BUDDING young chefs from all corners of Monmouthshire donned their aprons to to head to head in a cooking competition. Four teams from Caldicot, Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth youth clubs took part in a ‘Come Dine With Me’ style competition
A PROJECT to refocus care at the hospital bedside in Gwent is helping cut patients' anxiety, reduce stress for nurses, and create calmer atmospheres on the ward. Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) is in many ways a back to basics approach to nursing
NEWPORT and Pontypool got off to winning starts in the Premiership this afternoon. A try by replacement fly-half Chris Wannell in the tenth minute of injury time won it for the Black and Ambers 40-36. Sam Waldron, Craig Hill, Pat Leach and Alan Awcock
NEWPORT County picked up their first win in the Conference for 21 years with a comprehensive victory over Kidderminster Harriers at Spytty Park. Robbie Matthews scored a screamer against his old club before two Craig Reid penalties made the contest
THIEVES broke into three Newport pubs targetting gaming machines, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. The Engineers Arms, in Albert Terrace, Oddfellows and Foresters Arms, St Mary Street, and The Lamb, Bridge Street, were all targeted by burglars
MEET the Bird Man of Caerwent, Steve Richards, who has rescued more than 50 birds of prey in the last 15 years. When he is not working as a forklift instructor for Wilkinson’s in Magor, the father-of-three's time is spent looking after the rescued birds
THIEVES are risking their lives by stealing copper wire, say police. This comes after the latest theft this week when thieves cut through live wires on an electrical mast in a field close to Risca Comprehensive School in order to steal around 1,200 metres
NEWPORT shoppers have had the chance to unleash their wild side this week, by dressing up as an animal and auditioning for a place in a cabaret show as part of The Big Splash festival. Performing artists from animal show Zig Zag Zoo have been on hand
THE LATEST episode in the saga of neighbours-at-odds on Park Crescent, Abergavenny, saw a 62-year-old woman strike her next door neighbour to the face, a court heard yesterday. Barbara Thomas appeared at Newport Crown Court where her appeal against
A DRIVER yesterday admitted charges over a crash in which a Gwent teenager died. Anthony Farley, 19, of Broadmead Park, Newport, died after sliding into the path of a car while sledging in Tredegar on February 21. Alwyn Smith, 35, of
I HAVE a feeling that it is going to be a positive end to the season for both the Wasps and the Hornets in their various campaign. Whereas the senior team has come good since mid-July, the National League Hornets have been firing on all cylinders all
CLUTCHING the reins of a trotting pony while it catapults across the bumpy course of Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran, was not quite what I expected when invited to join a disabled carriage driving group for the evening. But it turns
WALES manager John Toshack has questioned the international futures of defenders James Collins and Danny Gabbidon ahead of next week’s opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro. The Gwent pair are in a race against time to prove their match fitness before
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons contributed fully to 95-times capped Wales flanker Martyn Williams’ testimonial, but met with familiar defeat on Cardiff soil last night. Considering the game was supposed to be a friendly it was pretty full blooded, a punch-up
THE date when Newport’s refurbished £20 million railway station will open fully to the public was announced yesterday. What has been described as an iconic gateway to people entering Wales and for the regeneration in the city will finally be opened to
TWO Gwent assembly members joined the fight to save Chepstow's air training corps, as the squadron tries to stave off closure at the end of the month. Chepstow ATC is set to be disbanded on September 1 after the Air Cadet Organisation ordered it to close
NEWPORT County manager Dean Holdsworth is targeting three precious points against Kidderminster Harriers today. The Exiles boss was delighted with Tuesday’s battling draw at table-topping Luton Town but he’s desperate for his side to record a first win
A MONMOUTH barber celebrating half a century working at a family-run business says he has no plans to retire. Dave Willett,65, has been cutting hair at the traditional barbers on Agincourt Street since leaving school. The grandfather-of-four was 15
THREE of the five Gwent councils saw more people leaving than moving to the area, according to new figures. In 2008/09, Blaenau Gwent and Newport councils saw 200 more people move to other parts of the UK than migrated in. Blaenau Gwent had 1,600 people
DESIGNS for a new supermarket in Abergavenny will go on display at a public exhibition next month. The designs are to be revealed weeks after Monmouthshire county council exchanged contracts with supermarket giant Morrisons to build a store on the Cattle
Former senior staff of a Tredegar furniture company were praised for "not giving up hope" and fighting to save 140 jobs. Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate-based Desk-Link ceased trading at the start of this month, with all staff made redundant. Blaenau
NOISE reduction equipment is set to be installed at the site of the new Uskmouth power station, after complaints from nearby residents. Two weeks ago the Argus reported how around 50 locals signed a petition about the disruption the £600 million plant
TWO Gwent projects have benefited from more than £68,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding in a bid to keep the history of their towns alive. The Pontypool Townscape Community Project has received £45,200 while Park Place Remembers the Great War project, based
