OSPREYS forward Jonathan Thomas has been banned for two weeks - ruling him out of Wales' autumn Test opener against New Zealand. Thomas, a candidate to make Wales coach Warren Gatland's starting line-up on Saturday week, was cited for striking an opponent
PEOPLE in Blaenau Gwent are being told to keep their doors and windows locked following a spate of burglaries. Over the past two weeks, 12 homes in Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Brynmawr have been targeted by thieves and in nine cases, they managed to get
A CONTROVERSIAL decision to cut Territorial Army funding was reversed after the UK Prime Minister personally intervened. Politicians including Monmouth MP David Davies and South Wales East AM Jocelyn Davies voiced opposition to a decision by UK armed
A PONTYPOOL man who put up a £500 reward to find the "sick" person who bludgeoned a dog to death with a hammer has more than doubled his offer in a bid to bring someone to justice. Lyn Bishop, 49, of Brynheulog, Griffithstown, read about the
NEWPORT trading standards prosecuted three traders as it continues its crackdown on rogue operators in the city. Its key objectives are stopping deceitful doorstep traders preying on consumers at their homes, preventing unscrupulous shops selling
WORK is getting underway on a supermarket in Abergavenny which will bring 20 new jobs to the town. Low-cost foodstore Aldi is building a shop opposite the bus station on the site of the former Renault garage on Monmouth Road and the Whittal-Williams
GWENT politicians are calling on the UK armed forces minister to fully reverse a decision to cut Territorial Army funding. Last week the Argus reported how Monmouth MP David Davies wrote to armed forces minister Bill Rammell asking for assurances
A NEWPORT business was forced to move after two spates of vandalism caused damage worth more than £15,000. Celtic Car Company, formerly of Cromwell Road moved to St Julians after 13 cars had their rear windows and windscreens smashed in the early hours
A MULTI-MILLION pound restoration project starts this week to give Tredegar's Bedwellty House a new lease of life. After the landscaping and infrastructure was finished earlier this year, work on the main restoration begins in earnest. The £5.5
HUNDREDS of cannabis plants were found in two neighbouring houses in Brynmawr. Police raided the semi-detached houses in Clarence Street at around 10.30am yesterday. They found more than 400 plants across the two properties in a number of different
POLICE launched a manhunt yesterday after a driver rammed a police car, before abandoning his vehicle on a Blackwood riverbank. Officers spotted the blue Vauxhall Corsa at about 11.40am in a lane off Newbridge Road, Pontllanfraith. They asked him
TWO Gwent takeaways were fined a total of £35,000 after immigration officers raided the premises. Officers from the UK Border Agency searched Red Hot Goodies in Newport, and Balti King, in Cwmbran, on January 23 following a tip off about illegal workers
A 24-YEAR-OLD man was charged under the Terrorism Act after police found three bottles of unidentified substance at a Blackwood house. Darren Tinklin, from Blackwood, was one of three men arrested after the raid on a house in Waunllwyn Crescent on
WORK is getting underway on a supermarket in Abergavenny which will bring 20 new jobs to the town. Low-cost foodstore Aldi is building a shop opposite the bus station on the site of the former Renault garage on Monmouth Road and the Whittal-Williams
TOWERING Newport Gwent Dragons lock Luke Charteris has been backed by Wales coach Warren Gatland to do a sterling job for Wales in the autumn internationals and beyond. Charteris has been brought into the team at the expense of vastly experienced former
Most office workers have to attend regular meetings but many believe they are a waste of time and devise ways of relieving the boredom, new research has revealed. A survey of 500 office staff showed that half asked for a toilet break to escape from
BOTTOM club Pontypool have fired head coach Gareth Lintern as they bid to secure a second Premiership great escape. Lintern met with owner Frank Stanton on Monday evening and it was decided someone else should take over in the Pooler hotseat. The club
A hairdressing student at Coleg Gwent's Crosskeys Campus has braved the hair clippers to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign. Stephanie Parfitt, who has always had long hair, had one side of her head shaved, as part of a series of fundraising
TWO Torfaen youngsters and a Newport woman received achievements awards from their housing association's residents panel committee. Launched earlier this year, the Melin awards aim to reward the efforts of residents who give their time to help
KYLE Traynor believes Edinburgh will need to roll their sleeves up and graft against Newport Gwent Dragons at Murrayfield on Sunday in order to climb back up to the Magners League summit. Edinburgh, with prop Traynor impressing, overpowered champions
