NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh is closing in on Peterborough goalkeeper Joe Day but is refusing to write-off either Lenny Pidgeley or Jamie Stephens.The Argus can reveal that talks with Peterborough over the Day deal have continued with Newport
A CEREMONY to present a prestigious Russian medal to nearly 70 Welsh veterans, including 11 from Gwent, was delayed by two hours today after the medals failed to arrive. Second World War veterans from all across Wales gathered in Cardiff to receive
GWENT-born 1980s pop legend Steve Strange has been tweeting from his hospital bed today after exploratory surgery following several weeks of illness. He wrote: “Thank you all for your concerns. “Also I should get results later when docs do
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons are set to be without acting captain Rynard Landman for Saturday's European Rugby Challenge Cup clash against Bucharest while Wales star Taulupe Faletau will be rested.It is likely that lock Landman, one of the region's star performers
NEWPORT County striker Aaron O'Connor has been named the PFA Fans' Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month for November. Hotshot O'Connor, who struggled with a groin injury last season making only four appearances, marked his return to form by blasting
THERE are reports around the country that the traditional nativity is undergoing a revolution at some schools.But the evidence from around Gwent is that traditional messages about Christmas are alive and well despite some fun additions to school plays
THE chairman of the Friends of Newport Museum and Art Gallery has hit out at Newport City Council over its proposed closure. Richard Frame said the group is "alarmed" that the local authority is considering closing the museum next year. "This
Three times as many children in Wales have tried e-cigarettes as have smoked tobacco, according to new figures. Six per cent of 10-to-11-year-old children have used the electronic cigarettes compared to 2% trying real tobacco, a study by the Welsh
FIRST PERSON Fencing’s new women’s Sabre Commonwealth Champion Katherine Kempe,26, of Monmouth, talks to Kath Skellon about training in the U.S, winning medals and her dream of competing in the Olympics. “I was around ten when I first tried
SECURITY at Greenmeadow Community Farm will be tighter than ever tomorrow, after a generous firm offered to install £3,000 worth of CCTV cameras around the site. Cwmbran based company, Weston Security, will install CCTV cameras around the farm
PLANNING chiefs have approved controversial plans to build nearly 100 homes in a "gridlocked" area of Newport.More than 300 people had signed a petition against the 92-property development in Queen’s Hill.They believe the development could bring
WELSH Rugby star Adam Jones officially unveiled newly refurbished wards at St Anne’s Hospice in Newport today. The international rugby player, along with the chief executive of Monmouthshire Building Society, Andrew Lewis, revealed the brand new wards
WALES could be in charge of nearly £3 billion in taxes by 2020, it was revealed today. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) figures showed if Welsh ministers had control of 10p in the pound of income tax, they would have controlled £1.9 billion
ALTHOUGH I sympathise with your husband’s predicament getting a blue badge, (Karen Collier, Argus letters, 28/11),it’s about time this was clamped down on because I bet 80 per cent of people with a blue badge in Wales haven’t a physical disability.
I HAVE often wondered if there are folk from afar watching us here on earth. Scratching their antennae in bewilderment. Well, after Friday’s vile performance when we, supposedly, civilised people fought over a few bob off the price of a television
CLLR Nigel Dix can hardly be on his own in asking for a fairer tax regime. Many millions of people are waiting for the Cameron Cronies to stop protecting their friends from Kensington Mansions (all the way as far as the leafy suburbs of Surrey) and
HER Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has been in existence for over 150 years and is independent of Government and the police. It assesses police forces and policing in the public interest, asking the questions that we, the citizens, would
I AM sick and tired of mainly our AMs, mainly, and other small-minded nationalists writing in this very paper about how lucky we are in Wales to have devolution and we should be pushing for more of it. I think taxation is next on the hit list.
