A DEFIANT Chris Coleman dismissed questions over his lost passport and defended his decision not to use Gareth Bale as a substitute in his side's 2-1 defeat in Macedonia. Coleman had missed Wales' final preparations for the fixture after having to obtain
FLY-HALF Jason Tovey put the boot into Ulster tonight as Newport Gwent Dragons started life under Lyn Jones with a bang. The Rodney Parade region, who finished one from bottom of the RaboDirect Pro12 last season, toppled a European heavyweight,
WALES manager Chris Coleman may have a shiny new passport but he won’t be needing it for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Much like Coleman at Cardiff Airport, Wales failed to get off the ground early on against Macedonia and they paid for
PLAID Cymru have today criticised Welsh councils for time wasting with one Gwent Council taking 229 days to repair a pothole last year. The latest figures follow an FOI request made by Plaid Cymru to all the local authorities across Wales. They
UPDATE: 6.03pm FOUR people have been injured following the two-vehicle crash on the A466 Wye Valley link road near Chepstow. Two of the people suffered serious injuries in the incident which Gwent police were called to at 4.37pm. Emergency
FIRECREWS in Cwmbran are attending a report of a garage fire on the Forgehammer Industrial Estate in Cwmbran. Two appliances and a water bowser are at the scene.
TILLERY Combat MMA have had a busy few weeks with several members competing. Jack Marshman travelled to Doncaster to fight for the UCFC British title but lost a very close decision.Next the team travelled to Cheltenham to compete on the Ultimate Impact
A new Victim’s Charter was launched today to ensure better service and support for Gwent victims. The charter, launched by Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston, is in response to his priority as PCC to not only reduce the number of
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons' scheduled clash away to the Ospreys at Swansea's Liberty Stadium on Sunday, October 27 (kick-off 2.30pm) will not go ahead. The match will take place on an another date due to be shortly announced. The change has been
A HOST of Gwent cycling heroes have been nominated by Welsh Cycling for the 2013 USN Welsh Cycling Awards. Colin Simmons of Newport Cycle Speedway Club is nominated in the services to commissairing category, while Abergavenny Road Club is up
GWENT Police are appealing for help in finding a woman missing from the Newport area since August 31st. Anna - Marie House, 49 is originally from the Hampshire area but was visiting Newport when she went missing.It is believed she has been seen in and
VITAL testing of hundreds of thousands of samples of the water we consume every day across Wales is now being done by a team of experts based in Newport.Fifty people are employed at the new Glaslyn laboratory opened by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water in the former
GWENT Police have appealed for information after a woman was assaulted by a horse-rider in Cwmbran. The incident happened at about 6.50pm on Wednesday 14th august at the Crematorium roundabout on the A4042. As the victim - a 47-year-old woman from
Local singer/songwriter Gareth Thomas AKA Scarbelly If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why? Eddie Murphy when he was funny in the 80's. What is your biggest fear? Having survived cancer, fear is not a
SOUTH Wales Scorpions’ star winger Dalton Grant from Newport has been named in August’s Championship One’s team of the month. The 23-year-old, who has represented Great Britain at Under-18 level, enjoyed two outstanding performances in recent weeks
ALWAYS game for a challenge, reporter MELISSA JONES spent an afternoon trying out a very different job with Monmouthshire’s happiest fishmonger Sarah O’Connor CONSUMING a salmon fillet the night before my afternoon with Fabulous Fish was probably
GOOD on you, Wales, we are all so very proud and what a wonderful thing to have happened twice in our lifetime, a special thank-you from us all. John Charles, first British player to command a fee of £50,000 when he joined Juventus in 1957, not
ONCE again many weeks (months) of pain and difficulties. The cause? Tripping over the pavements in Commercial Street, two years ago, it was a broken wrist and a sunshine holiday cancelled. On February 2 this year I landed heavily on both knees,
FOUR weeks ago I tripped and fell by the kerb by the Principality Building Society. I fell heavily against the post and fractured my elbow quite badly. I wish to say thanks to the ambulance team, Alan and Sarah, for their quick response, and for all
I WAS concerned to read that plans have been submitted for the construction of wind turbines on hill farms in Caerphilly Borough (Argus, August 30).One of the reasons given in support of the application is the need for farmers to diversify. Of course
