THE next donation to a Newport group fundraising for Jack’s Appeal will be handed over on Saturday, December 20.Last month Alway Community Association donated £1,000 to Newport great-grandmother Fran Powles’ fundraising group 4 Heart and Minds.Now Alway
ROSS Wardle is confident that a settled back line can help give Newport Gwent Dragons the edge against the juggernauts of Bucharest, writes Chris Kirwan.Much of the focus ahead of today’s European Rugby Challenge Cup clash at the Ghencea Stadium (kick-off
MONMOUTH School has selected its 37th headmaster.The Governors of the Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have appointed Dr Andrew Daniel to succeed Dr Steven Connors who will take up the post in September 2015.Dr Daniel is currently the senior deputy head
A BILL that would make Wales the first country in the UK to set up a legal duty for safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals has been introduced in the Assembly.Welsh Liberal Democrats, leader Kirsty Williams AM has developed the More Nurses Bill, which
BLAENAU Gwent MP Nick Smith has urged everyone to shop local this season as he celebrated small firms in the build up to Small Business Saturday tomorrow.Last year, Britain’s first Small Business Saturday gave a boost to local shops through extra trade
French gain ground Enemy again active Battles in Poland German troops from the west According to the British Weekly the optimistic view of the war in higher official circles still continues. It seems however that the duration of
SHOPPERS are being encouraged to back their independent traders at today's Shop Local Saturday event in Newport.Newport enthusiasts group Newport Rises, in association with Pinnacle Letting Agents, are encouraging shoppers to spend £10 in small businesses
GWENT Police are appealing for information following a break in at The Partnership Care, The Avenue, Trethomas just after midnight on Tuesday December 2. The centre is a day opportunities service supporting young adults with autism and other learning
A wildlife photographer from Gwent is starting to turn his passion and hobby into a way of life, as HANNAH WOOD finds out. WILDLIFE fanatic and keen photographer, Christopher Dean, 27, from Pontllanfraith, has been photographing flora and fauna
BED numbers at Chepstow Community Hospital have been reduced as part of a trial to test new care models. There are now 12 fewer beds at the hospital, which had previously 84, as the Aneurin Bevan Health Board tests out new practices for patients and trialling
A MAN died when his car skidded out of control after clipping a kerb on a rural Monmouthshire road last June, an inquest was told.William James Wright's 40-year-old Ford Cortina hit a telegraph pole and landed on its roof in a field almost 100 metres
A day of events Fall of Belgrade Russian plan developing Germans reinforced in Poland King and President at the front Serbia was better prepared than Belgium for war and Austria is not Germany. But the disproportion between the
A 30-YEAR-OLD Abertillery man is being hunted after someone was injured in the town this afternoon when he was "punched in the head" police said. Officers were called to an address on Brace Avenue, Abertillery at around 2pm to reports of a man
SPREADING the joy and merriment at Christmas is a full time job as SOPHIE BROWNSON discovers when she takes on the role of a fairy at ST DAVID’S HOSPICE CHRISTMAS GROTTO. THE magical Santa’s grotto installed in Kingsway Shopping Centre in Newport helps
TWO festive visitors will come to a Gwent community farm this Christmas to share the seasonal joy with families across the county.On December 14, two real reindeer will be visiting Father Christmas at the Greenmeadow Community Farm grotto in Cwmbran for
If you had to be stuck in a lift with someone, who would it be and why?The beautiful woman in my life, my wife Ann. We celebrated our 45th anniversary recently, so we’re well used to each other.What is your biggest fear?My grandchildren getting hurt.Do
A 220-ACRE quarry site near Tredegar that has starred in movie blockbusters and TV series Doctor Who has been sold to an Abergavenny businessman for twice the asking price.The quarry land, near Trefil, has been used as a film set for the BBC’s Merlin
A NEW image which features a miner guide from Gwent’s own Big Pit was unveiled at a Downing Street reception hosted by the Prime Minister last night. The image was released to celebrate 20 years of the National Lottery and depicts more than 50
UPDATE: 6.08pm AMBULANCE crews had been put under "huge" pressure by a large and sustained increase in 999 calls in South East Wales during Thursday and into Friday. "Thursday night was particularly difficult, with more than 250 calls received
MESSAGES of support have poured in to Greenmeadow Community Farm after the stabbing of Cheeky the donkey last Friday.THE DONKEY Sanctuary has condemned the stabbing of Cheeky the donkey at Greenmeadow Community Farm last week.Cheeky, who was one of The
WELSH minister for economy, science and transport Edwina Hart confirmed that steps were being taken to ensure the next rail franchise in Wales can be run by a not-for-dividend company.The minister was speaking at yesterday’s session of the enterprise
In 1984, Michael Buerk’s harrowing Ethiopia report sparked Band Aid and forever changed our view of Africa... “Dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night it lights up a biblical famine.” Spin on 30 years to Monday night
TWO men have been jailed after breaking into a home and stealing two cars.Christopher Hill, aged 25, of Welsh Street in Chepstow, and David Samuel, aged 22, of Tennyson Road in Caldicot, appeared in Cardiff Crown Court yesterday via video link from Cardiff
GWENT Police are appealing for information following fuel thefts, first from Morrisons in Rogerstone on Wednesday November 26 at.5.30pm, when £179 worth was stolen, and then from Tesco in Ystrad Mynach on Tuesday December 2 at around 6.25pm, when £172
SNOW could fall today as wet and wintry showers sweep across the UK, forecasters said. The Scottish mountains could see several centimetres of snow by the end of the weekend, according to MeteoGroup. Other areas could see hail and sleet as