Police are appealing for information after two youths were seen with air weapons shooting at ducks at the lake in the grounds of Tredegar House yesterday. The youths were seen at about 12.55pm. They are described as about 16 to 18 years-old. One
TRIBUTES have been paid to the wife of a former newspaper editor and MP who lost her year-long battle with cancer last month.Jennifer Touhig supported the former Labour MP for Islwyn and Free Press editor Don Touhig, now Lord Touhig, throughout his career.Born
RAY Williams, one of the greatest coaching figures in world rugby, has died at the age of 87.Williams, who earlier this season was presented with the IRB' highest honour, the Vernon Pugh Award, for his outstanding services to the global game died at home
HOUSEHOLDERS in Torfaen are facing council tax hikes of at least 3.5 per cent next year.Torfaen council chiefs are considering the new hike after imposing a 3.95 council tax per cent increase in April, a new budget report reveals.Householders in average
THE Blaenau Gwent Labour Party has confirmed that Alun Davies AM was unanimously re-selected as the Welsh Labour’s Blaenau Gwent candidate for the 2016 elections. There has been speculation that his re-selection would not happen after he was sacked
A MONMOUTHSHIRE pupil has been chosen as winner of the Argus Christmas card competition. Chloe Shaw, seven, from Osbaston Church in Wales School, Monmouth, was selected as the winner after her teacher, Nicola Millard, entered her card design into the
THE South Wales Argus is again backing the Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon as the event marks its third outing with a new route showcasing some of the iconic landmarks of the city. The Argus will continue its role as the half-marathon's media
MARK Williams admitted he could do little but sit back and applaud Stephen Maguire after he was humbled in the third round of the UK Snooker Championship.The 39-year-old, the last remaining Welshman in York, was beaten 6-2 by Maguire – the Scot barely
BIG-HEARTED Argus readers have been moved to help the farm where Cheeky the donkey was stabbed at the weekend.Cheeky the donkey is recovering well after the brutal attack over the weekend staff at Greenmeadow Farm have confirmed.Cheeky, who is one of
GEORGE Osborne will appeal today for voters to let him finish the job of overhauling the economy, despite rising borrowing and the prospect of more painful spending cuts. In his final Autumn Statement before the general election, the Chancellor
TWO girls have beaten off the competition to represent Newport at next year’s national Miss Wales final. Keeley Jones, 17, of Langstone and Kelsey Short, 20, of Newbridge have both qualified for the beauty pageant next year with one to be crowned Miss
TWO people were evacuated from nearby homes as a precaution when a fire broke out at a laundry service in Pontypool in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews were called to a single storey building of Snow White Laundries on Clarence Corner
STADE Francais' struggles in Romania means there's no danger of Newport Gwent Dragons believing they just need to turn up in Bucharest to earn the spoils on Saturday (kick-off 11am).The Dragons resume their European Rugby Challenge Cup campaign with a
A THIRD phase of redundancies that will have seen almost 400 people lose their jobs at the Avana Bakeries site in Rogerstone since the summer, is set to be carried out later this month.Last August, 390 job losses were announced at the site, just weeks
WHEN Reg Taylor was taken prisoner of war in June 1942, he took his wedding ring off his hand and put it on a toe on his left foot to stop it being confiscated by Axis troops. It stayed there until he got home in May 1945. Now 100, the Caldicot
GWENT Police are appealing for information following the theft of a necklace from St Mary’s Collectables, Chepstow, at about 3pm on Saturday. The necklace is believed to be Indian gold and in the shape of a snake with turquoise stone eyes.
PROPOSALS to raise council tax by five per cent and close library and museum facilities in Newport have been met with concerns by politicians and residents. We revealed Newport City Council’s draft budget for 2015/16 yesterday - it outlined more
BYRON Anthony is setting his sights on a managerial career after announcing his retirement as a footballer.The former Cardiff, Bristol Rovers and Newport County defender, who helped the Exiles achieve their dream with promotion from the Conference in
THE charity behind the Newport Ship’s preservation has received sponsorship money towards its £100,000 target.The Port of Newport has become the first corporate sponsor of the Friends of Newport Ship, but neither group would be drawn on how much financial
TRIBUTES flooded in last night to a Newport motorcyclist who died in a crash in the city at the weekend. The biker was named by police yesterday as Andrew McGee, from Newport. The crash happened at around 4pm on Sunday, on Church Lane, Coedkernew
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage Welsh families to unearth their ancestors’ wartime memorabilia as part of a new unique archive. Never Forget Your Welsh Heroes aims to get everyone in Wales, and everyone across the world whose Welsh ancestors
STRONGER protections for up to 3.5 million leaseholders have been announced by the competition watchdog following complaints that some are receiving a poor quality service or are being forced to pay high, volatile and unnecessary charges on their property
A JUDICIAL review of the Welsh Government’s plans to build a new stretch of motorway to the south of Newport will be heard in March 2015. Lawyers Deighton Pierce Glynn, acting for Friends of the Earth Cymru, have confirmed that the case has been
