The Usk Tapestry, a community project involving more than 50 volunteer stitchers over nine years, will go on public display at Usk Castle over the weekend of Saturday May 30th and Sunday May 31st. The tapestry will be unveiled by the Mayor of Usk
A NEWPORT couple are to return to the site of their honeymoon to celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary on Thursday. Reg Bateman, 93, and Bunny Bateman, 91, got married at St Woolos Church on May 28, 1945 before spending their honeymoon at
A CHEPSTOW girl celebrated her eighth birthday by having her first ever haircut to raise money for the Princess Trust. Aimee-Jo McNeil, eight, from Tutshill, had seven inches cut off her hair to raise money for the children’s charity, which makes
A NEWBRIDGE student has designed the medal that will be given out to 15,000 cyclists as they cross the finishing line at the inaugural Velothon Wales. Simone William, a final year BA Graphic Communications student at the University of South Wales
PUBS in Newport and Abergavenny have won awards for their outstanding quality and choice of ales on offer. The Lamb at Bridge Street was named as the town pub of the year while the Clytha Arms in Abergavenny was named as the 2015 country pub of
HORSES ran in terror from a mountain fire in Ebbw Vale this afternoon. Jonathan Powell, whose office overlooks the mountain, said the sound of animals galloping away alerted him to the blaze which began just after 3pm opposite the Innovation Centre
WALES manager Chris Coleman is convinced that Gareth Bale will stay with Real Madrid despite the departure of Bernabeu boss Carlo Ancelotti, writes Andrew Penman.Question marks have been raised over Bale's future in Madrid after a season of hostile treatment
DEFENDER Ryan Jackson has turned down the offer of a new contract at Newport County AFC to reunite with former manager Justin Edinburgh at Gillingham. Jackson becomes the 15th player to leave the Exiles since new boss Terry Butcher took charge
Get together with friends and family between 20 and 29 June and raise money to help Marie Curie Nurses care for more people living with a terminal illness across the UK. Like baking the perfect cake, a successful Blooming Great Tea Party is all
TYLER Morgan has been challenged to cement a place in Wales' World Cup training squad by leading the charge for the Under-20s against the powerful English and French at the Junior World Championship.On Thursday the Newport Gwent Dragons centre/wing will
SO, having quit parliament, the former Labour MP and Blairite, Hazel Blears, has now landed a two-day-a-month job with the Co-op for £60,000 a year. Now, how did that soundtrack go? Things can go only get better? Jeff Evans, Duckpool Road,
HAS Andrew Nutt’s criticism of Ukip (Argus, May 18) highlighted a quirk of parliamentary administration? The £650,000 that Ukip MP Douglas Carswell says he does not need was allocated according to the number of votes that the party had received.
WE all understand the financial pressures on companies from pension schemes, but to punish existing workers is not acceptable. For those working at Tata Steel and in other companies, the thought that they will be forced to work to 65, instead of
I AGREE, up to a point, with Newport East Assembly Member (Labour) Mr John Griffiths’ comments (Argus, May 15). We should have a Human Rights Act and it’s an important piece of peacetime legislation which includes laws that guarantee us all the right
I AM trying to locate persons that may know or are related to a family who lived in Newport in the late 1930s. Albert Roland Bailey (born 1911) and his wife Phyllis had a daughter named Margaret June Bailey, (born 1936). Albert was working at some
I AM sure many, many Newport people will empathise with Graeme Jones’s visit to Clytha Clinic. The rotten memories for many ragged-trousered kids being dragged up Bridge Street came flooding back as I saw the name. The NHS dentist! In the 1950s
MR POWELL, I was sorry to hear of your problems, and Lord Lucan jumping ship. Unlike the porcupines, he’s a spineless person. It was lucky that it was Stan’s nose that bled and not that of one of the elephants! As for your reference to pirates
THE attacks continue on Christians who uphold the faith in their everyday life, and when it clashes with gay rights, guess whose rights are upheld? The latest concern was the legal ruling handed down in a Northern Ireland court, that a Christian-owned
A NEWPORT woman fought for her life during an attack by her former partner, a court heard today. Peter Adlington, aged 50, of Keene Street, Newport, is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court today, charged with the attempted murder of Michelle Williams
THE FAMILY of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in Nantyglo have said that he will be "greatly missed". Wayne Price, aged 43, died after a collision on Chapel Road in Nantyglo at around 6.05pm on Friday, May 22. His motorbike collided with
A CAERPHILLY man accused of killing a Barry teenager has pleaded guilty to murder. David Braddon has pleaded guilty to the murder of 18-year-old Conner Marshall who was attacked at Trecco Bay Caravan Park, Porthcawl in March. Braddon 26, of
GARETH Bale is set to win his 50th cap for Wales after being named in manager Chris Coleman’s squad for next month’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier against Belgium. Defenders James Chester and Paul Dummett have also been included for the match on
FOLLOWING nearly four years of battling leukaemia, a Torfaen teenager is in remission – now his mother is planning to face her fears by taking part in a record-breaking skydive. Jordan Chandler was diagnosed with Leukaemia in August 2011, at the
A MEMBER of a Newport group for people who have combined sight and hearing loss has just celebrated turning 100 years old. Trevor Wigmore was surrounded by fellow members of the Deafblind social group in Newport for the celebrations last week.
