A TORFAEN-BASED Welsh centre will deliver teachers’ lessons. The Gwent Welsh for Adults Centre, at Coleg Gwent’s Pontypool campus, was selected by the Welsh Government to deliver intensive Welsh courses for primary school teachers. The course
NEWPORT County's recent revival was halted tonight as two late goals for the hosts turned potential victory into defeat for Justin Edinburgh's men. Sam Foley had given the Exiles a sixth-minute lead from the penalty spot and they seemed to be in control
BOOK lovers in Monmouthshire can now read up to 2,500 books online. As part of the eBooks for Wales pilot project, Monmouthshire libraries now offer access to more than 2,500 e-books, and readers can borrow up to four books at a time. The new
An industry-wide scheme to make sending cash via mobile phone as easy as texting will be in place this year, the UK payments body has said. Customers who register for the service will have their mobile numbers and account numbers linked on a central
RISING demand for diagnostic testing and therapies in Gwent hospitals is putting some services under pressure, and causing more patients to wait longer than they should. By the end of last December, new figures reveal, there were 21,577 people
RESIDENTS in Blaenau Gwent could see their council tax rate increase by at least £21 a year. The authority is proposing to raise its council tax by 2.6 per cent, but says this is its lowest increase on record since local government reorganisation
A NEW scheme to turn empty and run-down houses back into good-quality housing was launched in Risca yesterday. Welsh Housing Minister Huw Lewis launched the £5 million Houses to Homes Recyclable Loans Fund at an empty property in Navigation
JURY members in the trial of three men accused of killing Newport father Tony Singh heard from a mobile phone analysis expert yesterday. Karl Drummond, 37, of Attlee Court, Shahid Rafiq, 37, of Bryn-yr-Ysgol and George Glover, 40, of Graham Court
TWO houses will be demolished and rebuilt following a fire in Trevethin last month. Residents in Central Drive were evacuated from their homes on January 19 after a fire started accidentally. Serious damage to two properties and smoke damage to
A COMPANY cleared by magistrates after frozen pigs’ tongues past their use-by date were found at its Cwmbran factory faces prosecution after a High Court test case. Torfaen council challenged a decision by magistrates in Newport to throw out its
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was charged in connection with a vandalism attack on a Newport church. Three windows were broken at Newport City Church, on the top floor of the Cambrian Centre, over the Christmas period. Pastor Robbie Howells told the Argus
ENGLAND V WALES (Saturday KO 4pm) SAM Warburton has recovered from injury and will captain Wales when they bid for the Triple Crown against RBS 6 Nations title rivals England at Twickenham on Saturday. The Cardiff Blues flanker missed Wales' 27-13
THE A467 is closed both ways at Brynmawr due to an accident between two vehicles. The accident happened on the Blaina Roundabout. Emergency services are in attendance to the accident, with no estimated time for the carriageway to re-open. More
A GWENT mother and daughter are among the latest readers to spot themselves in 1980s photographs taken for a Newport University documentary photography project. Joan Etchells, 63, of Newport, and her daughter, Lisa Stoddart, 44, of Cwmbran,
AWOMAN who accused a man of setting fire to a bed while a Newport man lay on it blamed the incident on someone else in her initial police statement, a jury heard yesterday. Marlgorzata Radziwon was giving evidence at the trial of Pawel Lysonik
IT was a strange feeling to walk out of a Cardiff hotel, reach instantly for my mobile and call the sports editor with the news that the police had been called because of a near brawl at a press conference. Giving an eye-witness account, assessing how
DRIVERS are warned of a pedestrian attempting to hitch a lift on the M4 eastbound at junction 26. The matrix sign is set to 50 mph and traffic Officers are en-route.
NEWPORT Speedway promoter Steve Mallett fears the Queensway Meadows Stadium is cursed – and with good reason. Last week the 11th-hour collapse of a potential financial lifeline meant Mr Mallett was forced to pull the plug on speedway at the
A FORMER auxiliary nurse from Pontypool is on trial, accused of ill-treating a severely disabled man in his care. It is alleged Phillip Forward, 51, of The Cottages, Pontnewydd, placed 50-year-old Andrew Thomas in a bear-hug and in another
THE family of a man who died in a crash near Newport paid tribute to him yesterday. Michael Harvey, 33, from Underwood, died when his green Renault Megane crashed on the A467 between Rogerstone and Bassaleg on Saturday afternoon. Yesterday
FOLLOW our live blog of the Nikitta Grender trial with our reporters sending updates from 10.30am today. Pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender was found dead at her Lliswerry home after a fire in February last year. Carl Whant, 27, of no
A FIREFIGHTER who has served the people of Gwent for decades, inspired by his father, is retiring this month. Mick Flanagan, head of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s fire investigation team, officially retires on February 29 after 34 years
TAMWORTH V COUNTY (Tonight KO 7.45) NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh believes his side have developed a harder edge and now he wants them to hunt down the sides above them in the Blue Square Conference. The Exiles are enjoying their best run of
HE’S had to bide his time but Newport Gwent Dragons flanker Darren Waters is relishing the chance to shine on the regional stage. The 26-year-old arrived at Rodney Parade last summer after impressing in the Premiership with Pontypridd. His early months
JURY members in the trial of the Newport man accused of raping and murdering teenage mum-to-be Nikitta Grender are expected to retire to consider their verdict today. Carl Whant, 27, of no fixed address, is on trial at Newport Crown Court charged
Four children had to be treated for carbon monoxide inhalation after being poisoned by fumes on a school bus.The youngsters fell ill while travelling to Hamond's High School in Swaffham, Norfolk. The bus pulled over in nearby Beachamwell.Lorna Marsh,
WALES coach Osian Roberts is keen for Craig Bellamy to extend his international career after the Liverpool striker was named in the squad for the Gary Speed Memorial match against Costa Rica, in what could be his last game for his country. Bellamy is
