Welsh sprinter Tim Benjamin could become a much-needed ray of sunshine for a gloomy British team in Finland. Torrential rain and fork lightning, an occupational hazard for cricketers rather than athletes, sent competitors scrambling for cover last night
SHOPPERS in Newport say the city needs a better variety of stores and improved parking if it is is going to win the retail war. The views come in the wake of a report released yesterday which showed Newport has the potential to attract 2.2 million shoppers
RESIDENTS of a Gwent town are celebrating after hearing a youth court is to move, stopping anti-social youths who make their lives a misery. People living near Blackwood Magistrates Court on William Street claim they have been fighting for more than 30
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has set the region's Welsh Premier Division clubs the challenge of reaching the division's top tier. Turner sees the success of the five now in the Premiership as crucial to underpinning the strength of the region
WHERE you live in Gwent has a huge bearing on how healthy you are and how well you feel. A report published today, mapping the people of Wales' views about their own well-being, confirms and strengthens familiar health divides charted previously through
NEWPORT County chairman Chris Blight will not be beating the war drum like he did before the last campaign but he still admits he is "quietly confident" about the new Nationwide South campaign. Before last term County and Blight threw the kitchen sink
A blind man is calling for Blaenau Gwent council to save an "essential" centre for visually-impaired people. As reported in the Argus yesterday the Vision Foundation Resource Centre, in Ebbw Vale, is to close on September 30 because of a lack of funding
NATIONAL coach Julian Winn (pictured) has defended his decision not to enter a Welsh team in this month's prestigious Women's World Cup cycle race in Newport. Star Nicole Cooke dropped a bombshell a week ago by pulling out of the event, which is attracting
SPIRALLING diesel prices are fuelling anger among lorry operators who are warning the industry is facing a crisis and that more protests could be on the way. As diesel reaches 75.5p a litre for bulk deliveries, the Freight Transport Association has found
RENOWNED safety campaigner Pat Harris is in dispute with the charity she helped to set up. Mrs Harris founded BUSK (Belt Up School Kids) in 1993 after her young son was injured while travelling on a school bus. She started a campaign to have seat belts
Craig Watson is back in the gym and on the road to full fitness following his horror crash in front of home fans three months ago. Australian Watson, who celebrated his 29th birthday at the weekend, had his right ankle rebuilt, including a hip bone graft
NEWPORT AM John Griffiths is just one of those who will be getting on their bikes to take part in a mass participation cycling event being held in Newport on August 21. A keen cyclist, he will be joining those enthusiasts tackling one of the three BikeWales
MOTORISTS in Monmouthshire and Torfaen are being advised not to leave property in their vehicles to help combat car thieves. Despite a five per cent reduction in reports of theft from motor vehicles in the division between January and last Monday, police
ANXIOUS traders in Blackwood are to meet council officials to try to thrash out a deal to safeguard their businesses. Shop owners who successfully campaigned to get the bus station re-development delayed now fear that disruption during the work will lose
A FAMILY condemned the yobs who kicked their puppy to death during a drunken rampage. The Jenkins family in Newport's Hampden Road are devastated after their 11-month-old sheepdog collie puppy Storm was killed. Storm was found with blood coming from his
