CONTRASTING images of industrial life at home and abroad scooped top prizes for two Newport photography students. Danielle Press and Jon Rowley, students at the University of Wales, Newport, were each awarded £250 by the Welsh Livery Guild for the work
DELIGHTED organisers of a huge Gwent charity race thanked the 1,800 competitors who donned their trainers. Nic Clarke, the organiser of the all-female 5km Race for Life at Northfield's recreation ground in Cwmbran on Sunday, has high hopes that last year's
It's famous for its sun, sea, sand and golf but Ken Bennett found there is much more to La Manga. I DOUBT heritage comics Jimmy Tarbuck and Ronnie Corbett would have raised a smile at my antics near the immaculate golf courses at the £100 million sunshine
URGENT repairs are being carried out to a Newport nursery school, hit by suspected arson, so that toddlers can return next week . The blaze in the nursery of Malpas Court junior and infants school caused several thousand pounds worth of damage. Acting
Fancy a short break that won't cost you a fortune? Parkdean Holidays are offering you just that, with a three or four-night short break in June and July from as little as £25 per person, with no hidden extras. Parkdean Holidays have 20 award-winning holiday
Mining is in the blood of Jon Applegate and he shows Prime Time his impressive collection of mining memorabilia. Mining captivates one man whose memorabilia connects him with his roots. Jon Applegate, 55, left London to return to his South Wales roots
WELCOME to another packed edition of Prime Time. There's plenty for everyone inside this month's issue. Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman tells us why he's swapped rock 'n' roll for a metal detector and the peace and quiet of the countryside. Our resident
SINGING sensations Le-mar, Mario and Uniting Nations will take to the stage at this year's Party in the Park. The performers were added to the Cardiff line-up and will join Charlotte Church, Daniel Bedingfield, Rooster, Kelly Clarkson and Freefaller at
Try one of these new great-value, five-day day breaks, flying on the new service from Bristol International Airport. We depart Thursday, November 10; Thursday, December 1, 2005; or Friday, February 10, 2006. With prices starting from just £499 this offer
A GWENT nature reserve scooped a top national award after staff created the perfect environment for birds. Judges from the British Trust for Ornithology were singing the praises of a conservation project created by rangers at Llandegfedd Reservior near
Welcome to the latest issue of escape... Some reports have suggested that we are heading for a good summer, so it might be time to think of a break at home rather than abroad. To that end we are featuring one of the nicest hotels in the borders region
A NEWPORT B&B has become the city's first to be awarded four stars by the Welsh Tourist Board. For the owners of the Labuan Guest House in Beechwood the award is the icing on the cake of a 20-year dream. Pat and John Bees bought the imposing four-storey
Prime Time's resident fitness expert Mary Sheppard looks at how aerobics is stil the best for burning off those calories whatever your age. We all know that if we eat more than we burn off, the pounds will gradually begin to pile on. As we get older and
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons number eight Michael Owen says his battle to earn a Test place against New Zealand is as tough as ever despite the injury which has ended Lawrence Dallaglio's British Lions tour almost before it begun. Dallaglio was invalided out
The search is over for older travellers trying to find a travel insurance provider that still wants them when they are over 64, thanks to Go Travel Insurance. Go Travel has extended its annual multi trip policy to cover travellers up to the age of 75,
I can't say I've ever really been a 'bloke' - you know, the sort who goes out every Saturday night with other blokes and fills himself to overflowing with Brains SA. There are two reasons for this: first, I was married young and needed every penny my
If you want to live like James Bond then head for the former home of author Ian Fleming to relax Jamaican-style. Kevin Pilley reports "Relax, man," said Ramsey, giving me the first ingredient of "The Commander's secret recipe for a happy life. "Drink
A FAMILY who searched in vain for more than two years for their beloved pet now believe he may be living in Newport, many miles from his home. Maryanne Layton said she thought she saw Spot when driving through the city last week. But by the time she was
A DESPERATE search by two fathers for bone marrow donors for their leukaemia-stricken children led to the establishment of a remarkable appeal which helped save thousands of lives. Nearly two decades later the charity - which raised millions of pounds
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating "a victory for common sense" after the Assembly vetoed plans for a temporary access road for works traffic serving the site of a homes and school development in Newport. Developers are to build 153 homes and a replacement for
Famous Rolling Stones rocker Bill Wyman has swapped his guitar for a metal detector and the peace and quiet of the countryside, he tells STEVE PRATT. And he's found it an experience to treasure. This makes about as much sense as talking to Richard without
NEWPORT traders sprang to the defence of their city centre after it was branded the "most indistinguishable" in Wales. A report released yesterday labelled the city among the UK's top ten "clone towns", where global chains take over from independent shops
