THIS is national singleton week, and your Argus is planning a special Something For The Weekend feature on the highs and lows of the single life this Friday. Do you find your love life is fair game for your friends to talk about? Do you think singles
TIM BENJAMIN bravely battled through the pain barrier to deliver a Welsh-inspired relay silver last night on the final day of the European Championships in Gothenburg. Welsh athletes have played a starring role in the success of Britain's 4x400m
MARK COLDRICK was left delighted by his Newport YMCA players as they hit the ground running in the MacWhirter Welsh League, Division One with a superb 3-0 away victory at UWIC. And it was quite a day for Lewis Sommers, who got a hat trick, with two
The chase for the Silkolene United Kingdom short-track crown looks set for a thrilling finish with four rounds still remaining, the next being at Scunthorpe this Sunday. And in the final of the sixth round held at Newport's Hayley Stadium there was
GWENT-based sprint star Darren Campbell refused to do a lap of honour with his gold medal-winning 100m relay team-mates in a twist that took the shine off a stunning GB victory in the European Champion-ships last night. It is thought his protest was
Newport County boss Peter Beadle is urging his side to be more ruthless ahead of Wednesday's home showdown with Basingstoke Town (kick-off 7-45pm). Beadle was content with Saturday's hard-fought 3-3 Conference South away draw with Fisher Athletic,
A GWENT police constable died after collapsing in front of his teenage son while captaining his cricket team. Father-of-one Hywel Evans, 43, was bowling for Blackwood Town Cricket Club Seconds on Saturday when he suddenly fell to the ground. First-aiders
THE family of a 12-year-old Gwent girl who died in an horrific minibus crash are demanding a review of the "insulting" sentence handed to the driver of the bus. Jasmine Allen's mother, aunt and uncle will present a petition of more than 2,000 names
A FARMERS' market could become a regular occurrence in Ebbw Vale town centre, thanks to local traders. The Ebbw Vale Business Forum, set up last year to keep the town bustling with shoppers, has almost finalised plans for the market. Chairman of
BUSINESSMAN Keefa Chan wants to help kick start the regeneration of a run down area of Newport - with Thai food. Mr Chan opened his new internet and Thai food caf, Ahaan Thai, on Commercial Street, Pill two weeks ago, along with Thai chef Sompong Pimming
FIREFIGHTERS battled a "deep seated" forest blaze near Abersychan last night. Approximately 1000 square metres at Lasgarn Woods was affected by the fire, and crews spent several hours dealing with the burning grass and bracken.
Please stop the horn-honking, the face-pulling, the hand gestures. Just stop it. On a daily basis an elite band of people who live and work in the fair city of Newport get a right old pasting from the majority of motorsists. Why? Because we drive
RESIDENTS in Devauden say they are concerned about a proposed £1.8 million stud farm by businessman Terry Johnsey. The plans on 255 acres of land at Llanfihangel-Tor-Y-Mynydd, Llanfihangel Court, have been objected to by 30 residents. One resident
ANGRY Newport residents say their lives are being made hell by huge trucks driving up and down their street at all hours of the day and night. Ten years ago people living on Mendalgief Road, Pill, took to the streets in protest demanding the road be
NEWPORT'S RSPCA animal shelter is bursting at the seams with cats and kittens. Staff say they are struggling to cope with an unprecedented number of unwanted kittens being left at the centre. There are currently 44 cats and kittens squeezed into
A BOOZE ban on the streets of a Gwent town should be in force by next month say council chiefs. Community safety bosses at Torfaen council say they have received strong backing for an alcohol ban on the streets of Blaenavon from residents and business
MORE than 4,000 visitors enjoyed Chepstow's annual agricultural show - double the number who attended last year. The show already beat last year's performance within an hour of opening its gates as visitors flooded into Broadwell Farm, Crick. Last
Because sometimes, we all need an outlet. It's truly amazing to think that each day, approximately 1.6 million weblog postings are made. Roughly 18.6 posts per second, as recent research shows. Yep, that's right. Per second. Okay, so it's quite easy
VETERAN entertainer Bruce Forsyth will take to the greens in Newport for the star-studded All Star Cup, it was announced today. The 76-year-old former Generation Game host was named in the line-up for the second All Star Cup being held at Newport's
I just don't know what to write about!!!!!!!!!!!! I've got loads of blogs so check out my main one - Whatever Happened 2 Bay B Kane? You will find stuff on MP3s - for example - Jim Noir. And gigs. And mad photos. And games...online ones such as Lander
Sometimes I think maybe...maybe I just shouldn't think! And at times I MOST DEFINATELY DO JUST THAT!!!! It's quite obvious when the red warning light shows up on your car, next to your speedometer, it means there is a problem, depending on which red
Hello! This is the first blog of what I hope will be many. I guess I should introduce myself in some small way first of all - I'm Newport born and bred, have 2 grown-up sons, lots of interests, 2 Yorkies and a cat. Oh and a husband. I don't think
I have waited for years to have the opportunity to tell the world about things that irritate me and was thrilled when the Argus offered to host my blog. The only downside is that I have had to promise that I will not post messages that are "unlawful,
Right here goes, this is supposed to be about me and my life so you'll have to excuse all the boring bits, the manic depressive bits and the down right mental bits. These last are a defence mechanism used to cope with being a mother, especially of my
A MEMBER of staff at a Blackwood kebab shop was assaulted on Saturday night. Police are appealing for witnesses after disorder at Kebab Land, Pentwyn Road, at 6.50pm. They want to talk to two young men seen in the shop at the time - one is described
A GWENT police constable died after collapsing on a cricket pitch. PC Hywel Evans, 43, was bowling for Blackwood Town Cricket Club Seconds on Saturday when he suddenly fell to the ground. First aiders rushed to help him as his shocked team-mates
