NEW STRIKER Shaun Jeffers believes he can fire the goals to make Newport County AFC fans say “Conor who?” Jeffers switches to Rodney Parade from Peterborough United as a makeweight in the deal that sees Washington head to London Road. The highly-rated
Quarrelling parents who fail to resolve their arguments are leaving their children at risk of long-term mental health problems, new research has found. Exposing children to constant feuding can also cause physical problems in youngsters such as
WALES is talking constantly about constitutional issues people don’t care about, a Valleys MP has warned. Labour Islwyn MP Chris Evans has suggested the Welsh Government is too focused over how Wales is governed, and that the constitutional chatter
THE number of teachers over the age of 50 in Monmouthshire’s secondary schools has dropped by an average of 15 per cent in three years, according to figures released by Monmouthshire Council.According to the results of a Freedom of Information request
THREE people arrested on suspicion of the murder of Trinant father Ian Davies have been bailed again. Gwent Police were called to reports of an incident on Marshfield Road in Trinant at around 7.30pm on January 11. Mr Davies, 27, suffered what
A FIRE at a factory in Cwmbran has been extinguished by fire fighters. A "small amount" of plastic caught fire in an electrical oven at the factory on Grange Road, a spokeswoman for the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.They were called
THE FRIENDLY between Blackwood and Newport RFC tomorrow night is off due to a waterlogged pitch.
AN EPILEPSY charity co-run by a Crumlin woman has been nominated for a clutch of awards for a second consecutive year. Sallieann Gould, who lives in Hillside, is one half of the Epilepsy Sucks UK team. The charity is entirely run on the internet and provides
NON-LEAGUE St Ives Town are set to benefit from Conor Washington’s impending transfer from Newport County AFC to Peterborough United. The Cambridge News reports that club will receive 20 per cent of the sell-on fee as part of the deal that took Washington
Had it not been for the kindness of an enemy soldier, I would never have existed. The BBC is filming stories of MPs’ parents in World War1. My father James Flynn was a great patriot. In 1914 at the age of 15 he volunteered to join the Army to stop
SCOTTISH independence will bring potential benefits and opportunities for people living in Wales and the north of England, Scotland's First Minister has said. Alex Salmond said many people in Wales "cheering Scotland on" , while there are many
A MAN who tried to kill himself by setting his house alight, endangering the lives of his neighbours, has been jailed.Mathew Hayman, 27, set fire to his bathroom and turned on the gas cooker on the day he broke up with his girlfriend, Cerys Yemm, Newport
WELSH First Minister Carwyn Jones will join a national service of remembrance today for the victims of the Holocaust. Mr Jones will give a reading and lay a wreath at Wales’ Holocaust Memorial Day Service at City Hall, Cardiff. He said: “On
A BINGO club at a Newport community centre have raised £500 in aid of St David’s Hospice Care.The group of 25 members at Baneswell Community Centre have raised the money for their friend Diane Burrows who, along with her husband, has been
A NEWPORT student has caused a storm on social media with a video of the city car-park demolition. Nnamdi Okezie, 20, of Risca Road, Newport, created the video of the Capitol car park demolition on January 12 featuring the Miley Cyrus song, Wrecking
I HAVE always recycled, and supported it, but I really think it’s getting out of hand having to accommodate six recycling containers at least; it confuses the elderly and is difficult for the disabled among us! And if you don’t happen to have a
HAVE just researched the amount this Government spends on foreign aid; an astonishing £7.8 billion pounds; that equates to £500 per head of our population. Afghanistan alone receives £250 million; a figure that does not include the cost of the war;
SAD to read your comments in respect of the faith of Mr and Mrs Aston of Blackwood. Just look around our communities and see the great needs of people that there is today. Our world leaders and politicians seemed to have no remedy to meet these
I GENERALLY support Dame Rosemary Butler’s views on WAG, but her latest suggestion that more AMs are needed frightens me. There are many people unhappy with the formation of the Assembly as it is. To add another 20/30 members, on the basis WAG will
IT’S revealing that Malcolm Stafford ignores the question of “original sin” and the use of corporal punishment. May we conclude that he sees nothing wrong in adults hitting children as chastisement? We should not be surprised if this is so as suffering
I AM writing in response to the article on page 16 of the Argus on January 17 in which it is reported that Torfaen Council Cabinet will meet to discuss how they can protect pollinating insects and create suitable habitats. I am appalled at the
