pictured, has made himself an established member of the Newport Gwent Dragons team, but such is the strength in depth this season that he knows one slip could prove costly. Brew a regular last season under Mike Ruddock, albeit on the wing
EVERYTHING is bang on target for next week's WBO world super-middleweight title defence against American-based Egyptian Kabary Salem in Edinburgh and I've seldom been more confident of putting on a big display. Training has gone superbly, I've done all
TWO survivors from Newport's triumphant 1946 season contacted each other for the first time in more than 50 years - thanks to the Argus. JANE HELMICH reports. Over the course of just a few days, Newport's rugby team took on and defeated Nuneaton, London
NEWPORT council is looking for an artist to complete the unfinished civic centre murals of a painter. Artist Roger Smith started work in April 2003 on two colourful murals depicting life in modern Newport. But he became ill with cancer and died earlier
WHAT the Taste of Asia in Caxton Place, Newport, lacks in dcor more than makes up in the quality of its food. On a disappointingly quiet Thursday night I found myself wandering around Newport and by accident found the Indian restaurant/takeaway in Caxton
FOR a challenging mountain bike ride with breathtaking views, get on your bike and ride the Twrch Trail. Ranger at the Cwmcarn Visitor Centre, Graeme Layzell, said the course has a lot to offer. "The trail has a brilliant single track ride and offers
SINCE the release of his debut album Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly on Genuine this year, Amp Fiddler's profile has continued to expand. His new brand of soul music has been going down well especially in Bristol where he plays Fiddlers again on Wednesday, October
NEWPORT County are in FA Cup action tomorrow at North Leigh and it should see them progress into the last qualifying round but boss John Cornforth is taking nothing for granted, writes Michael Gannon. He said: "It will be a similar game to Corsham (who
If you have the time and the inclination, why not spend a little more than your customary two weeks on a holiday, especially when your working colleagues are braving the UK winter? DISEMBARKING at a foreign port with sometimes only a stroll to the city
PSYCHEDLIC yet miserable surf sound maestros The Departure make their sonic attack in the Barfly tonight. While the band's guitarists play like they were in Man Or Astroman the vocalist does a good impersonation of Morrissey. Their new single Be My Enemy
WELSH metal is on a roll. From preening in Pontypridd to bowel bashing in Merthyr, there's a healthy interest in our bands. When Reason Sleeps are a new addition to this school of hard riffs and from next Friday there're a few chances to see them near
HALLOWEEN is just three weeks away, and the ghost tours and events around Gwent and further afield are getting booked up fast. So if you want to give the family a spooky treat on Halloween weekend, it's time to act now. It will be party time in the barn
SHAKESPEARE plays are coming not (as) single spies to South Wales this week, but in battalions, to misquote the Bard. His fans will be able to see five plays, ranging from comedy to tragedy, performed by the Wales Theatre Company, and the Royal Shakespeare
Judy and John Roland have lived a varied life, often working and living in remote corners of the world. Now they have settled in Gwent and have set up a firm restoring antique prints and heirlooms. Helen Roberts talked to them FROM business premises at
GARETH Cooper has joined fellow Newport Gwent Dragons ace Michael Owen in suffering from a back problem after Wales training this week. Cooper's back also stiffened up and though it is not as bad as the injury suffered by Owen, it still makes him doubtful
THE Milton Hotel at Llanwern is part restaurant, part local pub - it is often a good mix when it comes to traditional pub grub and we were not disappointed. A Monday night is not always the fairest night for a review, especially to judge a place on its
IT'S nearly ten years since Jan Preece founded the Pillgwenlly Heritage Centre. Many people at the time said its involvement in the community would never stand the test of time. Well, it has. Much to Jan's delight they've been proved wrong, and his passionate
FRESH rom their acclaimed appearances at Glastonbury and T in the Park festivals, The Bees call on Cardiff uni as part of their autumn tour. The 22-date jaunt is in support of their rather excellent new album, Free The Bees and the third single to be
IT'S BEEN years in the making, but the new Millennium Centre, visible from across Cardiff and already nicknamed 'the Armadillo' by workers in the Bay, is about to open for business. And from Monday, tickets have been on sale for a whole host of attractions
THE fight to speed up compensation payouts to sick miners and their families will go to the High Court on Monday with a hearing that could lead to higher and faster payments for claimants. The move follows a government U-turn on its initial proposals
