Seven youngsters from Gwent have been invited to South Africa to sing with Cape Town Opera next year. They were selected to perform with the Only Kids Aloud choir of 70 children, based at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff.Next April the choir will
THE number of bedblockers in Gwent hospitals fell during July for the first time since February, according to the latest figures.In July there were 88 patients blocking beds - officially known as delayed transfers of care (DToCs) - a reduction of almost
AUSTRALIAN seamer Michael Hogan recorded figures of six for 65 as Glamorgan claimed a useful 220-run lead on day three of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Kent at Cardiff.That advantage could prove to be a decisive one in a low-scoring
Nantyglo and Blaina Town Council have recently sponsored the refurbishment of the old pit head wheels from Lower Deep colliery near Southlands in Blaina.David Daniels, a local resident, made the request to the town council who were delighted to help and
POLICE are seeking a former burglar who breached the conditions of his licence after being released from prison.Dafydd Merkel, 27, served time after being sentenced for burglary at Cardiff Crown Court in November 2011, Gwent Police said.A spokesman said
POLICE investigating claims of fraud at Caerphilly council’s hierarchy today confirmed two men had their bail renewed. Chief executive Anthony O'Sullivan and his deputy Nigel Barnett are currently suspended on full pay after being arrested on suspicion
UPDATE: 5.45pm Queueing traffic is reported for eight miles due to earlier accident involving three vehicles. Congestion is stretching back to J23a at Magor. Travel time is around 60 minutes. All lanes have now been re-opened. UPDATE: 5.40pm
AN ASSISTANT stage manager who is currently touring with a production says she owes everything to Cwmbran’s Congress Theatre and urges everyone to support its fundraising campaign. Leonie Hamilton, 24, from Pontnewynydd, works behind the scenes
COUNCILLORS from a valleys town council have vowed to fight the closure of Nantyglo Leisure Centre before a meeting with Blaenau Gwent council next week.Blaenau Gwent council says the closure of Nantyglo Sports Centre is a result of the need to generate
A DECISION on whether or not Gwent gets its long-awaited Specialist and Critical Care Centre is now unlikely until late in the year - but the Welsh Government must act quickly once proposals for the reorganisation of key hospital services across South
Five Minutes With Matthew Evans, leader of the Conservative Group, Newport City Council If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Roman Abramovic. I wouldn’t let him leave until he agreed to invest a substantial
POPULAR rugby journalist George Williams, whose reports were regularly published in the Argus, has died at the age of 83 following a stroke. Mr Williams, from Rhiwbina, Cardiff, was a well-known figure in Gwent having regularly covered Premiership
WALES’ head analyst when they won the Grand Slam in 2005 – Alun Carter – has joined his old club Pontypool in an advisory capacity. A former back rower who won two caps for Wales in 1991 Five Nations championship, he recently left his job as team
TWO towns in Gwent are set to lose banks after closures were announced.Tredegar and Newbridge are both set to lose branches of HSBCThe Tredegar branch of HSBC could close as soon as October, and residents and politicians alike are concerned the town
A GROUP of Blaenau Gwent youngsters emerged more confident and able to coach their peers this summer following a free football project. In total 16 young people between 14 and 19 embarked on the scheme, run through the PreVENT 14 to 19 scheme and
A GWENT music club once among the best in Britain is to close a year after celebrating its golden jubilee.Monmouth Merlin Music Society presented a stellar list of musicians in its heyday, including composer Benjamin Britten, singers Peter Pears and Janet
THE cost of suspending its top two bosses over the pay fiasco continues to rack up for Caerphilly council and will rise to hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to the opposition Plaid Cymru group. It made a Freedom of Information request
WE are delighted to report some good news today about one of Newport's most important buildings. Visitors at Tredegar House so far this year have already matched the numbers who visited the mansion in the whole of 2012. The numbers are further
A FRIENDLY caretaker who has spent years putting smiles on children’s faces is now smiling himself after being nominated for the Newport Night of Honour Awards.Anthony Trigg, 47, of Newport, has worked as a caretaker and site manager at Eveswell
The Ford Ka involved in the shooting late last night on Somerton Road. UPDATE: 12.48 The three people injured in last night's shooting have been discharged from hospital. The group are believed to be from the Cardiff area. Two men
STAFF at Chepstow Garden Centre will be sticking the kettle on this month as part of Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. John Hart and Sophie Reay, managers at the family own and run business, wanted to give something back to their local
MORE than 1,400 people gassed to death, more than 400 of them children. I guess it leaves a bitter taste in most people’s mouths, doesn’t it? Has Obama painted himself into a corner by saying “No boots on the ground”? He may be right, but doing nothing
WE ARE forever being told that the Welsh Ambulance Service is in crisis. What crisis? Despite continually claiming it is underfunded, the trust has appointed a part-time chairman, Mick Giannasi, on £59K for 15 days a month. How can they justify such
NEW figures show how a retired policeman who lost last year’s police and crime commissioner election spent more than his three challengers combined. Llanbradach’s Chris Wright, who came fourth in November's poll, told the Argus that the £13,845
ABERGAVENNY’S Gil Dudson has a taste for silverware as he looks to follow a Wembley win with success at Old Trafford. The 23-year-old prop was a member of the Wigan squad that triumphed in the Challenge Cup final. The Cherry and Whites toasted
LAST WEEK we had a cow taken away for slaughter because she was a TB reactor. Lovely young cow, very sad. Left behind was a strong, six-week-old bull calf. We had to teach it to drink milk (from a local dairy farm) and feed and care for this calf.
