ANGRY parents are vowing to drive their children to school from September when a council starts charging for transport. Following Monmouthshire council cabinet's decision on Wednesday to introduce fees of £200 for pupils aged over 16, parents say the
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a brand new purpose-built £17 million BMW Group Academy UK at Wokefield Park near Reading. The training and development centre, due to open in 2006, will provide all technical and non-technical training for the BMW, MINI
ISUZU is now offering a Prodrive Performance Pack for its award-winning Rodeo Denver 3.0 litre pickup plus a whole host of attractive new accessories. Costing just £760 including VAT and fitting, the PPP boosts power from 131 PS at 3,800 rpm to a substantial
THE Bristol Fighter has already carved out a special niche in the Supercar world. The fact that it avoids the current fashion for being too wide, too heavy, and too complicated is a source of delight to owners. It is therefore with the greatest pleasure
YOU will be able to discover wildlife-rich areas on your doorstep, thanks to an initiative launched this week. The six wildlife trusts in Wales are urging people everywhere to get involved with the first Welsh Wildlife Week. The week starts on Saturday
SUZUKI'S headline-grabbing 2005 GSX-R1000 is proving to be as popular with the UK's motorcycle press as it is with customers in dealer showrooms and front runners on the racing tarmac. The critically acclaimed, advanced supersports machine is providing
I'LL be in Manchester over the weekend to watch what I believe is a massive fight for Britain - Ricky Hatton's bid to take the IBF world light-welterweight crown from Russian-born Australian holder Kostya Tszyu. And contrary to most pundits, I believe
TOYOTA (GB) PLC will be supporting the British Red Cross in a partnership over a three year period to promote their UK 'Don't be a Bystander Campaign'. Launched today, the campaign will be targeting parents and children to teach them about first aid and
OZZY Osbourne chose Gwent as his latest holiday break destination. The rock star and TV icon left the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport yesterday after a relaxing break. Ozzy is just one of a long line of celebrities who have been at the Celtic Manor. In
TODDLERS at a Gwent nursery will be forced to miss school for at least a week after a suspected arson attack destroyed their classroom. The blaze gutted the nursery at Newport's Malpas Court Junior and Infants School causing tens of thousands of pounds
THE HOLLYBUSH Inn and restaurant is a fine hostelry nestling in the picturesque village of Draethen. With an excellent beer garden and woodland on all sides, it is a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. It is also has a reputation for providing
SUZUKI is aiming to get the UK's biking fraternity mobilised during the next few months with a tantalising new £1 Deposit, 0% Finance promotion on its comprehensive range of 650cc motorcycles. This unique Summer-time offer will give potential customers
THE football season reaches its Cup Final climax last weekend, but there's more than one crunch game for fans to enjoy. Toyota has teamed up with BBC motoring show Top Gear to give the beautiful game a whole new dimension with a soccer tie between cars
THE most powerful production smart yet, the Brabus forfour, is set to get pulses racing when it goes on sale in June. smart innovation and styleis combined with the awesome design and power synonymous with uber-tuning house, Brabus GmbH, makes the top
SUZUKI is aiming to get the UK's biking fraternity mobilised during the next few months with a tantalising new £1 Deposit, 0% Finance promotion on its comprehensive range of 650cc motorcycles.This unique Summer-time offer will give potential customers
BRADLEY Dredge was looking on the bright side after a disappointing day at the Celtic Manor Wales Open yesterday - at least he got to watch Miguel Angel Jimenez storm to the top of the leaderboard! Blackwood's Dredge, who shot a level par 69, said he
THERE'S something to suit every dads' automotive desire with classic and performance model cars from RC2. This year the range has been expanded to incorporate more choice for the 4x4 enthusiast. Grades Marques has gone off-road with the introduction of
CALLS for traffic calming measures were renewed following a car smash in a Gwent village. Worried residents in Pontnewydd are calling for speed bumps on a busy one-way system in the centre of the village. Last week a car crashed through the wall of a
AN HISTORIC stretch of Newport water will be unlocked after more than six decades this weekend. Today, a boat was due to travel along a section of the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal for the first time in more than 60 years. Newport's new mayor, Councillor
