Britain's biggest police force is in turmoil after another senior officer fell on his sword over the phone-hacking scandal.The Prime Minister was forced to extend Parliament to tackle the crisis as Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates became
WHEN all the emotion associated with Darren Clarke and his memorable Open triumph on Sunday has died down one big question will be asked. What happened to the English challenge at Royal St George's on the windswept, rain drenched Kent coast? Wasn't
MORE than 1,000 people working for Newport council can speak Welsh, a council report says. At least 1,155 council workers have beginner to advanced Welsh-language skills out of a total of 8,481 employees. The largest number of Welsh
A TREDEGAR student who starred in two major films and picked up his degree in the past 12 months said he feels like pinching himself to see if he's dreaming after yet another acting success. Darren Evans celebrated his graduation from Swansea Metropolitan
A NEWPORT man was remanded in custody after admitting two robberies and two burglaries. Joshua Curley, 19, of Jones Street, Baneswell, appeared in Cardiff Crown Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to robbing Alan Douglas on December 18 last
BUDDING tennis stars took part in their own version of Wimbledon when pupils from Newbridge battled it out on the tennis clubs. Pupils at Pantside Primary School competed in a post- Wimbledon bonanza day on Wednesday with children from years
A CWMFELINFACH woman is raising awareness of a rare and incurable disease which killed her husband. Gareth Evans, 39, died on May 8 after being diagnosed with Fabry Disease last July. Now his wife Kate, 35, with the help of friends, is aiming
AN ABERTILLERY man was fined by magistrates after he was caught buying alcohol for underage girls. Richard Taylor, formerly of Powell Street, Abertillery, was fined £200 at Newport Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to three counts of proxy
A CWMBRAN man was kicked and punched by four others in an “unprovoked attack” a court heard. James Hendy, 18, of Lansdowne Gardens, Llantarnam, Nicolas Selwood, 20, of Hanbury Close, Northville, Patrick Waite, 17, of Long Hollow, Northville, all
THE NHS in Gwent and the area’s five local authorities should work together to buy the goods and services they need to provide vital services for more than 600,000 people. That is the key conclusion of a report into the economic impact of NHS
A NEWBRIDGE primary school pupil came face to face with a Newport Gwent Dragons player after winning a rugby shirt design competition. Eleven-year-old Samuel Kerr, who attends Tynewydd Primary School, beat off more than 500 other entries in
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a man's body at a roadside in Oakdale. The dead man was discovered at the side of Penmaen Road between Oakdale and Pontllanfraith in the early hours of yesterday morning. A post mortem examination has been
STAFF at Gwent’s five councils took nearly half a million sick days in two years, the Argus can reveal. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show staff working for Newport, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen
A NEWPORT woman is due to start back at Nash College to complete a hairdressing course after battling cancer for eight months. Brydie McDonald, 23, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, which starts inside bone marrow, on November 17
THE Wales Audit Office has launched an investigation into the overall running of Blaenau Gwent council, the Argus reveals today. It is another bitter blow for an already troubled authority after the Argus exclusively revealed last week it has
FIVE men will stand trial in connection with the murder of a man in Newport. Kamil Semrau, 28, of Chepstow Road, Pawel Lysonik, 21, of Capel Crescent, both Newport, Lukas Kalkowski, 29, of Laundry Road, Pontypridd, and Stanislaw Gliszczynski
A PROPOSED ban on licensing city taxis 15 years old or older looks set to be dropped. William Routley, Newport council cabinet member for regulation, said he would not include the age restrictions in a consultation on taxi regulations because
COUNTY 1 STOKE CITY 1 NEWPORT County’s eye-catching draw with Premier League Stoke will have done much to convince their supporters of the rich potential at Spytty Park, but boss Anthony Hudson remains concerned ahead of the August 13 curtain raiser
CHARTIST reformers who died at the Westgate Hotel on November 4 1839, at the culmination of the famous march on Newport in 1839, should be commemorated in the Houses of Parliament, says Paul Flynn. The Newport West MP wants the achievements of Chartist
TONY Pulis expressed his delight at a superb reception from his hometown supporters after seeing his FA Cup finalists Stoke City draw 1-1 with Newport County and beat Newport YMCA 6-1 over the weekend. The Premier League boss is a former