YOU VERY often print stories regarding the proposed racing circuit development in Blaenau Gwent and you also often print remarks by those who are opposed to its development. However, I note you do not print anything from those who are for its development
PUT ARMED troops on the ground and in harm’s way or not? It tears the heart apart or do nothing? We have been here before. I was reminded of an old man when he told a story. There was a family in an apartment in the dead of night, there was
The Gwent man knocked down and killed while crossing the Ely Valley Road last Thursday was yesterday named as Stephen Owens. Family described him as a “happy go lucky” person who leaves behind a devoted father John Owens and two daughters, Natalie
WORKERS in Gwent and Wales have seen their incomes fall by as much as £52 pounds a week since 2007, according to new research.Figures from the TUC claim that with wages failing to keep up with inflation Workers in Wales have seen their average pay
A NEWPORT footpath used by school children is to be shut tomorrow after material underneath caught fire. Officials are to excavate the path to stop the fire tomorrow with residents advised to keep windows and doors closed while the work is underway
AN HISTORIC Gwent tourist attraction has seen visitor numbers almost double since a national charity took over from Newport council 18 months ago. The jewel in Newport's crown, Tredegar House in Duffryn, experienced a bumper six months for tourism
A SERVICE of dedication and thanksgiving for the Newport Docks Disaster memorial was held over a weekend at a Newport church where two plaques has been moved. The Argus reported last month that two plaques from a memorial to the disaster in St
NEARLY £1.5 million worth of work on council houses in Pantside, Newbridge, is now under way and should be completed by early next year. The massive investment represents a chunk of the £15.5 million Caerphilly council has earmarked for its stock
NEWPORT City Council leader Bob Bright has paid tribute to stalwart Labour councillor Ron Jones ahead of his funeral tomorrow. Mr Jones died last Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he had been judging floats at Pill Carnival. Newport council
INVITES have gone out for people to take part in next week’s reNewport Dragons Den-style consultation with 95 people asking to give the city’s taskforce their big idea. Over the last month residents of Newport have been asked to submit their ideas
CAPTAIN Andrew Coombs wants to make the RaboDirect Pro12 "sit up and take notice" of Newport Gwent Dragons by turning over last season's table-toppers on Friday. The 28-year-old lock will lead from the front when the region open their campaign
MEMBERS of the public will be able to have their say on a proposed new super school in Caerphilly county borough this term. Consultation on the so-called Islwyn West proposal is due to start this autumn after Caerphilly councillors voted in July
LYN Jones says it's imperative Newport Gwent Dragons start their season with a bang as he looks to stamp out negative chat at Rodney Parade. The new director of rugby takes the helm for the first time when Ulster head to Rodney Parade in the RaboDirect
PIONEERING Paralympian Chris Hallam MBE was given an emotional send-off yesterday in a funeral at his native Cwmbran. A crowd of around 300 people gathered at St Gabriel’s Church, Old Cwmbran to bid farewell to one of its most famous sons.
FIVE months after a fire tore through a Chepstow house, the occupants of its surrounding properties have finally been allowed to move back in after £160,000 of repairs were completed. Number 17 Caird Street, a terraced house, was almost gutted
Police officers spend their lives combatting crime, but this didn’t stop some especially brazen thieves stealing items ranging from a Taser to anoraks and a top hat from Gwent Police. New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show