AVRIL Lavigne could be no more obviously manufactured if she had a barcode and telephone number for customers branded in her butt. The evidence is overwhelming. Her best-known songs on the album Let Go, including omnipresent singles Complicated and Sk8r
AS one for whom a half-full glass is almost always half-empty, I think it's worth asking what the over-50s have to look forward to. History offers many examples of people who, after their three score years or so, either embarked from scratch on the activity
THE Football Association of Wales will not be held to ransom by the Wales players in who they appoint to succeed Mark Hughes, it was revealed yesterday. FAW International Affairs officer Mark Evans, confirmed that the matter would be looked at by the
Prime Time has teamed up with Fitness Wales to launch a monthly column to encourage you to fit vital exercise into your daily life EXERCISE - the word is enough to instil fear, dread and guilt into the hearts and minds of most of us. We all know it is
FORMER sex shop worker Ville Valo says he can't leave it alone and that pornography made him into a monster. Next Friday he'll be telling all of Cardiff about it in the International Arena. He and his pop-goth band HIM have come all the way from their
WHEN they brought the gallows from Reading Jail to install in Usk prison almost a century ago the whole town turned out to cheer. We live in more enlightened times. The number of people who would like to see a return to hanging for the rape of a child
FATBOY Slim, aka Norman Cook, had his street cred damaged last month when the New Labour pinched his Right Here - Right Now tune to celebrate their victory at the Hartlepool By-Election. Cook and his record company protested but to no avail. It seems
Brian Wilson's musical career has passed through many stages - from the highest points to the deepest troughs of despair. Now the 62-year-old survivor is back with a record which has been 37 years in the making. He talks to Prime Time's Andrew White FEW
SOME home owners are receiving letters threatening them with anti-social behaviour orders - if their hedges are too tall. Torfaen council's trading standards team are warning people about the leaf-lets, distributed by a company, which threaten residents
WALES crashed out of World Cup contention last night after a devastating 3-2 defeat against Poland at the Millennium Stadium, in Mark Hughes final game as manager. On a desperate night for Welsh football Poland delivered the ultimate sucker punch by coming
GWENT athlete Darren Campbell will be taking part in a heroes' parade on Monday (October 18) in central London. The procession will feature 47 medallists from team GB's highly successful squad in Athens, and they'll be joined by a large contingent of
Nigel Jarrett casts a cultured eye over the next few weeks to help you plan your days and nights out ALL who saw the touring Royal Shakespeare Company in Gwent a couple of years ago will be pleased to know that they are back. The company promised at the
NEW Easipanel Fielded Panelling will set your living room apart from the crowd, whether your tastes lean towards the traditional or the contemporary. Embossed with a unique natural wood grain finish, Easipanel Fielded Panelling, made from MDF, when painted
In the second of our series of advice columns on buying property abroad, specialist solicitors John Howell and Co. look at some new measures being introduced in Spain. BUYING property in Spain, compared with some other countries, should be a safe and
HAZELNUTS: Contorted hazel makes a fascinating ornamental shrub with its twisted and looped branches. It also produces a good display of catkins and may develop a few nuts too. However, if you're serious about producing a nut crop, it's best to plant
AFTER years of producing some of the world's finest food, the wood-fire ovens at a Gwent smokery will today be extinguished. Minola Smoked Products, an Abergavenny institution, is to close its doors due to rocketing insurance costs which have made the
THE threat of a strike by Newport home carers has been lifted after a union settled a "bitter dispute" with the council. A ballot return of around 80 home carers showed 89 per cent supported improved terms and conditions offered by the council. The dispute
POLICE are investigating whether two teenage girls had their drinks spiked with a date rape drug on a night out in Abergavenny. One of the alleged vicitms was taken to the town's Nevill Hall Hospital and detectives are awaiting the results of blood tests
IT WAS a evening of mixed emotions for James Collins at the Millennium Stadium last night. The Newport-born centre-back was a standout for Wales and picked up the Sky television man-of-the-match award but eventually Wales crashed to a 3-2 defeat that
BRAZILIAN singer Bebel Gilberto knows all about bossa nova: her father, Joao Gilberto, was one of the musicians who invented it. And with her albums Tanto Tempo and the eponymous Bebel Gilberto, she has captivated not just Brazil but the world. This weekend
