Welsh Grand Slam winner Brent Cockbain was today due to arrive in New Zealand as replacement for banned Lion Danny Grewcock and will be on the bench against Manuwatu tomorrow. The Ospreys forward, delayed when he forgot his passport, was called up after
IT used to be the home of steelmaking, but now one website claims Ebbw Vale would make kings of chav Goldie Lookin' Chain feel at home. The town is being dubbed the "chav centre of the universe" on Internet website Chav Towns. But many local people say
A MAJOR appeal to save a huge swathe of ancient Gwent woodland attracted the support of top Welsh TV personality Sian Lloyd. The ITV weather presenter and veteran of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here is backing a bid by the Woodland Trust to buy 900
ALMOST 100 residents gathered to protest against a Gwent factory they claim is making their lives "hell". People living close to the Walker's Concrete Products factory in Cross Keys say the noise, dust and vibration from the plant has "devastated" their
Tony Atkin, Newport Wasps speedway captain, turned his hand to yet another two-wheel sport - new to Britain - and if asked he'll appear in another short-track meeting. Atkin, a former grass-track rider, both solo and sidecar, took part in the third round
England bad-boy Danny Grewcock will miss the rest of the Lions tour after being banned for two months for biting New Zealand hooker Kevin Mealamu. The 32-year-old, who was a 57th- minute replacement for Ben Kay in Saturday's 21-3 mauling by the All Blacks
England bad-boy Danny Grewcock will miss the rest of the Lions tour after being banned for two months for biting New Zealand hooker Kevin Mealamu. The 32-year-old, who was a 57th- minute replacement for Ben Kay in Saturday's 21-3 mauling by the All Blacks
Welsh Grand Slam winner Brent Cockbain was today due to arrive in New Zealand as replacement for banned Lion Danny Grewcock and will be on the bench against Manuwatu tomorrow. The Ospreys forward, delayed when he forgot his passport, was called up after
Welsh Grand Slam winner Brent Cockbain was today on his way to New Zealand as replacement for banned Lion Danny Grewcock. The 30-year-old Neath-Swansea Ospreys forward will arrive following a damaging weekend when the Lions lost captain Brian O'Driscoll
THE number of preventable fires in Gwent fell sharply last year, figures reveal today. Fire service bosses say the figures are evidence of the progress being made in avoiding unnecessary death and destruction wrought as a result of fires caused by arson
IMMENSE pieces of timber have been dragged by tractors to the place where they will be turned into works of art. Any day now the marquees will be put up on Hanbury Field, and the third Caerleon Arts Festival and International Sculpture Symposium will
MORE than 70 per cent of Gwent people consider themselves Christians, but the past seven days highlighted the battle of the Church to survive in the modern age. A new guide was launched last week to increase the number of visitors to Gwent churches, as
A SPONSORED walk on Saturday raised an estimated £2,000 for a charity helping a Gwent child with a rare genetic condition. Seven-year-old Hannah Rosser was born with EB - epidermolysis bullosa - a debilitating illness where skin blisters if touched. Sufferers
THE parents of a Blaina boy claim their son was left with 40 cuts and bruises after being assaulted by three other boys, two said to be aged eight, and the other 12. Catherine and Mark Poulsom, of Railway Terrace, say their seven-year-old son, Robert,
Alex Loudon recorded figures of five for 33 as Warwickshire Bears broke their duck in the Twenty20 Cup this season with an emphatic 54-run defeat of Glamorgan Dragons in Swansea. Having lost their opening matches against Worcestershire and Northamptonshire
A CHARITY put back on the road thanks to a £15,000 grant from your Argus and help from bus firm Sta-gecoach is set to launch a new phone-line. Newport-based Teen Challenge, which aims to help drug users kick their habit, was awarded the grant in May after
LIONS' forgotten man Gareth Cooper has vowed to put on a brave face in a bid to force his way into coach Clive Woodward's reckoning. Cooper has found himself last behind Dwayne Peel, Matt Dawson and Chris Cusiter in the scrum-half pecking order after
Blaenavon marked its fifth World Heritage Day on Saturday and dozens of people took part in a colourful fancy dress showpiece parade through the town's packed streets. Backed by the Blaenavon Town Band, Victorian characters rubbed shoulders with Second
LIONS' forgotten man Gareth Cooper has vowed to put on a brave face in a bid to force his way into coach Clive Woodward's reckoning. Cooper has found himself last behind Dwayne Peel, Matt Dawson and Chris Cusiter in the scrum-half pecking order after