HAVING heard of the sad death of broadcaster and presenter David Jacobs on Monday, I had the honour and privilege of meeting him in both Blackpool in 1972 and in Bournemouth in 1973, more than 40 years ago, and on each occasion he remembered me and
CROSS Keys director of rugby Jonathan Westwood is expecting a battle royal when his side clashes with neighbours Bedwas in tomorrow’s British and Irish Cup play-off. The two meet at Bedwas’ The Bridgefield tomorrow (kick-off 2.30pm) to determine
CLLR NIGEl Dix likes to look back at the previous Plaid administration, but what about the Labour administration before that? When the living wage could have been introduced, during the so-called New Labour good times. Plaid is a democracy and Plaid
TWENTY five fire fighters battled a house fire in Tredegar for almost three hours in the early hours of this morning. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to an empty semi-detached house on Waterworks Lane in Nantybwch at 1.57am, when
1:22pm Lady on Nash Road said it is a sad day when you see armed police on the streets of the city you've lived in for all of your 70 years. — Andy Rutherford (@ArgusRutherford) September 6, 2013
POLICE have arrested a 22-year-old Newport man on suspicion of attempted murder following the shooting and car chase on Somerton Road on Tuesday.The 24-year-old man from Newport arrested on suspicion of attempted murder remains in police custody at this
THE next part of Newport's controversial local development plan process will begin today with a consultation on alternative sites. The authority is having to consult on a revision to the LDP after several alterations, including propoised Gipsy
If television shows were people, it wouldn’t take the world’s foremost psychiatrist to diagnose the mental ill-health of ITV’s long-suffering karaoke contest. For the last decade it’s been afflicted by an acute case of schizophrenia that has only
NASH Road in Newport is reported to be closed due to a police incident. Are you at the scene? We have reporters on the way, but let us know what you can see. This means some bus services have been disrupted. The number 44 has diverted via Corporation
IT IS nearly 20 years since a man with a toned torso and a sun tan burst onto the music scene dancing under a waterfall.It was perfect weather for another performance in Cwmbran yesterday, but Peter Andre was not there to sing his hits, just to sign his
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh has backed Ryan Jackson to fill in for injury victim Andy Sandell. Left wing-back Sandell has been ruled out for at least three months after an operation on his foot revealed ligament damage.
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons start their season tonight with a lot of work to do if they are to remain the best supported professional sports team in the city.Their fellow tenants at Rodney Parade, Newport County AFC, have stolen all the headlines in the last
TWO men arrested after the shooting and car chase on Somerton Road on Tuesday have been released on police bail pending further enquiries. The pair from Cardiff aged 22 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled
A MAN who smashed a taxi driver’s knee cap then crashed his car after he refused to give him a ride has been jailed. Joseph Hickey, 34, kicked and punched Mohammed Mohit, 55, as he lay "in agony" in the street by his cab, a court heard. He
The owner of a Newport Art gallery has been forced to take street cleaning into her own hands. Fridges, TVs, beds, bins and piles of raw rice are only a few of the things gallery owner, Janet Martin, has found in the lane adjacent to her property
NEW signing Ryan Burge has played in Japan and Spain in an itinerant career but he can’t wait to make Newport County AFC home. The midfielder, who signed for County last week, looks set to make his debut against Mansfield Town tomorrow.
ULSTER beware: Newport Gwent Dragons debutant Netani Talei has been tipped to make a devastating impact at Rodney Parade tonight.The Fijian back row forward will start this evening's RaboDirect Pro12 opener on the bench, getting the nod ahead of Wales
HALLAM Amos gets the chance to repeat his Junior World Championship heroics when handed a start for Newport Gwent Dragons on the wing against Ulster this evening (kick-off 7.15pm).The 18-year-old made a huge impression for Wales Under-20s this summer
THE first steps towards Newport council-run leisure services being moved to an outside body are set to be taken at a meeting on Monday. The authority's cabinet will decide whether to start work on a full business case for an "alternative delivery
A NEW supermarket for Caldicot is a step close after a retail giant and local council signed a legal agreement over its site. Monmouthshire County Council has announced an exchange of contracts with retail chain Asda for the sale of four acres