KIDNEY patient Mau-reen Hendon is embarking on an around-Britain yachting quest to promote organ donation. Now waiting for her fourth transplant, Maureen, from Llewellyn Grove, Newport, is joining ten other patients and four sailing experts on one leg
STUNT driver Russ Swift will be shifting a Nissan Micra around the country this summer, showing off his precision driving skills. Starting at the Ulster Motor Show on 1 June, former British Autotest Champion Russ, who retired from competitive racing a
MITSUBISH Motors has chosen to center its development of next-generation electric vehicle technology on in-wheel motors and on lithium-ion batteries that the company has been working on for several years. Currently working on a test vehicle that utilizes
MAZDA Motor Corporation today announced production of the all-new, third-generation Mazda MX-5 - the latest and most advanced evolution of the world's best-selling roadster - started on 17 May at the Ujina No.1 (U1) plant located near Mazda's global headquarters
THE Kathryn Tickell Band will be appearing at the Riverfront Theatre on Friday, June 17, at 8pm. Julian Sutton will feature on melodeon, Peter Tickell on fiddle and guitar, Joss Clapp on guitar and bass guitar, and Kathryn Tickell on Northumbrian pipes
THE shocking shootings of a Canada goose and her gosling at Cefn Golau pond is part of a disturbing increase in incidents involving airguns, the RSPCA claims. In yesterday's Argus we reported the shootings at the pond near Tredegar. The incident, which
EXTRA powers are being sought to curb the anti-social behaviour which continues to plague a Valleys town. Gwent Police want to issue dispersal notices to the 'boy racers' flocking to Blackwood town centre during the evenings, a report to Caerphilly council
TRANSITIONS Dance Company is a group of ten young performers taking their first steps into the professional dance arena. On Thursday, June 16, at 7.30pm at The Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, the company will perform a programme of newly commissioned work
RUMMAGE through your attic because Flog It, the major BBC antiques series, is coming to Newport. Flog It is holding a valuation day on Sunday, June 19, at the Newport Centre, Kingsway, from 9.30am to 4pm. The valuation day will be presented by Paul Martin
ANGRY Newport taxi drivers are to present a petition to the council next week in the latest protest against plans to make them use London-style black cabs. Drivers claim they cannot afford the expensive vehicles and will be forced out of business. Four
WALES will go into their Test against the USA in Hartford tomorrow still smarting from British Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward's snub of lock Brent Cockbain. Woodward called up England's Simon Shaw as a replacement for injured Irish lock Malcolm O'Kelly
THREE delivery drivers swapped horse power for pedal power and completed a 260-mile ride across Wales in aid of St David's Foundation Hospice Care, raising around £15,000. Emmanuel Blaevoet, Jas-on John and Ian Hawksford, who all work out of Tesco's depots
WALES' Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam moved to the top of the leaderboard at the Celtic Manor Wales Open this morning, raising hopes of a first Welsh winner of the event. The former US Masters champion started his round at five under par but quickly joined
ON TUESDAY 24 May, Honda's ASIMO robot performed a double act with HRH Prince Andrew the Duke of York to open one of the company's flagship dealers Lings of Lowestoft. ASIMO presented the scissors to cut the ribbon and officially unveil the European brand
THERE'S a foul stench about this Lions tour already. And it's not the spin doctoring of Alistair Campbell or a Kiwi media intent on inciting their visitors with every stroke of their pens. Rotorua, venue for tomorrow's Lions' tour opener against the Bay
THERE'S a foul stench about this Lions tour already. And it's not the spin doctoring of Alistair Campbell or a Kiwi media intent on inciting their visitors with every stroke of their pens. Rotorua, venue for tomorrow's Lions' tour opener against the Bay
Sin City (18) HHHH Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke and Elijah Wood UNDENIABLY cool, ultra-violent, morally dubious and highly entertaining with a cast to die for, Sin City is one of the must-see
FREDERICK Knott's classic 1950s' thriller Dial M for Murder is coming to the Riverfront Theatre on Tuesday, June 7, and staying until Saturday, June 11. Tony Wendice (Steven Pinder, 'Brookside') is a retired tennis star who has blatantly married Sheila
LOCK up your daughters ... Bad Obsession are in town. This outrageous Guns 'N' Roses tribute band are set to storm Blackwood Miners Institute. The five-piece from Gloucester have been described the as indisputably the largest, most accurate and most loved
James Merriman will captain Wales' Under-21 Grand Slam champions when they go in search of IRB U-21 Rugby World Cup glory in Argentina next week. The outstanding back row prospect skippers a 26-player squad that includes nine uncapped players as they
