NEWPORT'S new mayor put on his robes and chains for the first time on Tuesday after being officially elected as the city's figurehead. Councillor Ken Critchley, previously the cabinet member for development and employment, was voted city Mayor by his
Things just refuse to get any better for Glamorgan, with defeat at Hampshire making it five out of five losses this season in the County Championship. Not only that, it also seems certain now that Matthew Maynard has played his last game. That should
THE New Zealand rugby public have found a surprising ally - Wales captain and Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Michael Owen. Shane Howarth, the former Newport player, revealed last week in an exclusive interview with the Argus that the fans back in
A POLITICAL refugee who raped a drunken 20-year-old student in a flat in Newport was jailed for four and a half years at Cardiff crown court yesterday. Fast food worker Bulent Canbay, 27, took advantage of the woman said Mr Justice Pitchford. When she
A BIT of arrogance in the dressing-room from Sourav Ganguly may be just what Glamorgan need to kick-start their season. That's the view of club coach John Derrick who, along with skipper Robert Croft, interviewed the India skipper in London this week
HE was the first Welsh athlete to win an Olympic individual medal in field and track events, but for nearly 60 years his achievement was largely overlooked. Now Gwent marathon runner and Olympic silver medallist Tom Richards has finally taken his place
A YOUNG singer from Newport is set for the biggest day of his life this weekend when he shares centre stage with Tom Jones. Gafyn Cromwell, 23, of St Julians, and his bilingual pop act DV8, will support the superstar at his homecoming gig in Pontypridd
A POLITICAL refugee who raped a drunken 20-year-old student in a flat in Newport was jailed for four and a half years at Cardiff crown court yesterday. Fast food worker Bulent Canbay, 27, took advantage of the woman said Mr Justice Pitchford. When she
RESIDENTS are urging police to review road safety measures in their Gwent village following a second fatal crash in five years. A man from the Chepstow area died after the car he was driving collided with the front garden wall of a house on the A48 Pwllmeyric
GAVIN Henson has sent a warning shot across the bows of the All Blacks as the British Lions arrive in New Zealand for their 11-match, three-Test tour. Henson, sporting red-coloured hair and shepherded by that rather well known media guru Alistair Campbell
THE warden of a sheltered accommodation complex for elderly people was jailed yesterday after she "preyed on a vulnerable" resident, stealing £20,000 which left her penniless when she died. Shamed warden Carrina Philomena Puckett fleeced one of her residents
THE warden of a sheltered accommodation complex for elderly people was jailed yesterday after she "preyed on a vulnerable" resident, stealing £20,000 which left her penniless when she died. Shamed warden Carrina Philomena Puckett fleeced one of her residents
RESIDENTS are urging police to review road safety measures in their Gwent village following a second fatal crash in five years. A man from the Chep-stow area died after the car he was driving collided with the front garden wall of a house on the A48 Pwllmeyric
A NEWPORT lecturer is celebrating after scooping a coveted prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Florence Ayisi's feature-length documentary, Sisters In Law, won the Prix Art et Essai which is awarded for artistic merit and innovation. The documentary
THE SON and daughter of Puckett's victim believe their mother knew she had been made penniless by Puckett just before her death. When Ann Woodward died from a heart attack last year she had just £11 in her bank account after showing a balance of more
THE SON and daughter of Puckett's victim believe their mother knew she had been made penniless by Puckett just before her death. When Ann Woodward died from a heart attack last year she had just £11 in her bank account after showing a balance of more
COUNCILLORS and residents in Pontypool are hoping the transformation of a rundown bakery into a badly-needed community centre will help keep youngsters off the streets. British taekwondo coach Jo Draper, 32, has received the go-ahead from Torfaen council
THE New Zealand rugby public have found a surprising ally - Wales captain and Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Michael Owen. Shane Howarth, the former Newport player, revealed last week in an exclusive interview with the Argus that the fans back in
TWO schoolgirls had a lucky escape when a runaway car careered down a hill, smashing into the minibus which had just dropped them off in their village. The girls, aged 12 and 15, had just been dropped off in Brynithel after school at Aberti-llery Comprehensive
GAVIN Henson has sent a warning shot across the bows of the All Blacks as the British Lions arrive in New Zealand for their 11-match, three-Test tour. Henson, sporting red-coloured hair and shepherded by that rather well known media guru Alistair Campbell
TWO schoolgirls had a lucky escape when a runaway car careered down a hill, smashing into the minibus which had just dropped them off in their village. The girls, aged 12 and 15, had just been dropped off in Brynithel after school at Aberti-llery Comprehensive
