THE last residents have moved out of the Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital for people with learning disabilities, ending more than 50 years of long-stay care at the site near Cwmbran. For a number of years the hospital has cared for fewer than 50 people,
Walkers, cyclists and anglers can once again use the towpath of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal after it was reopened to the public. In October 2007 eight people were rescued and the A4077 between Crickhowell and Gilwern was closed for a week after
POLICE are continuing their investigations into two attempted armed robberies took place in Gwent last week. The first incident happened on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 17. Officers were called to Risca post office when a man threatened the
A VILLAGE Hall in Redwick has received a £15,000 People and Places lottery grant, which will go towards its restoration. The lottery grant money will be used to employ an architect to prepare plans for the first stage of the hall’s restoration
Gwent Police is appealing for information to locate a missing patient. 23-year-old Richard Williams was being treated at St Cadocs hospital in Caerleon and went missing on Saturday afternoon. Police are treating Mr Williams as a vulnerable adult
EXCITED children boarded a steam train to visit Father Christmas in Blaenavon at the weekend. Children and their parents travelled along the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway line to the Whistle Inn where they met Father Christmas and received an early
DECK the halls...the Christmas lurgy is upon us. While other parts of the county may be jolly and gearing up for the Christmas festivities, Argus Towers resembles a TB ward as dozens of us are struck down with the latest viral nasty to be doing the rounds
TRADERS in Abertillery breathed a sigh of relief as the town’s Foundry Bridge was reopened just in time for Christmas. The bridge reopened to traffic and pedestrians on Friday, much to the delight of traders who have campaigned alongside local councillors
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was hit by a car on Friday night in Abertillery. The pedestrian was walking with one other person along Castle Street behind Tesco supermarket near the 30mph speed limit approaching the
THE family of a motorcyclist who died in Newport on Thursday paid tribute to a “happy go lucky person.” Twenty-year-old Liam James Gasson, of Hill Barn View, Portskewett, died after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision on the A48
THE WORK of ordinary people, teachers and pupils in helping our environment has been celebrated with an Argus award. The New City Anglers group and Penllwyn Primary School are the winners of Green Community Awards, held in association with SWALEC.
“CELEBRATE safely” is the message from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service as it launches its new firefighters calendar. Goodie bags containing a smoke alarm, a calendar and a “Celebrate Safely” booklet, will be distributed from fire stations across
EIGHT months ago, little baby Jaydan Marsh was born 18 weeks prematurely, weighing just 1lb 2oz and was the size of a biro pen. Now the youngster is well on the road to recovery as a boucing 10lbs baby. His mum Natalie Marsh, 24, of Somerton hasn