GWENT athletes enjoyed a successful weekend at the Welsh Athletics 2014 Indoor Track & Field Championships.The event, held at the National Indoor Athletics CentreIn Cyncoed, Cardiff, on Saturday and Sunday, saw athletes from Newport Harriers, Cwmbran
THE Newport Gwent Dragons youngsters were beaten by their Cardiff Blues counterparts in the WRU Regional Under-18s final on Sunday night.The match was moved from the original venue of the Gnoll in Neath to the Blues’ artificial pitch at Cardiff
A BLIND man who butted his girlfriend then grabbed her by the throat on her bed in a drink-fuelled row over an ashtray was spared jail. Karl Parkinson, 37, had already been sentenced for assaulting a former partner and served a 20-week jail sentence
IT IS almost 70 years since Risca great-grandfather Cliff Davies fought in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, but his heroism has not been forgotten. In the run-up to his 90th birthday he was visited by currently serving naval officers
A PETITON to try and bring a train station to Abertillery is close to 1,000 signatures. It was started by Antony Partridge, 29, from Abertillery, on Tuesday, January 7, as a result of him being unhappy at the lack of public transport links for
DESCENDANTS of Rorke's Drift veteran Private John Samuel Jobbins gathered at the weekend to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the battle. The first service to commemorate the battle was held at St Cadoc's Church in Trevethin on Saturday.
A WELSH scheme to give tax relief for new occupiers of shops that have been shut for more than a year is set to be implemented in Newport next week.The Welsh Government has introduced two new schemes to encourage firms to develop and occupy business premises.Under
A GWENT council that has faced criticisms over the lack of Welsh-language provision online is looking at plans to spend more than £3,000 to translate its website. Newport council’s website is currently English only and is in breach of the Welsh
A CWMBRAN man spent 24 hours straight sketching a photo of Leigh Halfpenny to raise funds for the For Luca campaign. Mark Everson, 42, didn’t sleep and only occasionally stopped for a short toilet break while sketching the piece. He went from
NEWPORT County AFC hope to conclude the deal to sign former England under-19 international striker Shaun Jeffers on an 18-month contract today. The 21-year-old arrives at Rodney Parade from Peterborough United as part of the deal that sees Exiles front
TODAY your Argus launches an ambitious campaign to get a piece of vital life-saving equipment into every high school in Gwent. Jack’s Appeal sees us team up with the parents of Jack Thomas, who died in 2012 aged just 15, and the charity Welsh Hearts
BLAENAU GWENT Council is searching for a corporate director of education – with a salary of £80,000 per annum for the successful candidate. The job description says that the council is looking for someone who will “drive improvements” and make
A REVIEW of proposals for Newport council’s leisure services to be run by a trust has been given more time after complaints from councillors. Meanwhile the learning, caring and leisure scrutiny committee heard concerns over plans to save £32,000
TODAY the Argus teams up with the family of an Oakdale teenager who died after suspected heart failure to campaign to install defibrillators in every secondary school across Gwent. Jack Thomas’ parents have been campaigning to raise awareness of
A SEX attacker who laughed in his victim’s face and tried to silence her with threatening messages has been jailed for 16 months. Benjamin Colley, 23, of York Place, Newport, was drunk when he assaulted his victim in the early hours. The court
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones has pledged to keep working on the training paddock and in the recruitment market in the bid to solve the region's set piece woes, writes Chris Kirwan.The scrum and defence of the driving lineout remains
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons full-back Dan Evans has signed a three-year deal at the Ospreys, writes Chris Kirwan. The 25-year-old will follow hooker Sam Parry in heading west to the Liberty Stadium region in the summer. Evans, who won two Wales caps
AN accident on the M4 eastbound between J24 at the Coldra and J23A at Magor Services is causing delays this morning.
IT IS NOW nearly a month since Nida Naseer disappeared from her Newport home but there is still no news – despite an emotional plea from her family reaching more than 1,600 views combined on YouTube.In the videos, Nida’s father Naseer Tahir
ORGANISED protests and cyber attacks on council and police websites are "inevitable" in the run-up to Gwent hosting the NATO summit this September, according to the Chief Constable of Gwent Police. Two-thirds of Britain's police support units are