CELTIC Manor Wales Open champion Miguel Angel Jimenez will be back to defend his crown in 2006, but several problems will have to be ironed out before the field for next year's event is chosen. Jimenez's late charge on the back-nine on Sunday spared the
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons number eight Michael Owen says his battle to earn a Test place against New Zealand is as tough as ever despite the injury which has ended Lawrence Dallaglio's British Lions tour almost before it begun. Dallaglio was invalided out
Wales team manager Alan Phillips insists he is not in conflict with Sir Clive Woodward over the Lions' decision to overlook Brent Cockbain. When Malcolm O'Kelly was ruled out of the Lions' tour of New Zealand with a groin problem, Woodward sent for England
A GWENT town lost its carnival queen to the Miss UK competition. Pontypool student Emma Corten was chosen as the town's carnival queen this year, but that was before she made it to the finals of Miss UK. The glitzy event clashes with the carnival on July
AN OFFICIAL campaign is being launched tonight to save 900 acres of ancient Gwent woodland. As revealed in yesterday's Argus, the UK's biggest woodland charity, the Woodland Trust, is spearheading a bid to raise £100,000 so it can buy nearly a third of
It's only a few weeks before MPs depart for their summer holidays. The travel industry is hoping to convince MPs that protecting their constituents' holidays is an urgent issue. While AITO members offer their customers 100% financial protection, many
Encouraging small mammals: Small mammals are elusive garden visitors going about their business mostly at night. Of the 40 or so native land mammals in Britain, four groups of small mammals are likely to turn up in gardens: bats; hedgehogs; mice, voles
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Health experts claim that British travellers remain unaware of the dangers of malaria, despite it being endemic in more than 100 countries. More than five million Britons travelled to high-risk malaria areas last year, but a quarter of them were ignorant
TODAY is D-Day for boy racers in Blackwood as new powers are being sought to tackle the problem that plagued the town centre for 15 years. A decision to bring in tough new measures, designed to stop groups of boy racers from gathering, was due to be decided
MENTION youth hostelling to most people and it will conjure up images of long-suffering schoolchildren sleeping in windy dormitories full of uncomfortable beds. How wrong that image is in the 21st century. The Youth Hostel Association, which is this year
NEWPORT County have got themselves a star in the making in former Cirencester youngster Matthew Green, says former Somerton Park hero Steve Lowndes. He should know, for Lowndes is the boss at the Cirencester Academy where Green was groomed. "I am sure
A GWENT village will be desolated if its school is axed, a councillor is warning on the eve of the local authority deciding its future. Pentwyn Primary School in Abersychan is earmarked for closure by Torfaen Council along with two other primary schools
IT was just what I didn't want to hear. A bright, chirpy companion saying: "Don't worry old chap, even Nelson was seasick." Supportive words but little comfort for a landlubber who had never been ill during thousands of miles on board some of the world's
HOSPITAL bosses are exploring ways of reducing the amount of time patients in Gwent wait for assessments of their rehabilitation and care needs so they can be discharged as soon as possible after being declared medically fit. With the numbers of bedblockers
WOULDN'T you just know it? We're a few weeks into the close season and domestic rugby in Wales is in crisis all over again. As things stand there is no Celtic League for next season, no staple diet outside the Heineken Cup which means a guarantee of just
MANY people of retirement age tend to find reasons for not doing the things they've always wanted to do because the opportunity has passed. Vi Gregory had merely postponed her strong desire to foster children when the chance came to do so after her husband
If it is good food, entertainment and relaxation that you are after, then Iwan Davies recommends a visit to the Scottish border country TUCKED away in the scenic Scottish Borders is the grand Peebles Hotel Hydro, offering the perfect opportunity for a
Wales team manager Alan Phillips insists he is not in conflict with Sir Clive Woodward over the Lions' decision to overlook Brent Cockbain. When Malcolm O'Kelly was ruled out of the Lions' tour of New Zealand with a groin problem, Woodward sent for England
Just one look at the sheer range of destinations offered by coach companies and another at the sheer numbers of satisfied customers points to a form of travel that is on the up. The Coach Tourism Council says choice, quality and value are three of the
SADIE Evans sympathises with single people seeking partners because she has always been happily married. She also knows that single men and women over 40 may be especially reluctant to strike up new relationships. So her 'Quickerdating' Gwent website
PROTESTERS stopped JCBs and 15 contractors in their tracks yesterday and temporarily scuppered plans to put up a mobile phone mast in a Gwent village. People living near Talywain Rugby Club blocked a road in front of workmen who had travelled from Kent
Portsmouth is a place which is full of surprises, starting with the fact that this is the UK's only island city, linked to the mainland by a single road. I wanted to know why the workaday port I remembered from ferry trips to France should be the centrepiece
