THE BRITISH and Irish Lions will aim to end 16 years of hurt tomorrow by winning a Test series. And assistant coach Graham Rowntree reflected the determined mood after today's final training session at North Sydney Oval by admitting he was "fed
A YOUNG singer-songwriter from Usk is launching her debut albumnext week, at the Usk Festival on July 5. Ellie Burchell- Haslett, 17, accompanies herself on piano with a backing band. Her debut album Worth a Little Something was engineered
IT MIGHT have been a blow for some events organisers, but those behind Castell Roc have turned a ban on serving alcohol for one night into a real positive. After being told that they could only have an alcohol licence for four days at a time, the
GWENT remains the top performing area in Wales for starting cancer treatments within 31 days for patients whose disease had not been suspected when discovered. But Aneurin Bevan Health Board failed for the first time in two-and-a-half years in
GWENT Police has a new Assistant Chief Constable. Lorraine Bottomley, who was previously a Chief Superintendent with West Midlands Police, now has responsibility for Operational policing across Gwent. Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston
RIDERS are still wanted to tackle the Iron Mountain Sportif in Abergavenny’s Festival of Cycling. The charity rides form part of the action on the Saturday of the annual festival, which kicks-off on Tuesday. There are three rides; a 25 mile
WITH scorching temperatures predicted for this weekend, it is expected the annual Machen Agricultural Show will bring out families from across Gwent to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the show. The fun for all the family event, which is being
A MAN said he was going to go on a "murder mission" in a text message to his girlfriend weeks before she, her mother and her baby daughter were killed in a fire at their home, a court heard. A series of text messages sent by Carl Mills to Kayleigh
FORMER Wales and Newport scrum-half Onllwyn Brace has died at the age of 80. Two of Brace’s nine caps came as captain, leading them to success both times against Ireland in 1960 and 1961. The scrum-half from Pontarddulais played for the Black
FIVE Newport youngsters are set to make their television debut on a the Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party, today. Newport dance crew ‘Vortex Breaks’ will see five boys, Jayden Cobner, 11, Cameron, Vaughan, 11, Ethan Williams
A NEWPORT man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for possession of crack cocaine and possession with intent to supply class A drugs. Andrew Shuttleworth, 19, of Vivian Road, Maindee, was stopped by police on Wednesday April 3 walking along
POPULAR Greenmeadow community farm in Cwmbran has been the subject of arson attacks, staff say. The attacks started five weeks ago, with fires set after opening hours in outlying areas of the farm site. Staff say they have seen young firesetters
WE’RE heading for a “barbecue weekend” with the highest temperatures this year, according to Met Office forecasts. The thermometer is expected to reach 26C in Newport on Sunday, above the highest temperature recorded in Wales this year, 25.1C in
PARENTS and their children enjoyed a healthy breakfast together last week as they tucked in to Coed Eva Primary School’s family breakfast club. The Cwmbran school had its second ever family breakfast club last Friday morning, June 28, serving a
PREPARATIONS for Blaenau Gwent’s first ever food and culture event are well under way, with organisers saying they are ‘delighted’ with the interest received generated so far. Valley’s FACE (Food And Cultural Event)’ will take place on July 20
REGARDING the story about the late Johnny Basham and his tombstone. My mother the late Rene Selwood regularly put flowers on his grave and was upset that he didn’t have a proper stone on his grave. She contacted Dick Richardson in London (he
RECENTLY the Westminster Government announced that council tax in England would be frozen for a further two years. That means that with no similar commitment from the Welsh Assembly as regards Wales, Blaenau Gwent Council tax payers, who are already
THERE’S never a good time for a price hike, but I will continue to buy the Argus in spite of it. I have always considered it excellent value for money and think of it as being much more than just a local newspaper since it has great sports coverage
SEVERAL issues have arisen recently that show the need for the transfer of powers to a Minister of Justice in the Welsh Government. The unneeded and unwanted elected Police and Crime Commissioners have set up expensive offices to employ their cronies
THE Welsh Government has chosen to enact the appalling law of presumed consent for organ donation. As an organisation it has never let the facts get in the way of a good story. The NHS Transplant Service in Wales for example is unable to cope with
For those wondering how a Frankenstein creature genetically engineered from the remnants of Liberace, Fred West, Paulie Walnuts, from The Sopranos, and the voice box of Ivor the Engine would look and sound, wonder no more. Add in the wild-eyed
WELL the dictatorial Welsh Assembly has finally given themselves the rights to me and all I can say about this is, “Over my dead body”! They from the very beginning gave Welsh people no say in this matter by refusing a national referendum on the
AS one crosses the Severn Bridge, one wonders if the signs should read Welcome to Wales, the Home of the Body Snatchers! It was alarming to say the least, to hear the word “harvesting” used in reference to the collection of body parts under the
FATHER of a seven-year- old girl who relies on anti-rejection drugs for her transplanted kidney was furious when a pharmacy ordered the wrong medication. Karl Flowers’ daughter Ashleigh underwent an operation in September 2011 to fit a replacement
A RENOWNED submarine commander from Newport who was awarded the Victoria Cross will be recognised tomorrow with the unveiling of a plaque on the house where he was born. John Wallace Linton VC, known as ‘Tubby’, was born in Malpas and went on to
The Cwmbran triple murder trial yesterday heard evidence from police officers who arrested accused Carl Mills and neighbours who witnessed the fatal blaze. Crime reporter NATALIE CROCKETT was in court. A MAN who denies killing three generations
FOLLOW our live coverage from Newport Crown Court today for the trial of Carl Mills who is charged with the murder of three generations of the Buckley family in Cwmbran FOLLOW live coverage from our reporter Keiligh Baker. Tweets by @ArgusKBaker
TORFAEN council will have to find £40 million of savings in the next four years with the authority warning they face “a massive challenge” to maintain services. And the authority is nowset to ask residents what services they see as vital, and what
FOUR fire crews were called to put out a factory fire in Ebbw Vale yesterday evening. The fire, at YUASA Battery (UK) Limited, was started in the building’s extraction system. Firefighters received a call at 8.53pm and the fire was put out
VILLAGERS against a proposal to build one of the largest solar farms in Europe are "relieved" to have won their fight. A public gallery of 30 people heard Monmouthshire council's planning committee reject the multi-million pound scheme on farmland
A NEIGHBOUR told how she heard screams for help coming from a burning Cwmbran house. Carl Mills, 28, of no fixed abode, is charged with the murder of Kayleigh, 17, her mum Kim Buckley, 46, and her baby daughter Kimberley, six months. They all
AUSTRALIA v LIONS (Thirdl Test, tomorrow, KO 11.05) AUSTRALIAN rugby legend David Campese has accused British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland of “panicking” ahead of tomorrow’s Test series decider with the Wallabies. Ex-All Blacks hooker
ACTION movies are all about the car chases, fight scenes and stunts - and one set to be released early next year will be featuring all that in Gwent locations. Hollywood stuntmen Marcus Shakesheff and David Newton are bringing a touch of Tinseltown
PROSPECT Frank Buglioni has finished up sparring with Nathan Cleverly – and there is no doubt in his mind that the Cefn Fforest fighter is Britain’s top boxer. The 26-year-old WBO light-heavyweight world champion was criticised by fellow world
NEWPORT County AFC are confident of signing former Liverpool goalkeeper Jamie Stephens after rejecting local lad Calum Antell. Stephens and Ebbw Vale-born stopper Antell have both been training with the County squad over the past week as manager