A POLICE dog helped track down two men after a burglary in Ebbw Vale in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Police were called to an address on Tyr Meddyg in Ebbw Vale at around 1:41am to reports of a burglary in progress.Officers, including police dog
FORMER Newport County AFC midfielder Max Porter says he feels sorry for the Exiles fans who have seen their most successful team broken up by new boss Terry Butcher. Porter is one of 15 players to leave Rodney Parade since the end of the League
GWENT Police are appealing for information after the theft of a mountain bike from a shed in Risca.The blue "Giant" Mountain Bike was taken from a shed at a property on Sycamore Crescent on Thursday, May 21A witness has reported seeing a male
A MAN was rescued from a flat fire in Cwmtillery on Sunday night.Fire crews from Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Abercarn and Abertillery were called to the scene on Valley View at 10.52pm.A South Wales Fire Service spokeswoman said one man was rescued and taken
GWENT Police have arrested a man after he breached his licence conditions.Wayne Maggs, aged 32, from Newport, had been released from prison after being jailed for theft, kidnapping and grievous bodily harm.He will now be returned to the custody of the
WAWWA the Musical Theatre Company brought the classic musical Ghost to the Dolman Theatre. Based on the 1990 hit film Ghost, the show combined its love story about a murdered banker and his girlfriend with moments of suspense and top-class comedy
THE 14th annual Welsh Perry and Cider Festival took place at Caldicot Castle attracting crowds of more than 3,500 people.The festival was held at the castle for the third time this year from May 22 to 25. The festival featured 123 different ciders and
A NEWPORT curry kitchen is hoping to spice things up with its first promotional video.Rachel’s Curry Kitchen based in Newport market has collaborated with Newport based film company, Lazulite Films, to create their video on Saturday, May 30.The company
FIRE chiefs are probing a suspected arson at a derelict building in Pill. Firefighters spent more than two hours tackling the fire in East Market Street, Newport, on Sunday night. A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said yesterday
GWENT businesses are ‘up in arms’ as they say Velothon road closures will force them to stop trading.The race on June 14, which will see more than 15,000 cyclists take part, will force main roads to close for the whole day, causing major problems for
CWMBRAN residents who saw their homes destroyed by the Shakespeare Road blaze on Tuesday have found new accommodation.A Bron Afon spokesman confirmed that residents living in the block of four flats on Shakespeare Road in Cwmbran have been found temporary
NEIGHBOURS tried to save the life of a motorcyclist by performing CPR after a collision in Nantyglo.The collision took place on Friday at around 6.05pm and involved a motorbike and a car on Chapel Road. A 43-year-old man, who was riding the motorbike,
A WEEK after the tragic death of Samantha Thomas, friends and family have rallied around raising funds to give her the send off she deserves. Two fundraising pages have been set up in memory of the ‘kind hearted’ 29-year-old who died in a house
I CAN’T have a complete week off from writing about the Exiles, although the truth is, it really is a case of nothing to report, check back next week, at the present time.The Exiles have trimmed so many players, made such root and branch reforms to their
FULL credit to Joe Calzaghe for blasting rival Carl Froch over the weekend, a deserved action for the fact that despite all his success, Froch still isn’t a big enough man to embrace his role in British boxing.I’ve written countless opinion pieces in
ABERGAVENNY Food festival has revealed three chefs who will be headlining the showpiece event. The festival will once again bring the best in food and drink to the beautiful Monmouthshire market town over the weekend of September 18-20. Renowned
