THE potential obstacles facing blind and partially sighted people in Newport were experienced first hand by a city MP and AM. Jess Morden and John Griffiths, MP and AM respectively for Newport East, donned sight restricting spectacles for a tour of
AND so, after seven months and 20 games, Newport County’s fantastic unbeaten league run finally came to an end in Middlesex. Despite the best efforts of star man Glyn Thompson, who hit the post with a header in the 97th minute, the Exiles failed
The cause of the deaths of hundreds of fish in a Cwmbran lake remains a mystery, after the Environment Agency failed to find a cause. Thousands of bream, carp and roach struggled for oxygen at Llanyravon Boating Lake last Wednesday and locals joined
A GROUP of Newport dads and a Gwent water company have been nominated as green heroes in this year's Tidy Wales Awards. Community group Duffryn Dads and waste water management company Kelda Water Services both stand a chance of winning £250 to put
ANYTHING that improves the Valleys has to be welcomed, which is why many will be pleased at the announcement yesterday that £22million is to be pumped into them. A three-year marketing campaign will see the area promoted as “the heart and soul of Wales
A FORMER Newport landlord appeared in court yesterday accused of stealing more than £24,000. Michael Cook, 58, of Holly Street, Rhiwderin, Pontypridd, was at Newport Magistrates Court having been accused of stealing £24,721.64 from the brewery SA Brains
NEWPORT MP Paul Flynn is denouncing Newport City councillor Peter Davies for allegedly costing the taxpayer £100,000. That, says Mr Flynn, is the approximate cost of policing the peaceful anti-racist demonstration in Newport centre on Saturday by groups
Few could criticise a violinist for treating Mozart at his most dashing with the same fervour he reserves for a composer who invites no other form of address. The Violin Concerto No 5 in A (K 219) has some points of contact with the Introduction
A CALDICOT man appeared in magistrates' court yesterday (MON) accused of attacking two other men at a Monmouthshire bus station. Malcolm Webb, 20, of Castle Lodge Crescent, Caldicot appeared via video link in Caerphilly magistrates' court. He pleaded
TORFAEN council is set to hold a special cabinet meeting to discuss the future of a £2million project to transform special needs education in Torfaen. In July, Torfaen councillors gave the go-ahead for a new integrated building at Llanyravon Primary
A NEWPORT MP is blaming a councillor for costing the taxpayer £100,000 after Saturday’s demonstration in the city centre. Newport West MP Paul Flynn estimated the anti-racist protest to have cost more than £100,000 to police and blamed Newport Tory
ARSONISTS are responsible for the blaze which burned Blackwood Youth Centre to the ground. Flames engulfed the centre in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving just a buckled shell after fire crews battled with the blaze for more than five hours
A THREE-YEAR marketing campaign will see the Valleys branded as “the heart and soul of Wales” in a bid to bring more visitors to the area. The campaign builds on a £22million Assembly project to raise the profile of the South Wales Valleys, which will
STEEL giant Corus has defended an alleged delay in the payment of workers’ bonuses as hundreds of staff at its Newport plant threaten industrial action. It was reported in yesterday’s Argus that more than 300 steelworkers represented by Community Union
WALES coach Warren Gatland is at it again, he’s playing his usual mind games as the countdown really begins to the autumn series and the mouthwatering opener against the All Blacks in particular on November 7. Now there’s no harm at all in trying to
A CWMBRAN mother is encouraging other mums to help the environment and save money by breast-feeding. Natalie Copsey, 23, has been breast-feeding her son Jacob for seven months and is backing an Assembly campaign to get more mums using breast milk.
With a brace of guitars, little conversation and absolutely no ceremony, Gary Moore demonstrated to a capacity St David’s Hall audience, just why he is a guitar legend. His fans nudge to the front, not to whoop, whistle or wave but to witness
WALES coach Warren Gatland denies there was ever an issue over Newport-born Ryan Jones retaining the captaincy of his country going into the autumn international games. There has been widespread speculation that Jones was about to be stripped
TWO young ballroom dancers from Gwent have waltzed their way to the top, after taking first prize at the British Dance Festival 2009. Twelve year olds Leah-Marie Hill, from Pontywaun, and Jordan Marie Storey, from Pentwynmawr, won the under 14s open
DAN Lydiate has revealed he wondered whether he would ever recover from a broken neck to live a normal life again - much less play for Newport Gwent Dragons and even more be on the brink of winning his first Welsh cap. But that is the position he finds
A CHARITY which helps vulnerable youngsters in Brynmawr got a £10,000 grant. Gweithredu dros Blant, which has services across Wales including Action for Children's Network Brynmawr in Market Square, got the cash from BT. The money will go towards
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth has received a massive boost ahead of the trip to Staines Town tonight with centre-back Gary Warren finally returning to fitness. Warren is ready to play after missing five games with a groin strain and, with
