A PROTEST planned by the Welsh Defence League in Newport this weekend has been cancelled, police said today. The demonstration, which was supposed to voice objections to the conversion of a church in Victoria Road into a mosque and multi-faith community
FORMER Wales rugby captain and Newport Gwent Dragons coach Colin Charvis was banned for driving for two years today for being more than double the drink-drive limit. Charvis, 36, of Wentworth Crescent, Mayals, Swansea, appeared at Cardiff
THE four year saga over residential parking in Baneswell could soon be over after police agreed on new orders to allow both disabled drivers and visitors to use permit spaces. Existing orders will be withdrawn and replaced to allow disabled drivers
Nine year old Lauren Parry is an experienced hand at the mascot job these days and lead out Newport with Captain Andy Coombs prior to kick off. The match itself was a full blooded affair with an intense rivalry boiling over at times. Lauren's inspiration
A FORMER Miss Gwent went to Brazil to renovate a dilapidated school in her mother’s memory. Alexandra Morgan, who was last year’s Miss Gwent, returned last week from an 11-day trip to Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park organised by bowel cancer charity
PROBES into terrorist attacks could be scuppered if British forensic labs including Chepstow are closed, a minister has warned. Plans to “restructure” the FSS would see the forensic lab in Chepstow shut, with the loss of 200 jobs. A letter from
A NEWPORT man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using a stolen cheque book to buy two cars he saw advertised in the Argus. Paul Paget, 45, of Corporation Road, was sentenced at Newport crown court for handling a stolen cheque book, two
Two transcending masterpieces in one concert leave a reviewer bemoaning his meagre space. A bit like the historian marvelling at all Mozart achieved in 1791, the year of his untimely death, and seeking attribution. None is needed, as no excuse is
A CONSULATION into a new Welsh school in Griffithstown has ended, with Torfaen cabinet due to make a decision on the plans tomorrow. The authority wants to open a third Welsh-medium primary school and nursery in the current Griffithstown Infants building
AN OAKDALE family were "mortified" when a speedboat they bought this summer was stolen from outside their home. Nigel Gwatkin, 42, bought the £700 boat six weeks ago so the family could go on day trips together, and him and his 12-year-old son Mitch
HAT TRICKS for Croesyceiliog’s Jody Jenkins and Monmouth Town’s Phil Tranter featured as five of the county’s top seven scorers managed to improve their season’s goal tally. Leading the way is Ross Fowler, whose goal double in the 2-2 home,
SWALEC League Division One East champions posted a third successive victory in continuing to shrug off the effects of a summer player drift. After gaining the scalps of Caerphilly and Merthyr, Blackwood this time won 31-23 at mid-table Ystrad Rhondda
A VALLEYS man given a three year community order after admitting to downloading indecent images of children. David Plater, 63, of Cwrt Rhyd, Ebbw Vale, pleaded guilty to five counts of making indecent images and one count of possessing indecent
SHANE Pullen has just returned from Afghanistan, fighting for Queen and country, but that didn't stop thieves breaking into his car and stealing charity money to support his fellow servicemen. The Pullen family from Oakdale were enjoying what should
MORE THAN £10,000 was taken from a security guard in a robbery outside Tesco Cardiff Road in Newport on Friday night. The guard was pushed to the ground and a box containing the money was taken during the incident at around 7.44pm. He
NEWPORT'S local derby match against Pontypool produced plenty of good rugby and nine sparking tries, but sadly it will be remembered for an ugly 16th-minute brawl that resulted in the visitors’ prop Neil Giles being sent off. From then on, it was a canter
EBBW Vale head coach Matthew McCarthy felt a lack of confidence played a huge role in his side slipping to a seventh defeat from eight games this season, writes Chris Kirwan. An absence of belief meant that the Steelmen were tentative when chances came
THESE are worrying times at Eugene Cross Park after another muted Ebbw Vale display saw Cross Keys put their foot down in the final quarter and leave the hosts in need of a spark. It looks as though the one club in danger of dropping out of
DRAGONS defence coach Colin Charvis has appeared in court this morning, charged with drink-driving. The former British and Irish Lions rugby player was pulled over by police and arrested on October 4 following a night out in Cardiff. The 36-year-old
IF County’s performance at St Albans was not stamped with the hallmark of champions, their results are increasingly the sign of a side on their way to silverware. Neutrals at Clarence Park will not depart with much to recall, but County have
COUNTY returned to Clarence Park where it all began seven months ago, and chiselled out a 1-0 win to extend their record- breaking unbeaten run in Blue Square South to a phenomenal 20 matches, 14 of which have been won. They last visited
PLANS for alternatives to the scrapped M4 relief road are set to be announced early next year. After 20 years of discussions, the Assembly scrapped plans for a controversial £1 billion M4 relief road in July. It came to light in August
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons today begin yet another search for prop reinforcements as their injury crisis gets even worse. The recurrence of young Phil Price’s knee problem during the first half of Friday night’s Heineken Cup clash against Glasgow, leaving
A CWMBRAN singer has made it through to the regional finals of a UK-wide singing competition as he battles to win an album deal. Ben Jenkins, 27, qualified for the next stage of Open Mic 2009 competition where he will go head-to-head with the best
A PONTYPOOL mother was jailed for three years for a string of drugs offences. Ilona Lee, 39, of Oxford Street, Griffithstown, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being convicted on September 17 of possessing cocaine and amphetamine with
