BETTER work with partners is the key to tackling the number of forest fires in South Wales, says a report by the Forestry Commission Wales. Social scientist Matthew Jollands wrote the 107- page report Wildfires in Wales identifying the reasons
A REPORT to go before Monmouthshire council’s adults select committee today says the number of people visiting libraries across the county has decreased over the past few years. This was partly put down to closures during snow conditions at the
QPR manager Neil Warnock insists any move for trialist Danny Gabbidon is at an early stage. The Wales defender from Cwmbran, released by West Ham last month, featured as one of four Hoops trialists in last night's 13-0 friendly win away to Cornish
THE team behind a project to uncover the history of the buildings in Pontypool is appealing for local help. Pontypool Townscape Community Project is searching for old photos, leases, house deeds, old wills and other documents that relate to
THE PARENTS of a canoeist pulled from the River Wye in a dramatic rescue are backing a campaign to have a slipway restored in Tintern, which they say could make it safer for other river users. Mary Simpson, secretary of the Fryers Wharf Committee told
THE HEADTEACHER of a Chepstow school devastated a blaze last month said a marathon fundraising effort by kind-hearted locals has meant pupils will benefit to the tune of £5,000, with the total still rising. Linda Davies said she and staff at Thornwell
A NEWBRIDGE man is taking to the stage in Cardiff next month to take part in a national modelling competition. Jordan Collins, 26, of Newbridge, will be competing in the UK wide Mr Supernational competition on August 6. Mr Collins, who is taking
A VALLEYS workingmen’s club threatened with closure is thriving once again, after a determined committee and loyal punters put it back at the heart of the community. In December 2009, Twyn-y-Ffald Constitutional Club in Cefn Fforest was facing ruinous
THE man found dead at a roadside in Oakdale was named today as Ian Hamilton, 27. Bristol man Mr Hamilton, also known as Parker Hamilton, was discovered at Penmaen Road in the early hours of Sunday. It is not yet known what he was doing
A GROUP of children in Pill have spruced up an area outside their homes with a flower bed, in an area that used to be a magnet for youths. The children, led by St Julians high school pupil Daniel Johnston, 14, got involved with the project
WE have the growing feeling that senior politicians, such as Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, are out to get the Press on the back of the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Every fresh utterance from these two, along with other MPs, smacks
A SINGLE recorded by a Gwent choir that will raise cash for a charity that helps blind ex-serviceman is now available to buy. CDs of Brave One, written by Roger Simmonds of Fleur-de-Lys near Blackwood and performed by Risca Male Choir, are
After more than 40 years in the business, James Taylor’s music is still difficult to pigeonhole as he delves into folk, country, blues, jazz, soul and rock. He has made some concession to age, however, perhaps with some consideration for his audience
PARODY songs can be so hit and miss. But make them as politically incorrect as possible and you should be on to a winner. It’s a formula that’s worked well for Adam Kay, also known as Amateur Transplants, the doctor turned performer who despite
THE chairman of Newport Transport says he wants buses to return to High Street. Councillor William Routley, who is chairman of Newport Transport, said his firm would like to see buses return before the redevelopment of the market is complete, if possible
GIVE him a civic reception and make him a freeman of the borough of Newport. People have been knighted for less than what Richard Parks has just achieved. A guy who as far as I know had never before climbed Mount Twmbarlwm at the back of where he lives
GWENT-born Melanie Jaggard is expecting twins in November - she is also terminally ill with a rare cancer for which she is hoping to help find a cure. The 32-year-old from Gilwern, who lives with husband Charlie in London, has already won one battle
THE chief executive of under-fire Blaenau Gwent county borough council yesterday pledged to work with the Wales Audit Office in its investigation of the way the authority is run. The Argus yesterday exclusively revealed the WAO probe into the overall
THREE heroin addicts allegedly murdered a Newport father in a robbery planned after a drug dealer ripped them off, a court heard yesterday. Karl Drummond, 36, of Attlee Court, George Glover, 39, of Graham Court, and Shahid Rafiq, 36, of Bryn-yr-Ysgol
BETTER times are surely just around the corner for Newport Gwent Dragons. Whereas the other three Welsh rugby regions appear to be stagnating or even going backwards, it’s onwards and upwards for the Dragons. Having visited their training headquarters
BEDWAS are looking for ex-Newbridge pair Richard Powell and Tom Watkins to take the step up to Premiership in their stride after signing up at Bridge Field. Fly-half Powell and wing Watkins were key figures when ’Bridge were pipped to the Division One
POLICE are probing how a man died whose body was found on a Valleys roadside. The body of a 27-year-old man was found at the side of Penmaen Road, between Oakdale and Pontllanfraith, in the early hours of Sunday morning. A post mortem
PONTYPOOL head coach James Chapron has backed lock Sam Pailor to make an impression with Newport Gwent Dragons after giving up his job to train full-time with the region. The former Wales Under-20s lock is following the lead of club mate Rhys Buckley
WHILE most 18-year-olds might be looking for their first job or worrying about university, this Newport teenager already owns his own business and works another job on the side. Kiefer Shea-Godden, from Maesglas, started running his own business
SOLDIERS from Gwent are on a UN mission to Cyprus helping keep the peace between the Turkish and Greek communities. Territorial Army soldiers from the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), Newport-based 104 Regiment Royal Artillery
NEWPORT County player of the year Paul Bignot looks set for a move to Championship club Blackpool. The England C right-back will play for the Seasiders in a pre-season friendly against Scottish champions Rangers tonight with a view to sealing a move
A TALENTED teenage swimmer has landed a prestigious scholarship to train and study in the United States. Seventeen-year-old Daniel Woods, from Abersychan, will fly out to America in August to start a degree at Eastern Carolina University, after being
GLAMORGAN appear to be preparing for life without captain Alviro Petersen. Petersen's appointment as Glamorgan captain in November last year sparked a winter of discontent at the club which led to the resignation of three key figures, including the displaced