THE Dragons' European Rugby Challenge Cup clash with Bucharest Wolves tomorrow will now be played at Ghencea Stadium in the city (KO 11am GMT)The fixture was due to be staged at Stadium Arcul, but following an inspection by Romanian Federation match official
THE man who died in a motorbike crash at the weekend "was far too young to be taken from us" his mother said today. She told how Andrew McGee had "a wonderful future lying ahead", but added "it wasn't meant to be". Andrew died after he crashed
A NEWPORT pensioner celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday surrounded by generations of her family.Centenarian Ellen Hobbs welcomed her children, grandsons and two great-granddaughters to her birthday party at Florence Justice Christian Home on Tuesday
DRAGONS director of Rugby Lyn Jones has made two changes to the team that faced Glasgow as the region prepare to take on Bucharesti Wolves tomorrow.Hooker T Rhys Thomas and lock Andrew Coombs return to the starting XV for the European Rugby Challenge
TRIBUTE has been paid by colleagues to an anaesthetist at the Royal Gwent Hospital who killed himself while battling depression.An inquest into the death of Dr Stephen Ridgway, who died 10 weeks ago, was told the 43-year-old enjoyed his job, his wife
PLANNING permission to build houses on a former Blaenau Gwent primary school site has been refused. During a Blaenau Gwent planning committee meeting yesterday afternoon, members refused to grant permission for seven dwellings to be built on the former
D J PRITCHARD says ‘When will Nigel Dix and Gez Kirby change the needle on their fanatical obsession with the deficit?’ (Letters, 1 December). Could Mr Pritchard kindly refer us to any public statement I’ve made about the deficit? Mr Pritchard’
INTERESTED in getting something going for the local people in my area, I spoke to our local community officer. He, like me, was very enthusiastic and put time and money into producing leaflets and also canvassing the local area. We provided tea
I AM replying to Brenda Aicardi’s letter in the Argus on 2nd December where she stated that she thought the next step would be that Newport City councillors would be entitled to redundancy payments. They sorted that little problem out a few years
I WROTE a letter a few months back about a rumour I had heard about our council wanting to close the library and museum. My letter wasn’t printed, but it seems it wasn’t a rumour. Just like the mural, we’ll probably go into the centre one morning
I WAS appointed Curator of Newport Museum in 1984 and served there for 18 years. Having looked at the proposed council budget cuts, I do have sympathy for the council faced with such huge, unsustainable and irresponsible cuts in their grant by central
ALL four Welsh party leaders urged further devolution during evidence to a parliamentary committee yesterday – but differed over whether a referendum on income tax-raising powers was needed.First minister Carwyn Jones warned the select committee meeting
GWENT Police are appealing for help in finding a man who breached his licence conditions after being released from prison. Shaun Davies, 25, from Blackwood, was sentenced to one year in February 2014 for Non Dwelling Burglary, Theft of a Motor
A wall of yellow hit you as you entered the hall - made up of a mass of adrenalin - fuelled schoolchildren led by young musical director Nathan Jones. The school choirs, from across South Wales, come together for an annual event to raise money for
It’s panto time again and this year’s Newport Riverfront offering, Hiss and Boo’s presentation of Dick Whittington, is already entertaining Gwent audiences and wastes no time in getting into the storyline of how Dick and his trusty cat, Tommy, travel
THE DREAM of knockout rugby may be gone but Cross Keys have plenty to play for when they welcome Bedford to Pandy Park in the British and Irish Cup tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 2.30pm).Keys failed to record a match point for the first time in this season's
A CWMBRAN man has been jailed for 14 months after attacking his girlfriend as they celebrated their birthdays at a pub. Cardiff Crown Court heard yesterday how Luke Ambrosen, 22, had been out celebrating the birthday of his girlfriend of 12 months
A WRITER from Cwmfelinfach has reached the final of the 2014 Wales Drama Award.Jeremy Davies, 44, is one of four finalists for the award with his submitted script, Back, which tells the story of a soldier, Danny Jones, and his struggle to re-adapt to
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons know they need to be squeaky clean if they are to avoid their European Rugby Challenge Cup hopes going up in smoke in Bucharest.The Dragons have given themselves a shot at the quarter-finals by beating Stade Francais on their own
THE decision by businesses in Newport to vote in favour of a scheme that will put them in charge of the city centre's future is great news. Some 88 per cent of businesses who voted in the Business Improvement District ballot backed plans that will
OUR attitude will be key in Bucharest tomorrow and there is no danger of us underestimating our hosts. Earlier this week the management team put up the Wolves' recent European results and that emphasised how tough it will be out there. Stade
ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury will be talking at the Drill Hall in Chepstow today from 2.30pm. He will be speaking about his new book Antiques Roadshow: World War I in 100 Family Treasures. His talk will tell some stories about how
THE Gwent Police team who introduced the 48-hour dispersal order in Newport last week have said so far the crackdown seems to have worked.Inspector Kevin Warren, who oversees Alway ward covering Alway, Ringland and Lliswerry, said there had been an “escalation
TWO Newport men who robbed a shopkeeper at knife-point were feeding their M-Cat habit, a court was told. Christopher Yasin, 22, and Luke Orford, 26, both of Chepstow Road, pleaded guilty to the charge of armed robbery at a Newport convenience store
TRIBUTES are being paid to a Newport D-Day veteran who died this week - months after going back to the Normandy beach where he landed for the first time since 1944.Frank James, 95, who was a trooper in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards during the Second
