A NEW drama club is in place at Coleg Gwent’s Cross Keys campus and now working towards its first production. Independent living skills students have been learning performing art skills with the help of the club. The drama club is run on a voluntary
NEWPORT County eased into the last eight of the FA Trophy with a dominant display at Spytty Park this evening. The Exiles eased past Carshalton 4-0 thanks to goals by Sam Foley, Elliott Buchanan, Adam Chapman and Romone Rose. Full report and pictures
HEALTH watchdogs in Gwent welcomed proposals to clarify the meaning of protected mealtimes in hospitals in Wales, to make it clear relatives can go on to wards to help patients eat. The Assembly’s public accounts committee wants the Welsh Government
A NEWPORT housing landlord is marking National Apprentice Week this week by announcing the recruitment of an extra eight apprentices. Newport City Homes has already employed 42 apprentices, mostly from the Newport area, since it was set up
A PLANNED housing development on a former university campus will require ten protected trees to be removed. A Taylor Wimpey spokeswoman said ten trees with tree protection orders would need to be removed as part of a development of 129 homes
WHAT a match. It had it all - passion, drama, excitement, skill. And, finally, Wales did not have to go home with just a moral victory. But it's another year, yet more tip tackle controversy. Quite what Bradley Davies was thinking taking a man out
A COMMUNITY centre in Monmouth offered a nursery a lifeline after it said it wants to create a permanent home for group. Monmouth Community Under 5s Nursery has been in temporary accommodation at the Bridges, Drybridge Park since the council
MORE than 250 people attended Monmouth’s first Model Railway exhibition at the weekend. The event, which was organised by Monmouth Rotary Club, was held at Monmouth Leisure Centre. The exhibition, believed to be the biggest of its kind
A FORMER care home near Abergavenny is up for sale more than a year after it sold at auction. Triley Court in Pantygelli was home for 26 residents with long-term mental illness and learning disabilities until it closed in 2010. Craegmoor Healthcare
WALES boss Chris Coleman saw his showdown talks with popular (with the players) coach Raymond Verheijen postponed on Friday as Britain typically ground to halt because of the snow… but he has a far more pressing issue. His name is Craig Bellamy, whose
THE girlfriend of a man accused of murder told a court yesterday she was concerned for his safety when he went to do a drug deal. Karl Drummond, 37, of Attlee Court, Shahid Rafiq, 37, of Bryn-yr- Ysgol and George Glover, 40, of Graham Court, all
A 35-YEAR-OLD man is in a serious but not life threatening condition after being attacked in Dunn Square in Pill, Newport this afternoon. The man is being treated at the Royal Gwent hospital after the attack which happened at 1.30pm today.
A FUND to create a permanent memorial for the Very Reverend Jeremy Winston at the church he served for almost two decades has been set up. Father Jeremy, 57, died on November 21, the day he was due to start treatment for a brain tumour, and
THREE Monmouthshire police stations are set to close as part of Gwent Police’s ongoing review of all its stations. The force is looking at stations in an ongoing review to see which ones are well-used and needed and which ones can be closed and
NEWPORT’S Alexandra Morgan, pictured, scooped the title of Miss Heart of Wales. Miss Morgan, 28, from Beechwood, won the inaugural event, founded by Monmouth woman Sarah Fleming, who started the competition in memory of a friend. The final
GREEN FINGERED pupils at a Newport school are celebrating after their garden project was given a funding boost. St Julian’s School received a total of £2,700 from the National Lottery Awards for All programme and the Newport Community Endowment
VANDALS have targeted a Newport primary school three times in the past month. At Pentrepoeth Primary School in Rhiwderin, since the Christmas break, flowerbeds and hanging baskets have been destroyed, empty vodka bottles and drugs packets have
IN a 24-hour rolling news culture it is surprising that the world of football has found itself completely and utterly broadsided by the advent of social media. Make no mistake about it, Twitter and the like have been a growing irritation for football
A GROUP of Al Qaida-inspired terrorists who plotted to bomb London’s Stock Exchange during a meeting at a Gwent beauty spot decided against carrying out suicide attacks to have a “long-term future” in terrorism, a court was told. Nine men – including
BLAENAU Gwent householders could face a 2.6 per cent increase in council tax, as the Valleys council outlines its financial plans for 2012/2013 for the first time. Councillors belonging to a special joint scrutiny committee will hear on Friday
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh is set to switch his attention to central defence after the Exiles suffered yet another injury blow. The Argus can reveal Ismail Yakubu has suffered a knee injury and will be out of tonight’s rearranged
THE deadline for final bids to buy up all or part of a South Wales-retailer passed yesterday. Cardiff-based Peacocks is in administration after talks with creditors – including state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland – broke down earlier this year.
WALES lock Bradley Davies and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris have both been cited for foul play during Sunday's RBS 6 Nations game between the countries in Dublin. Tournament organisers have announced the citings, which were made by match commissioner
TORFAEN bowls players fear their local clubs will close if the council stops maintaining the greens in a bid to save £228,000 a year. Members of the Eastern Valley Bowling Association, which is made up of eight clubs, Garndiffaith, Blaenavon,
THE funeral of a Newport historian will travel via the city’s Transporter Bridge tomorrow. Sidney Robinson, a chronicler and founder member of the Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge group, died on January 12 aged 97. Mr Robinson, who served
AN illegal Gipsy camp in Newport is threatening a £20million housing development. Housing association Fairlake is applying to build 200 homes on part of the former Pirelli cables factory site in Telford Street, Lliswerry, but it is feared no
FEW are predicting an away win in Cardiff on Sunday after round one of the Six Nations but Wales’ propping pair are advising caution. Toothless Scotland dominated possession and territory against England last Saturday evening only to suffer a 13-6 Calcutta
A FORMER Valleys primary school teacher was found guilty of unacceptable and unprofessional conduct yesterday over inappropriate comments she made on Facebook. Elizabeth Scarlett, who was a teacher at Trinant Primary School for 17 years, was
FOLLOW our live blog of the Nikitta Grender trial with our reporters sending updates from 10.00am today. Pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender was found dead at her Lliswerry home after a fire in February last year. Carl Whant, 27, of no
HEAVY traffic is reported after a collision on the Second Severn Crossing this morning. The vehicles are now on the hard-shoulder on the eastbound side and all lanes are open.
THE A4042 is blocked at Pontypool this morning due to an accident and recovery work between. The incident happened between the A472 at Pontypool Roundabout and the A4051, Rechem Roundabout on the southbound side.
THEY may be worlds apart, but Monmouthshire school pupils are giving two youngsters less fortunate than themselves a chance of education. Trellech Primary School is thousands of miles from Yankho Elementary School in Malawi but the school has
OPTIMISM in the housing market has grown in recent months, with more Britons predicting prices will rise this year than those forecasting a fall, a study has found. Nearly a third (29%) of those surveyed believe house prices will increase in
