A SLIMMER who lost a staggering six stone to fit into the wedding dress of her dreams has spoken of her inspirational journey. When Nicole Fielding weighed 15 st 8lb she was left with severe back pain and struggled to tie her own shoe laces or even
DO YOU know an inspirational teacher or innovative lecturer who deservses some recognition? The South Wales Argus Schools & Education Awards 2018 are now open for nominations. The awards are once again being held in partnership with the
EXPORTS from Wales have increased by almost 20 per cent since last year. New figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show that the export of goods in Wales increased by 18.9 per cent to £16.4 billion in the year to September 2017. The figures
A MONMOUTHSHIRE road was partially blocked due to a shed load of hay. The A40 Monmouth Road is partially blocked both ways at A4042. The road remains partially blocked as police assist with the clean-up of the hay. The road is now open.
TRADERS from a parade of shops near Pontypool have joined forces to raise more than £600 for the foodbank which serves the borough. Staff and store owners from the Trevethin shops have handed over £607.15 to the Eastern Valley Foodbank, which is
A NEWPORT choirmaster has thanked members of a church choir for their continued hard work. With many churches attempting to manage decline, the choirmaster at St John the Evangelist, in Maindee, has thanked choir members for helping it to maintain
CHILDREN from two primary schools in Abercarn got involved in an unusual project to help a local Christmas light fund. Year 6 school pupils from Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon and pupils from Abercarn Primary School lined up a single row of 10p coins
TWO Cwmbran primary schools have been using a collaborative music and arts projects to help break down barriers and stigma around disability. Crownbridge School and Woodlands Community Primary School have created the scheme called "Working Together
TENANTS living in Pontypool’s tallest block of flats are set to receive a free home fire safety check, after Bron Afon Community Housing and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) agreed to team up to offer advice to its 70 residents. Neville
A CITY summit is returning next year and will focus on the next stage of Newport city centre’s regeneration as well as other projects. The Newport City Summit will return for its fifth event on January 18, 2018. The summit, which is being hosted
AN ARGUS reporter has published a book about Newport County’s Great Escape. The Great Escape: Newport County 2016-17 tells the amazing full story of how Michael Flynn and his team beat the bookies’ odds and confounded their critics to secure their
THE Football Association of Wales say they are “extremely disappointed” to miss out for a second time on hosting Euro 2020 matches. The tournament is being staged across 13 countries to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first European Championships
FOR Ada Ridsdale, isolation and loneliness became unwanted companions during her husband Harold''s illness and after he died. But the 93-year-old from Newport, who goes to the city centre for a coffee each day for the chance to talk to someone,
THE FA Cup third round clash between Newport County AFC and Leeds United will be shown live on TV. The match will be on BBC One Wales on Sunday, January 7, and will kick-off at midday. County and Leeds will both receive £48,000 from the Football
THE MP for Torfaen has completed the #516 challenge, raising money for two charities in the process, with a month to spare. Nick Thomas-Symonds signed for the 516km athletic challenge earlier in the year and chose to support the Bowel Cancer UK
SEVENTY cannabis plants have been seized from a container in Magor by Gwent Police. Picture @gpcaldicot Officers executed a drug warrant on land close to Blackwall Lane at around 7.30am on Wednesday, December 6. Picture @gpcaldicot
THE BBC is to employ a pool of local democracy reporters to cover council and public meetings across the UK. Contracts to employ an initial 144 full-time and two part-time Local Democracy Reporters have been allocated to 58 news organisations in
THE Newport County AFC players will be fighting fit for Saturday’s League Two battle with Carlisle United after testing their skills in the boxing ring this week. The County squad enjoyed a session at Mo's Boxing and Fitness Academy in Newport
SIX Dragons players will make their European debuts tomorrow night when Bernard Jackman’s men take on Russians Enisei-STM in the group stages of the Challenge Cup (kick-off 7.30pm). Half-back pairing Arwel Robson and Dan Babos start, while James
WOULD you like to pay your personal tribute to a loved one who has passed away? You can now send in obituaries to appear in the South Wales Argus. Once you have placed a death notice at familynotices@gwent-wales.co.uk you can send the tribute
THIS weekend could see snow and ice the Met Office have said with a yellow warning starting on Friday morning. During Friday, increasingly frequent snow showers already affecting parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England will extend
MUSICAL theatre star, Peter Karrie, is set to play a panto dame for the first time in a festive production of Puss in Boots. The production will take place at the Blaenavon Workmen's Hall between December 26 -30 and is described as the first panto
A WOMAN is taking Christmas into her own hands by becoming her own real-life Elf on the Shelf. Rachel Lucey, of Bedwas, said she wanted to do something a little bit different for the Christmas festivities this year. The 44-year-old, who is
NOW is the time when schools across Gwent are putting on Christmas shows. Some schools will stage the traditional bible story, while some have a more modern take. So whether your kids are dressing up as shepherds, wise men or something more
LEE Churcher insists there is absolutely no pressure on him for what he feels is the biggest opportunity of his career at the Copper Box Arena in London this Saturday. Fighting on the same Frank Warren bill as St Joseph’s duo Lee Selby and Craig
A NEWPORT-BORN man has been left paralysed from the chest down after falling four metres off a ladder in New Zealand. Matthew Williamson had been living and working in New Zealand for the past two years, when on Tuesday, November 28 he fell from
ONE lane is closed due to strong winds on M48 both ways between J1 B4461 and J2 A466 on Newhouse Roundabout. Lane two (of two) is closed in both directions to protect vehicles from being blown into adjacent lanes. All westbound traffic is coming
A NATIONAL independent crime-fighting charity is appealing to the public for information on those making, buying or selling counterfeit banknotes. In the first half of 2017, more than 237,000 worthless counterfeit banknotes with a notional value
BLAEN-Y-CWM Primary School is a school which holds the voices of its pupils at the very core of its values. Serving both Brynmawr and Nantyglo, the school was formed after smaller schools were forced to close their doors. The school building
THE body representing family doctors in Wales has given a cautious welcome to Welsh Government proposals to invest up to £68 million in 19 health and care centre projects during the next four years. Two such centres - dubbed 'super-surgeries' because
This week, we re-visit Fred Hando’s ‘Rambles in Gwent’ as he takes us to Llantilio Crossenny. IN the village the folk still talk of Llanteilo Crossenny. “Llanteilo” it should be, for the beautiful church on the hill commemorates Saint Teilo.
THE mother of a Newport murderer who burned his clothing and contacted witnesses in a bid to help her son evade justice will serve a two-year prison sentence. Catherine Coslett, 64, of Valley View Road, Cwmtillery, helped Richard Wallis, 43, of
